Book Review: Ancient Magic: A Practical Guide to Spells, Potions, and Power, by Philip Matyszak

I love Matyszak’s way of non-fiction story-telling, making antiquity highly accessible. The subject of this particular work is also very dear to me, and I can’t believe I missed it. Come to think about it, looking at the publication date, I can’t help but wonder if he wrote it specifically for me after an online conversation we had about ghost stories, around the time I wrote In Numina. (I know he didn’t, but it certainly feels like it )

Quick aside: did you know that two of my short ...