The Damnation Affair (Bannon & Clare #1.5) by Lilith Saintcrow | Orbit Books (Dec 2012) Ebook, 26 pages | Steampunk Saintcrow sets this tale in an alternative history, wild west with the prim and proper Catherine Barrow Browne jumping off the stage coach in the backwater town of Damnation in search of her brother. She has been hired as the town’s schoolteacher (schoolmarm) and covertly searching for the brother who she has lost contact with. One of the first to greet her is the town’s sheriff Jack Gabriel and the handsome hero finds he…

The Iron Wyrm Affair (Bannon and Clare # 1) by Lilith Saintcrow | Orbit Books (Aug 2012) Paperback, 323 pages | Steampunk Emma Bannon, a Prime sorceress specializing in dark magic has been given a job of finding and protecting mentaths by Queen Victrix. Mentaths are being killed and Emma finds herself responsible for keeping the last surviving mentath, Archibald Clare, safe which proves to be a dangerous job. They are proverbial chalk and cheese and establish an uneasy relationship in the beginning of the novel. Bannon is well turned out, has a…

NEW SERIES ALERT This looks awesome, don’t you think? I love the cover too, it has a bit of a steampunk feel too it. It’s nice to see a new series from Lilith Saintcrow, I enjoyed her Dante Valentine books, although haven’t read any of her other (except the first book in her YA series). The first book in the Bannon & Clare series will be The  Iron Wyrm Affair and is published by Orbit in August, both in the UK and the US. I will definitely be pre-ordering this one….

I have the pleasure of welcoming author Lili St. Crow to the blog today. Lili is the author of the Strange Angels paranormal young adult series. Due to Lili’s ultra busy schedule, we decided to do a quick Q&A session of her favourite things. So, please give her a warm welcome. Welcome to Book Chick City Lilith – this is your second time at BCC and it’s lovely to have you back! Hello! It’s nice to be back. Ok, here we go… 1. Favourite Country? I’d live in France, if I…

It’s hard to say why I started writing urban fantasy. I’m an urban creature—you won’t ever find me camping unless forced to. (For one thing, I love indoor plumbing too much.) I guess as far as that goes, it’s a case of writing what you know. There is wonder and terror in the city. It is a wilderness all its own. Witches, werewolves, shapeshifters…these are all metaphors that hold a great deal of resonance. I’ve met people who feed on other people, people who show different faces at different times,…

Title: Strange Angels Author: Lili St. Crow Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Group: Young Adult Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 3rd Sept 2009 Paperback: 307 pages Rating: 7/10 Summary (back cover) Dru knows that The Real World – peopled with ghosts, suckers and zombies – is a frightening place. She’s ready to kill first and ask questions later, so it’s going to take her a while to work out just who she can trust. Dru Anderson has been ‘strange’ for as long as she can remember, traveling from town to town with…