HNR Issue 59 (February 2012)
Winter in Wartime
By the winter of 1944, Holland has been under German occupation for four and a half years. Sixteen-year-old Michiel has…
Motor City Shakedown
In 1911 the city of Detroit, heart of the nascent automobile industry, is plunged into a violent gang war, as…
The Gates of Troy
Upon reading the back blurb, my husband quipped, “Another book about that guy.” Here comes Wise Odysseus again, this time…
Secrets of the Wolves
In this second volume of the Wolf Chronicles series, young wolf Kaala deals with the fallout arising from her heretical…
The Crown
Nancy Bilyeau’s debut novel begins in London in 1537, where the narrator, Joanna Stafford, a novice nun, breaks the sacred…
At the Mercy of the Queen
Margaret “Madge” Shelton of Norfolk, Anne Boleyn’s pretty 14-year-old cousin, becomes lady-in-waiting to the new queen, accompanied to court by…
A Place Called Armageddon
The fall of Christian Constantinople to the Turks is a historical fact, but knowing this in no way detracts from…
A Play of Heresy
Editors' choice
During the reign of Henry VI, Joliffe the Player returns to his travelling troupe as they prepare to assist the…
To Touch the Knight
1349. In order to escape Giles, their brutal overlord, Edith of Warren Hamlet disguises herself as a princess of Cathay…
A Parliament of Spies
This fourth installment featuring Abbess Hildegard is set during the tumultuous times of the reign of Richard II in the…
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