Nove i pročitane knjige (u 2017.)

[Nightflier]

Koliko vidim, pola od tih stvari je manje ili više standardna ponuda urbane fantastike. Biće da si u pravu. Ko zna šta je sastavljaču spiska smešno...

[Perin]

Jes'. Meni su recimo od Pračeta najsmešnije knjige o straži...ostalo ima svojih momenata, ali su knjige o straži bile urnebesne.

[zakk]

Svejedno, ja sam se namerio na Sandman Slim. Nakon što pročitam Kamikaze L'Amour.

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Svejedno, ja sam se namerio na Sandman Slim. Nakon što pročitam Kamikaze L'Amour.

Dobar je Kedri.

[Nightflier]

The Apex Book of World SF

Globe-trekking Israeli editor Tidhar (HebrewPunk) compiles an inconsistent medley of horror-tinged fantasy tales, which may confuse readers drawn in by a title and cover that suggest science fiction. Several stories seem included for their culturally and geographically diverse authors more than their narrative merit, such as Nir Yaniv's plodding Cinderers, narrated by a pyromaniac with multiple personalities, and Yang Ping's Wizard World, an uninspired take on life inside an online role-playing game. More focused and interesting are Dean Francis Alfar's whimsical The Kite of Stars, which describes a journey across fantastical landscapes, and Tunku Halim's Biggest Baddest Bomoh, where an office drone consults a deadly shaman for help with his love life. Even the better stories fail to find a fresh take on genre mainstays like ghosts, portals and cannibals.

From S.P. Somtow's World Fantasy Award-winning "The Bird Catcher," a restrained horror tale of a young boy's friendship with Thailand's most infamous human "monster," to "Wizard World," Galaxy Award winner Yang Ping's story of high-tech gamers, this extraordinary anthology of 16 tales introduces English-speaking readers to some of the world's best writers of sf, horror, fantasy, and metafiction. Contributors include Jamil Nasir (Palestine), Aleksandar Ziljak (Croatia), Guy Hasson (Israel), Kaaron Warren (Australia/Fiji), and Jetse de Vries (Netherlands). VERDICT This literary window into the international world of imaginative fiction, the first in a new series, is sure to appeal to adventurous sf fans and readers of fiction in translation. --Library Journal, August, 2009

The great thing about Tidhar's collection is that it is full of such masterpieces. You do have to get used to having your mind warped as if by some powerful psychedelic. You'll definitely feel that way after Zoran Zivkovic and his Godot-like explorations. Or after Guy Hassan's thought experiment about the nature of mind and thought. But once you get used to the idea, you can settle in and enjoy the ride.

[zakk]

O ovome ima negde i poseban topic, pošto i Živković i Žiljak imaju priče u toj antologiji.

[Nightflier]

O ovome ima negde i poseban topic, pošto i Živković i Žiljak imaju priče u toj antologiji.

Nisam primetio temu, ali svejedno nije loše da se i ovde pomene, naročito pošto mi u ponedeljak stiže knjiga, pa ću je staviti na spisak za čitanje i prikazivanje na blogu.

[Berserker]

Lepo. A da li može jedna preporuka sada? Nije o vampirima
Ne znam da li si gledao BBC seriju Doctor Who, ali ti je sigurno poznat Autostoperski vodič kroz galaksiju. Da li bi mogao da mi preporučiš knjigu ili autore slične tome, sf sa duhovitim dosetkama i obrtima? Lakše mi je tebe da pitam nego da tražim po netu i ne nađem ništa

P.S. VELIKO HVALA unapred!

Humorsticki SF a da nije Adams:
Robert Sheckley - Savrsena planeta (izdanje Polaris) i Trampa svesti (one male knjizice plave i roze boje, edicija SF-zvezdane staze, izdavac Narodna Knjiga).
Hari Harison - Bil, heroj galaksije (takodje gore pomenuta edicija), moj ubedljivo najurnebesniji SF roman.

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Shadow Blade (Shadowchasers) by Seressia Glass

The heart-pounding first in Glass's Shadowchasers urban fantasy series piles on the twists and turns in a supernatural Atlanta where everyone has a hidden motive. The Gilead Commission discovered Kira Solomon's gift for psychometry when she was 12 and trained her to fight Shadow Avatars. Now 25, she mostly tries to focus on her day job as a freelance antiquities expert. Her former mentor, Bernie Comstock, brings her a 4,000-year-old Egyptian blade to authenticate, and one touch tells her it belonged to an immortal Fallen from the shadow world, who's still seeking it. When a demon murders Bernie, Kira confronts the immortal, now disguised as a young man, but she can't deny that the dark blade calls to her, as does its handsome owner. Kira's personal battle against the forces of chaos will keep readers riveted.

