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Middle Grade Review Bonanza: the David Almond Edition (The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas; The Savage and Mouse Bird Snake Wolf).
The Middle Grade Review Bonanza is a new feature of 2-3 mini-reviews for short (typically 250 pages or less) MG books we both really wanted to read. It’s a new Regular Thing (and we’d love to hear your thoughts…
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Phoenix Rising Blog Tour: Ryk E. Spoor on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Angel with the Sword by C.J. Cherryh
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
The results for our July Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 166 votes, the book we will be reading is: Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones The trouble started when Howard Sykes came home from school and found…
Title: The Water Castle Author: Megan Frazer Blakemore Genre: Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication date: January 8th 2013 Hardcover: 304 pages Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy, and up until his father’s stroke, he lived…
Title: Cold Steel Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 614 Pages Trouble, treachery, and magic just won’t stop plaguing Cat Barahal. The Master of the Wild Hunt has stolen her husband Andevai. The…
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Cold Steel: Kate Elliott on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
September Girls by Bennett Madison (Harper Teen, May 21st 2013, 342 pages) September Girls flew completely under my radar – not much of a mermaid fan here – until the reviews started rolling. And that was when I became…
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Joint Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Fantasy Publisher: William Morrow (US) / Headline (UK) Publication date: June 2013 Hardcover: 248 pages THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is a fable…
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What She Said: The Wig in the Window & A Corner of White
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
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Book Review: The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton / Illustrated by Brett Helquist
Title: The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic Author: Jennifer Trafton and Brett Helquist (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Dial Publication date: December 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge leads (much to her chagrin) a very dull…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea lists some of her recommended books – both old school and contemporary – to get young or new readers in the mood for fantasy. The list is inpsired…
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Joint Review: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
Title: Handbook for Dragon Slayers Author: Merrie Haskell Genre: Historical Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: May 28 2013 Hardcover: 336 pages Tilda has never given much thought to dragons, attending instead to her endless duties and…
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Old School Wednesdays: Millicent’s Gift by Ann Rinaldi & Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
The results for our July Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 166 votes, the book we will be reading is: Angel with the Sword (Merovingen Nights 0) by C.J. Cherryh In Merovingen, a watery canal-laced city, much like…
Title: Loki’s Wolves Author: K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Atom Publication date: May 7 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 358 pages In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Naming by Alison Croggon
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar out from the lovely Small Beer Press. Unfortunately, this one did not work for me and I talk about how…
Title: Doll Bones Written by Holly Black Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books / Doubleday Childrens Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 256 Pages Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing…
Title: Nation Author: Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins/Corgi Publication Date: 2008 Paperback: 432 Pages Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm —…
Title: The Rithmatist Written by Brandon Sanderson; Illustrated by Ben McSweeny Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master…
Today we are thrilled to host Brandon Sanderson for an interview about his latest novel, The Rithmatist. Brandon is an established author of adult-aimed fantasy, among his works the awesome Mistborn series, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive series, and, of…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal, the third book in her Glamourist History series. These Regency-era fantasy novels keep getting better with each installment – Thea…