Hello, everyone! Today we are thrilled to host our stop on the official When We Wake blog tour! The third novel from the thoughtful, wonderful Karen Healey, When We Wake is a future dystopian SFF novel about an Australian…
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It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews an anthology edited by Rich Horton and with superhero stories by heavy hitters like Peter S Beagle and Kelly Link, among others. Did it break Ana’s recent…
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A Smugglerific Cover (& Giveaway): These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Today, we are happy to be hosting the cover reveal for Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s upcoming YA science fiction novel, These Broken Stars! We loved Meagan’s debut novel, Skylark, and as science fiction fans (especially YA SF) have…
Title: The Different Girl Author: Gordon Dahlquist Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 240 Pages Four nearly identical girls on a desert island. An unexpected new arrival. A gently warped near…
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Joint Review: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds Author: Karen Lord Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books / Del Rey Publication date: January 31st / February 12th 2013 Hardcover: 352 pages A proud and reserved alien society finds its…
Title: Academy 7 Author: Anne Osterlund Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Speak (Penguin) Publication Date: May 2009 Paperback: 272 Pages With a past too terrible to speak of, and a bleak, lonely future ahead of her, Aerin Renning…
Title: Stray Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Andrea K. Hösth Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 278 pages On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest.…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Cassini Code Author: Dom Testa Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2010 Paperback: 272 Pages When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Green Glass Sea & The Pearl of the Soul of the World
Welcome, everyone, to the start of a brand new Smugglerific feature! Today we bring you the first in an ongoing weekly special: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both…
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Joint Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: December 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Title: Caliban’s War Author: James S.A. Corey Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2012 Paperback: 595 Pages We are not alone. The alien protomolecule is clear evidence of an intelligence beyond human reckoning. No one knows what…
Title: Above World Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of…
Title: Cetaganda Author: Lois McMaster Bujold Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Baen Publication Date: October 1996 Paperback: 302 Pages The fifth installment of the Hugo-award winning adventures of Miles Vorkosigan. In this novel Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan travel…
Title: Uncharted Territory Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Spectra Publication date: 1994 Paperback: 160 pages Finriddy and Carson are two explorers sent to survey the planet Boohte. Back home, breathless fans follow their adventures: in reality, they…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews SciFi YA Insignia by S. J. Kincaid. Let’s just say it didn’t work for her. This is one of the reasons why: It always frustrates…
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Guest Author (& Giveaway): David Colby 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: And All the Stars Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, PoC, LGBT Publisher: Self-published Publication date: October 1 2012 Paperback: 193 pages Come for the apocalypse. Stay for cupcakes. Die for love. Madeleine Cost is…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews science fiction crossover novel A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber… This title, the first in a new prequel series, is Thea’s first foray into the…
Title: Adaptation Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2012 Hardcover: 400 pages Reese can’t remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she…
Title: Magisterium Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 310 Pages On one side of the Rift is a technological paradise without famine or want. On the other side…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Today, we are thrilled to host a cover reveal for one of our very favorite people, Phoebe North – you may know her as an avid reviewer and blogger (in addition to running her own blog, she’s one of…