Title: Hull Zero Three Author: Greg Bear Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: November 2010 Hardcover: 320 Pages A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination-unknown. Its purpose-a mystery. Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from…
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Title: Monsters Directed and Written by Gareth Edwards; Starring Whitey Able and Scoot McNairy Release Date: October 29, 2010 (US) Official Website: www.monstersthemovie.com Available for Rental on iTunes USA Synopsis: Alien life forms have spread throughout Central America leading…
Title: The Scorch Trials Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 384 pages The Maze was only the beginning… Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No…
Title: Lightborn Author: Tricia Sullivan Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse Publisher: Orbit Publication date: 7 Oct 2010 Paperback: 464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Lightborn, better known as ‘shine’, is a mind-altering technology that has revolutionised the modern…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Tricia Sullivan on Inspirations and 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 reign so they can go wild…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
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Book Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Title: WE Author: John Dickinson Genre: Science Fiction, “Young Adult” Publisher: David Fickling Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback: 288 pages Paul Munro must leave Earth. He is sent to a station at the edge of the solar…
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Book Review & Giveaway: Dark Life by Kat Falls
Title: Dark Life Author: Kat Falls Genre: Post-apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / August 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 304 Pages The oceans rose up, swallowing up…
Title: Inside Out Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: April 2010 Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned series Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get…
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YAAM: (Post-)Apocalypse/Dystopia Day 1
Last year, we had two days of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal this year (this is the first of a few dedicated days!). Today,…
Title: Behold the Man Author: Michael Moorcock Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: New Edition 11 Nov 1999 (First edition 1967) Paperback: 128 pages Karl Glogauer is a disaffected modern professional casting about for meaning in a series…
Title: Monsters of Men Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker (UK) / Candlewick (US) Publication Date: May 2010 (UK) / September 2010 (US) Hardcover: 608 pages In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian…
Title: Retribution Falls Author: Chris Wooding Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: April 8 2010 Paperback: 448 pages Stand alone or series: First in the Tales of the Ketty Jay series. Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay,…
Title: In Her Name: First Contact Author: Michael R. Hicks Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Imperial Guard Publishing – Kindle Publication Date: August 2009 Paperback:392 pages Stand alone or series: Prequel to the In Her Name trilogy Led by Commander…
Title: The World Inside Author: Robert Silverberg Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orb Books (Tor) Publication Date: 1971 (1st Ed) / March 2010 (2nd Ed) Paperback: 256 Pages (2nd Ed) Welcome to Urban Monad 116. Reaching nearly…
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…
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…
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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Title: The Windup Girl Author: Paolo Bacigalupi Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: September 2009 Hardcover: 300 pages What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces…
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Steampunk Week – Book Review: The WarLord of the Air by Michael Moorcock
Title: The Warlord of the Air Author: Michael Moorcok Genre: Sci-fi (Proto-Steampunk) Publisher: DAW / Hunt Barnard Printing (UK) Publication Date: 1971 / 1974 Paperback: 156 pages Suppose that a few of our present inventions had been made earlier,…
Title: Incarceron Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 / May 2007 Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains…
Title: Impact Author: Douglas Preston Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Forge Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia… to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not…
Title: The Left Hand of Darkness Author: Ursula K. LeGuin Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Ace (US) / Orbit (UK) Publication Date: 1969 (US) / November 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How…
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Book Review Double Feature: Titan and Moonseed by Stephen Baxter
Today, we give you a double-shot of hard science fiction goodness! Recently, I’ve discovered the wonderful, amazing, superlative SF author that is Stephen Baxter. After reading and loving his apocalyptic duology, Flood and Ark (with the latter as my…
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Smugglivus Day 26 – Guest Blogger: Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 26! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…