Title: The Rithmatist Written by Brandon Sanderson; Illustrated by Ben McSweeny Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master…
Today we are thrilled to host Brandon Sanderson for an interview about his latest novel, The Rithmatist. Brandon is an established author of adult-aimed fantasy, among his works the awesome Mistborn series, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive series, and, of…
Good morning, all! Ana here writing from Brazil just before I have to leave to go back to the UK leaving my heart back here in the hands of a tiny creature named Lara (my niece/goddaughter). In times like…
Hello everyone, and Happy Saturday! Today we are delighted to be a part of the official international blog tour for Rick Yancey’s blockbuster alien invasion sensation, The 5th Wave. Thea reviewed the book and absolutely loved it (one of…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal, the third book in her Glamourist History series. These Regency-era fantasy novels keep getting better with each installment – Thea…
Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Over the course of three weeks, we’re doing something a little different to celebrate the release of hybrid fictional biography/codex of the strange book, The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Zenn Scarlett Author: Christian Schoon Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication Date: May 2013 Paperback: 304 Pages When you’re studying to be exoveterinarian specializing in exotic, alien life forms, school… is a different kind of…
Today, we’re very happy to have Christian Schoon over today for an interview! Christian’s novel, Zenn Scarlett, is a science fiction tale about an aspiring exo-veterinarian (that is, a vet that specializes in often large and dangerous alien animal…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Hello everyone! Ana is off to Brazil for a week to be with her sister, mom, and new niece – which means I. HAVE. THE. POWER. Ahem. I promise not to abuse it…too much. Let’s get down to business,…
“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…
Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Over the next three weeks, we’re doing something a little different to celebrate the release of hybrid fictional biography/codex of the strange book, The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B.…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing UF novel London Falling by Paul Cornell… …which was kind of awesome and a lot of fun. Go HERE to read why.…
Title: Bitter Greens Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Farytale retelling Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 491 pages An utterly captivating reinvention of the Rapunzel fairytale weaved together with the scandalous life of one of…
Old School Wednesdays Old School Wednesdays is a weekly 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…
Title: Unraveling Author: Elizabeth Norris Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (US) / HarperCollins Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2012 (US) / June 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 445 Pages Sixteen-year-old Janelle Tenner is…
Today we are thrilled to be a part of the Unbreakable blog tour! The second book in the Young Adult Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction Unraveling series by Elizabeth Norris, Unbreakable continues Janelle and Ben’s story – after they’ve stopped their…
It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Wait, what? No seriously! We’re over at Kirkus. Today, following Thea’s slightly disappointing experience with Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon, she’s over at Kirkus with… …a list of 10 books that…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Strangelets Author: Michelle Gagnon Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages 17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old…