Howdy folks, and Happy Friday! Today we bring you a very special author spotlight on The Book Smugglers – none other than the lovely and incredibly talented Seanan McGuire! Seanan is the author of the awesome October Daye series…
September 2010
Title: An Artificial Night Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publication date: September 7 2010 MMP 368 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the October Daye series October “Toby” Daye is a changeling-half human and…
Title: The Osiris Ritual Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Steampunk, Victorian, Mystery Publisher: Snowbooks (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: June 2009 (UK) / August 2010 (US) Hardcover: 336 Pages A steampunk mystery adventure featuring immortality, artifacts,…
Being here and writing reviews almost every day, reading other blogs and other reviews often make me ponder about the act of reading itself, and how I approach books and eventually how I review them. It also makes me…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Susan Holloway Scott on her new book The Countess & the King
Today we are happy and proud to have Susan Holloway Scott guest blogging with us. Susan is not only a kick-ass historical fiction writer but a Book Smuggler Favourite: we have reviewed and loved her books The King’s Favorite…
Book Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Muwahaha! Thea is away and I am taking over for the week (ok, sort of). OK. Right, where to begin? Brouhahas on the Internets! It’s been a while since we last saw a good, interesting brouhaha on the internets.…
We are pleased to announce the winners of our recent giveaways. First up, the 25 winners of the Mockingjay iSkins. We had a record number of entries – 471 – thank you very much to all who participated with…
“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 are proud to be a stop on Ivy Devlin’s Low Red Moon blog tour with a guest post from the author on her inspirations and influences for writing the book. About the book Avery Hood is reeling…
Book Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau – Banks by E. Lockhart
Title:The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Author: E. Lockhart Genre: Contemporary / YA Publisher: Hyperion Publication date: March 2008 Hardcover/ Paperback 352 pages Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club.Her father’s “bunny rabbit.” A mildly geeky girl attending a…
Joint Review & Giveaway: Dust by Joan Frances Turner
Title:Dust Author: Joan Frances Turner Genre: Horror, Zombies, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Ace Publication date: September 7 2010 Hardcover: 384 pages Nine years ago, Jessie had a family. Now, she has a gang. Nine years ago, Jessie was a…
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 390 Pages Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of…