HNR Issue 39 (February 2007)
Marc Antony’s Heroes
The fourth in his Roman Legion series, Mark Antony’s Heroes brings us the story of the III Gallica, one of…
The Teahouse Fire
In New York in 1865, little Aurelia Corneille, the illegitimate child of a French maid, is orphaned. Her uncle Charles…
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
The Buried Book begins with the 19th century rediscovery of the Epic of Gilgamesh – the world’s first accounting of…
The Second Mrs. Darcy
Mrs. Octavia Darcy, second wife, now widowed, of Captain Darcy, is surprised to find she is a very wealthy woman.…
Pryde’s Rock
Mathew Pryde, a young engineer, is the central character in this novel of adventure, romance and mystery. The story is…
Revealed
Just past Denver at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in 1870, Annabelle Grayson’s husband died, leaving her once more…
These Three Remain
Aidan’s trilogy Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman recounts the events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from the point of view of…
Command
It is the late 18th century, and Britain is at war with the French. At the start of the novel,…
The Longing Season
Editors' choice
This is the most compelling novel about slavery that I have ever read, not because of horrific details, but because…
The Sparks Fly Upward
Editors' choice
As the waning days of the French Revolution evolve into the Reign of Terror, marked by indiscriminate beheadings, fear and…
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