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Thanks to Benjamin for the recommendation. So far I'm finding this slippery and engaging; the light touch lets the colorful characters and intriguing events speak for themselves. The authors seem to have somewhat similar styles, though maybe that's an impression from the theme of the collection. The prose is generally clean and uncluttered, and the narrators' voices are nicely rendered."The Roses of Ravenna" reworks the "aging queens competing for favors of nubile youth" trope; no big surprises,...
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Just finished! like a 4.5 going up to a 5 so bloody good. truly. More to come as I get though the backlog.
This hardcover is one of three hundred published and it is signed by both John Howard and Mark Valentine. Contents:001 - "The Roses of Revenna" by Mark Valentine016 - "Here is My Country" by John Howard035 - "Tregarrion's Bequest" by Mark Valentine050 - "Another Sea" by John Howard (2016)075 - The Fencing Mask" by Mark Valentine085 - "The Ligh ofAdria" by John Howard115 - "The Concession" by Mark Valentine125 - "Orient Imperial" by John Howard153 - "The Antinomy to Zero by Mark Valentine175 - "S...
Venice as a psychologically spurned hinterland of a Republic, if such a thing can be imagined, as if it is or was or will be an Inland Empire without borders on the coast. Only my fencing-mask needs taking off for me to tell you with whom you have been sparring story to story inside a book that has no borders or coasts or hinterland. Most of its individual stories, when fenced-off from each other, should never be forgotten as islands of literary craft, nor prevented, for their own discrete sakes...
Inner Europe - Thirteen stories collected here, thirteen master strokes of the imagination complements of British authors John Howard and Mark Valentine.We journey from Cornwall to the Dalmatian coast, from Iceland to lands bordering the Black Sea and many points between and beyond. John Howard's six stories and Mark Valentine's seven stories exemplify the book's dedication: To Europe: the beguiling, the enduring. Oh, how John and Mark peel back the continent's outer skin so as to bend and morph...
This is a wonderful companion collection to Secret Europe, at least it certainly reads that way. This collection continues a delightful exploration of secret, uncanny, and slightly behind the veil locales in Europe. Both Howard and Valentines stories in this collection are utterly engrossing and really transports the reader.Highly recommended!
