Laura Carlin – Requiem for a Knave
Set in the Middle Ages using a lot of ancient English vocabulary, Requiem for a Knave by Laura Carlin cost me some time to really get accustomed to. Until 20%… Read more »
Tag: Historical fiction
Paulette Mahurin – A Different Kind of Angel
The latest novel by Paulette Mahurin, A Different Kind of Angel, was inspired by real events chronicled by a journalist for The World News, Elizabeth Cochrane (pen name, Nellie Bly),… Read more »
Tom Seigel – The Astronaut’s Son
In 2005 Jonathan Stein has two missions to complete. The first one is well on its way: to return to the Moon as the first man back in three decades…. Read more »
Dave Eggers – De monnik van Mokka
Mokhtar Alkhanshali groeit op in achterstandswijken van San Francisco, wisselend van studie en een baantje als portier, dromend van echt wat willen bereiken. Zijn Jemenitische afkomst verloochent hij niet en… Read more »
Laura Carlin – The Wicked Cometh
Set in the shallow alleyways in 1831 downtown London we meet Hester White. This teenager is desperate to escape the slums differently from many peers that suddenly disappear. When she… Read more »