HNR Issue 38 (November 2006)
Much Ado About Grubstake
In the 19th century, penny dreadfuls were sensational tales of crime, adventure, or horror. These inexpensive texts, printed on cheap…
The Sea Of Trolls
It is 793. The Holy Isle of Lindisfarne has been sacked. Jack and his little sister are stolen from their…
A Texan’s Honor
Although born and raised a Texan, Bret Nolan has spent the last six years behind a Boston desk trying to…
Powder Monkey
1800. Britain is at war with France and Spain. Young Sam Witchall is press-ganged and forced to join a Royal…
Critique Of Criminal Reason
Editors' choice
‘Observe, Stiffeniis. It slid in like a hot knife cutting lard.’ So begins Michael Gregorio’s chilling story of murder at…
The Loud Silence Of Francine Green
It is 1949, and the McCarthy Era has begun. In Hollywood, Francine Green, a modest 8th grader who tries to…
Victory
Victory tells the parallel stories of two children, one in the past and one in the present. In the present-day…
The Perfect Stranger
There must be an unofficial rule for writing Regency romances: start with a large family. Faith Merridew has already seen…
Warrior Girl
1428 France. This is the story of Joan of Arc. France and England are at war .At this period, France…
Act Of Love
On her first day at work as a cleaner at the Palace theatre, Swansea, Ella Burton meets Anthony Weatherby Nichols…
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