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…
Old School Wednesdays: The White Mountains by John Christopher
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: Caszandra (Touchstone Trilogy Book 3) Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 232 Pages Cassandra Devlin doesn’t know what she’s for. But she knows she’s running out of time.…
Hello everyone, and Happy Super Bowl Sunday (to those in the United States)! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: Looks like we were remiss last week and didn’t announce some winners! The winner of a copy…
It’s Friday which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today, Thea tackles disaster science fiction thriller The Martian by Andy Weir… And she LOVED it. The Martian has just the right amount of humor, combined with a strong dose of…
Title: Enders Author: Lissa Price Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2014 Hardcover: 288 Pages With the Prime Destinations body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out…
It’s that time of year again – awards season! While the Hugo Awards aren’t without their (significant) issues, we’re still happy and proud to be able to nominate and vote for the biggest SFF annual fan awards. The Hugo…
Title: The Girl with All the Gifts Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Horror, Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 2014 (UK) / March 2014 (US) Paperback: 416 Pages Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell…
Today, we are delighted to bring you an interview with M.R. Carey, the author of the recently published apocalyptic speculative fiction novel The Girl with All the Gifts. (Thea loved it.) Please give a warm welcome to M.R. Carey,…