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Historicals
. . . but not quite history
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Man, A Plan, (yet lacking) A Canal…PANAMA. My
novella
chapbook is a historical fantasy retelling of Captain Henry Morgan's
raid on Panama City. In researching, I read the accounts
published in the 1600s, including Morgan's own account to the Jamaican
Council. As such, it was my goal to make the tale fairly
accurate. However, I did add a fantasy element. I
explained
his phenomenally bad luck on Maya gods. Historically,
Panama's
president sent Morgan an emerald ring, a bribe not to come to
Panama. I hypothesized that this ring was stolen from a
fabled
emerald temple. As such, Morgan can see the gods acting
against
him, crashing his ships with wind and storm. Ultimately, he
must
face them in Xilbalba. Check out the many other great titles from Yard Dog Press.
 "Aztec Catrina" in the anthology Dia de los Muertos
is an historical fantasy told in two parts, part taking place in 1899
and in part in present day. The historical portion deals with Jose
Guadelupe Posada who created the famed and recognizible catrinas for
the Day of the Dead celebration. These are the skeltons dressed up in
costume. The story is of a young boy and his fascination and love of
death. It is also the first story I've done in which the fantastic
element is a form of magic realism. Find this book at Amazon, Barnes
and Noble and from the publisher, Elektric Milk Bath Press.
 "Norumbega"
in the anthology Belong is a historical fantasy set at the time of
colonial America. The story is about the legendary lost city of
Norumbega, a fabled place in Abernaki lore. Although my story has a
historical setting, the anthology's theme deals with any foreigners
coming to new lands. As such, it contains fantasy and science fiction
both. The anthology is published in Australia from Ticonderoga Publications.
 "The
Star of Istanbul" can be found in High Seas Cthulhu. This anthology is
high seas swashbuckling, throughout a variety of historical times, and
H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu. This story, which I co-authored
with my
husband, Christopher Donahue, is set during the period of the Ottoman
Empire. Our main character, a vizier is sailing to the
Venetian
Doge with an artifact. The ship is captained by the
historical
figure, Captain Khidr, a red-bearded pirate called Barbarossa who
became Suleiman I's admiral. But there's more hazards out to
sea
than fighting against Maltese pirates. There's also Cthulhu's
Deep Ones. Check out other chilling books from Elder Signs Press.
 "A
Cure For All Ills" appears in History is Dead. The anthology
is a
collection of zombie stories set throughout
history. Mine
is in 1666 London, England, that period between the Great Plague and
Great Fire of London. A plague doctor, one of the last to
remain
in London discovers there are things worse than the black plague. Check out all of Permuted Press's titles which are carried by Amazon and other booksellers.
 "The Silver Branch" in The Phantom Queen Awakes, an anthology of
stories set in ancient Ireland, dealing with the Tri-Part goddess known
as The Morrigan, aka the Phantom Queen. My story deals with a clan
leader who makes a deal with the Morrigan to rid his people of their
enemies. Find this anthology from Morrigan Books, out of Europe.
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