We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn this time, with a review of Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman. Unbury Carol is a western with a killer premise–about a woman who has died multiple…
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True Grit meets gold speculation in this YA western adventure. Title: Vengeance Road Author: Erin Bowman Genre: YA, Western Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 1 2015 Hardcover: 336 Pages Revenge is worth its weight in…
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Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end…
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Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
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Book Review/Discussion: The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher
Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Ana and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had different interpretations and reactions to the book. So, to give a dual perspective, Ana reviewed the…
Title: Rebel Heart Author: Moira Young Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Western, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 432 Pages Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in…
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Rule of Three Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Rebel Heart by Moira Young
Today, we are a stop on Moira Young’s Rule of Three Blog Tour, celebrating the release of Rebel Heart. I loved Blood Red Road (in fact, it was on my top 10 favorite reads of 2011 list) so was…
“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…
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Book Review: Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill & Jane Hodson
Title: Dead Reckoning Author: Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill & Jane Hodson Genre: Western, Horror, Zombies, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: June 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Jett is a girl disguised as a boy, living as…
Title: Blood Red Road Author: Moira Young Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: June 2011 Hardcover: 459 pages Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland…
Title: The Alloy of Law Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Western Publisher: Tor (US)/Gollancz (UK) Publication date: November 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Fresh from the success of The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, best known for completing Robert…
Title: Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow Author: Daniel Nayeri Genre: Speculative Fiction, Western, Young Adult, Novellas Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: October 11th 2011 Hardcover: 432 pages Written entirely on an iPhone, this quartet of YA novellas…
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…
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: Black Hole Sun Author: David Macinnis Gill Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages Durango is playing the cards he was dealt. And it’s not a good hand. He’s lost his…
Title: The Native Star Author: M.K. Hobson Genre: Fantasy, Western, Alternate History, (Old) Weird Publisher: Spectra Publication Date: August 2010 Paperback: 400 pages In the tradition of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, this brilliant first novel fuses history, fantasy,…
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Smugglivus 2010 Book Review: The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
Title: The Half-Made World Author: Felix Gilman Genre: Fantasy (I ain’t calling it Steampunk, SORRY). Publisher: Tor Publication Date: October 12, 2010 Hardcover: 480 pages The world is only half made. What exists has been carved out amidst a…
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Joint Review: Year of the Horse by Justin Allen
Title: Year of the Horse Author: Justin Allen Genre: Young Adult, Western, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: The Overlook Press Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 352 pages A thrill-ride adventure novel capturing the adventure, mystery, legend, and lore of America Year…
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Joint Review: Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale & Nathan Hale
Title: Rapunzel’s Revenge Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Illustrator: Nathan Hale Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Graphic Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: August 2008 Hardcover: 144 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel.…