Title: Lies Author: Michael Grant Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 464 pages It’s been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. It happens in one night. A girl who…
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Title: White Cat Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / June 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Cassel comes from a family of curse…
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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
Title: The Alchemy of Stone Author: Ekaterina Sedia Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Publisher: Prime Books Publication Date: August 2008 Paperback: 301 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds…
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Steampunk Week – Novella Review: Here There Be Monsters by Meljean Brook
Title: Here There be Monsters (in the Burning Up anthology ) Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Romance/ Steampunk Publisher: Berkley Publication date: August 2010 Paperback: about 120 pages Stand alone or series: First entry in the author’s upcoming Steampunk Romance…
Title: Anti-Ice Author: Stephen Baxter Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk Publisher: Eos Publication Date: September 1994 Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel A new element has been found by millionaire industrialist Josiah Traveller – a mysterious…
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Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Title: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Comics, Steampunk, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Studio Foglio Publication Date: November 2006 (omnibus edition) Softcover: 312 pages Stand alone or series: Collects volumes 1-3 of…
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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Title: The Anubis Gates Author: Tim Powers Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US)/ Gollancz (UK) Publication date: January 1997/September 2005 (first edition 1983) Paperback: 400 pages/464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor…
Title: The Summer of You Author: Kate Noble Genre: Romance/ Historical Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication date: April 6,2010 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but characters first appeared in Revealed Lady Jane Cummings is certain that…
Title: The Reckoning Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen (US) / Little, Brown (UK) Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages My name is Chloe Saunders. I’m fifteen, and I would love to be normal.…
Title: Kick-Ass Graphic Novel (Vol. 1 collecting issues #1 to #8) by Mark Millar (writer) and John Romita, Jr (illustrator) February 2008-Present. Moviedirected by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Nicholas Cage. Released 2010. Dave Lizewski, is…
Title: Guardian of the Dead Author: Karen Healey Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown (US & UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US) / May 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 352 pages “You’re Ellie Spencer.” I opened my mouth, just as…
Title: Silver Borne Author: Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US) / Orbit (UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US & UK) Hardcover: 352 pages (US) When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful…
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A Dude Reads PNR: Harry reads Demon Keepers by Jessica Andersen
This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please…
Title: This World We Live In Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages It’s been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth’s…
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Book Review: The New Brighton Archeological Society by Mark Andrew Smith & Matthew Weldon
Title: The New Brighton Archeological Society (Volume 1: The Castle of Galomar) Author: Written by Mark Andrew Smith & Illustrated by Matthew Weldon Genre: Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: Image Comics Publication Date: March 2009 Softcover: 179…
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Joint Review & Giveaway: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Title: Mind Games Author: Carolyn Crane Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Spectra Publication Date: March 2010 Paperback: 384 pages JUSTINE KNOWS SHE’S GOING TO DIE. ANY SECOND NOW. Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she’s convinced a blood…
Title: Brightly Woven Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA/ Fantasy/ Romance Publisher: Egmont USA Publication date: March 23 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone (but should this be a series? HELL YES). When Wayland North brings…
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Joint Review: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
Title: A Local Habitation Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Daw Publication Date: March 2 2010 MMP: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the October Daye series Toby Daye-a half-human, half-fae changeling-has been an outsider…
Title: Scarlett Fever Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Point Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Follow-up to Suite Scarlett and there’s gonna be at least one more book after this one. Scarlett…
Title: The Dead-Tossed Waves Author: Carrie Ryan Genre: Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 416 Pages Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She’s…
Title: Black Magic Sanction Author: Kim Harrison Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Eos Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 496 pages In New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison’s most complex and nuanced adventure yet, bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan…
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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Title: The Difference Engine Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling Genre: Science Fiction / Steampunk Publisher: Spectra (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: 1992 / 1996 (First published: 1990) Paperback: 448 pages / 384 pages The computer age has…
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Steampunk Week – From the Page to the Screen: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Graphic Novel (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O’Neill (illustrator) . Published in 1999. TV Movie directed by Stephen Norrington; Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend,…
Title: Airborn Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: May 2005 Paperback: 544 pages Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow’s nest, being the ship’s eyes. We were two nights…
Title: The Sky Is Everywhere Author: Jandy Nelson Genre YA / Contemporary Publisher: Dial Publication Date: March 9 2010 Hardcover: 288 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet…