It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
Title: Emilie and the Hollow World Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: April 2 2013 Paperback: 287 pages While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans…
Title: The Difference Between You and Me Author: Madeleine George Genre: Contemporary YA, LGQBT, Politics Publisher: Viking Children’s Publication date: March 2012 Hardcover: 261 pages Jesse cuts her own hair with a Swiss Army knife. She wears big green…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: Quicksilver Author: R.J. Anderson Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Back in her hometown, Tori Beaugrand had everything a teenaged girl could want—popularity, money, beauty. But she…
Novella Review: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” & “The Eye With Which The Universe Beholds Itself” by Ian Sales
Title: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” (Apollo Quartet #1) / “The Eye With Which The Universe Beholds Itself” (Apollo Quartet #2) Author: Ian Sales Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Self-published via Whippleshield Books Publication Date: April 2012 / January…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Ana kicks off the week with a double review of science fiction novellas Adrift on a Sea of…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing the SciFi novella “On a Red Station, Drifting” by Aliette de Bodard, recently nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Go HERE to see what…
Today, we are delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Jo Walton’s Among Others, winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel and of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel and now out in…


















