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A blog for authors and readers by publishers. By Wordsmack - a South African speculative science fiction publisher. Wordsmack accepts short stories, novellas and novels on a year-long submissions basis.

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Jingo - Terry Pratchett

Jingo

Terry Pratchett

The Ripmender - Julianne Alcott

The Ripmender

Julianne Alcott

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A Grain of Sand - Charles Cilliers

A Grain of Sand - Charles Cilliers

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Jingo - Terry Pratchett

City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare

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December

22

Jingo - Terry Pratchett

Jingo

Terry Pratchett

The Ripmender - Julianne Alcott

The Ripmender

Julianne Alcott

May 2014

29

text: GeekSNACK: A Free Short Story from The Guardian's Wyrd world

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May 2014

23

text: Early praise for The Guardian’s Wyrd

The Guardian’s Wyrd, a fantasy adventure book set in Hout Bay, has received five star praise ahead of its release. The book...

May 2014

17

text: Cover reveal: The Guardian's Wyrd

It's one of our favourite days here at the Wordsmack office: Cover Reveal Day. The other favourites include publishing day an...

May 2014

06

updated shelf

We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulawayo

read and rated

The Rise of Nine - Pittacus Lore

text: The Ripmender is live!

And ready for downloading Johannesburg, 6 May 2014 – A science fiction romance novel set in part in Durban and on an alien pl...

The Ripmender - Julianne Alcott

April 2014

26

reviewed: City of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments)

In my review of Book 4 I mentioned that it seemed like an epilogue and like the author/publisher decided to continue with the...

City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare

finished reading:

City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls Cassandra Clare

April 2014

22

reviewed: City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments, Book 4)

I'm still really enjoying the series because it's hard to put down and I care about the characters now, but it really feels a...

City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare

finished reading:

City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare

City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare

April 2014

18

reviewed: City of Glass (Mortal Instruments)

This one is kind of the final in what I like to think of as the original trilogy. It is great! I couldn't put it down. Dark, ...

City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

finished reading:

City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

City of Glass Cassandra Clare

April 2014

13

reviewed: City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments)

The second one is just as good or better than the first. Dark, funny and does not skirt around issues that YAs deal with. Tha...

City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare

finished reading:

City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes Cassandra Clare

April 2014

11

reviewed: City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1)

Dark, funny and does not skirt around issues that YAs deal with. That's the type of YA I like. The paranormal world is big an...

City of Bones - Cassandra Clare

finished reading:

City of Bones - Cassandra Clare

City of Bones Cassandra Clare

April 2014

08

text: Calling all book bloggers!

Here at Wordsmack Publishers we realise the power of book bloggers - we love that the Internet has made it possible for anyon...

March 2014

30

finished reading:

The Rise of Nine - Pittacus Lore

The Rise of Nine Pittacus Lore

March 2014

25

read and rated

Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie

read and rated

Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood

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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan

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