Title: Doomsday Book Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication date: 1992 (1st edition) Paperback: 592 pages For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as…
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Title: Black Hole Sun Author: David Macinnis Gill Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages Durango is playing the cards he was dealt. And it’s not a good hand. He’s lost his…
Title: Cosmic Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Genre: Contemporary (with a bit of Sci Fi since it’s sort of set in SPACE) / Children’s Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: July 2008 (First edition) Paperback: 256 pages Liam has always felt a…
Title: To Say Nothing of the Dog Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction (and Comedy; and Historical fiction; and Mystery; and Romance) Publisher: Bantam Publication date: 1997 (First Edition) Hardcover: 493 pages From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo…
Smugglivus 2010 Guest Blogger: Heather Massey of The Galaxy Express
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 26 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…
Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences by Brian Yanskey
Title: Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences Author: Brian Yanskey Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 240 Pages A polite race of telepathic killer aliens, a ten-second world conquest, and one teenage…
Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Title: When You Reach Me Author: Rebecca Stead Genre: Scifi/Mystery/YA Publisher: Wendy Lamb Press (US) /Andersen(UK) Publication Date: July 2009(US) / January 2011(UK) Paperback: 208 pages Miranda’s life is starting to unravel. Her best friend, Sal, gets punched by…
Title: Living Hell Author: Catherine Jinks Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 272 Pages What happens when a single moment changes everything? For seventeen-year-old Cheney, life on earth exists only…
Title: The Shadow Speaker Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Post-Apocalypse Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Publication Date: March 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but with room for more. When 15-year-old Ejii witnesses…
Title: The Tomorrow Code Author: Brian Faulkner Genre: Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Random House for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 368 Pages “The end of the world started quietly enough for Tane Williams and Rebecca…