Yearly Archives: 2012

Author Interview: Cat Rambo (includes a giveaway!)

Cat Rambo’s short story collection Near + Far just came out this week, and as expected from this author, it’s a wonderful set of stories. I’ll re-post my Tor.com review of the book here next week, but for now I … Continue reading

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Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

The Shima Isles are on the brink of ruin. The empire practically runs on chi, a substance extracted from the bloodlotus plant which fuels its engines but also poisons its soil, kills its animals, and keeps its people addicted with … Continue reading

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Giveaway winners: Mockingbird

The winners of this week’s giveaway, who will each get a copy of Chuck Wendig’s excellent novel Mockingbird (my review) courtesy of Angry Robot, are: Jax B. of Suffolk, U.K. Tim M. of Pickerington, OH Congratulations to the winners, and … Continue reading

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Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald

Be My Enemy is the sequel to last year’s Planesrunner, the book that launched Ian McDonald’s first ever YA series in spectacular fashion. I dearly love both of these novels and don’t want to ruin your enjoyment of them in any … Continue reading

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Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig

Here’s my review of Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig. Thanks to the publisher’s generosity, I have two copies of this excellent novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada and the EU. Details on how to enter the giveaway … Continue reading

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Giveaway winners: The Corpse-Rat King

The winners of last week’s giveaway, who will each get one copy of The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby (review), courtesy of Angry Robot, are: Renee G. of Valleyford, WA Andy H. of Villach, Austria Congratulations to the winners, and … Continue reading

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Legion by Brandon Sanderson

Stephen Leeds, the main character in Brandon Sanderson’s new novella Legion, has a unique mental condition. It resembles multiple personality disorder but is much stranger and infinitely more useful: he has a group of imaginary personae who “live” with him … Continue reading

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The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby (includes giveaway!)

Here’s my review of The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby, out last week from Angry Robot. Thanks to the publisher, I have two copies of the novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada and EU. Details on … Continue reading

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Hey look, someone interviewed me!

I was extremely flattered when Mieneke van der Salm, proprietress of the excellent A Fantastical Librarian blog, asked to interview me for her ongoing Blogger Query series. The end result was just published, and (as you’d probably expect from me) … Continue reading

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Giveaway winners: Whispers Under Ground + Peter Grant series!

The winners of last week’s giveaway of Ben Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant novels (my review) are: First prize: copies of all three Peter Grant novels (Midnight Riot, Moon Over Soho, Whispers Under Ground) by Ben Aaronovitch: Elizabeth H. of Spring Hill, … Continue reading

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