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review: The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry

The Peculiars Maureen Doyle McQuerry Amulet Books/YA fiction, historical Release Date: May 1, 2012 This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and romance. On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree [...]

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review: The Demi-Monde Winter by Rod Rees

The Demi-Monde: Winter Rod Rees Harper Collins/adult fiction Release date:  January 1, 2012 Welcome to the Demi-Monde, a simulated world of cruelty, violence, and chaos run by psychopaths, madmen, and fanatics. And if you die in the Demi-Monde, you die in the Real World . . .   The most sophisticated, complex, and unpredictable computer [...]

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review: A Clockwork Christmas (anthology)

A Clockwork Christmas: A Steampunk Christmas Anthology Various Carina Press/fiction, anthology Release Date: December 5, 2011 We Wish You a Steampunk Christmas –Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband’s love. A man learns that love isn’t always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And [...]

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