Jun 11, 20223 min read
Book Review: Flint and Mirror, by John Crowley
A condensed version of this review appeared in the May 2022 issue of The Historical Novels Review. John Crowley’s Flint and Mirror brims...
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Book Review: Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
What if you combined the sci-fantasy setting of Dune, the Warder-Aes Sedai dynamic of The Wheel of Time, the battle-royale structure of...
Feb 5, 202214 min read
New Release: The Amber Revenant
The Amber Revenant is out! This is the third book in my Red Wraith series, a historical fantasy (loosely) set in the 17th century. You...
Jan 8, 20222 min read
Book Review: The Thousand Names, by Django Wexler
What would a young Napoleon have done to get his hands on magical weapons? That’s essentially the question Django Wexler explores in his...
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Book Review: Ring Shout, by P. Djèlí Clark
Hate made flesh. That’s what Klansmen are under their hoods in P. Djèlí Clark’s 2020 novella Ring Shout—not just men committing monstrous...
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Book Review: The Hidden Palace, by Helene Wecker
Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni is one of my favorite books. Set in 1899 New York City, the story serves up a unique blend of...
Jul 2, 20211 min read
New Release: Magic in the Mud Show
Magic in the Mud Show is out! This is my historical fantasy novella set in the Barnum & Bailey Circus of 1892. The story serves as a...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
New Release: Witch in the White City
Witch in the White City is out! (This is my new dark historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.) To buy it,...
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Gods of Jade and Shadow starts as a Mexican Cinderella story, except that the fairy godmother is a Mayan god of...
Jan 9, 20212 min read
Pre-Order: Witch in the White City
It's finally done! This is my historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893 World's Fair. You can pre-order it for $0.99 here. (The price...
