Book Received: Mecha Corps

On February 4, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Roc; Original edition (December 6, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451464311 Official Description: Matt Lowell is in hell-and there’s no place he’d rather be. At a training camp on the backwater planet of Earth, he and his fellow cadets are learning to ride Mechas: biomechanicals sporting both incredible grace and […]

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Book Received: Under the Moons of Mars

On February 3, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (February 7, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1442420294 Available: February 7, 2012 Editor: John Joseph Adams Authors: Peter S. Beagle Jonathan Maberry Catherynne M. Valente Tobias S. Buckell Joe R. Lansdale Robin Wasserman Austin Grossman Garth Nix Celebrate 100 years of John Carter of Mars […]

Book Received: Strange Embrace – 69 Barrow Street

On January 30, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Strange Embrace/69 Barrow Street by Lawrence Block Dust jacket illustrations by Robert McGinnis Publisher: Subterranean Press A Hard Case Crime Hardcover Length:330 pages ISBN: 978-1-59606-489-8 This book has a double cover you flip to read the other story, which is cool. Will be available in May, 2012   From the Subterranean website: Strange Embrace They […]

Book Received: Shadow Ops: Control Point

On January 28, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Ace (January 31, 2012) ISBN-10: 1937007243 Official Description: Army Officer. Fugitive. Sorcerer. Across the country and in every nation, people are waking up with magical talents. Untrained and panicked, they summon storms, raise the dead, and set everything they touch ablaze. Army officer Oscar Britton sees the worst of […]

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Books Received

On February 12, 2011, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hi there! I fully admit that I have struggled to bring proper recognition to this site of the books that we, as The Functional Nerds, receive.  Part of the problem lies in the fact that I can’t have an Amazon Associates ID due to Amazon banning such things in Colorado after a tax was passed […]

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