“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
2019
We are over at Kirkus today with Ana’s look at Elizabeth Bear’s new novel Ancestral Night In many ways this book is an excellent pairing with MCU’s recently released Captain Marvel. No, really, hear me out. Both are stories centring women…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a list of some awesome female-centric and female-authored fantasy, leading up to the final season (!) of Game of Thrones. There are powerful queens and evil sorceresses,…
Imagine a world… A world changing fast, and faster, a world of machinery and innovation. A world where the rich and powerful want nothing more than to expand their empire at any cost… yet even in the grimiest hearts…
Old School Wednesdays: FARTHING (Small Change #1) by Jo Walton
Old School Wednesdays is a regular Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Title: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? Author: Temi Oh Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: March 7 2019Hardcover: 520 pages The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet meets The 100 in this unforgettable debut by a brilliant new voice.…
Title: The Raven Tower Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 2019 Hardcover: 416 Pages For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop…
Women To Read is a regular column from A.C. Wise highlighting female authors of speculative fiction and recommending a starting place for their work. Welcome to the first Women to Read of the new year! As noted in my…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Helloooo! I am over at Kirkus today talking about a Gothic Horror novel, Melmoth by Sarah Perry It was most excellent. Go over to Kirkus to check it out!…
Asexual Representation in Mainstream Speculative Fiction
In modern speculative fiction (henceforth SFF – Science Fiction and Fantasy), one of the earliest examples of an asexual protagonist is likely Tarma from Mercedes Lackey’s Vows and Honor series. The first book, The Oathbound, was published in 1988,…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their writing…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn this time with a review of Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut YA novel, We Set The Dark On Fire. A dystopian fable that is not too far away from today’s world (at…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
I love high-concept books and The Last by Hanna Jameson promised to be just that: a post-apocalyptic book AND a murder mystery with an unreliable narrator all rolled into one. Sadly, it was nowhere near as good as I…
Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
I am still dipping my toes into the literally fiction pool, finding what works for me and what doesn’t. Books like The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray are definitely my cup of tea. …
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Over at Kirkus: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
It's Friday and I am over at Kirkus today with a post on the awesome girls of Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu …
Title: The Parker Inheritance Author: Varian Johnson Genre: Middle Grade Publisher: ARTHUR A LEVINE / SCHOLASTIC, Publication date: March 2018Hardcover: 331 pages The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today with a review of Kiersten White’s newest: YA urban fantasy novel Slayer. Like basically every other SFF nerd of the past 20 years, Thea is…
Title: The Gilded Wolves Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Wednesday BooksPublication date: January 2019Hardcover: 464 pages Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into…
Thrilling: MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Title: My Sister, The Serial Killer Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Genre: Literary Fiction, Thrillers Publisher: Doubleday Books (US) / Atlantic Books (UK)Publication date: November 2018 / January 2019Hardcover: 240 pages When Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call…
Title: The Flicker Men Author: Ted Kosmatka Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt & CoPublication date: July 2015Hardcover: 352 pages A quantum physicist shocks the world with a startling experiment, igniting a struggle between science and theology, free will and fate, and…