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What I have been reading – Samuel Adams: Revolutionary

Posted on November 18, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare If Stacy Schiff’s Samuel Adams: Revolutionary (The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams a book by Stacy Schiff (bookshop.org) is any guide, … Continue reading →

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What I have been reading: the Grimnoir Chronicles

Posted on October 21, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

The Grimnoir Chronicles, by Larry Corriea, is a noir fantasy trilogy set in 1930s America. In this alternate history, a source of “magic” appears in our world in the late 19th century. At first only a few individuals are able … Continue reading →

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What I have been reading: The Kingdoms of Bone and Thorn

Posted on April 3, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

The 1990s witnessed the release of several ginormous multivolume fantasy novels, as several authors attempted to outdo J.R.R. Tolkien. The first book in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time epic was released in 1990. Wheel of Time was originally supposed to … Continue reading →

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