Joel Mark Harris

Joel Mark Harris is an international bestselling ghostwriter and founder of The Writer’s Manor, a community for authors telling powerful stories. With over 50 books to his name, Joel’s debut novel A Thousand Bayonets won both the Editor’s Choice Award and the Pinnacle Achievement Award for Best Thriller. His feature-length film Neutral Territory earned ten international awards and was screened at festivals around the world.

Driven by a passion for untold histories and the raw truths of human conflict, Joel brings centuries-old wars to life with visceral detail and emotional depth. The Ivory General is his bold debut in historical fiction under his own name—an epic, character-driven journey set against the backdrop of the Second Punic War, where blood, loyalty, and legacy collide.