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…
Title: Seer of Sevenwaters Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: December 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Get swept away in the romantic fantasy of this national bestselling author’s world of Sevenwaters The young seer Sibeal is visiting…
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: Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences Author: Brian Yanskey Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 240 Pages A polite race of telepathic killer aliens, a ten-second world conquest, and one teenage…
Title: Bewitched and Betrayed Author: Lisa Shearin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: April 2010 Paperback: 384 pages Benares. I’m a seeker. I find lost things and missing people — usually alive. Finding the specters of six evil mages…
In a kickback to Book Smuggler days of old, this week we cover some familiar ground – paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Today, Ana covers two books by her favourite PNR authors, Meljean Brook and Nalini Singh. This double…
Title: Living Hell Author: Catherine Jinks Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 272 Pages What happens when a single moment changes everything? For seventeen-year-old Cheney, life on earth exists only…
Title: The Reapers are the Angels Author: Alden Bell Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies, Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Publication Date: August 2010 Paperback: 240 Pages Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the…
Title: Heroes Return Author: Moira J. Moore Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: August 2010 Paperback: 358 pages In a realm beset by natural disasters, only the magical abilities of the bonded Pairs – Source and Shield – make…
Title: The Silent Land Author: Graham Joyce Genre: It seems to be categorised Literary Fantasy, whatever that means. Publisher: Gollancz Publication date: 18 November 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone A young couple are caught…
Title: Dark Matter Author: Michelle Paver Genre: Horror Publisher: Orion Publication date: October 21, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone ‘What is it? What does it want? Why is it angry with me?’ January 1937.…
Title: Dark Harvest Author: Norman Partridge Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications (original) / Tor (reprint) Publication Date: October 2006 (original) / September 2010 (reprint) Paperback: 208 pages Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or…
Title: Four and Twenty Blackbirds Author: Cherie Priest Genre: Southern Gothic Publisher: Tor Publication date: 17 Oct 2005 Paperback: 285 pages Stand alone or series: First in a trilogy Although she was orphaned at birth, Eden Moore is never…
Title: Hunger Author: Jackie Morse Kessler Genre: Fantasy YA “Thou art the Black Rider. Go thee out unto the world.” Lisabeth Lewis has a black steed, a set of scales, and a new job: she’s been appointed Famine. How…
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…
Title: Lightborn Author: Tricia Sullivan Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse Publisher: Orbit Publication date: 7 Oct 2010 Paperback: 464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Lightborn, better known as ‘shine’, is a mind-altering technology that has revolutionised the modern…
Title: Extraordinary Author: Nancy Werlin Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Dial (Penguin) Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange and secretive new kid in school, and the two girls…
Title: The Child Thief Author: Brom Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling Publisher: Eos Publication Date: August 2009 Trade Paperback: 496 Pages Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games…
Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It’s Jack’s birthday, and…
Title: The Glass Maker’s Daughter Author: V. Briceland Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Flux Publication date: April 2009 Paperback: 312 pages Magic lies at the heart of Cassaforte, medieval city of bewitchments and intrigue. Cassaforte is home to sixteen-year-old Risa…
Title: Nevermore Author: Kelly Creagh Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Books (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 528 pages Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English…
Welcome to another segment in our “A Dude Reads PNR” series, in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews joins us once a month to review paranormal romance from a dude’s perspective. Please give a warm welcome…
Title: The Way of Kings Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 1008 Pages Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently…
Title: Dangerous Neighbors Author: Beth Kephart Genre: Historical/YA Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover 192 pages Could any two sisters be more tightly bound together than the twins, Katherine and Anna? Yet love and fate intervene to…
Title: John Belushi is Dead (US)/ Hollywood Ending (AUS) Author: Kathy Charles Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Text (AUS) / MTV (US) Publication Date: 2009 (AUS) / August 24 2010 (US) Paperback: 320 pages IN THE END WE ALL FADE…