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Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer

Palmer's dazzling debut explodes with energy and invention on almost every page. In a steampunky alternate reality, genius inventor Prospero Taligent promises the 100 kids he's invited to his daughter Miranda's birthday party that they will have their “heart's desires fulfilled.� When young Harold Winslow says he wants to be a storyteller, he sets in motion an astonishing plot that will eventually find him imprisoned aboard a giant zeppelin, the Chrysalis, powered by Taligent's greatest invention, a (probably faulty) perpetual motion machine. As Harold tells his story from his airborne prison, a fantastic and fantastical account unfolds: cities full of Taligent's mechanical men, a virtual island where Harold and Miranda play as children, the Kafkaesque goings-on in the boiler rooms and galleries of Taligent's tower. Harold's narration is interspersed with dreams, diary entries, memos and monologues from the colorful supporting cast, and the dialogue, both overly formal and B-movie goofy (“I'm afraid the death rays are just a bunch of science fiction folderol�), offers comic counterpoint. This book will immediately connect with fans of Neal Stephenson and Alfred Bester, and will surely win over readers who'd ordinarily pass on anything remotely sci-fi.

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Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds

Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different - and rigidly enforced - level of technology. Horsetown is pre-industrial; in Neon Heights they have television and electric trains . . . Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time, for the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels - and with the dying body comes bad news. If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police, but by the very nature of reality - and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability . . .

[Nightflier]

IPS objavio prvi roman u serijalu True Blood i prvi tom sabranog Elrika, po ugledu na Konana. Očekujte prikaz na Bukspejsu...

[Berserker]

IPS objavio prvi roman u serijalu True Blood i prvi tom sabranog Elrika, po ugledu na Konana. Očekujte prikaz na Bukspejsu...

Elrika? Mislis, Murkoka? Jel se to IPS bacio na taj serijal?

[Perin]

Koliko je IPS u problemima i serijalima, da dovede jedan serijal do kraja ja ću biti zadovoljan. Neće IPS dugo opstati na tržištu, to je moje mišljenje - nemam ništa protiv IPS-a, samo da se zna, objavljuju neke od omiljenih mi knjiga, ali sa ovakvom politikom i dugovanjma, ne smeši im se lepa budućnost.

[Nightflier]

IPS objavio prvi roman u serijalu True Blood i prvi tom sabranog Elrika, po ugledu na Konana. Očekujte prikaz na Bukspejsu...

Elrika? Mislis, Murkoka? Jel se to IPS bacio na taj serijal?

Aha. Kupili su prava na Murkokovu sagu o Elriku, koja bi trebalo da se objavljuje u tomovima kao Konan. To je kupljeno još pre godinu dana, ako ne i više. Kupili su jako mnogo sjajnih naslova, ali u velikim su problemima. Redakcija im ne prima plate - ne znam za druge sektore; prevodiocima duguju silne pare... Ja sam obustavio rad na drugom Bučeru dok mi ne plate zaostali honorar za Kiza, a verujem da je slično i s drugim prevodiocima. Jako mi je žao zbog toga, pošto imaju izvanredan izbor naslova.

[Nightflier]

Od danas u prodaji osmi nastavak serijala o Rejčel Morgan, privatnoj veštici. Domaći izdavač je "Laguna".

Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

The eighth bewitching but overly dense Hollows adventure (after 2009's White Witch, Black Curse) updates the travails of Rachel Morgan, delectable magical jack of all trades. Having recently learned that Rachel is a witch-born demon whose children would be demons, a white magic coven is shunning her and accusing her of black magic. They offer her a terrible choice: sterilization or imprisonment in Alcatraz. Trent Kalamack, drug lord and elf in hiding, offers to get the coven off her back, but her double-crossing ex-rat ex-boyfriend, Nick, shows up and lands her in more hot water. As Rachel battles those she thought were on her side, her survival depends on a paranormal cornucopia of elves, demons, vampires, gargoyles, pixies, and even a leprechaun. This thrill ride celebrates the can-do spirit of one of urban fantasy's most charming witches.

