Karen Marie Moning Is Eeevoll (and we love it!)

2010 is half-way over and a whole slew of awesome books have already been released, such as Lover Mine, Magic Bleeds, Twice Bitten, Silver Borne, Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Unholy Ghosts, Mind Games… ack! don’t get me started. But! we still have many to look foward to this Fall and Winter. I am looking forward to so many, but the epic one for me is Shadowfever!

Do I have any fellow Fever fans out there? I know you’re with me on this! If you are unfamiliar with the Fever series, it is an Urban Fantasy series by Karen Marie Moning. The 5th and final book, Shadowfever, is one of the most anticipated releases in Urban Fantasy this year. The 4th book, Dreamfever, ended with one of the most cruel (to us readers) cliffhangers of all time. The series is set in Ireland and features MacKayla Lane in her epic battle against the Fae, and it has been one insanely intense ride so far.

While I normally despise cliffhanger endings, she has us by the proverbial balls with this one and I am surprised to say that I’m loving it. The fan speculation is off the wall on Twitter and other social networking sites, especially with her latest tactic of sending us teaser excerpts from the book each month until the release. The release date was pushed from December 2010 to January 18,  2011 simply because she needed more time for more content. This caused a lot of us to dramatically breathe deeply in to a paper bag. However, more content is definitely acceptable, so we’re trying to suffer in silence. Trying. Oh who am I kidding? We’re chomping at the bit for this book!

So, you can sign up for KMM’s newsletter on her site, and each month she has been sending out one small teaser exerpt from Shadowfever. I always get so excited when a new teaser comes out, us fans freak out together over what the excerpt could possibly mean. KMM has done such a brilliant job at knowing what her readers want to see to stay interested, get excited, and leave us desperately wanting more. This tactic is not easy and not everyone can pull it off. Hats off to you, Karen Marie Moning! To learn more about the Fever series, be sure to visit her website.

Karen Marie Moning’s The Fever Series

I want to be clear that this is an Urban Fantasy series, not Paranormal Romance. PNR is typically a story in which romance is first and foremost. In UF the romance is generally a secondary plot, if it exists at all. There is a romance arc in the Fever series (Barrronnnnssss!) that is definitely going to keep you reading, but it is secondary to the overall plot of the series. I know that most of us are crossing our fingers for a Happily Ever After at the end of Shadowfever, but with UF, there are absolutely no guarantees.

Here is the reading order for the complete Fever series. Click on the links to be redirected to the book site for excerpts of the books:

1) Darkfever (2006)

2) Bloodfever (2007)

3) Faefever (2008)

4) Dreamfever (2009)

5) Shadowfever - estimated January 18, 2011

So now that I’ve gotten this off my chest, I want to know, what 2010 upcoming book release are you obsessing over more than any other??