Title: The Peculiars Author: Maureen Doyle McQuerry Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet Books Publication date: May 1st 2012 Hardcover: 354 pages This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and…
Title: Blue Thread Author: Ruth Tenzer Feldman Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Time Travel, Feminism Publisher: Ooligan Press Publication date: February 1st 2012 Paperback: 296 pages The women’s suffrage movement is in full swing in 1912 Portland, Oregon—the last holdout state…
Hello everybody! Ana here: I am back from holidays reenergised and ready to catch up with reading and reviewing! GIVEAWAY WINNERS: The five winners of 172 Hours on the Moon are: LB Jessica T Gilly Christina Kit Justine The…
“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: Company of Liars Author: Karen Maitland Genre: Historical, Speculative Fiction, Medieval Publisher: Michael Joseph Publication date: January 2008 Paperback: 576 pages In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—an ingenious alchemy of…
Title: White Horse Author: Alex Adams Genre: Horror, Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Publication Date: April 17, 2012 Hardcover: 292 Pages Thirty-year-old Zoe leads an ordinary life until the end of the world arrives. She is cleaning…
Title: The Book of the Maidservant Author: Rebecca Barnhouse Genre: Historical, Medieval, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 2009 Paperback: 240 pages Johanna is a servant girl to Dame Margery Kempe, a renowned…
Title: 172 Hours on the Moon (Original title: DARLAH) Author: Johan Harstad Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (US) / Atom (UK) Publication Date: April 2012 (US & UK) Hardcover: 355 Pages…
Today we are very excited to be a part of Johan Harstad’s 172 Hours on the Moon blog tour, celebrating the release of the novel. A celebrated short story author, novelist, and playwright in Norway, Johan Harstad made his…
Title: Changeling Author: Delia Sherman Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication date: August 2006 Paperback 256 pages A determined heroine, a quest adventure galore! Neef is a changeling, a human baby stolen by fairies and replaced with…
Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! Ana is returning from vacation this week, meanwhile I’m buckling down and putting the final touches (ok, frantically writing) my thesis. But enough about us! We’ve got some winners to announce. Giveaway Winners: The…
“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: Wheel of the Infinite Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy, PoC Publisher: Eos (but the author recently released the ebooks) Publication date: First published, 2000. Ebook was made available in 2011 Paperback: 355 pages…
Susan Jane Bigelow’s Extrahumans series is one of Ana’s current favourite Science Fiction series. The first book, Broken was one of her notable books of 2011 and the recently released Fly Into Fire, a tremendous follow-up. As such, we…
Title: Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress Author: Sarwat Chadda Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade/Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Harper Collins Children / Arthur A Levine Publication date: March 1 2012 / October 2012 Paperback: 400 pages…
Title: Glamour in Glass Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Fantasy, Alternate History Publisher: Tor Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute…
Title: Snow in Summer Author: Jane Yolen Genre: Historical, Fairytale, Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Publication date: November 10th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages With her black hair, red lips, and lily-white skin, Summer is as beautiful as her father’s garden.…
Howdy everybody! Ana here, writing from beautifuuuuul Cornwall, hope you are all having a great Easter Sunday! This stash is going to be short and sweet: GIVEAWAY WINNERS: The winner of an ARC of Blackwood by Gwenda Bond is……
“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: I Hunt Killers Author: Barry Lyga Genre: Horror, Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 359 Pages What if the world’s worst serial killer…was your dad? Jasper (Jazz) Dent is…
Today on The Book Smugglers, we are thrilled to be a part of Barry Lyga’s I Hunt Killers blog tour, celebrating the novel’s release. I Hunt Killers is a YA novel with serious bite; a mystery/thriller that follows a…
Title: The False Prince Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 342 Pages THE FALSE PRINCE is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and…
Title: Fear Author: Michael Grant Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 509 Pages Despite the hunger, despite the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are…
Title: The Wicked and the Just Author: J. Anderson Coats Genre: Historical, Medieval, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: April 17th 2012 Hardcover: 352 pages Cecily’s father has ruined her life. He’s moving them to occupied Wales,…
We are thrilled to present another brand spankin’ new book cover for a title that we cannot wait to read: The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress. When Adrienne wrote to us to pitch her book, she described it as…