Rafael Sabatini composition, though he did write several works during that time. Sabatini died in Switzerland February 13, 1950. He was buried in Adelboden, Switzerland. On his headstone his wife had written, "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad", the first line of "Scaramouche". Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-English writer of romance and adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: "The Sea Hawk" (1915), "Scaramouche" (1921), "Captain Blood" (a.k.a. "The Odyssey of Captain Blood") (1922), and "Bellarion the Fortunate" (1926). In
The Killing Moon (book) murders seemingly done in the name of the city's dream-goddess, Ehiru must find out who is doing this and why before the city is destroyed in the process. Reviews for the book were predominantly positive. "Slant Magazine" praised "The Killing Moon", calling N.K. Jemisin a "rising talent with a career worth following." io9 praised the book's themes of "religion, gods and magic." "Kirkus Reviews" wrote that the book was "fulfilling" but remarked that at points the book was "claustrophobic" and that it lacked maps. The book was nominated for a Nebula Award and a World Fantasy Award in 2013. The