Title: First Truth Author: Dawn Cook Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: May 2002 Paperback: 352 Pages Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic…
Title: Shades of Milk and Honey Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Fantasy, Historical (Regency), Romance Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 304 Pages The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written Shades of Milk and Honey…
I had a few days off between Christmas and New Year and I did what I usually do when I have some time off: I read. A lot. Although I did not finish all the books I tried to…
Title: The Replacement Author: Brenna Yovanoff Genre: Young Adult, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Razorbill (US) / Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / January 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 352 Pages Mackie Doyle is a…
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength, we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as…
Title: A Matter of Magic (comprising previously published novels Mairelon the Magician and The Magician’s Ward) Author: Patricia C. Wrede Genre: Fantasy When a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magician’s wagon, Kim doesn’t…
Hey, it’s a Smugglivus MIRACLE! Umm…ok, not really. But it IS a fun double feature. Today we bring you a double shot of one of the finest Vampire Boarding School Series’ on the market (and there are, surprisingly, quite…
Title: The Spirit Thief Author: Rachel Aaron Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Paperback: 336 Eli Monpress is talented. He’s charming. And he’s a thief. But not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age…
Title: Troubled Waters Author: Sharon Shinn Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 400 Pages The author of the Twelve Hours series welcomes readers to a new fantasy world, where the elements rule. Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing…
Title: The Shadow Speaker Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Post-Apocalypse Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Publication Date: March 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but with room for more. When 15-year-old Ejii witnesses…
