Miranda and Caliban: The Magic Beneath The Tempest Synopsis: Start with Shakespeare's Tempest. Add a girl growing up in isolation on an enchanted island, hidden away by her father, a powerful magus determined to keep her safe at any cost. What of Miranda, the dutiful daughter shaped by his will? What of Caliban, the so-called savage bound to serve him? Start with Miranda and Caliban. In this luminous retelling, Jacqueline Carey turns the lens. Miranda is tenderhearted, lovi

February and March turned into an unexpectedly thematic reading months. I didn’t plan it, but every book circled the same gravitational pull: power—who holds it, how it’s performed, and what it costs. From royal image-making and wartime espionage to witch hunts, tech-world manipulation, magical systems, and a futuristic homicide detective who never lets go of a case … the throughline was unmistakable. Some books dazzled. Some frustrated me. A few did both in the same breath.

I've loved ancient Egypt for as long as I can remember. The theology, the magick, the sense that the universe runs on laws both visible and hidden. It shaped me as a reader and eventually as a writer. So when I say Pauline Gedge gets it right in The Scroll of Saqqara, I say that as someone who has spent years walking those sands in books, in imagination, and in real life. So, what about this book? Amazon sez Prince Khaemwaset, son of Ramesses II and revered physician, longs f

How aiming low helped me achieve high during the dog days of summer.

Chosen: A Dystopian Novel (The Immortal Ones Book 1) Silver is chosen as the winner of the immortal lottery, and it's not a good thing. Chosen lives somewhere between The Handmaid's Tale and Hunger Games, yet manages to be a definite MEH. Part of the reason we've read these tropes a thousand times, and there isn't a single original twist. Above all Silver is seriously annoying. Her MO is to ask questions that don't need asking. And then she repeats Every. Single. Question. E

Delve into the dark depths of Scandinavian history about the dramatic love affair that ignited the region’s first witch trial. Journey through the haunted landscapes of Canewdon and Wallasea Island, where the whispers of witches echo through the centuries, and discover how to celebrate the Spring Equinox with wisdom from a Wiccan High Priestess. From the ancient traditions of Fife witches to the vibrant celebrations of Hellenic Polytheists welcoming Dionysus and the coming of