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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.

Parthenon Marbles British Museum

San Diego Writers’ Conference, Archaeology: Parthenon Marbles, Bronze Age Cyprus

Preparing an editing workshop for the San Diego Writers’ Conference. In Archaeology, a home for the Parthenon Marbles & new season report from Bronze Age Cyprus

Finding the Fantasy in Hittite History, Guest post on Reading the Past

I’m a guest on Sarah Johnson’s excellent Reading the Past with an essay explaining my world-building for my historical fantasy. I use the “stranger than you could make up” rites and practices found on the clay tablets excavated from Hittite archives.

Caravaggio's Narcissus

Reddit Fantasy Writer of the Day, Perfect Hunter-Gatherer Pita, Roman mosaics show potty humor

Click through to post for the Reddit Fantasy Writer of the Day Link. This Monday I’m Writer of the Day on Reddit Fantasy. In archaeology: perfect pita among the hunter-gatherers and Roman punny potty humor in mosaics

Weaving in curses, finding gold Crusader-era treasure & a meteoric explanation of Sodom

Balancing magic & psychology in my fantasy writing and in Archaeology: gold coins hidden from Crusaders & a meteoric explanation of Sodom’s demise

Publication of Priestess of Ishana and two remarkable archaeological finds: a sexy Pompeian fresco and a gear of the Antikythera mechanism

Priestess of Ishana, 1st book in my new series, is now available. In archaeology news, new fresco discovered in Pompeii and another gear of the Antikythera mechanism

Book cover for The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau

Review of The Blue, by Nancy Bilyeau

My review of Nancy Bilyeau’s The Blue. Fast-paced action, passionate emotions, international intrigue and life or death stakes propel the reader through this outstanding historical thriller set in 18th century London, Derby and France.

Cover Reveal, Mummified Cats and Scarabs, Found: Lost Greek City Built by Trojan Captives

The cover reveal for Priestess of Ishana, and the archaeology posts I enjoyed: newly found Egyptian tombs filled with cat and scarab mummies, and the lost city of Tenea built by Trojan captives has been found