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Judith Starkston

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.

book cover image A Maiden's Prayer

Reviewing “A Maiden’s Prayer,” Exploring a Warrior’s Grave & Unexpected Foods

My review of A Maiden’s Prayer, a charming novel set in 1970s Sri Lanka. In archaeology, a close up look at the Griffin Warrior’s grave & exotic foods found in Levant.

Book cover image The Silver Shooter

Review of The Silver Shooter & 2 Top Tens of Archaeology

My review of the historical fantasy mystery The Silver Shooter by Erin Lindsey. In archaeology, 2 important 2020 finds: Neo-Hittite inscription of King Hartapu & Romulus shrine in Roman Forum

carved griffins

Griffin Novella, Bronze Age Sword & Iron Age Fort

I’m drafting a novella set in the land of griffins. In archaeology news, read about an ornate sword found in a forest and in Israel basalt fortifications with evocative horned figures.