Achilles’s Horses & Cover Reveal of Achilles’s Wife
What do Achilles’s horses and Achilles’s Wife have in common? I’m talking about both of them in my cover reveal post for my upcoming novel of Greek myth retelling.
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Judith Starkston
Judith Starkston has spent too much time exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Their myths and clashes inspire her fiction and open gates to magical realms. She has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories, and her novels imbue fantasy with the richness of ancient worlds. The first book in her Trojan Threads Series, Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana, the first in her historical fantasy Tesha series, won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith is represented by Richard Curtis.
Murder on the Nile by Verity Bright: Book Review
In this humorous spoof of the cozy English murder mystery, Lady Eleanor Swift is off to Egypt where she’ll come upon a murder, of course. This is, after all, the 19th book in the series, so clearly this young woman cannot stay away from suspicious corpses. This is a good one for extremely light fun, which is kind of what some of us need these days. Enjoy my review.
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Book Review
Here’s my review of The Bewitching, a spellbinding gothic horror and winner of an Editors’ Choice award when my review appeared in HNR. Have fun with my review and a thought-provoking novel.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab: Book Review
Here’s my review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by one of my favorite fantasy authors V.E. Schwab. I concluded this review thus, “the literary virtuosity glues the reader exquisitely to each page.” Enjoy!
Yearning for a “real” Trojan War
There’s an allure to the idea that we can lay our hands on proof that a Trojan War was real–and all that we associate with that. But there’s danger in that yearning. Where should the boundaries of history, archaeology, and myth lie?
Author’s Life, Making a Book Festival
Creating a book festival from scratch is hard work. Was it worth all the hours? Was it a success? Would I do it again? I hope you enjoy my post about the Sacramento Book Festival
Written on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay, Book Review
Here’s my review of Guy Gavriel Kay’s latest historical fantasy, Written on the Dark. Kay is one of my favorite authors and this one, set in an alternate medieval France, is a treasure.
Nancy Bilyeau and a Faux Gothic Castle
Nancy Bilyeau, a long time writer friend whose historical thrillers are first-rate, has just put out her third novel featuring artist and spy Genevieve Planche. I hope you enjoy reading about Walpole’s faux Gothic castle that provided the inspired start of this engaging read–and the start of gothic novels.
Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh
It seems amazing that archaeologists can find new tombs in Egypt, but this time it’s even more intriguing because this is the tomb of someone from the “lost” dynasty. Have a fun look.
Wine: Everyone’s Ancient Drink
Who drank wine at Troy? Was it an elite beverage or the common person’s every day drink? You’d think we couldn’t answer that definitively. And yet… If this sounds intriguing, read on.