CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2009
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2009
"Compelling social and legal history."
Scrupulously scholarly but accessible study of how witchcraft was experienced in a 17th-century German village.
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FICTION
Released: April 5, 2007
"Mostert manages it all quite impressively, concocting an intellectual puzzler that will keep the reader hooked, and guessing, until the final page."
Black cats, snakes, spiders, mystical signs and symbols and dangerous sex are skillfully stirred together in this brain-squeezing thriller from the South African–born author (
The Midnight Side, 2001, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Pirie's third Doyle homage (The Night Calls, 2003, etc.) again boasts deft period yarn-spinning and terrific writing."
The creator of Sherlock Holmes does battle with his own Moriarty and unravels an eerie village legend.
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FICTION
Released: May 16, 2006
"A consummate blend of folklore, magic, history and storytelling, this book is sensual, culturally literate and perfectly pitched."
Toothsome fantasy set in a medieval Russia analogue, from Robertson (
White Rose, 2004, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2005
"Once again, the myth of Oz proves its enduring power."
Animals talk, attack dragons prowl the skies and political unrest afflicts the land of Oz in this richly detailed sequel to Maguire's contemporary fantasy classic Wicked (1996).
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