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Sarah A. Hoyt

Author of DarkShip Thieves

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Works by Sarah A. Hoyt

DarkShip Thieves (2010) 268 copies
Ill Met by Moonlight (2001) 246 copies
Draw One in the Dark (2006) 198 copies
Heart of Light (2008) 122 copies
Monster Hunter Guardian (2019) — Author — 105 copies
Gentleman Takes a Chance (2008) 99 copies
French Polished Murder (2010) 95 copies
Dipped, Stripped, and Dead (2009) 95 copies
All Night Awake (2002) 92 copies
Death of a Musketeer (2006) 78 copies
The Musketeer's Seamstress (2007) 76 copies
Darkship Renegades (2009) 75 copies
No Will But His (2010) 74 copies
Soul of Fire (2008) 73 copies
Dying by the Sword (2008) 57 copies
Any Man So Daring (2003) 55 copies
Something Magic This Way Comes (2008) — Editor — 52 copies
Heart and Soul (2008) 50 copies
A Few Good Men (2013) 47 copies
Noah's Boy (2013) 45 copies
Uncharted (Arcane America) (2018) — Author — 43 copies
A Fatal Stain (2012) 36 copies
A Touch of Night (2010) 32 copies
The Musketeer's Apprentice (2007) 22 copies
Darkship Revenge (2017) 21 copies
A Death in Gascony (2008) 17 copies
Witchfinder (2014) 13 copies
Through Fire (2016) 13 copies
Night Shifters (2014) 10 copies
Wings (2008) 10 copies
Five Tomorrows (2012) 7 copies
The Serpent's Tail (2011) 6 copies
The Price of Gold (2014) 5 copies
High Stakes (2011) 5 copies
Neptune's Orphans (2011) 4 copies
Deep Pink (2019) 3 copies
Sword and Blood (2016) 3 copies
Here Be Dragons (2015) 2 copies
Imperial Magic 2 copies
Blood of Dreams 2 copies
Spinning Away (2013) 2 copies
After the Sabines (2012) 2 copies
A Grain of Salt (2011) 2 copies
Heart's Fire 1 copy
Titan 1 copy
Unawares 1 copy
Thirst 1 copy
Juggler 1 copy
The Blonde 1 copy
Dear John 1 copy
Songs 1 copy
Castor (2011) 1 copy
Dragon's Blood (2011) 1 copy
Rising Above 1 copy
Bowl of Red (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Puppet Masters (1951) — Afterword, some editions — 3,630 copies
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar (2005) — Contributor — 818 copies
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (2008) — Contributor — 606 copies
Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2009) — Contributor — 523 copies
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (2010) — Contributor — 389 copies
Bedlam's Edge (2005) — Contributor — 358 copies
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar (2011) — Contributor — 305 copies
Witch Way to the Mall (2009) — Contributor — 148 copies
The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits (1993) — Contributor — 138 copies
Strange New Worlds III (2000) — Contributor — 132 copies
Strip Mauled (2009) — Contributor — 127 copies
Shattered Shields (2014) — Contributor — 101 copies
Faerie Tales (2004) — Contributor — 99 copies
The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures (2005) — Contributor — 98 copies
Fangs for the Mammaries (2010) — Contributor — 97 copies
Black Tide Rising (2016) — Contributor, some editions — 94 copies
Witch High (2008) — Contributor — 93 copies
The Wild Side (2011) — Contributor — 89 copies
Enchantment Place (2008) — Contributor — 81 copies
Transhuman (2008) — Contributor — 77 copies
The Secret History of Vampires (2007) — Contributor — 73 copies
Chicks and Balances (2015) — Contributor — 71 copies
Places to Be, People to Kill (2007) — Contributor — 71 copies
The Best of Dreams of Decadence (2003) — Contributor — 68 copies
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs (2013) — Contributor — 68 copies
Better Off Undead (2008) — Contributor — 60 copies
Children of Magic (2006) — Contributor — 59 copies
Apprentice Fantastic (2002) — Contributor — 58 copies
The Future We Wish We Had (2007) — Contributor — 47 copies
Time After Time (2005) — Contributor — 47 copies
Courts of the Fey (2011) — Contributor — 43 copies
Intelligent Design (2009) — Contributor — 42 copies
The Book of Final Flesh (All Flesh Must Be Eaten) (2005) — Contributor — 41 copies
Onward, Drake! (2015) — Contributor — 39 copies
Noir Fatale (2019) — Contributor — 37 copies
All Hell Breaking Loose (2005) — Contributor — 37 copies
Slipstreams (2006) — Contributor — 37 copies
Fate Fantastic (2007) — Contributor — 36 copies
The Baen Big Book of Monsters (2014) — Contributor — 34 copies
A Cosmic Christmas (2012) — Contributor — 32 copies
Gateways (2005) — Contributor — 31 copies
Cosmic Cocktails (2006) — Contributor — 30 copies
Millennium 3001 (2006) — Contributor — 27 copies
Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera for a New Age (2013) — Contributor — 27 copies
Mission: Tomorrow (2015) — Contributor — 21 copies
A Cosmic Christmas 2 You (2013) — Contributor — 21 copies
Free Short Stories 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 20 copies
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies
If This Goes Wrong . . . (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies
Worst Contact (2015) — Contributor — 17 copies
Modern Magic: Tales of Fantasy and Horror (2005) — Contributor — 15 copies
Future Wars . . . and Other Punchlines (BAEN) (2015) — Contributor — 14 copies
Free Short Stories 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 12 copies
Overruled! (2020) — Contributor — 10 copies
As Time Goes By (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
Things From Outer Space (2016) — Contributor — 8 copies
Space Horrors (2010) — Contributor — 6 copies
Space Sirens (2009) — Contributor — 6 copies
Shared Nightmares (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies
Space Pioneers (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
The DNA Helix: Short Stories (2003) — Contributor — 2 copies

