- Jan 8, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: The Thousand Names, by Django Wexler
What would a young Napoleon have done to get his hands on magical weapons? That’s essentially the question Django Wexler explores in his...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: Ghost Station, by Dan Wells
Most Dan Wells novels feature some speculative weirdness: serial killers who hunt monsters, engineered organic beings who hunt humans,...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: Protector, by Conn Iggulden
A condensed version of this review appeared in the November 2021 issue of The Historical Novels Review. Conn Iggulden has already...
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: Ring Shout, by P. Djèlí Clark
Hate made flesh. That’s what Klansmen are under their hoods in P. Djèlí Clark’s 2020 novella Ring Shout—not just men committing monstrous...
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: The Hidden Palace, by Helene Wecker
Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni is one of my favorite books. Set in 1899 New York City, the story serves up a unique blend of...
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: A Study in Crimson, by Robert J. Harris
A condensed version of this review appeared in the August 2021 issue of The Historical Novels Review. Sherlock Holmes is the type of...
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: All Systems Red, by Martha Wells
Ever hate your job and just want to watch Netflix? Turns out Murderbots feel the same way. At least, that’s the general attitude of the...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
New Release: Magic in the Mud Show
Magic in the Mud Show is out! This is my historical fantasy novella set in the Barnum & Bailey Circus of 1892. The story serves as a...
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Letters are many things in Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s This Is How You Lose the Time War. Taunts between foes. Invitations to...
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu
Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest generally operates on a galactic scale. But it starts with the perspective of an ant. The diminutive point of...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 2 min
Historical Fantasy: Witch in the White City
Witch in the White City is out! (This is my new dark historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.) To buy it,...
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Bonus Content: White City, Dark Truths
In some of my earlier posts about Chicago’s World’s Fair of 1893—also known as the Columbian Exposition—I talked about how it was a grand...
