James Hawking
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods
The Canongate Myth Series has invited prominent authors to retell myths in modern terms. This entry uses Norse, Icelandic and…
The Pursuit of Lucy Banning
In 1892-93 Chicago was preparing for the World Columbian Exposition, the greatest world’s fair held up to that time, and…
Buff Tea
This tale of buffalo-skinning and Indian-fighting in the Old West is narrated by an unnamed young Chicagoan, variously referred to…
The Secret in Their Eyes
Set in Argentina before and after the period known as the Dirty War, this is the story of Benjamin Chaparro,…
Nine for the Devil
This is the ninth and latest entry in the John the Eunuch series, set in the time of Justinian, the…
Cleopatra’s Moon
This story of Cleopatra’s daughter by Mark Antony comes from a press specializing in books for young adults, and follows…
The Vestal Vanishes
Libertus, the ex-slave mosaic designer, returns for the 12th entry of this series set in Roman Britain during the reign…
Incognito
Usually creating suspense means making the reader wonder what will happen next, but in this story of New York circa…
The Heart Specialist
Agnes White, a character based on one of Canada’s first female doctors, is determined to follow in the footsteps of…
A Woman’s Way
Every action and every utterance of the heroine, Marie Desraismes, show her to be generous, self-effacing and idealistic. During the…
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