Title: Boneshaker Author: Cherie Priest Genre: Steampunk/SF/Horror Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Clockwork Century series In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold…
Book Reviews
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium by Robert C. Rodgers
Title: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium Author: Robert C. Rodgers, illustrated by Todd Wills Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Steam-Powered Press Publication Date: October 2009 Paperback: 288 pages In an era of bygone anachronisms and…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Title: The Difference Engine Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling Genre: Science Fiction / Steampunk Publisher: Spectra (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: 1992 / 1996 (First published: 1990) Paperback: 448 pages / 384 pages The computer age has…
Steampunk Week – From the Page to the Screen: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Graphic Novel (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O’Neill (illustrator) . Published in 1999. TV Movie directed by Stephen Norrington; Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend,…
Title: Airborn Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: May 2005 Paperback: 544 pages Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow’s nest, being the ship’s eyes. We were two nights…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Title: The Windup Girl Author: Paolo Bacigalupi Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: September 2009 Hardcover: 300 pages What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The WarLord of the Air by Michael Moorcock
Title: The Warlord of the Air Author: Michael Moorcok Genre: Sci-fi (Proto-Steampunk) Publisher: DAW / Hunt Barnard Printing (UK) Publication Date: 1971 / 1974 Paperback: 156 pages Suppose that a few of our present inventions had been made earlier,…
Howdy! We were supposed to post a review of Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep today but unfortunately, we will be unable to do so because the book has yet to reach me in the UK even though Thea has…
Title: The Sky Is Everywhere Author: Jandy Nelson Genre YA / Contemporary Publisher: Dial Publication Date: March 9 2010 Hardcover: 288 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet…
Title: Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron Author: Jasper Fforde Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia Publisher: Viking (US) / Hodder & Stoughton General (UK) Publication Date: December 2009 (US) / January 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 400 pages (US) Part…
Title: Incarceron Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 / May 2007 Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains…
Title Something About You Author: Julie James Genre: Romance / Contemporary Suspense Publisher: Berkley Publication Date 2 March 2010 MMP 336 Pages Stand alone or series Stand alone novel FATE HAS THROWN TWO SWORN ENEMIES. . . Of all…
Title: NUM8ERS Author: Rachel Ward Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Chicken House/Scholastic (US & UK) Publication Date: January 2009 (UK) / February 2010 (US) Hardcover: 336 pages (US) Ever since she was child, Jem has kept a secret:…
A Dude Reads PNR: Harry Reads The Battle Sylph by L.J. McDonald
This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title In For A Penny Author: Rose Lerner Genre: Romance / Historical Publisher: Leisure Books Publication Date: February 23, 2010 Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone IN FOR A PENNY No more drinking. No…
Title Blood of the Demon Author: Diana Rowland Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: February 23, 2010 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Kara Gillian series. Welcome to the world of…
Joint Review: The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron
Today, we have the proud honor of being the official Book Blog Partner on Harper Teen’s 28 Days of Winter Escapes Tour! First, we give you our joint review of our participating title, The Girl with the Mermaid Hair…
Title: Unknown Author: Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: February 2010 Paperback: 308 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Outcast Season series, a spinoff of Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden books My…
Title: The Mark Author: Jen Nadol Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 240 pages Stand alone or series: Book one in a planned series. Cassandra Renfield has always seen the mark—a glow around…
Title: Except the Queen Author: Jane Yolen & Midori Snyder Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc (Penguin) Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 384 Pages From award winning authors Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder comes a tale of two…
Title: Lex Trent Versus The Gods Author: Alex Bell Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 4 February 2010 Paperback: 352 pages Law student Lex Trent’s world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie…
Title :A Tale of Two Demon Slayers Author: Angie Fox Genre: UF Publisher: Love Spell Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback:: 308 Pages Last month, I was a single preschool teacher whose greatest thrill consisted of color-coding my lesson plans.…
Title: A Dark Matter Author: Peter Straub Genre: Horror, Literary Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 416 Pages The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual…
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Fade & Gone by Lisa McMann
Today, we welcome you to our very own launch party for the third novel in Lisa McMann’s “Wake” trilogy! First, we offer a double feature review of Fade and Gone. Then, we invite YOU dear readers to enter our…
