Title: Some Kind of Fairy Tale Author: Graham Joyce Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Gollancz / Knopf Doubleday Publication date: February 1st 2012 / July 10th 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages It is Christmas afternoon and Peter Martin gets an unexpected…
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Title: House of Shadows Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: July 2012 Paperback: 352 Pages Orphaned, two sisters are left to find their own fortunes. Sweet and proper, Karah’s future seems secure at a glamorous Flower…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Rachel Neumeier on Inspirations & 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 rein so they can go wild…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Rachel Hartman on Inspirations & 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 rein so they can go wild…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Thea here, reporting from a very, very hot New York. Let’s dive right in, shall we? ARCs and Librarians and Bloggers! Oh My! If you’ve been around the blogosphere these past two weeks, you’ve…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Title: Seraphina Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (US) / Doubleday Childrens (UK) Publication Date: July 2012 (US & UK) Hardcover: 480 Pages (US) Four decades of peace have done little…
It’s Friday, which means: it’s time for our Kirkus spot! Earlier this week, we talked about our favourite books of the year so far (overall, all genres) and today we are back with our list of Best Sci Fi…
Title: A Gathering of Gargoyles Author: Meredith Ann Pierce Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: September 1998 Paperback: 352 pages Aeriel’s love has broken the curse on the darkangel Irrylath, making him human…
Title: The Age of Miracles Author: Karen Thompson Walker Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: June 2012 (US & UK) Hardcover: 288 Pages (US) With a voice as distinctive…
Title: American Gypsy: A Memoir Author: Oksana Marafioti Genre: Memoir, YA Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: July 3 2012 Paperback: 348 pages A vivid and funny memoir about growing up Gypsy and becoming American Fifteen-year-old Oksana Marafioti…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Hello everybody! Summer has started (in some parts of the world that are not called the UK, says a shivering Ana) (meanwhile, Thea is sweating in the boiling heat of the east coast USA) which means it is that…
Hello everybody!! Hope you are having a happy Sunday! July Newsletter: We will be sending our July Newsletter to our subscribers this week. This month, we will be featuring a newsletter-only article by Sarah Rees Brennan on co-writing Team…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Joint Review: The Shadowed Sun by N. K. Jemisin
Title: The Shadowed Sun Author: N. K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy, PoC Publisher: Orbit Publication date: June 7 2012 Paperback: 464 pages Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the…
It’s Friday and as usual, we have another post up at Kirkus! This post kick-starts a fun, self-imposed challenge to read and review as many titles as we can from Martha Wells’ list of non-European Fantasy novels by female…
Title: The Silver Bowl Author: Diane Stanley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Unwanted at home, Molly goes to work for the king of Westria as a humble scullery maid. She arrives…
Title: Losers in Space Author: John Barnes Genre: Hard Science Fiction, Young Adult, Crossover Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 433 Pages It is the year 2129 . . . and fame is all that matters Susan…
Title: Team Human Author: Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary, Thriller, Satire, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: July 3 2012 Hardcover: 344 pages Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by…
Title: Racing the Moon Author: Alan Armstrong / Tim Jessell (illustrator) Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: June 26 2012 Hardcover: 224 pages In the spring of 1947, outer space was an unexplored realm.…
Hello everyone! Thea here, reporting live from chilly San Francisco! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: The winner of our Transcendence giveaway is… John Jacobson Congratulations to the winner! You know the drill. Shoot an email…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Hello everybody! We have another post up at Kirkus today. Worldsoul by Liz Williams features great worldbuilding and possibly the coolest cover of the year and a most awesome tagline: “What if being a librarian was the most dangerous…
Title: Singing the Dogstar Blues Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: April 2012 (orig Aug 1998) Paperback: 336 pages Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious…