Fantasy
The Third Section
It is 1855, and after 40 years of peace in Europe, war rages in the Crimea. Sevastopol is in ruins…
Ghost on Black Mountain
Ann Hite’s debut novel, Ghost on Black Mountain, is a winner. Set in the Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression,…
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
Debut author St. James has written an atmospheric and resoundingly old-fashioned ghost story that pulls you in from the first…
The White Witch of Spiton and the Stones of Destiny
The third in the White Witch of Spiton Series sees a young witch transported back in time to 1066. That’s…
Time of Death
Other than being set in 1952, there really isn’t anything historical about Gary Madden’s debut novel, Time of Death. In…
The Faerie Ring
Tiki and her family of orphans live in a hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London in 1871, picking…
The Poison Diaries: Nightshade
In the aftermath of the first Poison Diaries volume, lovers Weed and Jessamine are separated, wandering England and battling their…
Dark Angels
Editors' choice
Wolf is a novice monk, driven by the cruelty of his master to run away. The story begins with his…
Deathless
Catherynne Valente understands the power of threes, of repetition and incantation, the stuff of fairy tales. In Deathless, her powerful…
The Moonlight Brigade: A Millenial Novel
Nazi-hunting vampires, led by an undead Roman general bent on rescuing Italy from Fascism? Why not? You can’t fault Stratford…
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