Howdy folks, and Happy Friday! Today we bring you a very special author spotlight on The Book Smugglers β none other than the lovely and incredibly talented Seanan McGuire! Seanan is the author of the awesome October Daye series…
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Title: The Osiris Ritual Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Steampunk, Victorian, Mystery Publisher: Snowbooks (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: June 2009 (UK) / August 2010 (US) Hardcover: 336 Pages A steampunk mystery adventure featuring immortality, artifacts,…
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 390 Pages Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that sheβs made it out of…
Welcome to our newest feature on The Book Smugglers: SMUGGLED! For this new feature, we briefly video interview authors. Today’s guest is Kelly Creagh, YA paranormal fantasy/horror author of Nevermore (which Thea read and loved). Please give a warm…
Title: Nevermore Author: Kelly Creagh Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Books (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 528 pages Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English…
A Dude Reads PNR: The Bloodgate Guardian by Joely Sue Burkhart
Welcome to another segment in our “A Dude Reads PNR” series, in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews joins us once a month to review paranormal romance from a dude’s perspective. Please give a warm welcome…
Happy Sunday to all and to all a good night! Wait. I think I’m getting my greetings mixed up. Oops. Covers, Covers, Covers: Quite a lot has been going on in the world of speculative fiction-fantasy cover-land. Orbit has…
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the penultimate stop on the Official Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour: District 12 Despite this coal mining district’s status as one of the poorest in all of Panem, District 12 has no shortage of…
Joint Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Title: The Way of Kings Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 1008 Pages Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently…
Title: WE Author: John Dickinson Genre: Science Fiction, “Young Adult” Publisher: David Fickling Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback: 288 pages Paul Munro must leave Earth. He is sent to a station at the edge of the solar…


