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Werewolf Smackdown: A Novel by Mario Acevedo

The fifth adventure of vampire PI Felix Gomez (following 2009's Jailbait Zombie) finds him caught between alpha werewolves battling for supremacy in sunny Charleston, S.C. When high-powered werewolf attorney Eric Bourbon tries to hire Gomez to kill his rival, Randolph Calhoun, Gomez refuses. The last thing he wants is to be the guy responsible for breaking the uneasy truce that exists among supernatural entities. But as soon as Gomez dodges that metaphorical bullet, someone tries to put a real one through him. Finding the answers will bring Gomez up against an estranged old lover and an old enemy, and just might get him killed. Characters include the usual roster of hoodlums and femmes fatales, who engage in a plethora of double-crosses and violent action scenes. Plenty of cliffhangers keep the story moving in this horror fan's perfect vacation read.

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Where Angels Fear to Tread: A Remy Chandler Novel by Thomas E Sniegoski

The pedestrian third novel in Sniegoski's Remy Chandler series (after 2009's Dancing on the Head of a Pin) finds the Seraphim-turned-PI drawn into the case of a missing little girl with prophetic gifts. Also searching for the child is the biblical character Delilah, now cursed to endless life without love. Naturally, the blind but still powerful Samson also gets drawn into the mix, as do the followers of the ancient god Dagon, leading to an inevitable (and interminable) showdown in Dagon's West Virginia lair. Chandler is a great lead, but the interesting supporting characters take a back seat to the generically villainous Delilah, the blustering Samson, and the missing girl's bland parents. Fans of Chandler will enjoy his developing character, but there's little to distinguish the book within the paranormal PI genre.

Six year-old Zoe York has been taken and her mother has come to Remy for help. She shows him crude, childlike drawings that she claims are Zoe's visions of the future, everything leading up to her abduction, and some beyond. Like the picture of a man with wings who would come and save her-a man who is an angel.

Zoe's preternatural gifts have made her a target for those who wish to exploit her power to their own destructive ends. The search will take Remy to dark places he would rather avoid. But to save an innocent, Remy will ally himself with a variety of lesser evils-and his soul may pay the price...

[Nightflier]

Evo rasporeda objavljivanja novih knjiga za mart mesec:

1st - Susan Kearney - Pendragon Legacy 03 - Jordan
1st - Brenda Joyce - de Warrene Dynasty 12 - Impossible Attraction
1st - Mara Purnhagen - Tagged
1st - Cherise Sinclair - Master of the Shadowland 04 - Lean on Me
1st - Joel Shepard - Trial of Blood & Steel 02 - Petrodor
1st - Rachel Vincent – Werecat 05 – Shift
2nd - Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall 01 - Hex Hall
2nd - Shayla Black - Wicked 03 - Delicious
2nd - Seanan McGuire – October Daye 02 – A Local Habitation
2nd - Anne Bishop - Black Jewels 08 - Shalador's Lady
2nd - Alyssa Day - Warriors of Poseidon 07 - Atlantis Redeemed
2nd - Chris Marie Green - Vampire Babylon 06 - Deep in the Woods
2nd - Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall
2nd - Erica Hayes - Shadowfae Chronicles 02 - Shadowglass
2nd - Victoria Laurie - Ghost Hunter Mystery 04 - Ghouls Gone Wild
2nd - Ellen Rendahl - Don't Kill the Messenger
2nd - Vicki Lewis Thompson - Babes with Brooms 02 - Chick with a Charm
2nd - Shiloh Walker - Broken
2nd - Tad Williams - Shadowmarch 03 - Shadowrise
4th - Maurice Broaddus - Knights of Breton Court 01 - King Maker
4th - Tim Waggoner - Nekropolis 02 - Dead Streets
4th - L J Smith – Vampire Diaries 06 - Shadow Souls
4th - Claudia Gray - Evernight03 - Hourglass
4th - Danielle Trussoni - Angelology
9th - Linda Fairstein - Alexandra Cooper 12 - Hell Gate
9th - Mario Acevedo - Felix Gomez 05 - Werewolf Smackdown
9th - Carrie Ryan - Forest of Hands & Teeth 02 - The Dead-Tossed Waed
9th - Kerrlyn Sparks - Love at Stake 08 - The Vampire and the Virgin
9th - Joss Ware - Envy Chronicles 03 - Abandon the Night
10th - Maya Banks - Sweet 04 - Sweet Temptation
16th - George R R Martin & Gardner Dozois - Warriors (Anthology)
16th - Carrie Vaughn - Voices of Dragons
23rd - Jenna Black – Morgan Kingsley 05 - The Devil’s Playground
23rd - Caroline Crane - Mind Games
23rd - Christy Reese - Last Chance Rescue 05 - Second Chance
23rd - Linnea Sinclair - Rebels & Lovers
30th - L A Banks - Crimson Moon 05 - Never Cry Werewolf
30th - Laura Bickle - Salamander's Tales 01 - Embers
30th - Patricia Briggs – Mercedes Thompson 05 - Silver Borne
30th - Richelle Mead – Georgina Kincaid 05 – Succubus Shadows
30th - D D Barrant – Bloodhound Files 02 – Death Blows
30th - Gail Carriger – Parasol Protectorate 02 - Changeless
30th - Talia Gryphon - Gillian Key, Paradoc 04 - Key to Justice

