Joint Review & Giveaway: All Men of Genius by Lev A.C. Rosen
Author: Lev A.C. Rosen
Genre: Comedy, Steampunk, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Tor
Publication date: September 2011
Hardcover: 416 pages
Inspired by two of the most beloved works by literary masters, All Men of Genius takes place in an alternate Steampunk Victorian London, where science makes the [...]
Title: The Poisoned House
Author: Michael Ford
Genre: Horror, Historical, Young Adult
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co (US)/Bloomsbury Plc (UK)
Publication date: August 2011/August 2010
Hardcover: 304 pages
Life can be cruel for a servant girl in 1850s London. Fifteen-year-old Abi is a scullery maid [...]
Author: Felix J. Palma
Genre: Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Historical, Victorian
Publisher: Atria (US)/Algaida (Spain)
Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/October 2008 (Spain)
Hardcover: 611 Pages
Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined, The Map of Time boasts a triple-play of intertwined plots in which [...]
Blog Tour & Joint Review: Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey
Title: Haunting Violet
Author: Alyxandra Harvey
Genre: Historical, Mystery, Supernatural, Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens (US & UK)
Publication date: June 2011 (US)/July 4 (UK)
Hardcover: 352 Pages (US)
Violet Willoughby doesn’t believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in [...]
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 and Nebula Awards, comes [...]
Title: The Invisible Order – Book One: Rise of the Darklings
Author: Paul Crilley
Genre: Fantasy / YA (Possibly MG)
Publisher: Egmont USA
Publication Date: September 28 2010
Hardcover: 352 pages
Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Invisible Order series
Emily Snow is twelve years [...]
Book Review: The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
Author: Y.S. Lee
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Victorian
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: August 2010
Hardcover: 352 Pages
Orphan Mary Quinn works for the Agency, a secret spy organization run by and employing entirely woman. Her latest assignment [...]
Notorious Victorians (T2T) Blog Tour: Guest Author Y.S. Lee
Welcome to our fourth guest post of YAAM, the 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we have invited authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they write.
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Title: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium
Author: Robert C. Rodgers, illustrated by Todd Wills
Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult
Publisher: Steam-Powered Press
Publication Date: October 2009
Paperback: 288 pages
In an era of bygone anachronisms and steam-powered ambulatory engines, a sharp-witted [...]
Title: Written On Your Skin
Author: Meredith Duran
Genre: Historical Romance
On the cover: It pains me, it pains me so, that another book that is so beautifully written has to suffer the ignominy of a cover such as this. I am not a fan.
Publisher: Pocket
Publishing Date: July 28, 2009
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