If you have read my reviews before, you will know that I can be hyper critical on media of any type that chooses to use historical events and figures as their basis in fact or foundation.Â It’s not that I don’t enjoy those types of stories but I ask that the material be faithful to the tone and tenor of the actual history before it departs in whatever direction the author and/or creative team decide to go.Â Ram V does this brilliantly throughout this mini-series.Â I was not familiar with this title and, as is my wont, I went back and read the four issues preceding this one.Â Set in eighteenth century India and England this tale of horror, introspection and sober reflections is set against the tumultuous reality that was Southern India at that time.Â In fact, several of the characters in the series are based on actual historical figures.Â The writing was so compelling and the subject matter so interesting, that I felt compelled to go and do some research on the actual history and I learned something in the process.Â I don’t know that I can give much higher praise that that to the masterful Ram V who managed to pull me in, enthrall and intrigue me with a fictional tale that in turn led me to a piece of history I was not familiar with. Do you ever get the feeling that there is so much good material out there that you could spend a lifetime trying to catch up on all of it and never put a dent in it?Â That is how I feel this week after being asked to review issue #5 of These Savage Shores by Ram V (Paradiso, Black Mumba) and company.Â Intriguing, compelling and set in a time and place that was both unexpected and welcome, because it was done well, the book was a joy to read and experience.

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