SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Browsing Tag
Dystopia
Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today, we’re pleased to do something a little bit different on the blog. We are presenting you with a joint review, but it’s not a joint review between Ana and Thea – this time,…
Title: Viral Nation Author: Shaunta Grimes Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication Date: July 2013 Paperback: 320 Pages After a virus claimed nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States…
Blog Tour Inspirations and Influences
Half Lives Blog Tour: Sara Grant on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Proxy Author: Alex London Genre: Dystopia, Science Ficiton, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy…
Hello everyone! Today we are happy to be a part of the blog tour for Proxy by Alex London. Here to talk about the characters and relationships in this book, particularly the relationship between main characters Knox and Syd,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews debut YA scifi/dystopian novel Reboot by Amy Tintera… …and she enjoyed it! Reboot is basically the literary equivalent of a summer blockbuster – in a good way.…
Title: The Testing Author: Joelle Charbonneau Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But…
Title: Mirage Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages A thrilling sequel from an exciting new voice in middle-grade sci-fi tracks two ocean-born children braving the dangers of…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: The Guardian of Isis by Monica Hughes
Old School Wednesdays 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…
