HNR Issue 57 (August 2011)
Bright Young Things
At first, I was excited about reading Bright Young Things; the 1920s New York setting seemed to promise glamour and…
The Brahms Deception
Editors' choice
Kristian North is a handsome, talented, and perpetually broke pianist who has lost everything important to him: his Julliard scholarship,…
Cat’s Cradle
1792. Cat Royal, of the Theatre Royal, London, embarks on her seventh adventure. A mysterious letter has arrived from a…
The Brink of Fame
Emily Daggett Weiss dreams about directing silent movies, something she thinks she could do better than her director husband. But…
Belle’s Song
I love Katie Grant’s writing. Her characters are very real, flawed, humorous – likeable. In this novel, she gives herself…
Texas Tales Illustrated: “The Revolution”
Two-thirds graphic novel and one-third background material, “The Revolution” tells the story of events between October 1835 and December 1836…
The Circle Cast: The Lost Years of Morgan le Fay
Editors' choice
In the beginning she is Anna. Her father is Gorlois, lord of Trigos, and her mother is Ygraine, the beautiful…
Haunting Violet
Violet Willoughby is the 16-year-old daughter of a medium in late Victorian England in the 1870s. Violet is a girl…
The Rabbit Girl
World War II. London is being blitzed nightly. Ten-year-old Tony, a timid, reclusive child, has already moved to London from…
The Raven Queen
Editors' choice
Other writers have tackled Ireland’s Iron Age legends and their compelling magic, a magic thoroughly mixed with the earthy business…
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