A Scholar of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer (Tor, 2004)

Samuel Lambert is an American sharpshooter and adventurer. Jane Brailsford is an English lady with a talent for defying propriety while maintaining her dignity. An unlikely pair, they’re thrown together by unusual circumstances when a secret military project being conducted … Continue reading

A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (Delacorte Press, 2003)

I’ve been hyping this book to everyone I can, and the best way I’ve found to describe it “The Secret Garden meets The Craft,” or “Little Princess meets Little Witches.” Don’t think I’m trying to pigeonhole this beautifully fascinating book; … Continue reading