Title: Starters Author: Lissa Price Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out…
“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…
Title: Emperor Mollusk vs. The Sinister Brain Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of…
Title: The Pillars of Hercules Author: David Constantine Genre: Historical, Steampunk Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: March 20 2012 Paperback: 320 pages Alexander, Prince of Macedon, is the terror of the world. Persia, Egypt, Athens . . .…
Title: Fair Coin Author: E. C. Myers Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Pyr Publication date: March 6 2012 Hardcover: 250 pages Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious…
Title: The Darkangel Author: Meredith Ann Pierce Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: March 1982 Paperback: 281 pages Aeriel is kidnapped by the darkangel, a black-winged vampyre of astounding beauty and youth, and…
Title: Arctic Rising Author: Tobias S. Buckell Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Tor Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it’s about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all…
Title: Earthseed Author: Pamela Sargent Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen (originally published by Harper & Row) Publication Date: March 2012 (originally published 1983) Paperback: 288 pages The classic YA science fiction adventure by Nebula and…
Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 472 pages Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has…
Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time – rejected by countless publishers before finally finding a home with FSG in 1962 – was a formative novel for me as a young girl. With its sympathetic heroine, the socially awkward (but…
Title: Daughter of the Centaurs Author: Kate Klimo Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantast, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 24th 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages Malora knows what she was born to be: a…
Title: Deep Sky Author: Patrick Lee Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 2012 Paperback: 384 pages The anomaly called the Breach is the government’s most carefully guarded secret. But there is another secret even less known…
Title: Under the Never Sky Author: Veronica Rossi Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins (US) / Atom (UK) Publication Date: January 2012 (US) / February 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 384 pages Aria is a teenager in the enclosed…
Title: Fly Into Fire Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Fantasy, Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: January 17th 2012 Ebook The last Sky Ranger of the now-vanished Extrahuman Union, defeated by his former allies and…
Title: The Game (previously published as Invitation to The Game) Author: Monica Hughes Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 2010 (originally published February 1991) Paperback: 183 pages It’s the future, and most jobs…
Title: Cinder Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: January 3rd 2012 Hardcover: 387 pages Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From…
Title: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movie directed by Rupert Wyatt; screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver; starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Frieda Pinto, and John Lithgow How did I get this movie: Review Copy from…
Title: Every Other Day Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Genre: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication date: December 27th 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Every other day, Kali D’Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to…
Title: Chasing the Moon Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Weirdness Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages Diana’s life was in a rut – she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she…
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these, so we are thrilled to announce that we have an audiobook up for grabs! The title is the dystopian YA sci-fi novel Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan, which Thea…
Title: First Day on Earth Author: Cecil Castellucci Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: November 1st 2011 Hardcover: 160 pages A startling, wonderful novel about the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien…
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Title: Glow Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone…
Title: Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars Author: Nick James Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Publisher: Flux Publication date: September 8th 2011 Paperback: 384 pages A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall…
Title: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Genre: Science Fiction, Gaming Publisher: Crown (US)/Century (UK) Publication date: August 16 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 384 pages It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity,…