The Trojan War threatens Troy’s allies and the Greek supply raids spread. A young healing priestess, designated as future queen, must defend her city against both divine anger and invading Greeks. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god. Will that be enough when the half-immortal Achilles attacks?… Read More »Giving Briseis her Voice by Judith Starkston
One of the main themes of my Tales of Ancient Rome series is the exploration of the lives of women in the ancient world through the characters of various women from different cultures. In The Wedding Shroud my protagonist, Caecilia, is an insular Roman girl thrust into the liberal world… Read More »Damn Whores or God’s Police by Elisabeth Storrs
The people living on Crete in the first three books of The Child of the Erinyes were great believers in omens, prophecies, signs, and portents from the gods. My imagining of Bronze Age Crete had hundreds of priestesses as well as priests, all of whom devoted themselves to pleasing the… Read More »Tripping on ’shrooms in the Highlands by Rebecca Lochlann
The Child of the Erinyes series is a far-reaching story of love, betrayal, and eventual redemption. It’s a story of ancient Crete, how it rose to great power then declined into oblivion, and how that affected the history of the world, right up to the present and on, into the… Read More »Connected Through Time, by Rebecca Lochlann
It’s difficult for me to identify with Lara Croft, Elektra, Yu Shu-lien, or the myriad other superwomen gracing many books and movies today. They are enticing but unrealistic, unattainable. They are almost as bad, in their way, as the Catholic Mary. What mortal woman-of-faith can live up to such spotless… Read More »Flawed Heroine Aridela by Rebecca Lochlann