09/29/2014
Marguerite Cain is the daughter of two famous scientists behind a device called the Firebird, which allows people to travel to other dimensions where they occupy the bodies of their alternate selves. When a graduate student named Paul murders Marguerite’s father and escapes into another dimension, Marguerite and another graduate student, the handsome Theo, risk their lives by trying to catch him. As they move among multiple dimensions, Marguerite contends with a roller coaster of dangers, stress, and unexpected romance, while questioning the ethics of taking over the other Marguerites’ lives. Her feelings about Theo and Paul are also thrown into flux as she meets alternate versions of these young men. Gray (the Evernight series) gets her Firebird series off to an action-packed start; while certain plot points resolve too easily and predictably, the fascinating worlds and eras Marguerite visits make these drawbacks easily forgiven. Marguerite’s foray into czarist Russia as a member of the House of Romanov is a particular highlight as Gray effortlessly moves between the SF, historical, and contemporary aspects of her story. Ages 14–up. Agent: Diana Fox, Fox Literary. (Nov.)
November marks the beginning of “hibernate inside 500 sweaters reading” weather, and I’m not exactly complaining. Among this month’s most exciting releases is a fast and funny tale of a cub rock singer’s first time on the road, a creeping horror story set in a glittering hotel with dark secrets, and the concluding volume of […]
In the pages of this week’s most exciting new releases, you’ll find dirigibles, dystopias, a hotel with no checkout time, a web of teens scarred by sex trafficking, and a girl on a mission to find her courage. These are the books we’re bringing into winter hibernation with us right now.
Unless you’re one of the half-dozen people left who hasn’t yet seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and if you are, go see it. Now!), then you know Rey is pretty much the coolest sci-fi heroine ever. She’s been alone nearly her whole life but has none of Luke’s peevishness (yet, anyway), is a total natural when it comes to […]
You’ve been to Narnia and its rascally cousin, Fillory. But have you been to Belzhar? Met your doppelgänger? Had a chance to redo senior year? These eight recent YAs will take you to places beyond the realm of reality. Whether your preferred destination is a brave new world or one that runs parallel to ours, we’ve got […]
We’ve slogged through the winter and come out of it relatively intact, which can only mean one thing: summer blockbuster season is almost upon us! All the franchise movies and sequels and big-budget blow-em-ups you could want are coming soon to a theater near you. But I understand that doesn’t help you RIGHT NOW. How can you possibly wait any longer […]