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OCT. 1, 2002
The crystalline realization of this wildly dystopic future carries in it obvious and enormous implications for today’s... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2008
Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
JAN. 31, 2012
Overall, a promising book that would have benefited from another draft or two Full review >
APRIL 24, 2012
A probably harmless, entirely forgettable series opener. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2010
MARCH 1, 2005
Some heavy-handedness, but the awesome ending thrills with potential. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2008
Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
JUNE 10, 2008
JAN. 3, 2012
Inspired, offbeat and mesmerizing. Full review >
APRIL 17, 2012
Touches on it all—sex, ghosts, magic and dystopia—but masters none of it. (Paranormal romance. 12 & up) Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Formulaic but fantastic, from the eye-catching cover to the growth of a heroine who might save the world. Tailor-made for... Full review >
SEPT. 22, 2009
JUNE 1, 2005
SEPT. 1, 2009
A humdinger of a cliffhanger will leave readers clamoring for volume three. Full review >
NOV. 1, 2010
NOV. 15, 2011
Seventeen-year-old “Charlie” knows she has unusual, even dangerous, powers. In the far future, in a land controlled by a... Full review >
JUNE 7, 2011
Moral subtlety loses out to breathless pacing; the ending is derivative of Scott Westerfeld’s superior Uglies (2005). Full review >
MAY 23, 2011
NOV. 15, 2011
Part cautionary tale, part juicy love story, this will appeal to action and adventure fans who aren't yet sick of the genre. Full review >
APRIL 26, 2011
She leaves readers with an ambiguous ending, sure to keep them thinking. Full review >
NOV. 8, 2011
Faintly feminist soft science fiction for preteens and teens. Full review >
FEB. 1, 2011
MAY 3, 2011
Guaranteed to fly off the shelves. Full review >
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