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Book Review: The Twelve by Justin Cronin

Title: The Twelve Author: Justin Cronin Genre: Horror, (Post-)Apocalypse, Dystopia Publisher: Random House (US) / Orion (UK) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 568 Pages THE EPIC STORY OF THE PASSAGE CONTINUES At the end of The Passage, the great…

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Book Review: Rebel Heart by Moira Young

Title: Rebel Heart Author: Moira Young Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Western, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 432 Pages Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in…

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Book Review: Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch

Title: Magisterium Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 310 Pages On one side of the Rift is a technological paradise without famine or want. On the other side…

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Book Review: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

Title: Monument 14 Author: Emmy Laybourne Genre: Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication Date: June 2012 Paperback: 294 Pages Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down…

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Book Review: Blackout by Mira Grant

Title: Blackout Author: Mira Grant Genre: Horror, Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: May 2012 Paperback: 560 pages Rise up while you can. -Georgia Mason The year was 2014. The year we cured cancer. The year we…

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Book Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

Title: The Hunt Author: Andrew Fukuda Genre: Dystopia, Horror, Post-Apocalypse, Young Adult, Vampires Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 293 Pages (US) Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to…

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Book Review: The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson

Title: The Chaos Author: Nalo Hopinkson Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: April 17th 2012 Hardcover: 256 pages Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s…

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Book Review: White Horse by Alex Adams

Title: White Horse Author: Alex Adams Genre: Horror, Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Publication Date: April 17, 2012 Hardcover: 292 Pages Thirty-year-old Zoe leads an ordinary life until the end of the world arrives. She is cleaning…

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Book Review: Earthseed by Pamela Sargent

Title: Earthseed Author: Pamela Sargent Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen (originally published by Harper & Row) Publication Date: March 2012 (originally published 1983) Paperback: 288 pages The classic YA science fiction adventure by Nebula and…

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Book Review: Partials by Dan Wells

Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 472 pages Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has…

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Book Review: Pure by Julianna Baggott

Title: Pure Author: Julianna Baggott Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 448 pages We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . . Pressia barely remembers the Detonations…

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Did Not Finish: Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

Title: Dearly, Departed Author: Lia Habel Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, Alternate-Victorian, Speculative Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Zombies (THIS, this genre description! THIS is a large reason why the book was DNF’d) Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: October 2011 Paperback:…

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Book Review: Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts

Title: Dark Inside Author: Jeyn Roberts Genre: Speculative Fiction, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s (US) / Macmillan Children’s (UK) Publication Date: November 2011 (US) / September 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 336 pages Since mankind began, civilizations have…

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