As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny…
Fantasy
Joint Review: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The hype is strong with this one. At one point, An Ember in the Ashes was everywhere we looked. From newsletters from big websites and emails from the publisher to (positive) reviews everywhere including on big media places like…
Reading Comics: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Ana’s adventures in Reading Comics continue with Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Title: Nimona Author: Noelle Stevenson Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comics Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: May 2015 Hardcover: 275 pages The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle…
Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. THIS MONTH ON THE DARK TOWER: The Waste Lands has long been Thea’s favorite book in the Dark…
Will Frances Hardinge ever write a book I won’t like? Title: The Lie Tree Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Historical Murder Mystery Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Publication Date: May 7 2015 Paperback: 400 pages The leaves were cold and…
It’s Friday! Which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana takes a look at a new YA novel, Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley It’s a good, if uneven, novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Go HERE for more.…
Seraphina is back in this entertaining and highly anticipated sequel. While it’s still a solid fantasy novel, Shadow Scale never quite manages to hit the high, sweet notes that made me fall in love with Seraphina. Title: Shadow Scale…
In which Lucy Hounsom talks about the inspirations behind the new Fantasy novel Starborn โInspirations and Influencesโ is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this…
Old School Wednesdays: Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising Sequence #5) by Susan Cooper
Ana has been reading The Dark Is Rising Sequence for the past few months. Today, she takes on the final book in the series, Silver on the Tree. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came…
Itโs Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea reviews the third book in the ongoing historical fantasy series the Memoirs of Lady Trent: Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan. This…