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Category Archives: book reviews
Review: Touch, by Claire North: a deeply human and highly satisfying thriller
This is one of the rare books that I finished and thought–That is what I want my books to feel like. For me, it delivered a powerful emotional impact along with the ripping story and engaging characters. It’s the kind … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, fantasy, fiction
Tagged 2015 book release, Book review, Claire North, fantasy novel 2015, thriller, Touch
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Review: Magic, Mysticism, and Hasidism, by Gedalyah Nigal
I picked up this book after discovering it in the bibliography of a couple of other books on Jewish mysticism which I was reading as research material for book 4 in my Dark Apostle series. I wanted more detail on … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, fantasy, magic, medieval, religion, research
Tagged hasidism, history of magic, kabbalah, magic, mysticism
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Review: Hereward the Wake, ‘Last of the English’
Hereward the Wake, ‘Last of the English’ by Charles Kingsley My rating: 5 of 5 stars A marvelous adventure story with a medieval setting about the legendary hero of England. I picked up the new Audible edition, read by the … Continue reading
Review: Sword of the Ronin
Sword of the Ronin by Travis Heermann My rating: 4 of 5 stars A rich, engaging, morally complex historical fantasy, deeply embedded in Japanese culture. This is the second novel in a series, but I must tell you up front … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fantasy, fiction, historical fantasy, history, Japanese historical fantasy, Japanese Mythology, Travis Heermann
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Fantastic Beginnings: taking it slow, with Carol Berg
I have recently started reading Transformation, the first of the Book of Rai-kirah, by Carol Berg. I met the author on a panel about torturing your characters and recognized each other as kindred spirits. She’s actually the first person both … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, Carol Berg, character, fantasy, fiction, Rai-kirah, Transformation, writing, writing process
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