Title: The Peculiars Author:  Maureen Doyle McQueery Series: N/A Cover Art: N/A Genre: Historical Steampunk YA Excerpt: No Source: Netgalley Reviewed by: Julia Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Amulet Books; May 1, 2012 ISBN-10: 1419701789 ISBN-13: 978-1419701788   Sexual Content: None. Rating: Okay – A few good points, but with significant flaws. Library/swap/borrow if you want.

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*This title will be released on May 22, 2012*

Title: THE GIRL IN THE CLOCKWORK COLLAR Author:  Kady Cross Series: Steampunk Chronicles #2 Cover Art: N/A Genre: YA Steampunk Excerpt: No Source: Netgalley Reviewed by: Kristina Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Harlequin Teen (May 22, 2012) ISBN-10: 0373210531 ISBN-13: 978-0373210534   Sexual Content: Kissing and references to sex. Rating: Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying.

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Today we are welcoming Joe Nassise to ATUF! Joe is stopping here on his blog tour for his latest novel, BY THE BLOOD OF HEROES; book one of The Great Undead War series (available now from Harper Voyager). In my (Kristina’s) review, I described it as, “a creepy zombie apocalypse scenario with a dash of steampunk to make an action packed story full of heroism from a bygone era.” Today Joe is talking about that very important ‘dash’ that makes his (and some of the titles he recommends below) so exciting.

Steampunk

by

Joseph Nassise

Welcome to day seven of The Great Undead War Blog Tour. My thanks to Abigail for having me here.

My name’s Joe Nassise and this month kicks off the release of my latest novel, By the Blood of Heroes, book one in the Great Undead War series from Harper Voyager. On every stop of the tour I’m going to tell you something a little different about the series or the process I went through to write it. Today I want to talk a bit about steampunk.

When asked what my new novel is about, I often tell people it’s a cross genre mashup of horror and steampunk set in an alternate World War One. This is usually followed by a blank stare that gets accompanied by the inevitable, “Steampunk? What’s that?”

*This title will be released on May 1, 2012*

Title: By the Blood of Heroes Author:  Joseph Nassise Series: The Great Undead War #1 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Urban Fantasy, Steampunk Excerpt:No Source: Author Reviewed by: Kristina Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager; Original edition (May 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062048759 ISBN-13: 978-0062048752   Sexual Content: N/A Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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*This title will be released on April 24, 2012*

Title: Masque of the Red Death Author: Bethany Griffin   Series: N/A Cover Art:  N/A Genre: Steampunk YA Excerpt: No Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Kristina Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Greenwillow Books (April 24, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062107798 ISBN-13: 978-0062107794   Sexual Content: Some kissing Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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Title: Timeless Author:  Gail Carriger Series: Parasol Protectorate #5 Cover Art: N/A Genre: Paranormal Steampunk Excerpt: Yes Source: Bought Reviewed by: Abigail Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Orbit (February 28, 2012) ISBN-10: 0316127183 ISBN-13: 978-0316127189   Sexual Content: Kissing. References to heterosexual & homosexual sex. Scenes of homosexual sensuality. Rating: Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & put this author on your watch list.

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*This title will be released on March 27, 2012*

Title: Wicked As They Come Author:  Delilah S. Dawson Series: Blud #1 Cover Art: Tony Mauro Genre: Paranormal Steampunk Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Abigail Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Pocket Books (March 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451657889 ISBN-13: 978-1451657883   Sexual Content: A couple mild sex scenes Rating: Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying.

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