Tag: Mythology

Skein Island by Aliya Whiteley

Skein Island is a fricking masterpiece. Right now I’ve got that out of the way we can continue; so, Skein Island is the next novel from Aliya Whiteley, and it’s an old novel, which has been repurposed and republished by Titan Books and I for one am so very thankful that this has happened – I had

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Lord of Secrets by Breanna Teintze

How would you feel if you ran into an Invisible Wizard? Corcoran Gray (a wizard, who just happens to be waiting for an invisible potion to wear off) is resting in a barn, when a woman literally runs into him,. As his powers wain, Brix is closely followed by soldiers and they are both captured

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BOOK REVIEW: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Briseis was a queen before the Greeks came. Now she is a slave to the man who killed her family. Described by some as a feminist Illiad, I was so excited to get my hands on this book and read for myself. I love the classical epics and anything with a feminist angle is right

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EXCLUSIVE – This Dreaming Isle – Kickstarter Launch Interview

Today Unsung Stories launch a Kickstarter campaign for This Dreaming Isle, an anthology of short stories exploring British folklore and local history. We asked editor Dan Coxon about the concept behind the anthology, and the stories we can expect to read. – Tell us a little bit about This Dreaming Isle? This Dreaming Isle is an anthology

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BOOK REVIEW: Circe by Madeline Miller

Some authors spend years struggling to finish books, get published, and then get an audience to read and admire their work. Madeline Miller’s first novel won her the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012 and became a New York Times bestseller. Circe is only her second novel, but shot to Number 1 on the New

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