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Sasha by Joel Shepard

Shephard's epic gets off to a slow start as feisty bladeswoman Sasha, her master, her princely brothers and Jaryd, a local heir, lecture one another about religious differences amid a hodgepodge of names and invented terms. Jaryd saves Sasha from treachery after a fight, and the consequences accelerate toward war between the overlord Hadryn and the common Udalyn. Soon Sasha finds herself at the head of an army, facing her honest but deeply conflicted father. Rumors of war outside the kingdom point to larger conflicts down the road. Sasha is young, impetuous and contradictory, but impassioned about doing the right thing if she can figure out what it is. Once Shepherd (the Cassandra Kresnov series) finds his stride, the second half of the book crackles with intriguing characters, witty banter and vivid, realistic battles, leaving readers optimistic about the planned sequels.

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Petrodor (Trial of Blood & Steel, Book II) by Joel Shepherd

Picking up where 2009's Sasha ended, Shepherd sets Sasha and her doughty band of human and serrin war leaders in the port city of Petrodor as Sasha's sister Alythia is married off to the noble Halmady family. This peace-treaty marriage sparks a power struggle among the other noble houses, including Steiner House, to which Sasha and Alythia's sister Marye was married. A politically minded archbishop begins bloody machinations that raise the stakes and turn allies into enemies. As in the first volume, the beginning bogs down with many similar names and a huge number of characters who tend to make speeches at one another with a lot of unfamiliar terms, but as soon as the action picks up, the banter, character development, and vivid descriptions build tension toward a gripping climax, leaving tantalizing threads dangling.

Book two in the quartet A Trial of Blood & Steel picks up the story of the brave and independent heroine, Sasha, now living in the port city of Petrodor. Away from the hills of her Lenayin homeland, Sasha is making a new life in the dark alleys and wealthy houses of Petrodor. An influential trading centre, Petrodor holds the key to preventing the coming war between Lenayin and the mighty Bacosh. Together with her old mentor Kessligh, Sasha attempts to navigate the political intrigues of the port city and find a way to stop the war. It is the serrin, the beautiful but dangerous people from beyond the Bacosh, who will be the pivotal point in this struggle. How much can Sasha trust her old serrin friend Errollyn? And how much can she trust herself?

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Running with the Pack by Ekaterina Seida (Editor)

Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave - and even sexy - and they've moved from British moors to New York City lofts, shaved, and got jobs. But as the tales of these writers will show you, they remain no less wild and passionate, and they still tug at the part of our being where a wild animal used to be. Running With the Pack includes stories from Carrie Vaughn, Laura Anne Gilman, and C.E. Murphy, and they will convince you that despite their gentrification, werewolves remain as fascinating and terrifying as ever.

[Nightflier]

Džona Skalzija obično prati nekakav hajp. Tako je i s njegovim novim romančićem The God Engines.

Captain Ean Tephe is a man of faith, whose allegiance to his lord and to his ship is uncontested. The Bishopry Militant knows this -- and so, when it needs a ship and crew to undertake a secret, sacred mission to a hidden land, Tephe is the captain to whom the task is given.

Tephe knows from that the start that his mission will be a test of his skill as a leader of men and as a devout follower of his god. It s what he doesn t know that matters: to what ends his faith and his ship will ultimately be put -- and that the tests he will face will come not only from his god and the Bishopry Militant, but from another, more malevolent source entirely...

Author John Scalzi has ascended to the top ranks of modern science fiction with the best-selling, Hugo-nominated novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. Now he tries his hand at fantasy, with a dark and different novella that takes your expectations of what fantasy is and does, and sends them tumbling.

