Praise for Last Great American Magic

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“Magic” Reviewed in Historical Novel Society

February 19, 2021

I missed this review of The Last Great American Magic when it came out in 2017, but I’m so humbled by it, I thought it worth sharing. Many thanks to Steve Donoghue for this thoughtful reading. Check it out here. “Fiore’s many action scenes are gripping, but the real strength of the book is its […]

“Magic” Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine

December 1, 2017

The Last Great American Magic (Can of Corn Media, 2016) got top-billing in the “Book Briefs” column of the “Noted” section in Chapel Hill magazine (November, 2017).

“Magic” Wins Gold

September 19, 2017

The Last Great American Magic has won Gold in the “Tall Tale” category of the 2017 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards: L.C. Fiore is a master craftsman when it comes to characters and plot. Fast-paced and intriguing, the plot has many “Aha!” moments. The story begins with action and the evocation of powerful and interesting images: […]

“Magic” Takes Silver at IBPA

April 14, 2017

The Last Great American Magic has won Silver in the category of Historical Fiction at the 29th annual IBPA Ben Franklin Awards. Kudos to the winner, M.L. Becker, whose novel about a Civl War nurse, Iron O’Brian, took Gold. Congrats to all the finalists!

The Last Great American Magic Wins Novel of the Year!

March 6, 2017

My new novel, The Last Great American Magic, has been named Novel of the Year by Underground Book Reviews! Chosen from 700 submissions, The Last Great American Magic was up against many, many worthy titles. It’s quite an honor, and I’m humbled…and elated. From the announcement: THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN MAGIC by L.C. Fiore is more than […]

“Magic” in Publisher’s Weekly

January 20, 2017

It’s quite an honor for Booklife, which covers indy publishing for Publisher’s Weekly, to have chosen to review my latest novel, The Last Great American Magic: “Tecumseh’s Shawnee descendants may well tell his story differently but this works adequately as a piece of fiction.” If there’s no such thing as bad press, I’ll certainly take […]

“Magic” on Ten Best List

January 2, 2017

My new novel, The Last Great American Magic, was named one of the Top 10 “Most Fantastical Local Books of 2016” by Indy Week: The Durham author weaves magic, myth, and history to retell the story of the Shawnee warrior Tecumseh, struggling to preserve his tribe’s way of life against encroaching Europeans at the end […]