“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” with sorcerers and an Inquisition agent aboard? Why not? The Inquisition sought out magicians and Marranos, Protestants and Moors, anyone who might challenge the rule of the monarchy and Catholic Church in Spain during the 1400s. Perhaps Baltasar inherited his ability to sense sorcery and … Continue reading Hammer of Witches, by Shana Mlawski (book review) – sorcery aboard Columbus’ ships!