It’s Friday which means that we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the second novel in Marie Brennan’s fictional Victorian-ish memoir series, The Tropic of Serpents: A Memoir of Lady Trent. Thea enjoyed the first book, although it…
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Old School Wednesdays Round-up: Diana Wynne Jones’ The Homeward Bounders and Black Maria
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 (and often over-hyped)…
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…
We’re reviewing a double-dose of Kate Milford’s Aracana Project – two novellas set in the same world as her awesome full-length novels The Boneshaker and The Broken Lands. Yesterday (Part I) we reviewed The Kairos Mechanism; today we review…
We’re reviewing a double-dose of Kate Milford’s Aracana Project – two novellas set in the same world as her awesome full-length novels The Boneshaker and The Broken Lands. Today’s review (Part I) is for The Kairos Mechanism; tomorrow we…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Thea is list-making once again, and talking about the titles she’s most excited for this spring and summer – in the fantasy and in the science fiction camps. With some…
Title: Deep Down Author: Deborah Coates Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 304 Pages Death stalks the haunted, windswept prairie in this chilling sequel to Wide Open Now that she’s solved her sister’s murder,…
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Joint Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Title: The Goblin Emperor Author: Katherine Addison Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: April 1 2014 Hardcover: 448 Pages The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
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 (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Winner’s Curse Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Publication Date: March 2014 Hardcover: 355 Pages Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in…
Today we are thrilled to unveil the gorgeous cover for upcoming middle grade fantasy novel The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill. The book has recently been selected as a BEA Middle Grade Editors’ Buzz pick AND features cover art…
It’s Friday! Which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Gold & Glass and Silver & Steam by E Catherine Tobler, a fab Romance/Adventure/Fantasy romp. Is there a thing such as “literary blue balls”? If yes, Ana…
Title: Half Bad Author: Sally Green Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin / Viking Juvenile Publication Date: March 4 2014 Hardcover: 400 Pages In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are…
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Joint Review: Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin
Title: Nightingale’s Nest Author: Nikki Loftin Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: February 20 2014 Hardcover: 256 Pages Twelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little John” as he’s always been known, is spending his summer helping his father…
This review is brought to you in conjunction with Hodderscape and the Hodderscape Review Project: Twenty hand-picked reviewers. Twelve carefully-selected books. One year. Here’s how it works: On the first of every month (or the Friday before, if it…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reads two short stories in preparation for Hugo Awards nominations “Selkie Stories Are for Losers” by Sofia Samatar and “Of Alternate Adventures and Memory” by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz are both…
Title: The Glass Casket Author: McCormick Templeman Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: February 2014 Hardcover: 352 Pages Death hasn’t visited Rowan Rose since it took her mother when Rowan was only a little girl.…
Title: The Twistrose Key Written by Tone Almhjell, Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Little, Brown UK Publication Date: October 2013 (US) / January 2013 (UK) Hardcover: 336 Pages A striking middle-grade debut…
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Old School Wednesdays: Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken
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 (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Hollow City Author: Ransom Riggs Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Quirk Publishing Publication Date: January 2014 Hardcover: 399 Pages Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011—an unprecedented mix…
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Short Story Roundup: The Too-Clever Fox and The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere
It’s SFF awards season! The Hugos and the Nebulas are now open for nominations, and after running through our longlists earlier this week, I found myself appalled at the lack of short stories, novelettes, and novellas I had read…
Title: Mistwalker Author: Saundra Mitchell Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQIA Publisher: Harcourt Publication Date: February 4 2014 Hardcover: 322 Pages When Willa Dixon’s brother dies on the family lobster boat, her father forbids Willa from stepping foot on the…
Title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 28 2014 Hardcover: 240 Pages A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Reflections by Roz Kaveney Go HERE to read her thoughts.…
Title: Golden Girl Author: Sarah Zettel Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Diversity, POC Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Callie LeRoux has put her grimy, harrowing trip from the depths of the Dust…