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Book Review: Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is a skillful blend of romance, history, mystery, and horror. But as I read the book, I found...
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Book Review: The Source, by James Michener
In the introduction to the 2013 reprint of James Michener’s The Source, Steve Berry (an author himself), explains why he’s grateful that...
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Book Review: Lost in the Long March, by Michael X. Wang
A condensed version of this review appeared in the February 2023 issue of The Historical Novels Review. Michael X. Wang’s Lost in the...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Historical Fantasy Reads
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Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads
We interrupt your regularly scheduled browsing to bring you this important announcement: History is rad. Actually, it’s just me with a...
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Book Review: The Blunder, by Mutt-Lon
A condensed version of this review appeared in the August 2022 issue of The Historical Novels Review. In her translator’s notes to...
Jun 11, 20223 min read
Book Review: Flint and Mirror, by John Crowley
A condensed version of this review appeared in the May 2022 issue of The Historical Novels Review. John Crowley’s Flint and Mirror brims...
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Book Review: Ghost Station, by Dan Wells
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Book Review: Protector, by Conn Iggulden
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Oct 12, 20213 min read
Book Review: Ring Shout, by P. Djèlà Clark
Hate made flesh. That’s what Klansmen are under their hoods in P. Djèlà Clark’s 2020 novella Ring Shout—not just men committing monstrous...