Veronica Roth is back with an adult(ish) SFF offering, taking the Chosen One trope to the next level. Title: Chosen Ones Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Speculative Fiction/Science Fiction Publisher: John Joseph Adams / Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublication Date: April 2020Hardcover: 432…
Title: Leia: Princess of Alderaan Author: Claudia Gray Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 409 Pages Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa faces the most challenging task of her life so far:…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea tackles Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse: The debut novel form Peevyhouse, Where Futures End is a collection of five inextricably linked novellas…
As we continue down the road to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we read a brand new Princess Leia adventure–and we LOVE it, precious. Title: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Journey to STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS) By:…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nearly here and Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm have put together a publishing schedule of tie-in stories in the lead up to its release – The Book Smugglers will been reading all of…
This Thanksgiving weekend, we gear up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens–Thea starts off her long weekend with a review of this fun trade that starts just after the events of The Return of the Jedi… Title: STAR WARS…
Joel Ross makes a triumphant middle grade debut with The Fog Diver – a swashbuckling, science fiction-fantasy that conjures comparisons to Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn and Jenn Reese’s Above World. In other words: READ THIS BOOK NOW. Title: The Fog…
Title: A New Dawn Author: John Jackson Miller Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 367 Pages A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . . “The…
Title: Razor’s Edge Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: LucasBooks Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 251 Pages Times are desperate for the Rebel Alliance. Harassment by the Empire and a shortage of vital supplies…
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Red Rising Author: Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Dystopia Publisher: Del Rey (US) / Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Publication Date: January 2014 Hardcover: 382 Pages The war begins… Darrow is a Helldiver, one of a thousand…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is list-making, pairing blockbuster movies of the summer with bookish counterparts. Go HERE to get the full post!…
Title: Zenn Scarlett Author: Christian Schoon Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication Date: May 2013 Paperback: 304 Pages When you’re studying to be exoveterinarian specializing in exotic, alien life forms, school… is a different kind of…
Title: The Obsidian Mirror Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2013 (US) / October 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 384 Pages The obsidian mirror. Its…
Title: The Dark City Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Science Fiction-Fantasy Publisher: Red Fox (original) / Dial (reprint) Publication Date: August 1998 / May 2011 Hardcover: 384 Pages Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation,…
Title: Outside In Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: Science Fiction(Fantasy), Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: February 2011 Paperback: 336 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Inside Out series Me? A leader? Okay, I…
Title: Across the Universe Author: Beth Revis Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult, Dystopian Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Publication Date: January 2011 Hardcover: 416 pages A Story of Love, Murder, and Madness Aboard an Enormous Spaceship Bound for the Future Amy…