Historical

The Assassin’s Throne by E. Chris Ambrose @ecambrose | @kurtsprings1 #review #thriller

Author: E. Chris Ambrose Book: The Assassin’s Throne (A Bone Guard Adventure #3) Published: October 2020 Publisher: Rocinante Genre: Thriller Source: Paperback Rating: Synopsis: In the Byzantine Emperor’s palace stood a throne, which was a technological marvel. It would challenge the unworthy with gold, automated figures. The Fourth Crusade pillaged Constantinople in 1204, and the […]

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Slewfoot by Brom @geraldbrom | kurtsprings1 #review #darkfantasy

Author: Gerald Brom Book: Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Published: September 2021 Publisher: Tor Nightfire Genre: Dark Fantasy Source: Hardcover Rating: Synopsis: Abitha is a spirited young English woman, married to a kind man from a Puritan community in Colonial New England. When an ancient woodland spirit, known as Slewfoot, accidentally kills her husband on […]

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Toltec Dawn by R. J. Hore |@kurtsprings1 #review #alternativehistory

Author: R. J. Hore Book: Toltec Dawn (Toltec Kahn #1) Published: August 2016 Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC. Genre: Thriller Source: eBook Rating: Synopsis: Toltec Dawn follows the adventures of three people. Fergus mac Ogma is an Irish man who has become an acolyte to the god Tezcatlipoca. His ambitions have put many Christians on Tozcatlipoca’s alters. […]

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Live Free or Dragons by Elaine Isaak (editor) @ecambrose | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: Elaine Isaak (Editor) Book: Live Free of Dragons (NHPulp Fiction #6) Published: May 2019 Publisher: Plaidswede Publishing Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating: I apologize for the long silence. I’m a bit behind on my reading for various reasons, including still recovering from this summer. Synopsis: What magical beings and places lurk in the Granite […]

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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley @natasha_pulley | @kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: Natasha Pulley Book: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Published: May 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback     Rating: Synopsis: Thaniel Steepleton is a Morse code operator at the Home Office in London in 1883. He lives a reasonably quiet life trying to support his widowed sister’s family. This is a time of […]

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Bone Guard Two by E. Chris Ambrose @ecambrose | @kurtsprings1 #Review #Adventure

Author: E. Chris Ambrose Book: Bone Guard Two: The Nazi Skull Published: July 2019 Publisher: Rocinante Genre: Thriller Source: Paperback       Rating: Synopsis: Upon the Bone Guard completing their latest mission, Grant gets word from the reservation where he grew up. Someone broke into the tribal center and attacked his grandfather. He returns […]

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The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boronson @MHBoroson | @kurtsprings1 #review #historicalfantasy

Author: M. H. Boronson Book: The Girl with Ghost Eyes (The Daoshi Chronicles #1) Published: October 2016 Publisher: Talos Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback         Rating: Synopsis: Set in 1898 San Francisco, The Girl with Ghost Eyes follows Li-lin, the only daughter of Chinatown’s Daoshi exorcist. When an evil sorcerer traps her in […]

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Necessary Evil by Killarney Traynor @killarneytray | @kurtsprings1 #review #mystery

Author: Killarney Traynor Book: Necessary Evil Published: October 2015 Publisher: Createspace Genre: Mystery Source: Paperback         Rating: Synopsis: Several years ago, Maddie Warwick’s uncle was killed in an accident resulting from the negligence of amateur treasure hunters. With holes endangering her family’s horse farm, she forges a letter to disprove the existence […]

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The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman @deliasherman | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: Delia Sherman Book: The Freedom Maze Published: November 2011 Publisher: Candlewick Press Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback       Rating: Winner of the 2012 Andre Norton Award Synopsis: In the summer of 1960, thirteen-year-old Sophie Martineau is recovering from her parents’ divorce. Her mother takes her to stay at her grandmother’s old house in […]

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Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine @daviddlevine | kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: David D. Levine Book: Arabella of Mars (The Adventures of Arabella Ashby #1) Published: May 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Steampunk Source: Paperback     Rating:  Synopsis: A novel of adventure, romance, intrigue, and space travel—in the age of Napoleon. Arabella Ashby is a young woman growing up on the untamed frontier of Mars. […]

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