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Review Tag: Folklore
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Luce Léon is the daughter of an eighteenth-century Breton ship-owner who one day rescues a drowning man from shipwreck. A love triangle ensues between Luce, the rescued…
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Prince Ashoka Maura is the second son of Emperor Adil and differs from his father in every way. He is diplomatic where his father is powerful, gentle…
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Though the title might suggest a narrative which leans heavily into low fantasy, the stories inside are more akin to magical realism. Stories, not story, feels right…
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The haunted house is a stock setting in gothic fiction, instantly familiar to readers in and outside the genre. Starling House offers a fresh take, though it…
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Cahan du Nahere was Cowl-Rai, chosen as a god’s saviour, though he shunned that future and chose to live as a hermit on the edges of the…
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Deliciously dark, bold, and vivid, The House of Frost and Feathers is an imaginative tale of hope, fear, obsession, and found family; filled with stunning imagery and…
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Delilah S. Dawson is better known to me as the author of “Star Wars: Phasma” and some other Star Wars titles, as well as books involving characters…
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