Say your prayers...and behold The God Engines.

Dakle, pročitao sam knjigu i prilično sam zadovoljan. Nisam siguran koliko je opravdano da se svrstava u romane, pošto je prilično malog obima, ali sasvim je korektno napisana - dapače poprilično bolje od sf serijala koji ga je proslavio. Doduše i The God Engines je sf tek neznatno maskiran u fentezi. JEdina suštinska zamerka koju imam upravo je to što se čitaocima novela potura kao roman, mada sada je to izgleda česta pojava.

[Nightflier]

Možda ovo nije baš najbolje mesto za sledeću najavu, uzevši u obzir podforum u kojem se tema nalazi, ali tema se ipak zove "Nove knjige", a svejedno nameravam da vidim s Žarkom da malo pospremimo ovaj moj zapećak. Elem, sve više i više poznatih pisaca ulazi u RPG vode. Pooddavno postoji Thief's World RPG, a potom i Black Company, Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire u nekoliko varijanti, "Gospodara prstenova" ne treba ni pominjati. U poslednjih godinu dana najavljeno je nekoliko rol plej igara smeštenih u svetove poznatih pisaca: Na prvom mestu Drezden Fajls, a sada i Valdemar, po romanima Merceds Leki. Uz sve to, Čajna Mjevil piše sourcebook za Paizovu reinkarnaciju DnDa a svi znamo da među šoznatim piscima ima ozbiljnih rolplejera. Martinova ekipa i dan-danas rola, a "Malazan" Stivena Eriksona nastao je po njegovim DnD kampanjama. U svako slučaju, mislim da ću nadalje ovde i na blogu najavljivati i novosti iz ovog sveta.

[Melkor]

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead



Product Description

New Vampires have evolved, and they are coming for you! Kelly Armstrong, Tanya Huff and twenty-two other dark fantasy and horror writers come together to re-imagine the future of vampires in this new collection of all-original short fiction – one of the most unusual and original vampire anthologies ever assembled.

SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION HARDCOVER

[Nightflier]

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead



Product Description

New Vampires have evolved, and they are coming for you! Kelly Armstrong, Tanya Huff and twenty-two other dark fantasy and horror writers come together to re-imagine the future of vampires in this new collection of all-original short fiction – one of the most unusual and original vampire anthologies ever assembled.

SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION HARDCOVER

U ovo je dobro. Je li već izašlo ili tek treba?

[Nightflier]

Shadowrise: Volume Three of Shadowmarch by Tad Williams

With King Olin imprisoned and Prince Kendrick slain, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have been forced to flee their homeland. But both families and nations can hide dark and terrible secrets, and even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must still find a way to reclaim their kingdom and rescue their home- from traitors, tyrants, a god-king, and even the angry gods themselves.

Winning Mars by Jason Stoddard

Jere Gutierrez is bucking the trend at the dying art of "linear" entertainment - what we know today as TV shows. His combination of astounding stories, captured in the moment, are captivating millions. Of course, every one of his stories are fabricated and engineered and orchestrated, even though they're sold as "real." Unfortunately for Jere, his backers have begun to see through his tricks. Desperate for another story, one large enough to capture the attention of the world, he teams up with a retired TV executive to create an ad-supported mission to Mars, complete with corporate sponsors and extreme sports events. What Jere doesn't know is just how captivating his Winning Mars will be.

Sepulchral Earth by Tim Marquitz

Two years after the furious dead rose up to murder the living, the remnants of mankind face a brutal extinction. Wretched and broken, trading humanity for life, the survivors suffer under the inevitable shadow of death. Aided by friendly spirits, the necromancer Harlan Cole wages war against the merciless forces of the undead. Driven to bring peace to the souls of his wife and daughter, Harlan vows to return the dead to their graves, or join them trying.

[Nightflier]

Ovo je napokon objavljeno, pa da se podsetimo:

Spellwright by Blake Charlton

Debut novelist Charlton creates a complex world in which magical abilities depend on the ability to handle words. Apprentice wizard Nicodemus Weal was once thought to be the prophesied Halcyon, but his inability to control spells sends him to the bottom of the pecking order. When murders and strange activities coincide with the Convocation at Starhaven, visiting wizards and druids begin to wonder whether Nicodemus might in fact be the anti-Halcyon. While the magic system is intriguing and carefully described, the setting is never fully realized, and Nicodemus's interactions with other teachers and students seem to take place in a world bereft of supporting characters. Charlton's baroque prose perfectly mirrors the central role of language and the byzantine politics surrounding the Convocation and the potential prophecy, and the innovative spell craft will please fantasy readers weary of more traditional magics.

