Title: Passing Strange Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Horror, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Disney/Hyperion (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 (US & UK) Hardcover: 400 pages Karen DeSonne is used to pretending to be something…
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BEA Appreciation Week – Book Review: The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Title: The Enemy Author: Charlie Higson Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Hyperion (US) / Puffin (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / September 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Mira Grant on Inspirations & Influences
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Title: Feed Author: Mira Grant Genre: Horror, Thriller, Zombies Publisher: Orbit (US & UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US) / May 2010 (UK) Paperback: 608 pages EVERYONE HAS SOMEONE ON THE WALL Shaun and Georgia are orphans of the…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
Title: The Affinity Bridge Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Tor Publication Date: July 2009 Hardcover: 334 pages Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its…
The Dead-Tossed Waves Blog Tour: A Chat with Carrie Ryan
Today marks the second stop on the official Blog Tour for author Carrie Ryan’s newest release, The Dead-Tossed Waves – book 2 in her planned trilogy documenting a world ravaged by the zombie apocalypse. You can check out the…
Title: The Dead-Tossed Waves Author: Carrie Ryan Genre: Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 416 Pages Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She’s…
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Title: Boneshaker Author: Cherie Priest Genre: Steampunk/SF/Horror Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Clockwork Century series In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold…
Title: Deadtown Author: Nancy Holzner Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: December 2009 Paperback: 336 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned series How did I get this book: ARC from the publisher Why did…
Smugglivus Day 29 – Guest Blogger: Harry of Temple Library Reviews
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 29! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…