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VOYA TLT: First of all, let’s get the names of all 17 authors out there so you can start to understand exactly how phenomenal this book is: Steve Brezenoff, Beth Revis, Tom Leveen, Delilah S. Dawson, Margie Gelbwasser, Shaun David Hutchinson, Trish Doller, Christine Johnson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, Blythe Woolston, E.M. Kokie, Elisa Nader, Mindi Scott, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Kendare Blake, Hannah Moskowitz, and Courtney Summers. Together, the 17 authors present a riveting and terrifying look at a tragedy, how […]

Shelf Awareness: A heart-pounding story of suspense and a cautionary tale about the invasion of privacy as well as the dangers of an over-reaching government. It’s a lot to pack into one book, but Wendig pulls it off with aplomb, peppering his writing with pop culture references, clever jokes and detailed technical research that will delight those who love computers, clever sci-fi novels and those who love to see the two combined. Read the full Zer0es review at Shelf Awareness.

Publishers Weekly: Butcher (the Dresden Files series) opens the imaginative Cinder Spires series with this sweeping fantastical epic with pseudo-Victorian sensibilities. In this strange realm, some cataclysm has left the surface world uninhabitable, but the ancient Builders created spires that stretch miles into the sky. Transportation, trade, and warfare are conducted by way of airships. The AMS Predator is captained by Francis Grimm, formerly of the Albion Fleet, and when Grimm’s quick action saves his spire from a devastating attack, he […]

Wall Street Journal: Wendig’s story reminds us how interconnected we all are, with electronic links all the way down to our refrigerators and cars, all of them hackable. […] “Zeroes” is a very powerful development of the idea of science as magic, with a cast of unwitting sorcerors’ apprentices. It asks a lot of real-world questions, both moral and practical, and it builds a lot of documentary information into the story, as good sci-fi should. Read the full Zer0es review at The Wall […]

RT Book Reviews: Butcher’s first installment in the Cinder Spires series is a rip-roaring adventure! Revealing the story through the perspective of a variety of characters, Butcher expertly breathes life into a vastly intriguing ensemble of players. Heart-stopping action, dangerous magic and plenty of evil chills make this a tale of the first magnitude! After being unjustly drummed out of the Fleet, Captain Grimm now commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, one of the immense Spires run by noble […]

French rights to Anna Zabo’s TAKEOVER, to Bragelonne, by Katharina Loix van Hooff at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Katie Shea Boutillier on behalf of Jennifer Udden. German rights to Molly Tanzer’s VERMILION, to Papierverzierer Verlag, at auction, by Julia Aumüller at Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Katie Shea Boutillier on behalf of Cameron McClure. German rights to Robert McCammon’s short story THE DEEP END, to Krachkultur, by Julia Aumuller at Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Katie […]

Audio rights to Anna Zabo’s TAKEOVER, JUST BUSINESS, DUE DILIGENCE and DAILY GRIND, to Vanessa Willoughby at Tantor Media, in a four-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier on behalf of Jennifer Udden.

B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy: Wendig’s below-the-belt approach to storytelling is, for lack of a coarser word, charming, mixing humor and horror into a nifty blob. He works in constant quick jabs, never afraid to mangle and mutilate characters at a moment’s notice. Blackbirds unspools with the frenzy of a bag of mad cats, an unpredictably energetic thriller with a supernatural hook. Read B&N’s full review of Blackbirds here.

BoingBoing: “Terminator/Matrix territory, the kind of thing that plays an open chord across all the strings of our collective anxieties about power, money, and political corruption . . . always great fun. You’re gonna like this one.” Read Cory Doctorow’s full review of Zer0es here.

InStyle: Leah Ferguson’s debut follows a 30-year-old pregnant woman wondering “what if” in a captivating Sliding Doors-like scenario. Join the conversation using #instylebookclub.