Nicodemus is a young, gifted wizard with a problem. Magic in his world requires the caster to create spells by writing out the text . . . but he has always been dyslexic, and thus has trouble casting even the simplest of spells. And his misspells could prove dangerous, even deadly, should he make a mistake in an important incantation.

Yet he has always felt that he is destined to be something more than a failed wizard. When a powerful, ancient evil begins a campaign of murder and disruption, Nicodemus starts to have disturbing dreams that lead him to believe that his misspelling could be the result of a curse. But before he can discover the truth about himself, he is attacked by an evil which has already claimed the lives of fellow wizards and has cast suspicion on his mentor. He must flee for his own life if he’s to find the true villain.

But more is at stake than his abilities. For the evil that has awakened is a power so dread and vast that if unleashed it will destroy Nicodemus... and the world.

Skrećem pažnju na to da je autor bradat, mada nije debeo - ali ima vremena.

[Melkor]

za evolve: postoje 2 datuma, jedan je sad, u martu, drugi, recimo, 15. septembar. Mozda su u pitanju USA i Uk ili kanadsko izdanje, mozda su 2 izdavaca... nisam bas istrazivao  

[Nightflier]

A možda su ta dva datuma za dva izdanja, obično i kolekcionarsko?

[Melkor]

Mozda, mada onaj kovceg sa potpisima svih autora i jos nekim sitnicama ide u samo 50 primeraka (ko Boban da ga radi), te sumnjam...

[Nightflier]

Upravo sam pročitao novi roman Kim Harison, Black Magic Sanction - i razočaran sam. Moram priznati da mi je dosadilo da čitam o ljubavnim problemima veštica-nekromantkinja-vampirica itd. Naravno, pobliže ću se pozabaviti ovim nešto kasnije. Zahvaljujući Zakku blog mi je ponovo aktivan, pa mogu da počnem da pišem tekstove.

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Coyote Destiny by Allen Steele

"The best space colonization saga to come along in decades" (Rocky Mountain News) continues.

The unexpected arrival of a ship from Earth after their long isolation from their home world leaves the inhabitants of Coyote both hopeful and wary. The lone passenger brings news-both good and bad.

The good news is that there was a survivor of the long-ago explosion of the Robert E. Lee and he is living still on Earth, in the ruined city called Boston. The bad news is that the person responsible for that act of terrorism is also still alive-and somewhere on Coyote...

Shadows in the Cave by Caleb Fox

Fox weaves a colorful tale of ancient Cherokee legends, magic, and the beings known as the Immortals, the creators of the world. Years after the events of 2009's Zadayi Red, Shonan is chief of his people and refuses to allow his family to use magic, which he blames for a great loss. But his son, Aku, inherited his mother's shape-shifting ability and longs to use it. Just as he begins to learn his power, he encounters a violent tribe called the Brown Leaf People and is forced on a quest to the Darkening Land, the underworld, to save his sister and father with the help of his great-grandmother and unusual companions. Readers who like plenty of introspection to accompany their spell casting will enjoy this exploration of Cherokee lore combined with a classic coming-of-age narrative.

CALEB FOX came from a part of Arkansas that was originally Indian Territory.  When he was a teenager, his aunts revealed to him that the family was part Cherokee, or in their words, "redneck on one side of the mountain, redskin on the other."

After graduating college, he went to the archives of the Cherokee nation, researched his ancestors, and looked up some of his relatives. One family told him mythic Cherokee and Lakota stories he'd missed out on as a child, introduced him to ceremonies, and put his feet on the red road.

Fox lives in Indian Country. Zadayi Red was his first book.

[Perin]

Spellwright by Blake Charlton

Na ovo sam bacio oko još kad si na blogu pisao, ali nikako ne mogu pronaći vremena da pročitam. Čini se da je ovo odlično. I da - Rotfas je navodno završio manuskript i poslao ga lektoru, tako da ćemo drugi deo Kingkiller Chronicles-a videti uskoro.

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Deveti Džordan bi u petak trebalo da stigne s prevoda u "Lagunu".

[Eriops]

Konačno, dobre vesti  .

[Nightflier]

Inače, roman će biti objavljen u jednom tomu.

[Perin]

Odličanstveno.

