HNR Issue 20 (May 2002)

A Bloodline of Kings

By Thomas Sundell - Published 2002

Genres:

Biographical FictionSaga

It is unusual – and daunting – to take on a novel from a small press that arrives complete with glowing commentary from novelists such ...Read Review

The Family

By Carol Gino - By Mario Puzo - Published 2001

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The title of this novel evokes The Godfather both as a marketing device and an indication of the tone to be taken. This ...Read Review

A Much Compromised Lady

By Shannon Donnelly - Published 2002

Genres:

Romance

Glynis Chatwin has a mission: to prove that she is a lady. Glynis and her brother are the children of a union between ...Read Review

Tennant’s Rock

By Steve McGiffen - Published 2001

Genres:

Western

Life in the American West in the 1860s was never easy, and it was even tougher on the women. Sissy, a girl whose ...Read Review

Red Poppies

By Alai - Published 2002

Genres:

Saga

The novel is set in Tibet’s borderlands, where nomadic settlers received chieftain status and ruling power from Chinese emperors during the Ming ...Read Review

Catskill

By John R. Hayes - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Set in a small town in the Catskill Mountains of New York State on the eve of WWII, Catskill assembles a multicultural cast ...Read Review

The Rings of Saturn

By W.G. Sebald - Published 1998

Genres:

Literary

This historical novel is especially recommended for British history buffs and those curious about the country. They will find this tour through history ...Read Review

The Other Nineteenth Century

By Avram Davidson (ed.) - By Grania Davis (ed.) - By Henry Wessells (ed.) - Published 2002

Genres:

Alternate History

Shades of H. P. Lovecraft flit through this collection by the deceased science fiction/fantasy great Avram Davidson. Otherwise, these stories are very ...Read Review

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

By Christopher Moore - Published 2002

Genres:

God has decided it’s time for a new Gospel, and wants Levi, Christ’s best friend, to write it. The angel Raziel ...Read Review

Storm

By Reg Grant - Published 2001

Genres:

Biographical FictionInspirational

Despite his commitment to the church, the granting of indulgences troubles Martin Luther. His service as a monk permits intense study of Scriptures. ...Read Review