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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers Stash & News

Happy Sunday, all! Hope you’ve had a great weekend, etc, etc, etc. Now, down to business… Giveaway Winners: First up, is our giveaway of Meljean Brook’s latest Guardians novel, Demon Forged. The lucky winner is: BREE! Also, the winner…

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10 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Ark by Stephen Baxter

Title: Ark Author: Stephen Baxter Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalypse Publisher: Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: August 2009 Trade Paperback: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in a duology, following Flood. Why did I read this book: Despite a…

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9 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore

Title: Fire Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: October 2009 (US) / September 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 480 pages Stand alone or series: Fire is the prequel/companion novel to Graceling, but…

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Miscellaneous

Banned Books Week 2009

September 26 – October 3 marks Banned Books Week 2009. It’s a week during which we celebrate our rights of intellectual freedom – our freedom to read, express, and explore ideas, even if such ideas are “unorthodox or unpopular.”…

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On the Boob Tube Popgeekery

On the Boob Tube

You may have noticed by now how much we love books and reading. What you probably don’t know is that we love TV shows about just as much. We are both huge couch potatoes and each of us follow…

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Giveaways

Giveaway: Ariel by Steven R. Boyett

In anticipation for the release of the long awaited Elegy Beach, Steven Boyett’s much loved fantasy-post-apocalyptic tale Ariel has been re-released. And, after reading and enjoying Ariel, we’ve decided to hold a giveaway! More About the Book: At four-thirty…

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7 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Ariel by Steven R. Boyett

Title: Ariel Author: Steven R. Boyett Genre: Speculative Fiction (Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Post-Apocalyptic Publisher: Ace Publication Date: January 1983 (original) / August 2009 (re-release) Paperback: 448 pages Stand alone or series: When Ariel was first published in 1983, it was intended…

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