Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Genre: Regency Romance, now with Ultra Zombie Mayhem! Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: April 2009 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel, derived from…
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Title: Diamond Star Author: Catherine Asaro Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Baen Books Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: The most recent (13th!) book in the Skolian Saga, but arguably can be read as a…
Hello, good morning and welcome! Another week ahead of us and plenty of cool things to come but first…. A Couple of HUGE Announcements: We have just received some AMAZING news! Joel Sutherland, speculative fiction author extraordinaire, has made…
Title: Starfinder Author: John Marco Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Steampunk Publisher: Daw Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read on its own; the first book of the planned Skylord series. Why did…
(*From the Original Series only. Because let’s face it: The new film is bringing back the original characters.)(On another note, doesn’t this title sound like a book report I am going to share with the class or something? So…quaint.…
Title: Silent in the Sanctuary Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance-ish Publisher:Mira Publication Date: January 2008 Paperback: 560 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the ongoing Lady Julia Grey series. Why did I read this…
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Book Review and Giveaway: Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
Title: Keeper of Light and Dust Author: Natasha Mostert Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Dutton Adult Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 310 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: We were contacted by…
Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie directed by Gavin Hood; screenplay by David Benioff and Skip Woods; starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will I Am, Dominic Mognahan and Kevin Durand. The first…
Ding ding ding! We have a winner to announce for our weekend-long Practice Makes Perfect giveaway, courtesy of Julie James and her wonderful Inspirations and Influences post. Our lucky winner is… Leslie Congratulations! You know the drill: send an…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Around Blogland: Not much to report, except that dear Blossum (aka Katiebabs from Babbling About Books) is with Bubbles (aka Ana) in the UK right now, that lucky bitch! Apparently the two of them are getting…
We haven’t had one of these in a while, so we decided to throw one up. Y’know. For Wolverine and all. A few weeks ago, we stumbled across these covers over at Marvel.com. In celebration of Wolverine’s 35th anniversary,…
The summer officially kicks off this Friday with the first official blockbuster film of the season – X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And, as we both have nothing but love for Wolvie, what better way to prepare for the film’s release…
Title: The Trouble With Demons Author: Lisa Shearin Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Books Publication Date: April 2009 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 3 in the ongoing Raine Benares series. Why did I…
Another Laker victory, another Sunday, another stash… (And yay for the Bulls victory! You know how I feel about Boston.) Around the Blogosphere: There’s been an interesting discussion floating around Book Review Land over the past week, concerning authors…
“Humans…the other white meat. Unless you’re black, then it’s dark meat. Or if you’re Asian, then it’s yellow meat. Or if you’re Native American, it’s red meat. (Well…you get the idea.)” ~ Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead What…
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Title: Magic Strikes Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: April 2009 Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 of the Kate Daniels series. Why did I read this book: I liked…
Title: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent Author: Galen Beckett Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Regency & Gothic Romance (yes, it is ALL of these things at once) Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication Date: July 2008 Hardcover: 512 Pages Stand alone or…
The weekend is over, alas! But we have another shiny new stash for you to chase away the impending Monday blues… Oooh, Pretty! The new cover to The Dead-Tossed Waves (out next year), Carrie Ryan’s companion book to her…
Title: Secret Society Girl Author: Diana Peterfreund Genre: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary Publisher: Bantam Dell Publication Date: May 2007 Paperback: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the Ivy League Novel series. Why did I read this book:…
Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Hartcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: October 2008 Hardcover: 480 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel, but has a forthcoming prequel-ish companion book,…
Angry Robot is the new UK-based imprint of HarperCollins, devoted to SF, F, and WTF?! Publishing worldwide, as books, eBooks and downloadable audio, its mission is to bring a contemporary edge to traditional genre fiction. Angry Robot launches in…
Title: Blue Diablo Author: Ann Aguirre Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc Books Publication Date: April 2009 Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the Corine Solomon series. Why did we read this book: We…
Title: Feast of Souls Author: C.S. Friedman Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: DAW Books Publication Date: January 2007 Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages Stand alone or series:Book one in the Magister Trilogy. Why did I read this book: I…
A couple of days ago we came across an intriguing question posed online — “What’s your Scott and Jean?” As part of a Mega-Blog Crossover Event, the crew over at Alert Nerd posed the above question to Geeks around…