Set in a convincing alternate-history world, the Golden City of Kathleen Cheney’s novel offers a wealth of history and politics and a convincing society of humanity and seafolk. Of course, the twain should never meet, each banished from the other’s lands. But there are always spies.There’s twiste...
For a moment he lay there, disbelieving. Then he worked himself onto his hands and knees and gasped in air as the others clamored around him. Sweat dripped from his hair, stinging his eyes as he looked up.The Lady stood between him and Markovich, her hands held wide. She was blocking the curse by...
They’d gone out after breakfast to the yacht to update João and Aga on their plans. João had used that chance to present his idea of using the Deolinda to ferry tourists up the Douro, a proposal Duilio pronounced promising. The yacht was rarely used and due for refitting anyway. They left a beami...
Duilio stepped down, tucking the paper-wrapped book under one arm. He gazed up at the walls of the palace, asking himself whether he wanted to walk inside and practically proclaim himself a Sympathizer . . . but it was a moot point. He had no other way to seek out information about Oriana, so to ...