Title: Heroes at Odds Author: Moira J. Moore Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 352 pages Shield Lee Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish are steadfast in their commitment to protect Westsea no matter what disaster –…
Title: Magic Slays Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication date: May 2011 Paperback: 308 pages Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the…
Title: The Orphan of Awkward Falls Author: Keith Graves Genre: Horror, Comedy, Middle Grade Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: September 28th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she can’t help but snoop around the…
Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Author: Brian Selznick Genre: Historical, 30s, Middle Grade Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: March 1st 2007 Hardcover: 533 pages Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in…
Title: Aliens on Vacation (The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast) Author: Clete Barrett Smith Genre: Science Fiction, Contemporary, Aliens, Middle Grade Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: May 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 272 pages Scrub isn’t happy about leaving Florida and his…
Title: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Author: Jonathan Auxier Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Amulet Books Publication date: August 1st 2011 Hardcover: 381 pages Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old…
Title: Texas Gothic Author: Rosemary Clement-Moore Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy (Rural Fantasy?), Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Children’s Books (US)/Corgi Children’s (UK) Publication date: July 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 416 pages Amy Goodnight’s family is far from normal.…
Title: Eat Slay Love Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Horror, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Orbit Publication date: June 2011 Paperback: 261 pages Sarah and David have survived the zombie apocalypse. They stood side by side and fought the undead,…
Title: Flip This Zombie Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 2011 Paperback: 250 Pages The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than…
Title: Shadows on the Moon Author: Zoë Marriott Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Young Adul Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: July 7th 2011 Paperback: 464 pages “On my fourteenth birthday when the sakura was in full bloom, the men came…
Title: Married With Zombies Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: September 2010 Paperback: 244 Pages A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David.…
Title: Sean Griswold’s Head Author: Lindsey Leavitt Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publication date: March 1st 2011 Hardback: 288 pages According to her guidance counselor, fifteen-year-old Payton Gritas needs a focus object-an item to concentrate her…
Title: Fuzzy Nation Author: John Scalzi Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 304 Pages Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn’t care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp’s headquarters on planet, 178…
Title: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Quirk Books Publication date: June 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious…
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…
Title: Leviathan Wakes Author: James S.A. Corey Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery/Noir, Space Opera Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2011 Hardcover: 592 Pages Humanity has colonized the solar system – Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond – but…
Title: Bumped Author: Megan McCafferty Genre: Dystopian, Satire, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Teen) Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 336 Pages When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay…
Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (Harper Teen) Publication Date: May 2011 Paperback: 487 Pages In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the…
Title: The Lost Heiress (formerly Interrex in the UK & Australia/NZ) Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US)/Red Fox Books (UK) Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/February 1999 (UK) Hardcover: 384 Pages The second installment…
Welcome to BEA Appreciation Week 2011! As is our annual tradition, this week we bring you reviews of some of the titles we have scooped up at BEA, as well as some general news and ponderings concerning the trade…
Title: The Warrior Heir Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion/Disney (US)/Indigo (UK) Publication Date: April 2006 (US)/September 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 432 Pages Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life…
Title: Burn Bright Author: Marianne de Pierres Genre: Dystopian YA Publisher: Random House Australia Publication date: March 1st 2011 Paperback: 316 pages In Ixion music and party are our only beliefs. Darkness is our comfort. We have few rules…
Title: Undead Author: Kirsty McKay Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 304 Pages It was just another school trip… When their ski-coach pulls up at a cafe, and everyone…
Title: The Wikkeling Author: Written by Steven Arntson, Illustrated by Daniela J. Terrazzini Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Running Press Kids Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 256 Pages Young Henrietta is about to uncover a mystery she…
Title: Huntress Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Fantasy / YA Publisher: Little, Brown (US)/ Atom (UK) Publication date: April 5 / May 5 Hardcover/ Paperback: 384 pages Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn’t shone…