Simon & Schuster
The God of Spring
It is 1818, and French artist Théodore Géricault is in danger of becoming the 19th century equivalent of a one-hit…
City of Glory: A Novel of War and Desire in Old Manhattan
The War of 1812 serves as backdrop to this intense saga of early New York and the woodlands of Manhattan.…
Here, There Be Dragons: The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica
The author’s note at the end of Here, There Be Dragons, says it best: “The most interesting stories are those…
A Dead Language
Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is the naval lieutenant who abandons Madam Butterfly in Puccini’s famous opera. A Dead Language, sequel to…
The Trojan War: A New History
This is a wonderful book that will enchant neophytes as well as enthusiasts of the subject. Cornell University professor Barry…
Ysabel
Guy Gavriel Kay has mesmerized readers with his realistic, historically-steeped novels set in alternate versions of actual eras and places.…
Homefront
Set in rural Virginia over World War II, this coming-of-age novel centers on young Margaret Ann Motley, middle child in…
On, Off
On October 6, 1965, female body parts are discovered in the animal morgue in the neuroscience research center of a…
The Chinatown Cloud Death Peril
In 1937, the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. For entertainment there was no television,…
The Secret Supper
Leonardo da Vinci is the patron of thrillers these days – despite the fact that he was, and indeed one…
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