The Mere Wife is Maria Dahvana Headley’s second adult novel, following the two YA fantasies, Magonia and Aerie, and it arrives on a wave of critical acclaim. “Beowulf in suburbia” is the intriguing log line, but it does little to capture what the book is really about—it is so much more than a simple retelling of […]
What happens when you cross Patrick O’Brien’s Master and Commander with magic, alchemy, steampunk, alternate history, fairy tales, and impossible science? Really rad pirate ships in space! Ok, so they aren’t always pirate ships, but they are all masted ships sailing through air and space instead of across oceans—some meant for war, some meant for […]
The dystopia trend in YA fiction has quieted down since the heady days of The Hunger Games, but the genre has been, and continues to be, rife with innovative, evocative, and unexpected sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Whether you’re a regular YA reader or not, there are a number of series from the younger side of the […]
I’ve spent the last few months beneath the teetering shadow of a stack of exciting October YA, and now it’s finally time to squee about them. Next month sees the release of a badass form-bending sci-fi sequel with Die Hard overtones, a gorgeous sophomore novel from one of 2015’s most exciting new YA voices, and the finale […]