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“Repugnant to Nature”: Three Tudor Queens and their battle to remain in power
When I decided where to set Discovering Destiny, as with all the books in the Naturae Series, I wanted to place the story at a moment when European, and especially British, history was undergoing momentous change. The sixteenth century provides no shortage of dramatic possibilities: Tudor England; the Reformation and religious conflict; rival queens. Add political intrigue across the board, especi
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"I've got to hand it to Ms Foster, she takes a well known era, well known historical individuals, blends it with Fae and vampires and supernaturals and magic and delivers fantasy, never once veering from historical facts, just bending them to fit her "
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"Book 4 in the Naturae series is another great instalment in Jan Foster's amazing fantasy series that seamlessly blends historical events with, well, fantasy.
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The Buried Relic novel is essentially a supernatural historical mystery (magical realism-ish) combined with a contemporary spiritual/romantic story. This is an interesting tale about things that perhaps should remain buried and what happens if you dre ...more |
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The Secret Cult of the Miners' Library: A Scottish Georgian Historical Fantasy
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3.5 rounded up for ease/effort. I love historical fantasy and this book had some intriguing aspects to it which drew me in. Overall, I liked the story, but the portrayal tripped me up quite a few times and jarred occasionally. The story starts quite s ...more |
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