Judith Starkston has spent too much time exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Their myths and clashes inspire her fiction and open gates to magical realms. She has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories, and her novels imbue fantasy with the richness of ancient worlds. The first book in her Trojan Threads Series, Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana, the first in her historical fantasy Tesha series, won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith is represented by Richard Curtis.
I noticed this book on my shelf and was thinking how good it is. And somehow I never posted my review of it to my blog. Here it is. New York in 1846 when the city barely had a police force, featuring kidnapped slaves, murder, & party politics. I hope you enjoy my review of Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye.
The treasures from the Griffin Warrior’s tomb excavated in Pylos Greece are going on display for the first time. And one of the exhibit’s stops might be close enough to attend. And there’ll also be lots from Nestor’s Palace. I’m excited!
If an intriguing Norse mythic retelling through a feminist lens sounds good to you, you’ll want to read this review. I enjoyed The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
On the Greek island of Skyros I found Palamari, the impressive ruins of a lost Early Bronze Age city. I hope you enjoy my adventure.
Recently, I’ve been especially interested in the renaissance of novels retelling Greek mythology through a feminist lens. I hope you enjoy this review of a retelling of the Demeter/Persephone myth, Hannah Lynn’s Daughters of Olympus.
The case of the pyramid peppermint–truth or plunder? As someone who depends on a lot of scholarly assertions, I found this mystery and the clever sleuthing of two eminent Egyptologists highly entertaining. I hope you will, too.
I hope you enjoy my interview with Simon Rose about his latest YA historical fantasy novel with a dangerous trip back in time to WWII. Time travel can wreak havoc on history!
I went to Skyros to locate a missing Mycenaean palace in a way that only being on site could accomplish. I hope you enjoy the adventure. I’m also sharing my busy October author event info.
I’ve been traveling on an obscure island in Greece and it’s been lovely. The internet connection didn’t permit posting, but I’ll make up for that now. Find out what I was up to on Skyros, land of mythology and gorgeous beaches!
I’m spotlighting a historical novel that will intrigue many of you, Rebel Empress. Author Faith L. Justice captures the lives of Roman women who have often been ignored–and very much shouldn’t be.
