HNR Issue 13 (August 2000)
Percival and the Presence of God
This is the first novel reprinted in the Pendragon Fiction line. Originally published in England in 1978, the novel is…
The Merlin of St. Gilles’ Well (Joan of Arc Tapestries, Book I)
In the early 1400s, Jean le Drapier, a maimed Breton seer, awaits the birth of La Pucinelle, the girl he…
Crime Through Time III
The eighteen stories in this volume take us from ancient Rome to 20th century America. English and US settings predominate,…
In Babylon
It’s easy to see why In Babylon already has been lauded by European critics and has garnered numerous awards on…
Christmas Stones and the Story Chair
Christmas Stones pays homage to a simpler time and place. Author Justin Isherwood recounts his family’s tradition of offering Christmas…
Breath and Shadows
Three generations of the Rosteds, a Danish family, come to life in sparkling snapshots in Breath and Shadows. We read,…
Red, White, and Blue Murder: A Hilda Johansson Mystery
Dams’ second Hilda Johansson murder mystery (following Death in Lacquer Red) opens in 1901 with the assassination of President McKinley.…
More Than You Know
Two stories, set in the small coastal town of Dundee, Maine, fifty years apart, converge in this enthralling novel. In…
Been Here and Gone: A Memoir of the Blues
In what has to be one of the more audacious undertakings of the year, David Dalton relates the entire history…
The Summoning God
The Gears are well known for their award-winning novels about Native Americans and in their latest series have turned their…
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