Hello all! Today we bring you another author spotlight on The Book Smugglers, with the debut urban fantasy novelist Sonya Bateman! Sonya is the author of Master of None – a book about a singularly unlucky thief, a Djinn,…
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Title: Master of None Author: Sonya Bateman Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Pocket (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: March 2010 Paperback: ONE UNLUCKY THIEF. ONE UNLIKELY GENIE. ONE VERY ODD COUPLE. Gavyn Donatti is the worldβs unluckiest thief. Just ask…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
On April 20th, Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Airhead novels by Meg Cabot, hits stores. Here’s the skinny: High fashion with a touch of sci-fi. In Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling and acclaimed Airhead novels…








