Title: Mermaid Author: Carolyn Turgeon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Broadway (US) / Headline (UK) Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 352 pages While in hiding at a remote convent, a king’s daughter sees a magical being dragging a shipwrecked man to…
Title: The Emerald Atlas Author: John Stephens Genre: Young Adult (upper Middle Grade), Fantasy Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (US)/Doubleday (UK) Publication Date: April 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 432 Pages (US & UK) Kate, Michael, and Emma…
Title: Rage Author: Jackie Morse Kessler Genre: Fantasy / YA Publisher: Harcourt Graphia Publication date: April 2011 Paperback: 228 pages Stand alone or series: Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Book 2 Missy didn’t mean to cut so deep. But after…
Title: The Folk Keeper Author: Franny Billingsley Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Atheneum (US)/ Bloomsbury (UK) Publication Date First edition: 1999/ New edition: April 2011 Paperback: 176 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Corinna Stonewall is fifteen years old and…
Title: Chime Author: Franny Billingsley Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Dial (US)/ Bloomsbury PLC (UK) Publication date: March (US) / April (UK) 2011 Hardcover: 361 pages Before Briony’s stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family’s hardships.…
Hello and welcome! Caitlin Kittredge is one of our favourite UF writers – we read and loved Street Magic, the first in her Black London series (reviewed HERE) and the two books in the Icarus Project series which she…
Title: Stories Authors: Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio with stories by several authors. Genre: This is a collection of short stories in a variety of genres. Publisher: Harper Collins US/ Headline UK Publishing Date: 1st edition 15…
Title: Broken Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Dystopian / Fantasy / Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: January 2011 Ebook: 340 pages In a post-war future world where First Contact has been made, humans are colonizing the stars,…
Title: The Desert of Souls Author: Howard Andrew Jones Genre: Fantasy, Historical Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: February 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel (but could be part…
Title: Thirteenth Child Author: Patricia C. Wrede Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Western(ish?) Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This…
Title: Nemesis Author: Mark Millar (writer) / Steve McNiven (artist) Genre: Grim and Gritty/ Urban Fantasy/ Graphic Novel Publisher: Marvel (US) / Titan (UK) Publication date: February 2011 Hardcover: 112 pages CIVIL WAR? Nothing. KICK-ASS? A warmup. What if…
Welcome everyone, to The Book Smugglers’ Nebula Readathon 2011! In honor of the annual Nebula Awards, we will be hosting an interwebs readathon, in which we will attempt to read all of the titles on the Best Novel and…
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…
Howdy, folks! Today it is our pleasure to host the latest stop on M.J. Putney’s blog tour for the release of her debut YA novel, Dark Mirror. In addition to our review later today, we have a mini-interview and…
Title: The City in the Lake Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Afred A. Knopf Publication Date: June 2008 (original) / March 2011 (reprint) Hardcover & Paperback: 304 Pages THE KINGDOM’S HEART is the City. The City’s…
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 Cloud Roads Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 300 pages Moon has spent his life hiding what he is – a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged…
Title: Skybreaker Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Steampunk Publisher: Eos Publication Date: November 2005 Hardcover: 369 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Matt Cruse trilogy Former cabin boy Matt Cruse, now a student at…
Title: The False Princess Author: Eilis O’Neal Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: January 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: A standalone novel to the best of my knowledge, but there’s room for subsequent…
Title: Agatha H and the Airship City Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Gaslamp/Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: January 2011 Ebook: 264 Pages Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! The Industrial Revolution has escalated…
Title: The Floating Islands Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Random House) Publication Date: February 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages When Trei loses his family in a tragic disaster, he must search out distant relatives…
Title: Howl’s Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First edition: 1986 (This edition: 2009) Paperback: 304 pages In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league…
Title: Never Knew Another Author: J.M. McDermott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: January 2011 Paperback: 240 Pages Fugitive Rachel Nolander is a newcomer to the city of Dogsland, where the rich throw parties and the poor…
So, last week, Ana talked about a few books she tried to read this past month, but could not finish. I really, really loathe DNFs. I try to muscle through books as much as I can – but sometimes,…