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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury

Breaking Point
Kristen Simmons

River of Stars
Guy Gavriel Kay

Across the Universe
Beth Revis

Do Androids Dream of Elec-
tric Sheep? by Philip K Dick

1984
George Orwell

Insurgent
Veronica Roth

Divergent
Veronica Roth

Brave New World
Aldous Huxley

Old Man's War
John Scalzi

Etiquette & Espionage
Gail Carriger

Rapture
Kameron Hurley

Blood's Pride
Evie Manieri

Warm Bodies
Isaac Marion

Natural History of Dragons
Marie Brennan

Ice Forged
Gail Z. Martin

Scoundrels
Timothy Zahn

Bitter Seeds
Ian Tregillis

Fragments
Dan Wells

Top Twenty Most Anticipated Novels of April 20...

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April Movie Releases: Evil Dead, Jurassic Park...

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Cover Battle: Which is the Best Cover of The B...

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Star Wars: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn

Written by Rebecca on Feb 22, 2013 \| 2 comments \| Forum Discussion

I’ve read a lot of Star Wars books by a lot of authors. There are many I’ve enjoyed, but nearly all my favorites are by one author:...

Bitter Seeds (Milkweed Triptych #1) by Ian Tregillis

Written by Cameron on Feb 18, 2013 \| One comment \| Forum Discussion

In 2010, Ian Tregillis took the SF/F world by storm with his stunning alternative World War II debut, Bitter Seeds. Tregillis received a...

Fragments (Partials #2) by Dan Wells

Written by Janea on Feb 13, 2013 \| One comment \| Forum Discussion

The Hunger Games is still huge, two years after the trilogy reached completion. So it’s no surprise that dystopian fiction is all the...

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2) By Philip Pullman

Written by Ashik on Feb 9, 2013 \| 2 comments \| Forum Discussion

The Subtle Knife is the second installment in Philip Pullman’s critically acclaimed, controversial His Dark Materials series. Lord...

February Movie Releases: Warm Bodies, Beautiful Creatures, Escape from Planet Earth, Dark Skies

Written by Janea on Feb 1, 2013 \| 2 comments \| Forum Discussion

1. Warm Bodies February kicks off with the release of the second book adaptation of 2013. Warm Bodies is based on the 2010 debut novel of...

Top Twenty Most Anticipated Novels of February 2013

Written by Stephan on Jan 31, 2013 \| 3 comments \| Forum Discussion

So far, 2013 is turning into quite the superstar year of speculative fiction. I know we’re still in the first month, but January had...

Age of Aztec (Pantheon #4) by James Lovegrove

Written by Dan on Jan 30, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

Age of Aztec is the fourth book in James Lovegrove’s Pantheon series, and it establishes him more firmly as the founder of a subgenre...

Free Giveaway: Win a set of Myke Cole’s Control Point and Fortress Frontier!

Written by Stephan on Jan 29, 2013 \| One comment \| Forum Discussion

The Ranting Dragon loves Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops series! Seriously, these works of military fantasy blow our collective minds. The...

Fortress Frontier (Shadow Ops #2) by Myke Cole

Written by Stephan and Garrett on Jan 29, 2013 \| One comment \| Forum Discussion

Last year, Myke Cole’s magical US Army took the world by storm in Control Point. This February, its sequel in the Shadow Ops series,...

Thoughts on Gender, Sexuality, and Sexism

Written by Stephan on Jan 26, 2013 \| 2 comments \| Forum Discussion

When The Ranting Dragon hosted the Cover Battle of 2012 in December, I vowed to myself that I would be an impartial host. Like anyone...

Orb Sceptre Throne by Ian C. Esslemont

Written by Dan on Jan 23, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

Orb Sceptre Throne is the fourth novel by Canadian archaeologist and writer Ian C. Esslemont. It is set in the world of The Malazan Book of...

The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar #1) by Tad Williams

Written by Aaron on Jan 21, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

The Dirty Streets of Heaven, the first entry in an urban fantasy trilogy by Tad Williams, is told from the perspective of an angel (yes, a...

Revenant Eve (Dobrenica #3) by Sherwood Smith

Written by Janea on Jan 18, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

Revenant Eve is the third book in Sherwood Smith’s ongoing Dobrenica series, which also includes Coronets and Steel and Blood Spirits....

Top Twenty Most Anticipated Novels of January 2013

Written by Stephan on Jan 16, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

As our regular readers have come to expect from last year, The Ranting Dragon will be serving you a list of the most anticipated fantasy...

The Alchemist of Souls (Night’s Masque #1) by Anne Lyle

Written by Janea on Jan 14, 2013 \| No comments \| Forum Discussion

The Alchemist of Souls is Anne Lyle’s debut and the first in the Night’s Masque series. It’s an alternative history set in...

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