REVIEW: THE LANTERN by Deborah Lawrenson
This is yet another recent book that cements my assumption that Provence is enchanting. Of course, in my fantasy, there is significantly less murder and suspicion than in this book (or Death at Chateau Bremont). Still, I too dream of a run down but livable field stone farmhouse, with an aging orchard and lavender fields,…
REVIEW: DRACULA by Bram Stoker
Novelist Bram Stoker It was absolutely fascinating to look back and see where this whole Vampire obsession started. And as with any original, I wanted to see how modern interpretations reflected their predecessors. I was surprised at how very close and certainly recognizable many of the main characters were: Jonathan Harker, Van Helsing, Renfield and…
QUICK REVIEW: JOHANNES CABAL THE NECROMANCER by Jonathan Howard
Faustian in nature, the first in the Cabal series is witty, wry and in general, hysterical. The title character attempts to win back his soul from the Devil (traded for scientific secrets). He is given a second chance and one year to collect one-hundred souls. Aided by his bitter and vampiric brother, the two manage…