The Lazarus Machine
by Paul Crilley
Release date: November 6, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 280
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Suggested tags: young adult, steampunk
First in the Tweed & Nightingale Adventures series. From Goodreads:
"An alternate 1895... a world where Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace perfected the Difference engine. Where steam and tesla-powered computers are everywhere. Where automatons powered by human souls venture out into the sprawling London streets. Where the Ministry, a secretive government agency, seeks to control everything in the name of the Queen.
It is in this claustrophobic, paranoid city that seventeen-year-old Sebastian Tweed and his conman father struggle to eke out a living.
But all is not well...
A murderous, masked gang has moved into London, spreading terror through the criminal ranks as they take over the underworld. as the gang carves up more and more of the city, a single name comes to be uttered in fearful whispers.
Professor Moriarty.
When Tweed’s father is kidnapped by Moriarty, he is forced to team up with information broker Octavia Nightingale to track him down. But he soon realizes that his father’s disappearance is just a tiny piece of a political conspiracy that could destroy the British Empire and plunge the world into a horrific war."
Flash Point
by Nancy Kress
Release date: November 8, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 400
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Suggested tags: young adult, dystopia
From Goodreads:
"Reality TV meets a chillingly realistic version of America—and the fame game is on!
Amy had dreams of going to college, until the Collapse destroyed the economy and her future. Now she is desperate for any job that will help support her terminally ill grandmother and rebellious younger sister. When she finds herself in the running for a slot on a new reality TV show, she signs on the dotted line, despite her misgivings. And she’s right to have them. TLN’s Who Knows People, Baby—You? has an irresistible premise: correctly predict what the teenage cast will do in a crisis and win millions. But the network has pulled strings to make it work, using everything from 24/7 hidden cameras to life-threatening technology to flat-out rigging. Worse, every time the ratings slip, TLN ups the ante. Soon Amy is fighting for her life—on and off camera."
Other YA new releases for this week:
Middle Grade
Prettiest Doll
by Gina Willner-Pardo
Release date: November 6, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 240
Publisher: Clarion Books
Suggested tags: middle grade, realistic fiction
From Goodreads:
" “It’s good to be pretty. I’m really lucky.” So begins the story of thirteen-year-old Olivia, or Liv, who started winning beauty pageants at age three. Lately she’s been wondering, however, if that’s all she is. She gets a chance to find out when she meets a runaway named Dan and they embark on a trip to Chicago, each determined to uncover family secrets. This story of two teens from very different backgrounds making their way in a world preoccupied with physical appearance sparkles with wry humor, romance, and a revealing behind-the-scenes glimpse at the world of beauty pageants."
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey: The True Tale of Sleeping Beauty
by Jane Yolen
Release date: November 8, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 256
Publisher: Philomel
Suggested tags: middle grade, fairy tales, retellings
From Goodreads:
"Gorse is the thirteenth and youngest in a family of fairies tied to the evil king's land and made to do his bidding. Because of an oath made to the king's great-great-ever-so-many-times-great-grandfather, if they try to leave or disobey the royals, they will burst into a thousand stars.
When accident-prone Gorse falls ill just as the family is bid to bless the new princess, a fairytale starts to unfold. Sick as she is, Gorse races to the castle with the last piece of magic the family has left--a piece of the Thread of Life. But that is when accident, mayhem, and magic combine to drive Gorse's story into the unthinkable, threatening the baby, the kingdom, and all.
With her trademark depth, grace, and humor, Jane Yolen tells readers the "true" story of the fairy who cursed Sleeping Beauty."
Other Middle Grade new releases for this week:
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