Barbara Krasnoff reviewed Ahab's Return by Jeffrey Ford
Review of "Ahab's Return" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I am a great fan of Jeffrey Ford's work, and a great fan of this novel. As a native New Yorker, I am fascinated by well-researched fiction that investigates the city's past, and as a speculative fiction reader, I love well-written fantasies. This is both. It incorporates fictional characters (as can be surmised by the title) into an imagining of NYC in the 1850s, keeps a wonderfully exciting pace, and is very unpredictable. I'm very glad I read it (finally; it's been on my shelf for a while), and am happy to recommend it.