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Book Review: Fires of Man (Psionic Earth #1) by Dan Levinson
Media Type: Ebook Title: Fires of Man *Series: Psionic Earth #1 Author: Dan Levinson Publisher: Jolly Fish Press Pages: Paperback; 400 Release Date: June 17, 2014 Source: Author ————————————————— Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love sweeping science fiction with memorable characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton Finn learns the war still rages, only the weapons have changed—most disturbingly of all, Finn has been…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson
I hope you’re ready, because there’s a stellar guest post headed your way right now! Today the spotlight is on X&Y by Rebecca Finlayson, a book all about people who design humans and the webs they weave. Sound like a book up your alley? Check out the synopsis! Olivia Adonane has it all; remarkable intelligence, stunning beauty, and – as the daughter of the head of the Triad, Society’s top three Human Designers – immeasurable wealth. Yet, all is not as it seems. Olivia discovers a dark secret about her homeland, formerly known as Great Britain, where humans are designed…
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Author Interview: Roger Ruffles, author of The Age of Secession series
It’s time for another author spotlight, here on HDB! I love doing these! It’s always fun to get to know an author a little deeper before diving into their book. This time our guest of honor is Roger Ruffles, author of Dissolution and the entire Age of Secession series. The Battle for Mars has been fought and won, and the False Emperor lies shot in the head in the ruins of the Red Palace. The rebellion is over, its purpose apparently complete. Little were the participants to suspect that it was merely the beginning of a whole new age of suffering…
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Book Review: Perfect Ruin
Media Type: Print Book Title: Perfect Ruin * Series: The Internment Chronicles #1 Author: Lauren DeStefano Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 356 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Source: Library ——————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy gorgeous writing and seriously wonderful characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N On Internment, the floating island in the clouds where 16-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives, getting too close to the edge can lead to madness. Even though Morgan’s older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan…
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YALLFest presents: An Interview with Sean Williams
Another wonderful YALLFest author is here on the blog today! This time I’m featuring Sean Williams, author of so much Science Fiction and Fantasy that it makes my head spin! He’s also the author of the upcoming YA book, Twinmaker. You can be Improved…. In a near-future world in which technology can transport you anywhere instantly, can a coded note enable you to change your body—to become taller, stronger, more beautiful? Clair is pretty sure the offer is too good to be true. But her best friend, Libby, is determined to give it a try, longing for a new, improved…
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Book Review: The Truth Beyond the Sky
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Truth Beyond the Sky Author: Andrew M. Crusoe Publisher: Aravinda Publishing Pages: Kindle; 243 Release Date: December 12, 2012 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy getting lost in epic science fiction. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon When Zahn recovers an extraordinary meteorite impacted into the silvery beach near his home, the course of his life is changed forever. Fearing that the observatory will confiscate the meteorite if it truly is what he suspects it to be, he hides…
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Book Review: Disconnect (Divided Worlds #1)
Media Type: Ebook Title: Disconnect *Series: Divided Worlds #1 Author: Imran Siddiq Publisher: Flickimp Publishing Pages: Paperback; 277 Release Date: January 27, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Science Fiction with vivid characters and rules. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Zachary, a 16-year old Underworlder digs in waste to find anything worth bartering. That is the rule of scavenging. When he discovers footage of an Overworld girl, Rosa, he’s intrigued by her sorrow and breaks the rule. That decision…
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Book Review: The Darwin Elevator
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Darwin Elevator *Series: Dire Earth Cycle #1 Author: Jason M. Hough Publisher: Del Rey Pages: Paperback; 472 Release Date: July 30, 2013 Source: Publisher —————————————————- Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who really enjoy science fiction and world building in their reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human…
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Book Review: The Exemeus
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Exemeus *Series: The Exemeus Author: Folami and Abeni Morris Publisher: Royal Colours Ink Pages: Paperback; 337 Release Date: January 3, 2013 Source: CBB Book Promotions —————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books that are out of the ordinary, and looking for adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Hyalee Smith is dead, she just doesn’t know it yet. Her short life was devoted to love and to hate. Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who…
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Book Review: All Our Yesterdays
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: All Our Yesterdays * Series: Cassandra Chronicles #1 Author: Cristin Terrill Publisher: Disney Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: Publisher ————————————————— Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Absolutely everyone! Especially those who love time travel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “You have to kill him.” Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain.…