Title: Dark Mirror Author: M.J. Putney Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: March 2011 Paperback: 306 Pages Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the earl and countess of Fairmount, is destined for a…
Title: Steel 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…
Title: Champion of the Rose Author: Andrea K Host Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Self-published with Smashwords Publication date: November 2010 Paperback: 304 pages also available DRM free with Smashwords. Soren Armitage is an anachronism. Proclaimed Rathen Champion by the Rathen…
Title: The Vespertine Author: Saundra Mitchell Genre: Paranormal Romance / Gothic / YA Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication date: March 7, 2011 Hardcover: 293 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but with a companion novel to be published…
Title: The Latte Rebellion Author: Sarah Jamila Stevenson Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Flux Publication date: January 2011 Paperback: 336 pages Our philosophy is simple: Promote a latte-colored world! —from the Latte Rebellion Manifesto When high school senior Asha Jamison…
Title: Cryer’s Cross Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Horror/ YA Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: February 8, 2011 Paperback: 240 pages The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace.…
Title: First Truth Author: Dawn Cook Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: May 2002 Paperback: 352 Pages Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic…
Title: Shades of Milk and Honey Author: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Fantasy, Historical (Regency), Romance Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 304 Pages The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written Shades of Milk and Honey…
I had a few days off between Christmas and New Year and I did what I usually do when I have some time off: I read. A lot. Although I did not finish all the books I tried to…
Title: The Replacement Author: Brenna Yovanoff Genre: Young Adult, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Razorbill (US) / Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / January 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 352 Pages Mackie Doyle is a…
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength, we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as…
Title: A Matter of Magic (comprising previously published novels Mairelon the Magician and The Magician’s Ward) Author: Patricia C. Wrede Genre: Fantasy When a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magician’s wagon, Kim doesn’t…
Hey, it’s a Smugglivus MIRACLE! Umm…ok, not really. But it IS a fun double feature. Today we bring you a double shot of one of the finest Vampire Boarding School Series’ on the market (and there are, surprisingly, quite…
Title: The Spirit Thief Author: Rachel Aaron Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Paperback: 336 Eli Monpress is talented. He’s charming. And he’s a thief. But not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age…
Title: Troubled Waters Author: Sharon Shinn Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 400 Pages The author of the Twelve Hours series welcomes readers to a new fantasy world, where the elements rule. Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing…
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: White crow Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Horror Publisher: Orion Children’s Publication date: July 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone It’s summer. Rebecca is an unwilling visitor to Winterfold – taken from the buzz of…
Title: Monsters Directed and Written by Gareth Edwards; Starring Whitey Able and Scoot McNairy Release Date: October 29, 2010 (US) Official Website: www.monstersthemovie.com Available for Rental on iTunes USA Synopsis: Alien life forms have spread throughout Central America leading…
Title: The Scorch Trials Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 384 pages The Maze was only the beginning… Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No…
Title: StarCrossed Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Digger thrives as a spy and sneak-thief among the feuding religious factions of Gerse, dodging the Greenmen who…
Title: Erekos Author: A.M. Tuomala Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication Date: September 2010 Ebook: 250 Pages For three hundred years, Erekos and Weigenland have fought to hold the borderland between the two nations. As the first storms…
Title: The Sevenfold Spell Author: Tia Nevitt Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Novella Publisher: Carina Press Publication Date: September 2010 Have you ever wondered what happens to the other people in the fairy tale? Things look grim for Talia and her…
Title: Ascendant Author: Diana Peterfreund Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy (Urban/Contemporary), Unicorns Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Now a fully trained unicorn hunter, Astrid Llewelyn is learning that she can’t solve all her problems with…
Title: The Osiris Ritual Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Steampunk, Victorian, Mystery Publisher: Snowbooks (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: June 2009 (UK) / August 2010 (US) Hardcover: 336 Pages A steampunk mystery adventure featuring immortality, artifacts,…
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…