Today, December 23, is the third day of Persnickety Snark’s FIVE Challenge, and today’s particular challenge is…Great Series!
Adele’s list may be YA only, but I’m including all age brackets. Oh, and these aren’t all published in 2010 – I just read them in 2010. Better late than never 😉
Anyhoo, here we are, counting down from 5 to 1 – yes, I do play favourites:
Posted in Alexander Gordon Smith, Ann Aguirre, Jeanne DuPrau, Rachel Vincent, Susan Beth Pfeffer
Tagged Bloody Maria, Blue Diablo, Death Sentence, Devil's Punch, Execution, Fugitives, Hell Fire, If I Die, Life As We Knew It, Lockdown, My Soul to Keep, My Soul to Save, My Soul to Steal, My Soul to Take, Shady Lady, Solitary, The City of Ember, The Dead and the Gone, The Diamond of Darkhold, The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood, This World We Live In
Alexander Gordon Smith
Death Sentence (Furnace, Book 3)
Faber (UK: 1st October 2009; AU: January 2010)
Buy (UK) Buy (CA) Buy (Worldwide)
Alex Sawyer and his allies were close enough to see the sky, but they didn’t manage to escape Furnace Penitentiary. Now Alex is being physiologically turned into one of the monstrous blacksuits, but even worse is that his psychology is shifting that way, too.
Furnace’s history traces back to WWII, and whilst the science is vague (and thus seems unrealistic), it still has interesting development. Logic-fail aside, Death Sentence is another cracking thriller with plenty of soul. The threat of Alex losing his mind to bloodlust is ever-present, but so is the hope that he’ll still have his morals, and can work together with others for the greater good. But the monsters aren’t just physical – now they’re seeping into the inmates’ brains. Expect another cliff-hanger, because it seems Book 4 will explore new territory…
Done with December 2009 Releases? Then get ordering these January 2010 Releases. For titles even further into the future, check my Reading Wishlist. As always, this list doesn’t include everything, release dates may change, etc. US, Canada, UK and Australia represented.
Posted in Alexander Gordon Smith, Anya Bast, Carrie Jones, Catherine Fisher, Claudia Gray, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Erica Hayes, Gena Showalter, Janni Lee Simner, Joss Ware, Kelly Gay, Kristin Cast, Kylie Chan, Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Nancy Holder, P. C. Cast, Rachel Caine, Rachel Vincent, Reading Wishlist, Richelle Mead, Stacey Jay, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Tanith Lee
Tagged Beyond the Night, Bones of Faerie, Captivate, Coming Undone, Death Sentence, December 2009 Releases, Earth to Hell, Fade Out, Immortal, Incarceron, Intertwined, January 2010 Releases, Prey, Shadowfae, Switch, The Better Part of Darkness, The Dead and the Gone, Undead Much?, Wicked Enchantment
Done buying September 2009 Releases? Now time for October’s list, with books from the US, Canada, UK and Australia. As always, I don’t include anything – just the ones I’ve heard of and am interested in. Covers and release dates are subject to change, so if I’m wrong, blame my sources 😉
Posted in Alexander Gordon Smith, Aliza Kellerman, Becca Fitzpatrick, Caitlin Kittredge, Christine Warren, Claudia Gray, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Erica Hayes, Faye Kellerman, Jeaniene Frost, Jenna Maclaine, Jennifer Armintrout, Justine Larbalestier, Kat Richardson, Kelley Armstrong, Keri Arthur, Kit Whitfield, Kristin Cast, Lili St. Crow, Maggie Stiefvater, Megan Hart, Nancy Holder, P. C. Cast, Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead, Tanith Lee, Tracey O'hara, Trisha Telep
Tagged Betrayals, Bound to Shadows, Carpe Corpus, Child of Darkness, Death Sentence, Frostbite, Frostbitten, Huntress, Hush Hush, Immortal, In Great Waters, Liar, Lockdown, Night's Cold Kiss, No Greater Pleasure, October 2009 Releases, Prism, Queene of Light, September 2009 Releases, Shadowfae, Shiver, The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance, Thorn Queen, Vanished
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