Title: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Comics, Steampunk, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Studio Foglio Publication Date: November 2006 (omnibus edition) Softcover: 312 pages Stand alone or series: Collects volumes 1-3 of…
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April 2010
During our last Steampunk Week, in our primer we boiled down our own essential Steampunk Reading List, limited to prose books only. But this time around, we’ve got our own recommendations for everything else – comics, movies, and games.…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Steampunk by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer
Title:Steampunk Author: edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer with contributions by Michael Chabon / Neal Stephenson / James P. Blaylock / Joe R. Lansdale / Mary Gentle / Ted Chiang / Michael Moorcock / Jay Lake / Molly Brown…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Title: The Affinity Bridge Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Tor Publication Date: July 2009 Hardcover: 334 pages Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Title: The Anubis Gates Author: Tim Powers Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US)/ Gollancz (UK) Publication date: January 1997/September 2005 (first edition 1983) Paperback: 400 pages/464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Heart of Veridon by Tim Akers
Title: Heart of Veridon Author: Tim Akers Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Solaris Publication Date: August 2009 Paperback: 480 pages Jacob Burn: pilot, criminal and disgraced son of one of the founding families of the ancient city of Veridon.…
It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! That’s right, gentle readers, it’s time for the second part of our Steampunk Appreciation Week spectacular! We had so much fun the first time around that we knew we had to have another week for more Steampunkish…
On April 20th, Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Airhead novels by Meg Cabot, hits stores. Here’s the skinny: High fashion with a touch of sci-fi. In Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling and acclaimed Airhead novels…
Howdy folks, and Happy Sunday! We begin this edition of our (mini) Smugglers’ Stash with a couple of announcements… Giveaway Winners: Phew, we had a few this week. The winner of the full set of Kelley Armstrong’s Darkest Powers…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Today we bring you another very special author spotlight on The Book Smugglers – this time with the delightful paranormal romance/urban fantasy author Lori Devoti! Lori is the author of the Amazons series starring two different honest to goodness…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author and Giveaway: Kate Noble on Inspirations and Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: The Summer of You Author: Kate Noble Genre: Romance/ Historical Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication date: April 6,2010 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but characters first appeared in Revealed Lady Jane Cummings is certain that…
4 Rated Books 5 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: Year of the Horse by Justin Allen
Title: Year of the Horse Author: Justin Allen Genre: Young Adult, Western, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: The Overlook Press Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 352 pages A thrill-ride adventure novel capturing the adventure, mystery, legend, and lore of America Year…
Title: The Returners Author: Gemma Malley Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Bloomsbury (US & UK) Publication Date: March 2010 (US & UK) Hardcover: 256 pages What happens when your past catches up with you and you don’t…
Title: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Author: John Green and David Levithan Genre: YA/ Contemporary/ GLBT Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: April 6 2010 Hardcover:304 Pages Stand alone or series: Stand Alone One cold night, in a most unlikely corner…
After many delays, we are delighted to say that our first ever post at Tor.com is up and running! We were invited to become contributors to the site based on the strength of our joint reviews, so what better…
Title: The Reckoning Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen (US) / Little, Brown (UK) Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages My name is Chloe Saunders. I’m fifteen, and I would love to be normal.…
In light of the pretty dramatic, divided discussion we’ve recently had concerning fantasy covers and (so-called) cliches, we got to thinking and are frankly curious about online readers. We want to know what YOU think about genre fiction covers…
Happy Easter y’all!!! Please step away from the chocolates for just a moment….. Silver Borne Giveaway Winners The three winners of the giveaway are: UK Copy: Carla! (comment #7) US Copies: Adrienne! (comment #30) Lashawn J.! (comment #54) Congratulations…
Title: Kick-Ass Graphic Novel (Vol. 1 collecting issues #1 to #8) by Mark Millar (writer) and John Romita, Jr (illustrator) February 2008-Present. Moviedirected by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Nicholas Cage. Released 2010. Dave Lizewski, is…
Title: Guardian of the Dead Author: Karen Healey Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown (US & UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US) / May 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 352 pages “You’re Ellie Spencer.” I opened my mouth, just as…
Today we bring you debut author extraordinaire, Karen Healey. Karen has written one darn impressive debut novel (possibly one of our joint favorite reads of 2010 so far!) with her supernatural, young adult title Guardian of the Dead. Blending…
Title: Silver Borne Author: Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US) / Orbit (UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US & UK) Hardcover: 352 pages (US) When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful…