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Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


After an uncertain start, I couldn't help but give this five stars when finishing. Nicely done. Good characters and full of twists and turns up until the very end.



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Some great photos of newly found frescoes in Pompeii.  A good find as my current project, Numerius Meridius Pulcher Book 4 takes place in that city.  Thank you Realm of History!  I’m enjoying reuniting Numerius with some of the characters from the first couple of books and gathering the family (both blood and chosen) under one roof again.

After almost two millennia, the ruins of Pompeii still continue to astound us with its rich archaeological legacy. Following the incredible discoveries of last year, the ancient Roman site has now revealed a… 360 more words

via Magnificent fresco depicting Narcissus found at Pompeii — Realm of History

New Numerius Book



Ebook now available for preorder on Amazon
Ebook and Paperback available 12/14/2018

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E-book available for pre-order now on Amazon

E-book and Paperback available December 14th, 2018

Over the past weeks, Pompeii has featured quite frequently in the archaeological news, with the recent excavations uncovering poignant child victims and racehorses claimed by Vesuvius to the finding of specific Roman dwellings with balconies. Well, this time around, we are witness to yet another marvel of this ancient Roman city, in the form of…

via A plethora of fascinating frescoes discovered at Pompeii — Realm of History

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I’ve just recently stumbled across this Regency Mystery series by C.S. Harris.  Her characters and atmosphere are superior, but her pacing simply leaves me agog!  A true master at creating a fast-paced page turner!  (Not my style in the Numerius Meridius Pulcher series, but much like the style I’m using for my New Orleans Series. (The Delacroix)

I’m currently on book five of these St. Cyr mysteries.  Give her a try.

 

In the last year I have read two novels and a little book of poetry by this author. Each has been a top notch experience. Now, having read this memoir, I am a little blown away.

Armand relates his young years separated from his birth mother and then her reintroduction into his life. There is nothing pretty about any of it. This is a story about a hard life, a hard growing-up, of loving people who are very hard to love. It is a life story about survival in the presence of mental illness and the hard realities of life. It is disturbing but ultimately life affirming.

The cliche, What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, comes to mind. David Armand must be a strong man indeed.

 

I am using the theft of two of these in a current work.  Aren’t they amazing?

History and art have always been intrinsically related. In the depths of oceans and caverns, we find stunning artifacts from the days of yore. Tucked away neatly in the cupboards of museums, across the world, are tokens and relics of the yesteryears. Such is the case with the prayer nuts of the 16th century. Owned mainly by wealthy…

via Behold the 16th-century prayer nuts that sold for a staggering $205,000 — Realm of History

In this week itself, we talked about how the analysis of 4000-year old tablets from the ancient mercantile city of Kanesh (or Kaneš), in what now constitutes the Kayseri province in central Turkey, possibly revealed the locations of 11 lost Assyrian cities. Well, as it turns out, one of the Cappadocian tablet specimens recovered from…

via The world’s oldest known marriage contract with infertility ‘clause’ is a 4000-year old Assyrian tablet — Realm of History

Fell in love with this tiny gemstone carving.  Do think I see the Mycenaean influence in the standing warrior, but so much of it does look classical!  Wonderful find!

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Back in 2015, the 3500-year old Mycenaean ‘Griffin Warrior’ grave found in Pylos was touted as “the most important tomb to have been discovered in 65 years in continental Greece” by the country’s Ministry of Culture. Part of this bold statement had to do with the over 3,000 precious objects found in the Mycenaean grave,…

via Researchers astounded by the intricacy of a Mycenaean carved gemstone — Realm of History