Title: Death’s End Author: Cixin Liu Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Hardcover: 604 Pages With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to experience the multiple-award-winning and bestselling Remembrance of…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she gets ready for the upcoming Rogue One film with a dive into…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana does a compare/contrast of Arrival, the new movie with Amy Adams and Ted Chiang’s short story Story of Your Life that inspired it. Go over there to check it…
Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: November 22, 2016 Hardcover: 448 Pages In a world where disease has been eliminated, the…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today – to celebrate Halloween and possibly prepare for the coming US elections – Thea is looking at recent examples of Dystopian Political Futures: Go over there to check it out.…
Another spectacular, gut-wrenching beauty of a book. Title: Gemina Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Science Fiction, Epistolary Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2016 Hardcover: 608 Pages The highly anticipated sequel…
Title: A Closed and Common Orbit Author: Becky Chambers Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: October 20 2016 Paperback: 512 Pages Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new…
A fresh take on the inspiration behind Frankenstein emerges in Emma Carroll’s haunting middle grade novel. Title: Strange Star Author: Emma Carroll Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Horror, Historical, Retellings Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: July 2016 Paperback: 320…
Hello, this is another episode of “why, book, why” brought to you by feelings. Title: Crosstalk Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey / Gollancz Publication Date: October 4 2016 Hardcover: 512 Pages Science fiction icon Connie…
Thea recently read – and enjoyed it a great deal – Behind the Throne by K.B. Wagers and we invited the author to talk about the idea behind Kingdoms in SPACE. Why monarchies? In space no less. If people…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Today, we are delighted to unveil the cover of The Spark–the third book in the Extrahuman Union quartet from Susan Jane Bigelow (and the third novel from Book Smugglers Publishing). Without further ado, behold! The Smugglerific Cover! About the…
In which we reveal the cover for Superior by Jessica Lack! Today we are thrilled to share with you the very penultimate cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover!…
Ambitious. Confusing. Enthralling. Brilliant. These are the words I will use to describe Yoon Ha Lee’s utterly immersive, utterly memorable novel, Ninefox Gambit. Title: Ninefox Gambit Author: Yoon Ha Lee Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Solaris Books Publication Date: June…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews an extraordinary novel: The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan A sneak peek of the review: A painfully beautiful story of the apocalypse, it would be easy to dismiss…
How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu Published 07/12/2016 | 7,216 Words From the Hugo Award-winning author of “The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere” comes a new short story about family, loyalty, and…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
We are so excited to reveal the cover for the next story in our forthcoming lineup of Superhero fiction: How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Falling by Susan Jane Bigelow 3,378 Words A short story set in the Extrahuman Union universe, set between the events of Broken and Sky Ranger by Susan Jane Bigelow. LONG AGO, ALICE HAD A poster of Sky Ranger on…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Today we are thrilled to host the brand new cover reveal for Rhonda Mason’s highly anticipated new novel, Cloak of War. Thea read and loved the first book in this series, The Empress Game (it even made her top…