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SOUL OF FIRE, Hoyt's second novel set in her alternate 'Magical British Empire' series, follows a minor character from Hoyt's first novel in the series, HEART OF LIGHT, Peter Farewell, British gentleman and were-dragon.

After his promise to Nigil, the hero of HEART OF LIGHT, to return the second of two legendary magical jewels said to have been in Charlemagne's (yes, that Charlemagne) possession once upon a time, Peter sets off to British occupied India in pursuit of the jewel. He doesn't expect to become embroiled in a family's dark secret, a young girl's bid at freedom or the truth behind the whispered rebellion of the natives.

If you read HEART OF LIGHT before this, then you'll know all the references Peter makes throughout the book without help. For those who haven't read the first book, there is enough referencing to the events of HEART OF LIGHT to cover anything that might be mentioned.

Peter is a likeable hero. Maybe because I went into the book expecting it to be like other historical romances I read and I thought he would be less flawed than he was. Those flaws endeared him to me, however, from the eye patch to his mixed emotions over his father's death, and his almost clumsy courtship with the heroine, Sofie. Peter seemed real to me.

Sofie at times annoyed me. She was a little younger then I would have liked (she was only seventeen) and at times acted very much the spoiled brat she insisted she wasn't. I don't think she meant any of her selfish tendencies out of spite, but all the same, they more often then not landed folks in trouble because she didn't think things through. She was all impulse and determination. She does mature however, and I did enjoy her and Peter's relationship as it progressed along.

The others in the story—Sofie's (mercenary) parents, handmaiden/friend Lalita, the other weres and even the natives that came and went, were all well written and interesting. I especially liked Lalita's Uncle, who fit his title quite well.

As previously mentioned, this is the second book in Hoyt's Magical British Empire series, preceded by HEART OF LIGHT (out now) and shortly to be followed by HEART AND SOUL (due out end of October 2008).
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lexilewords | 1 other review | Dec 28, 2023 |
A quick and fun murder mystery romp with the Musketeers. The author does a good job of setting up how these stories came to light via her hands, she also has a good grasp on the character voices. We get some nice back story on the more minor characters in the original tales as well.

This story interweaves into the very beginning of when D'Artagnan arrives in Paris and meets the Musketeers - Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. We get a good glimpse into the Royal palace and at the Cardinal's households and lifestyles too.

Sending this onto Cheesy so she can read it.
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Kiri | 5 other reviews | Dec 24, 2023 |
Athos, Porthos, Aramia, and D’Artagnan literatures' enduring friend quartet. They turn the detectives to investigate a corpse of young woman clad in musketeer's outfit.

One hell of a read for historical fiction lovers like me. The Paris and the French countryside of Dumas time is very meticulously recreated. The plot is mind blowing. Can't ask for a better book on a weekend! Thoroughly enjoyable.
 
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harishwriter | 5 other reviews | Oct 12, 2023 |
Amazing. And that doesn't do it justice.
 
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kburne1 | 5 other reviews | Aug 13, 2022 |

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