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reviewed The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen by Sax Rohmer

Sax Rohmer: The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen (AudiobookFormat, B.J. Harrison)

Antony Ferrara is a modern-day sorcerer - a murderer who kills with his supernatural powers. …

review of The Knight of the Necropolis or, Brood of the Witch-Queen

it's a gothic horror novel that feels like the movies from the thirties to me. you know what will happen and most of the time you are not convinced of the effects, but the mood and setting is excellent. maybe a bit too much of a chain of episodes...

reviewed African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi

Zeinab Badawi: African History of Africa (2024, Ebury Publishing)

review of An African History of Africa

this book sets the record straight by telling the histories of africa in their own right, not as a footnote or mere challenge to people from outside.

Badawi is visiting and citing contemporary african historians and in this way exploring the (fragile?) self image of the continent.

fascinating read!

reviewed Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy) (Paperback, 1996, Voyager)

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow …

review of Assassin's Apprentice

it was a painfully slow start of the story and some of the plot lines didn't pay off. but in the end a surprisingly interesting world and captivating book.

reviewed Unheil im Zeichen des Krebses by Phyllis Cocker (Abenteuer-Geister, #35)

Phyllis Cocker: Unheil im Zeichen des Krebses (Paperback, german language, Martin Kelter Verlag, Hamburg)

review of "Unheil im Zeichen des Krebses"

that's what pulp is for (i guess): quite a good story wrapped in generic presentation. the mood is wildly swinging and the characters unstable or i would have enjoyed it a bit more. the last part even borrows the 'schnodderdeutsch' of 'die zwei' (the persuaders).

commented on The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

Hallie Rubenhold: The Five (Hardcover, 2019, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never …

being a longtime fan of the Holmes stories, I'm being amazed how much this text adds grim reality background