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Pauline Gedge it is not

Valley of the Kings by Cecelia Holland

March 7, 2019 by Chris Leave a Comment

This is basically two novellas. The first, about Carter finding Tut’s tomb, is pretty good. It also includes the conflict between Egyptians and those who would steal their heritage.  Holland seems to do a good characterization of Carter and his determination and single-mindless.  There is an interesting debate between Carter and Lady Evelyn that touches on the point of history and how those in the present view those of the past. Carter himself is drawn as a flawed man – not only in his relationship […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cecelia holland, egypt, historical

Chris's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cecelia holland, egypt, historical ·
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Dear Authors of the World: ‘Dangerous’ doesn’t have to mean ‘Femme Fatale Sex Stripper.’ There are other options.

February 15, 2014 by narfna 3 Comments

This was pretty good for an anthology, but I really prefer longer stories, as it really takes a talented author to make me care for characters in such a short period of time, or to have a plot immediately interesting enough to trump my interest in the characters. Short stories also tend more towards the self-important and annoying. Anyway, this was worth it just for the Martin and Sanderson stories alone, and there were several others I really enjoyed as well including ones from Robin […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western Tagged With: anthologies, brandon sanderson, caroline spector, carrie vaughn, cecelia holland, dangerous women, Diana Gabaldon, diana rowland, gardner dozois, george r.r. martin, Jim Butcher, joe abercrombie, joe r. lansdale, lawrence block, lev grossman, megan abbott, megan lindholm, melinda snodgrass, nancy kress, narfna, pat cadigan, s.m. stirling, sam sykes, sharon kay penman, sherilynn kenyon

narfna's CBR6 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western · Tags: anthologies, brandon sanderson, caroline spector, carrie vaughn, cecelia holland, dangerous women, Diana Gabaldon, diana rowland, gardner dozois, george r.r. martin, Jim Butcher, joe abercrombie, joe r. lansdale, lawrence block, lev grossman, megan abbott, megan lindholm, melinda snodgrass, nancy kress, narfna, pat cadigan, s.m. stirling, sam sykes, sharon kay penman, sherilynn kenyon ·
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