Two book reviews of Englands past: David Liss’s THE PECULIARITIES, out in September from Tachyon Publications, and LADY ROSAMUND AND THE POISONED PEN, by USA Today bestselling author Barbara Monajem.
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Deja Vu Halloo Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries 5 by Chris Dolley It’s Groundhog Day, 1906. February 2nd is stuck on repeat, and only our intrepid trio appear to have noticed. Emmeline senses the meddling of a higher power – … Continue reading
Magical Meanderings by Irene Radford What happens when rival pirate queens take tea together? From the fertile imagination of Irene Radford, author of the classic Dragon Nimbus Series, and the epic Merlin’s Descendants Series, come sixteen stories of hope, fun, … Continue reading
Four historically-set short stories about women who escape their preordained roles.
Continue readingTimepiece (Book 1 of the Keeping Time Trilogy) by Heather Albano (Stillpoint Digital Press Prometheus) The concept: Jane Austen-style characters travel through time to keep Frankenstein’s monsters from saving the Battle of Waterloo and transforming Victorian London into a nightmare of … Continue reading
Back when we released the first of our Shadow Conspiracy anthologies, we ran a spoof April Fool’s Day sendup, Zombie View News. It included a blurb about my genesis story, “The Accumulating Man” . It read, in part: “I have … Continue reading
Summer’s almost here officially, and there are many wonderful books to choose from. Here are a few I’ve enjoyed recently: First I must offer an explanation of why it took me so long to review this book, which entails a … Continue reading
Superheroes! Steampunk! High-stakes adventure! Cool characters fighting implacable enemies for the fate of the world while they’re battling their own demons! If you like any or all of those things in your reading, Archangel: Ascensionhas it all. I was very … Continue reading
Yes, it’s another Book View Cafe audiobook, and to celebrate we’re giving away eight copies of The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall. All you have to do is email bvcb@chris-dolley.com and say which Audible store you’d like to download the audiobook from … Continue reading
Yes, Book View Cafe now publishes audiobooks too. And to celebrate we’re giving away eight copies of The Aunt Paradox audiobook. All you have to do is email bvcbap@chris-dolley.com and say which Audible store you’d like to download the audiobook … Continue reading