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Shalador's Lady: A Black Jewels Novel by Anne Bishop

The rambling eighth Black Jewels epic fantasy (after 2009's The Shadow Queen) doesn't glow as brightly as earlier installments, but faithful fans will cheer to find Lady Cassidy at last on track to a happy ending. Plain jane Cassie, a Rose-jeweled queen, lost her Bhak court to prettier but bratty Lady Kermilla. She's now recovered from the loss and ready to restore her new land of Shalador to prosperity. When Lady Kermilla pays an unwelcome visit, Warlord Prince Theran Grayhaven, pledged to Cassie's service, starts making eyes at their guest. Fearing another betrayal, Cassie flees to Eyota, but her heart remains with Grayhaven gardener Jared Blaed. Bishop's dialogue-heavy prose, ornate magical politics, large cast, and complex caste system bog down the narrative flow, and even the introductory guides will do little to enlighten new readers, leaving this one strictly for the fans.

Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen.

For years the Shalador people suffered the cruelties of the corrupt Queens who ruled them, forbidding their traditions, punishing those who dared show defiance, and forcing many more into hiding. Now that their land has been cleansed of tainted Blood, the Rose-Jeweled Queen, Lady Cassidy, makes it her duty to restore it and prove her ability to rule.

But even if Lady Cassidy succeeds, other dangers await. For the Black Widows see visions within their tangled webs that something is coming that will change the land-and Lady Cassidy-forever...

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The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry

In Stoker-winner Maberry's wild second Joe Ledger novel (after Patient Zero), Joe and his comrades from the Department of Military Science (DMS) take on enough villains and their world-threatening plots to fill half a dozen ordinary thrillers. The dangers Joe and his Echo Team warriors confront include evil boy-girl albino twins born on Christmas, each child marked with a star like the Star of Bethlehem; weaponized genetic diseases; the Cabal, whose goal is worldwide ethnic cleansing; Nazi clones; a race of slaves called New Men; a wide array of mythical beasts (unicorns, centaurs, dragons, elves, etc.); and morphogenetic monsters such as tiger/dogs and insect/humans. Joe battles these horrors with his usual ferocity, but by the end, even this superhero is reduced to despair by the toll the job exacts. While Joe has announced his retirement, eager readers can look forward to one more volume in this humorous, over-the-top cross-genre trilogy.

oe Ledger and the DMS (Department of Military Sciences) go up against two competing groups of geneticists.  One side is creating exotic transgenic monsters and genetically enhanced mercenary armies; the other is using 21st century technology to continue the Nazi Master Race program begun by Josef Mengele.  Both sides want to see the DMS destroyed, and they've drawn first blood.  Neither side is prepared for Joe Ledger as he leads Echo Team to war under a black flag.

[Mme Chauchat]

Ja koliko se sećam, Robert Šekli ima jake primese humora i parodije, pa i Džek Vens tu i tamo.

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The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

Set in late-19th-century Europe, this slim, melancholy, and sometimes thin novel affords considerable escapist pleasures. At 14, Jack, a misfit orphan with a cuckoo-clock installed in his chest, treks across Europe in search of Miss Acacia, a little singer... who's always bumping into things, he met four years before. In Paris, he finds a companion in Méliès, a lovesick, quixotic magician, and as their journey unfolds, Malzieu sketches European landscapes and crafts figurative language with irresistible relish: Miss Acacia's laugh, for instance, is as light as beads tumbling over a xylophone. After Jack reaches Spain and finds Miss Acacia, he embarks on a tumultuous relationship with his beloved that will alter his life forever. Despite a few too-cutesy sexual metaphors and coming-of-age tropes, the novel's sentimentality only rarely devolves into treacle. Calling to mind a host of cultural touchstones, from Pinocchio to The Wizard of Oz, this kaleidoscopic picaresque will enchant many adults and young people alike.

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"Laguna" je objavila GOSPODAR DEMONA IZ KARENDE Dejvida Edingsa i LAŽI LOKA LAMORE Skota Linča.

[Perin]

ĐEM Nisam baš bio oduševljen Lažima Loka Lamore, ali daću mu drugu šansu

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ĐEM Nisam baš bio oduševljen Lažima Loka Lamore, ali daću mu drugu šansu

Ja nisam bio oduševljen ni time, ni nastavkom.

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A Local Habitation: An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire

Now comes the second in the series-from a dynamic new fantasy talent!

Toby Daye-a half-human, half-fae changeling-has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the fae world, retreating to a "normal" life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world had other ideas...

