I finished reading The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps and on both cheeks I bore a delta of rinsed skin. Title: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps Author: Kai Ashante Wilson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor.com Publication Date: September 1 2015 Paperback:…
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Book Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
At the end of the day, Zeroes was an ok read – with really great, fun parts but underwhelming on the whole. Given the premise and the authors involved, I am afraid I was expecting a lot more. Title:…
Today, courtesy of the publisher, we are hosting an awesome giveaway for Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Blades, sequel to the excellent City of Stairs. ABOUT THE BOOK A new novel from Robert Jackson Bennett, set in the same…
Prunella Gentleman is my patronus and Zen Cho a new favourite author. Title: Sorcerer to the Crown Author: Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace / Macmillan Publication Date: September 2015 Paperback: 416 pages In this sparkling debut, magic and…
Today, we are happy to be hosting an excerpt of Angela Slatter’s upcoming Tor.com novella Of Sorrow and Such. Mistress Gideon is a witch. The locals of Edda’s Meadow, if they suspect it of her, say nary a word—Gideon…
In which Fran Wilde talks about her debut novel, Updraft and her literary influences… “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this…
In which Rebecca Hahn talks about writing The Shadow Behind the Stars. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we…
SFF in Conversation: Culture, history and novels – A conversation between Aliette de Bodard, Zen Cho, Kate Elliott, Cindy Pon, and Tade Thompson
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…
I don’t know that I ever read anything quite like A History of Glitter and Blood, a novel so edgy and dramatic and dark and uneasy and different and so, so weird, it almost exists on a realm of…
In which Frances Hardinge talks The Lie Tree, one of Ana’s favourite books of 2015. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…