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Category Archives: Fantasy
An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas
An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas, tr Sian Reynolds Reviewed at Petrona, June 2011 See here for review.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Fantasy, France, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, Translated
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The Library of Shadows, by Mikkel Birkegaard
The Library of Shadows Translated by Tiina Nunnally THE LIBRARY OF SHADOWS, a best-seller in Denmark, starts out promisingly when Jon, a young lawyer, defends his friend Mehmet against a charge of receiving stolen goods. Mehmet is an … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Denmark, Europe, Fantasy, Thriller, Translated
Tagged crime fiction, denmark, eurocrime, fantasy, thriller
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The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose
The Reincarnationist (STP – Mira) Past lives and present dangers Reviewed by Maxine Clarke For The Inquirer The ReincarnationistBy M. J. RoseMira. 458 pp. $24.95 Thirty years ago, a little-known author wrote a best seller that defined a new genre. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Psychology, Thriller, USA
Tagged thriller, usa
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I think I went on holiday fairly recently, didn't I? One of the many unwritten posts in my head arising from about that involves Harry Potter. Regular readers of Petrona may remember an optimistic posting about Cathy's and my hopes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Classic, England, Europe, Fantasy, Series
Tagged book review, children's fiction
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