Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Just released (U.S.): Starclimber

Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel was just released in the U.S.

Description: Sequel to Airborn and Skybreaker. Both Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries are on the first expedition into outer space on the Starclimber, a vessel that literally climbs into the skies. Suddenly, the ship is surrounded by strange and unsettling creatures. As desperation grows, the crew is forced to battle catastrophic mechanical failure. For Matt, Kate, and the entire crew of the Starclimber, what began as an exciting race to the stars has now turned into a race to save their lives.
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Just released (U.S.): The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor (The Books of Pellinor book 4)

The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor (The Books of Pellinor book 4) by Alison Croggon was just released in the U.S.

Description: In an increasingly battle-ravaged land, Maerad, Cadvan, and Hem desperately search for one another as they make their separate journeys. The Black Army is advancing north, and even as Maerad faces a mighty confrontation with the Landrost to save Innail, all of the Seven Kingdoms are threatened with bitter and devastating defeat. Yet in Maerad and Hem lives the secret to the mysterious Singing, and legend holds that if they release the music of Elidhu together, they have the power to defeat the Nameless One. Can brother and sister find each other in time to fight this all-powerful enemy, and are they strong enough - even reunited - to defeat him before all is lost?
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Forthcoming book (U.S.): Oath Breaker (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness book 5)

Oath Breaker (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness book 5) by Michelle Paver will be released on June 2, 2009 in the U.S.

Description: When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. Nine moons later he becomes the hunter, when he vows to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. Racked by guilt and grief, he follows the killer into the Deep Forest, where the World Spirit stalks the hidden valleys as a tall man with the antlers of a stag. But there is a rottenness at the heart of the Forest, for its clans have succumbed to the lies of the Soul-Eaters. Here Torak must face fire, war, and overwhelming evil. The fifth book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, Oath Breaker is a story about keeping promises and the true cost of vengeance.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Newly released book (U.S.): Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson And The Olympians)

Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson And The Olympians) by Rick Riordan was just released in the U.S.

Description: How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, puzzles, games, and original short stories by Rick Riordan.
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Forthcoming book (U.S.): The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson And The Olympians book 5)

The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson And The Olympians book 5) by Rick Riordan will be released on May 5, 2009 in the U.S.

Description: The prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday will be revealed in this final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Just released (U.S.): Daughter of the Flames

Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott was just released in the U.S.

Description: Inside an ancient temple in the mountains, fifteen-year-old Zira trains in the martial arts to become a warrior priestess who can defend the faith of the Ruan people. Bearing a scar on her face from the fire that killed her parents, the orphaned Zira is taught to distrust the occupying Sedornes. Terror strikes when the forces of the tyrannical Sedorne king destroy the only home she knows. To survive, Zira must unravel the secrets of her identity, decide her people's fate - and accept her growing feelings for a man who should be her enemy.
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Just released (U.S.): Eternal

Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith was just released in the U.S.

Description: At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight. Meanwhile, her reckless and adoring guardian angel, Zachary, demoted to human guise as the princess's personal assistant, has his work cut out for him trying to save his girl's soul and plan the Master's fast-approaching Death Day gala. In alternating points of view, Miranda and Zachary navigate a cut-throat eternal aristocracy as they play out a dangerous and darkly hilarious love story for the ages.
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Just released (U.S.): Seekers: Great Bear Lake (Seekers book 2)

Seekers: Great Bear Lake (Seekers book 2) by Erin Hunter was just released in the U.S.

Description: Destiny has brought them together. . . . Young black bear Lusa has left the comfort of the zoo, determined against all odds to make her way in the wild. It is there that she encounters grizzly cub Toklo and a mysterious changeling named Ujurak. Once united, the cubs find themselves on a journey toward a mystical place—if only they knew where. Meanwhile, separated from her family, polar bear cub Kallik trusts her intuition to lead her on a path traveled by many bears before her. At last the four cubs meet at the sacred Great Bear Lake, a place of peace and healing where bears gather to cele­brate the longest day. But all is not harmonious. Danger lurks beneath the calm surface of the lake, and only if they put aside their differences and truly come together will the young bears have any chance of surviving the harsh realities of the wild.
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Just released (U.S.): Worldweavers: Cybermage (Worldweavers book 3)

Worldweavers: Cybermage (Worldweavers book 3) by Alma Alexander was just released in the U.S.

Description: Thea discovers she's an elemental mage, a category of magician so rare that only four others are known to exist. Now the Federal Bureau of Magic needs Thea's help to unlock the mysterious white cube - the same cube found over the summer in the professor's house, the same cube the dangerous Alphiri are still after. To stay ahead of the Alphiri and the wiles of the FBM, Thea needs her friends - all of them.
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