Martin Servaz is not happy to be called out to the remote village of Saint-Martin-des-Comminges […]
The Resurrectionist, by Matthew Guinn
Medicine, until very recently, was very medieval. There were no ethical boards and the hunt […]
Help for the Haunted, by John Searles
Sylvie Mason’s parents were murdered in February, 1989, and she’s been lying ever since. Sylvie […]
The art of reading satire, part II: The Facebook tag
Last week, I wrote about how many people (as evidenced by reactions and linking on […]
The Cartographer of No Man’s Land, by P.S. Duffy
Angus McGrath has always lived for other people. In Snag Harbor, Nova Scotia, he plies […]
Thoughts on World War I Literature
Historical fiction—no matter how well written—must always fall short of fiction written by people who […]
The Day of Atonement, by David Liss
In 1745, Lisbon is still in the firm grip of the Inquisition. (The Portuguese Inquisition […]
The Broken Hours, by Jacqueline Baker
H.P. Lovecraft is experiencing a revival. The strange author of even stranger stories had a […]
City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett
Gods are complicated things. More so in Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Stairs. Generations before […]
The cat is out of the bag…and wearing a kilt
I can’t remember when I first started reading Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series.Years ago. And though I […]