Title: Rivers of London (UK)/ Midnight Riot (US) Author: Ben Aaronovitch Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Gollancz (UK) / Del Rey (US) Publication date: Jan 10 2011 / Feb 1 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages My name is Peter Grant and…
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Title: Cold Magic Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: September 2010 Paperback: 544 pages From one of the genre’s finest writers comes a bold new epic fantasy in which science and magic are locked in a…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip
Title: The Bards of Bone Plain Author: Patricia McKillip Genre: Fantasy The newest novel from the World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Bell at Sealey Head. With “her exquisite grasp of the fantasist’s craft”* (Publishers Weekly) Patricia A. McKillip…
Title: Mr. Monster Author: Dan Wells Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Crime, Thriller Publisher: Headline (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: March 2010 (UK) / September 2010 (US) Hardcover: 288 pages (US) I killed a demon. I don’t know if…
Title: The Native Star Author: M.K. Hobson Genre: Fantasy, Western, Alternate History, (Old) Weird Publisher: Spectra Publication Date: August 2010 Paperback: 400 pages In the tradition of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, this brilliant first novel fuses history, fantasy,…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
Title: Five Flavors of Dumb Author: Antony John Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Dial Publication date: November 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig. The Deal: If she…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
Title: The Half-Made World Author: Felix Gilman Genre: Fantasy (I ain’t calling it Steampunk, SORRY). Publisher: Tor Publication Date: October 12, 2010 Hardcover: 480 pages The world is only half made. What exists has been carved out amidst a…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Title: When You Reach Me Author: Rebecca Stead Genre: Scifi/Mystery/YA Publisher: Wendy Lamb Press (US) /Andersen(UK) Publication Date: July 2009(US) / January 2011(UK) Paperback: 208 pages Miranda’s life is starting to unravel. Her best friend, Sal, gets punched by…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
Title: The Habitation of the Blessed Author: Catherynne M. Valente Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: November 2010 Paperback: 352 Pages This is the story of a place that never was: the kingdom of Prester John, the…
Title: Whistling in the Dark. Author: Tamara Allen Genre: LGBT/Historical fiction/ Romance Publisher: Lethe Press Publication date: Jan 2009 Paperback: 340 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone New York City, 1919. His career as a concert pianist ended…