Now her liege, the Duke of the Shadowed Hills, has asked Toby to go to the Country of Tamed Lightening to make sure all is well with his niece, Countess January O'Leary. It seems like a simple enough assignment-until Toby discovers that someone has begun murdering people close to January, and that if the killer isn't stopped, January may be the next victim.

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The Timekeeper's Moon by Joni Sensel

When Ariel Farwalker hears the moon talking to her, she thinks she must be going crazy. Then she discovers an ancient map, and learns that the moon is part of a mysterious summons that's calling her on a new journey.

With her surly guardian Scarl by her side, Ariel sets out on an adventure that leads her to new friends-the beautiful Flame-Mage Sienna and the mute boy Nace, who captures Ariel's heart. As the four travel on, strange things start to happen-fragments of Ariel's past appear in the present, so that it seems that time itself is coming undone. At the end of the journey, Ariel will learn where her journey began, and have a chance to save her life as she knows it.

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City of Dreams and Nightmare By  Ian Whates

The first in a series of novels set in one of the most extraordinary fantasy settings since Gormenghast -- the vertical city of Thaiburley. From its towering palatial heights to the dregs who dwell in The City Below, it's an incredible creation. When Tom, a teenage street thief from the depths, ventures into the uppermost levels to impress a girl, the last thing he expects to do is witness a murder. Accused of the crime, he must use all of his knowledge of the ancient city to flee certain death.

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King Maker By  Maurice Broaddus

From the drug gangs of downtown Indianapolis, the one true king will arise. The King Arthur myth gets dramatically retold through the eyes of street hustler King, as he tries to unite the crack dealers, gangbangers and the monsters lurking within them to do the right thing. Broaddus' debut is a stunning, edgy work, genuinely unlike anything you've ever read.

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The Line by Teri Hall

An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the Unified States. The Line is the part of the border that lopped off part of the country, dooming the inhabitants to an unknown fate when the enemy used a banned weapon. It’s said that bizarre creatures and superhumans live on the other side, in Away. Nobody except tough old Ms. Moore would ever live next to the Line.

Nobody but Rachel and her mother, who went to live there after Rachel’s dad died in the last war. It’s a safe, quiet life. Until Rachel finds a mysterious recorded message that can only have come from Away. The voice is asking for help.

Who sent the message? Why is her mother so protective? And to what lengths is Rachel willing to go in order to do what she thinks is right?

City of the Snakes by Darren Shan

The final, never-before-published volume in the noirish, gritty urban fantasy for adults from the bestselling Children's author. 'The Cardinal is dead -- long live The Cardinal' For ten years Capac Raimi has ruled the City as The Cardinal. Created by the first Cardinal to rule after him and continue his legacy, Capac cannot be killed. But that doesn't stop his enemies trying. And he has a lot of enemies. In the past Capac's always been content to wait his adversaries out, safe in the knowledge that he can't lose playing a long game. But things are changing. Rival gangs are gaining power in the City. And figures from Capac's past are reappearing -- people only he remembers, the first Cardinal's other creations, who disappeared with him ten years ago. It can only mean one thing. The mysterious Incan priests, the ancient powers behind the City, have never been happy about ceding control to Capac. Now they have a plan to take the City back. And this time Capac really could have a fight to the death on his hands!

Farlander by Colin Buchanan

The Heart of the World is a land in strife. For fifty years the Holy Empire of Mann, an empire and religion born from a nihilistic urban cult, has been conquering nation after nation. Their leader, Holy Matriarch Sasheen, ruthlessly maintains control through her Diplomats, priests trained as subtle predators. The Mercian Free Ports are the only confederacy yet to fall. Their only land link to the southern continent, a long and narrow isthmus, is protected by the city of Bar-Khos. For ten years now, the great southern walls of Bar-Khos have been besieged by the Imperial Fourth Army. Ash is a member of an elite group of assassins, the R shun - who offer protection through the threat of vendetta. Forced by his ailing health to take on an apprentice, he chooses Nico, a young man living in the besieged city of Bar-Khos. At the time, Nico is hungry, desperate, and alone in a city that finds itself teetering on the brink. When the Holy Matriarch's son deliberately murders a woman under the protection of the R shun; he forces the sect to seek his life in retribution. As Ash and his young apprentice set out to fulfil the R shun orders - their journey takes them into the heart of the conflict between the Empire and the Free Ports ...into bloodshed and death.