Historical Fantasy

Hannah’s Novel Notions: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

October 11, 2015

Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a novel I’ve been meaning to read for a while now. I was interested in it for three reasons: 1) Its British and I have a thing for British books. 2) The BBC TV series of the same name looked interesting, but I couldn’t watch it without reading the book first….Yeah. I’m one of those people. 3) It has magic and I’ll pretty much read any book that promises me magic. Or dragons. Dragons […]

Hannah’s Novel Notions: A Review of Empire Under Siege by Jason K. Lewis

August 29, 2015

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a fan of books and movies set in Rome. Gladiator is one of my all-time favorite films, but, honestly, give me a story with no-nonsense Roman dudes with gladius’s (swords), red tunics, and battle cries calling for honor and I’ll be happy. This is mostly because I enjoy characters who stand for something – even if that something is a duty to an extremely corrupt country – and are willing to fight for […]