Round about the cauldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw. There are lots of great titles coming out for the fall season. And although I read Gothic books all year round, I do try to find seasonally appropriate things to read. It’s time for the fifth in the Johannes Cabal series, a funny, imaginative bunch…
Today I’d like to highlight a few books that I’ve read recently and can recommend as Christmas gifts for the reader on your list. SHADOW WOMAN: THE EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF PAULINE BENTON by Grant Hayter-Menzies This is a warm, vivid biography of an unusual circumstance. Born to a wealthy and enlightened family in the late…
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…