by envisionmg | Oct 27, 2014 | Historical Fiction
2015 looks to be a very good year for fans of historical fiction. It took a great deal of time and hemming and hawing to cull down all of the books that caught my eye to just these nine, making up a more manageable list. Many of these titles feature real-life...
by envisionmg | Oct 24, 2014 | Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Jim In Toby Barlow’s second novel, Babayaga, he moves from the werewolves of his first book, Sharp Teeth, to extremely touchy witches, bumbling spies and 1950s Paris. I found the book fascinating for its mixture of qualities; it is humorous with dark...
by envisionmg | Oct 17, 2014 | Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Chris Duggan’s The Lady for Ransom is set in the 11th century just prior to the First Crusade. In those days a soldier could make himself a prince in the chaotic borderlands between Christendom and Islam, but the Norman mercenary Rousseul de Balliol sought...
by envisionmg | Sep 29, 2014 | Historical Fiction, Jim Reviews
So I have a thing for History, Historical Fiction and Spies which means I’m always looking for books on a particular time period that combine those things. Over the past couple of years I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction dealing with Elizabethan spies....
by envisionmg | Sep 17, 2014 | Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Non-fiction
As anyone who reads any of my reviews on this blog knows, I read a lot of non-fiction (especially history. See my last review). Even when I read fiction I love it when there is some kind non-fiction connection. This holds true with graphic novels, and here are a few...
by envisionmg | Sep 5, 2014 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-fiction, Today In History
Ever looked up the historical events of a particular day just to see what happened? Well I have done that for this lovely September 5 but I’ve added a twist. I’ve included some reading material to go along with some of today’s events. Where ever...
