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The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as to put it in another galaxy altogether. This year, we [...]
Title: Blood Red Road
Author: Moira Young
Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (Simon & Schuster)
Publication Date: June 2011
Hardcover: 459 pages
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker [...]
Today we are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the release of The Trap, book 2 in Michael Grant’s middle grade series The Magnificent Twelve! In order to celebrate the release, we have a guest post from Xiao (a character in The Trap), two mini-reviews, and a chance to win the [...]
Author: Libba Bray
Genre: Satire, Humor, Adventure/Survival, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: May 2011
Hardcover: 400 Pages
The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate [...]
Author: Howard Andrew Jones
Genre: Fantasy, Historical
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: February 2011
Hardcover: 320 Pages
Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel (but could be part of a series?)
The glittering tradition of [...]
Author: Patricia C. Wrede
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Western(ish?)
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: April 2009
Hardcover: 320 Pages
Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This means he’s supposed to possess amazing talent — and [...]
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: March 2011
Hardcover: 304 pages
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel
It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as [...]
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Steampunk
Publisher: Eos
Publication Date: November 2005
Hardcover: 369 Pages
Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Matt Cruse trilogy
Former cabin boy Matt Cruse, now a student at the prestigious Airship Academy, is first to identify the Hyperion, [...]
Title: Agatha H and the Airship City
Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio
Genre: Gaslamp/Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Publication Date: January 2011
Ebook: 264 Pages
Adventure! Romance! Mad Science!
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. It has been eighteen years [...]
To date, Ana has been the one with a monopoly on these “I Love This Series” posts – but finally it is my turn! *insert evil cackle*
Today, I’d like to tell you a bit about a series called the “Sisters of the Sword” by Maya Snow. The series currently comprises three titles: Sisters of [...]
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