Title: Provenance Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 448 pages Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling…
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We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn again today, taking a look at the latest Star Wars novel: Phasma by Delilah Dawson All Hail Phasma! As far as the Star Wars new canon goes,…
Title: A Skinful of Shadows Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Macmillan / Amulet Publication date: September 2017 / October 2017 Hardcover: 416 pages This is the story of a bear-hearted girl . . . Sometimes, when…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
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: Buried Heart Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: July 25 2017 Ebook: 448 Pages The explosive finale to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott’s captivating, New York Times bestselling young adult series In this…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews a queer YA Fantasy retelling of Snow White. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust is super great, with a couple of “buts”. Go over to…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a look at a recently published science fiction epic in the vein of Arthur C. Clarke and Kim Stanley Robinson: Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter.…
Title: Warcross Author: Marie Lu Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 416 pages For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
Title: The Incredible Crime Author: Lois Austen-Leigh Genre: Crime Publisher: British Library Crime Classics Publication date: This edition: May 2017. Originally published 1931 Hardcover: 288 pages Prince’s College, Cambridge, is a peaceful and scholarly community, enlivened by Prudence Pinsent,…
Title: No Good Deed Author: Kara Connolly Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication date: July 2017 Hardcover: 352 pages Fans of Dorothy Must Die will love this reimagining of the legend of Robin Hood. Girl…
