Keeper of the Flame
Elias Cromwell
The voice of the covenant, transformed by loss and called to write.
The Cromwells are fictional characters created by Dennis Anthony Lee. Historical references provide context; fictional dialogue and events are not historical records.
In the story
The Flame introduces Elias as Eli James Cromwell’s surviving son after the destruction of the family homestead. In grief, he encounters a calling and begins to exchange the musket for the pen. Across the trilogy, Elias also serves as Dennis Anthony Lee’s literary persona and symbolic narrative voice, rather than a documented historical person.
From the Archives