Waiting on Wednesday – 4

Posted by on May 23, 2012 1:00 pm in Book talk | 9 comments

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Here we go! This week, I am waiting on two books with very interesting premises : a steampunk of guns and gowns, and a futuristic zombie novel. I feel like these could go either way (extremely good or extremely bad) but I’m really hoping they’ll be as good as they sound!

The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress

(December 6th, 2012)

An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns—and the heroines who use them all.

Set in Edwardian London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician’s assistant. The three young women’s lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man.

It’s up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder—and the crimes they believe may be connected to it—without calling too much attention to themselves.

Told with Adrienne Kress’s sharp wit and a great deal of irreverence, this Steampunk whodunit introduces three unforgettable and very ladylike—well, relatively ladylike—heroines poised for more dangerous adventures.

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The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater

(June 12th, 2012)

A walled city surrounded by lush land, protected by high mountain summits, and fortified by a massive gate to secure the only pass into the valley, the Bastion remained humanity’s last hope against the fearsome undead creatures known as the Inferi Scourge. On one fateful day, the valley gate failed and the Inferi Scourge overran and destroyed the human settlements outside the walls, trapping the remaining survivors inside the city. Now, decades later, the last remaining humans are struggling to survive in a dying city of dwindling resources…and dwindling hope.

Vanguard Maria Martinez has lived her entire life within the towering walls of steel. She yearns for a life away from the overcrowded streets, rolling blackouts, and food shortages, but there is no hope for anyone as long as the Inferi Scourge howl outside the high walls. Her only refuge from the daily grind is in the arms of Dwayne Reichardt, an officer in the Bastion Constabulary. Both are highly-decorated veterans of the last disastrous push against the Inferi Scourge. Their secret affair is her only happiness.

Then one day Maria is summoned to meet with a mysterious representative from the Science Warfare Division and is offered the opportunity to finally destroy the Inferi Scourge in the valley and close the gate, reclaiming the lost lands and energizing the populace with renewed hope for the future. The rewards of success are great, but she will have to sacrifice everything, possibly even her life, to accomplish the ultimate goal of securing the future of humanity and saving it from extinction.

What are you waiting on this week?

9 Comments

  1. I like both of these covers. Their so different from what you are currently seeing on book shelves. Their gritty and I love it!
    Book Sniffers Anonymous

  2. I really want to read some of Rhiannon Frater’s books. I love the cover to that one. Futuristic zombies, who knew?
    My W.O.W.
    Liz

  3. Oh my, those are some tough looking heroines! I hope you get the books soon.

  4. Agreed. These both look awesome.

  5. Both books sounds interesting. I’ll have to check them out. Great picks!
    Em
    My WOW

  6. The Friday Society looks a bit like Charlie’s Angels 🙂 It sounds really good!!

  7. I would LOVE to read The Friday Society, and thanks to you, I am adding this one to my list as well! Great choices today!

  8. Eep awesome picks! I read Bastion and it’s incredible! I hope you love it!!

  9. The Friday Society looks awesome! so I added it to my tbr, thanks for stopping by and for sharing :).

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