Title: Go, Mutants! Author: Larry Doyle Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 368 Pages The author of I Love You, Beth Cooper returns with an ingenious contemporary satire set in an…
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BEA Appreciation Week – Book Review: The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Title: The Enemy Author: Charlie Higson Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Hyperion (US) / Puffin (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / September 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone…
5 Rated Books BEA Appreciation Week Book Reviews
BEA Appreciation Week – Book Review: Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto by Eric Luper
Title: Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto Author: Eric Luper Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher Balzer + Bray Publication Date: June 8, 2010 Hardcover: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Seth Baumgartner just had the worst day of his life.…
8 Rated Books BEA Appreciation Week Book Reviews
BEA Appreciation Week – Book Review: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
Title: Sapphique Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Dystopia,Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: December 2010 (US) / September 2008 (UK) Hardcover: 450 Pages (US) Finn has escaped from the terrible living Prison of…
Howdy folks, and welcome to another edition of the Smugglers’ Stash. First, a few announcements… Giveaway Winners: We have a few winners to announce! The winner of The Iron King by Julie Kagawa is… Jacqueline C. (Comment #30) The…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Cover Matters is a new monthly feature in which we examine the medium that is first contact between a reader and a book: the cover. This feature will dedicate more separate space to a topic that has always intrigued,…
Cover Matters is a new monthly feature in which we examine the medium that is first contact between a reader and a book: the cover. This feature will dedicate more separate space to a topic that has always intrigued,…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
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Steampunk Week – Guest Author and Giveaway: Meljean Brook talks Steampunk Romance
Our last day of our Steampunk Appreciation Weeks is dedicated to Steampunk Romance. Earlier today we posted an article by Heather Massey, from The Galaxy Express. Now we open the floor to Meljean Brook, romance writer extraordinaire, whose Guardian…
Our last day of our Steampunk Appreciation Weeks is dedicated to Steampunk Romance. First up is an article by Heather Massey, the force behind The Galaxy Express, a dedicated niche blog for all things Science Fiction Romance; her blog…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
Title: The Alchemy of Stone Author: Ekaterina Sedia Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Publisher: Prime Books Publication Date: August 2008 Paperback: 301 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Novella Review: Here There Be Monsters by Meljean Brook
Title: Here There be Monsters (in the Burning Up anthology ) Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Romance/ Steampunk Publisher: Berkley Publication date: August 2010 Paperback: about 120 pages Stand alone or series: First entry in the author’s upcoming Steampunk Romance…
Title: Anti-Ice Author: Stephen Baxter Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Eos Publication Date: September 1994 Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel A new element has been found by millionaire industrialist Josiah Traveller – a mysterious…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Title: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Comics, Steampunk, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Studio Foglio Publication Date: November 2006 (omnibus edition) Softcover: 312 pages Stand alone or series: Collects volumes 1-3 of…
During our last Steampunk Week, in our primer we boiled down our own essential Steampunk Reading List, limited to prose books only. But this time around, we’ve got our own recommendations for everything else – comics, movies, and games.…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Steampunk by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer
Title:Steampunk Author: edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer with contributions by Michael Chabon / Neal Stephenson / James P. Blaylock / Joe R. Lansdale / Mary Gentle / Ted Chiang / Michael Moorcock / Jay Lake / Molly Brown…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Title: The Affinity Bridge Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Tor Publication Date: July 2009 Hardcover: 334 pages Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Title: The Anubis Gates Author: Tim Powers Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US)/ Gollancz (UK) Publication date: January 1997/September 2005 (first edition 1983) Paperback: 400 pages/464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Heart of Veridon by Tim Akers
Title: Heart of Veridon Author: Tim Akers Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Solaris Publication Date: August 2009 Paperback: 480 pages Jacob Burn: pilot, criminal and disgraced son of one of the founding families of the ancient city of Veridon.…
It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! That’s right, gentle readers, it’s time for the second part of our Steampunk Appreciation Week spectacular! We had so much fun the first time around that we knew we had to have another week for more Steampunkish…