Surprise Me

Spellwright by Blake Charlton Imagine a world in which you could peel written words off a page and make them physically real. You might pick your teeth with a sentence fragment, protect yourself with defensive paragraphs, or thrust a sharply-worded sentence at an enemy’s throat. Such a world is home […]

The Wish List by Gabi Stevens (April 27, 2010) When Kristin Montgomery discovers her three aunts are fairy godmothers and she’s next in line for the job, her uncomplicated life disappears like magic. No, not like magic; it is magic. Kristin not only has to deal with burgeoning magical powers, […]

Naked by Megan Hart (July 1, 2010) No strings. No regrets. And no going back. I didn’t think he wanted me. And I wasn’t about to get involved with him, not after what I’d heard. Alex Kennedy was tall, dark and unbearably hot, but I’ve been burned before. Maybe it […]

Don’t ask me why, but I thought I had a Sunday Surprise scheduled for yesterday, but I’m not letting a week go by without one.  So I’m doing it today.  Here’s another bunch of novels that I’ve come across… Neverland by Douglas Clegg For years, the Jackson family has vacationed […]

Steampunk an anthology featuring Neal Stephenson, Michael Chabon, James Blaylock, Michael Moorcock, Joe R. Lansdale and more. Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories. Steampunk originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern […]

Phoenix Noir edited by Patrick Millikin “Patrick Millikin…as if to prove his witty claim that ‘sunshine is the new noir,’ offers one superb specimen, ‘Whiteout on Van Buren,’ in which [author] Don Winslow makes skillful use of a city street at high noon to provide the perfect metaphor for life […]

Sympathy for the Devil edited by Tim Pratt  – August 2010 The Devil is known by many names: Serpent, Tempter, Beast, Adversary, Wanderer, Dragon, Rebel. His traps and machinations are the stuff of legends. His faces are legion. No matter what face the devil wears, Sympathy for the Devil has […]

Demon Hunter by Cynthia Vespia Do you know what horrors lie beyond these pages? Costa Calabrese has just uncovered the truth about his past. Some truths should never be revealed. When you learn you’re the son of the worlds foremost and feared hunter of demons, life’s rules inevitably change. Now […]

Blood Vice by Keith Melton (The Nightfall Syndicate #1) Mafia hit man. Vampire. The criminal underworld just got a whole lot darker. Business has never been better for hit man Karl Vance. Boston is awash in mafia blood, and Vance has a certain fondness for blood. He’s a master vampire—one […]

Awhile back, Ian and I went to a writer’s conference down in Monroe and came across three Michigan authors who had some really interesting fantasy novels for kids. I’ve been meaning to share them with everyone, however they’ve been buried on my desk. I’ve just rescued them from the pile and before they get lost again, here they are:

The Night the King Couldn’t Sleep by Molly Glad
Aware of the Wolf by David Anthony and Charles David (Knightscares #8)
Alien Ice Cream by David Anthony and Charles David (Heroes A2Z #1)