Nove i pročitane knjige (u 2017.)

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Ja bih preskočio.

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Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors (Studies in Supernatural Literature) Robert H. Waugh



Recognized as a major innovator in the weird story, H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an author whose influence was felt by nearly every writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction in the second half of the twentieth century. Considered one of the leading writers of gothic horror, Lovecraft and his work continue to inspire writers today, and many of his stories have been adapted into plays, films, and even games. In Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors, Robert H. Waugh has assembled essays that are vast in scope, ranging from the Bible through the Edwardian period and well into the present. This collection is devoted to authors whose work had an impact on Lovecraft—Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Lord Dunsany—and those who drew inspiration from him, including William S. Burroughs, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Stephen King. A fascinating anthology, Lovecraft and Influence will appeal to aficionados of classic horror, fantasy, and science fiction and those with an interest in modern authors whose works reflect and honor Lovecraft’s enduring legacy.

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The ROGUES Are ComingGardner Dozois and I have just delivered the completed manuscript (well, e-manuscript, it being 2013 and all) for our latest big cross-genre anthologies, ROGUES, to our editor at Bantam Spectra.

Once again, we've got a really kickass lineup of contributors, and some terrific stories.

The table of contents:

George R.R. Martin            “Everybody Loves a Rogue”  (Introduction)
Joe Abercrombie               “Tough Times All Over”
Gillian Flynn                 “What Do You Do?”
Matthew Hughes                “The Inn of the Seven Blessings”
Joe R. Lansdale               “Bent Twig”
Michael Swanwick              “Tawny Petticoats”
David  Ball                   “Provenance”
Carrie Vaughn                 “The Roaring Twenties”
Scott Lynch                   “A Year and a Day in Old Theradane”
Bradley Denton                “Bad Brass”
Cherie Priest                 “Heavy Metal”
Daniel Abraham                “The Meaning of Love”
Paul Cornell                  “A Better Way to Die”
Steven Saylor                 “Ill Seen in Tyre”
Garth Nix                     “A Cargo of Ivories”
Walter Jon Williams           “Diamonds From Tequila”   
Phyllis Eisenstein            “The Caravan to Nowhere”
Lisa Tuttle                   “The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives”
Neil Gaiman                   “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back” 
Connie Willis                 “Now Showing”
Patrick Rothfuss              “The Lightning Tree”

This one was an enormous amount of fun.  We're got something for everyone in ROGUES -- SF, mystery, historical fiction, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, comedy, tragedy, crime stories, mainstream.  And rogues, cads, scalawags, con men, thieves, and scoundrels of all descriptions.  If you love Harry Flashman and Cugel the Clever, as I do, this is the book for you.

If there's any bloody justice, some of these stories will contend for awards. 

(And it's one more monkey off my back, hurrah, hurrah)

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Fire Above, Fire Below: A Tor.Com Original by Garth Nix



"Fire Above, Fire Below" is about the crisis that the dying of a dragon living below a major city causes, and the pact made many years earlier to deal with such a situtation.

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Fire Above, Fire Below: A Tor.Com Original by Garth Nix



"Fire Above, Fire Below" is about the crisis that the dying of a dragon living below a major city causes, and the pact made many years earlier to deal with such a situtation.

Ima za fri kod Tora:

http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/05/fire-above-fire-below

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Orbit je najavio da će objaviti Stoverovu tetralogiju o Kainu:

One of the most highly regarded fantasy series EVER is finally coming to the UK.
Presenting a gritty action fantasy series like no other. Welcome to the world of Caine: Assassin. Hero. Superstar. . .



Several huge names in the fantasy world have been shouting from the rooftops about the sheer brilliance of this series by New York Times bestselling author Matthew Stover. Par exemple:

SCOTT LYNCH says:

‘Oh, you fortunate people. HEROES DIE and BLADE OF TYSHALLE directly informed the writing of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA . . . I’d dare say they were what taught me how to craft a novel. Matt is criminally underrated, and these books are bog standard for him, which is to say ‘brilliant.’ They’re bold, startling, multi-layered, humane, and laugh-out-loud wonderful at frequent intervals . . .

. . . A gritty, bloody, deeply touching work of genius’

JOHN SCALZI says:

‘A heaping plate of kickass kickassery with a side of kickass sauce . . .

If you are a fan of the meaty, bloody but smart fantasy of which authors like Joe Abercrombie and Richard K. Morgan currently traffic, you really do owe it to yourself to check out the whole Caine series . . . I doubt very seriously you will be disappointed, and if you are, well, I don’t know what to do with you, except maybe wonder if your brain chemistry is off in some unique and disturbing way. But I’m willing to bet your brain is fine and you’re going to eat this stuff up.

So: fans of  fantasy, this is my recommendation. Get this one. Get them all’

FELICIA DAY says:

‘Talk about a dark anti-hero. Talk about a cool alt-SF/Fantasy world. Talk about some violent assholes who populate BOTH universes. I mean Hari is one of the biggest badasses I’ve read in a LONG time. Seriously flawed, very nihilistic world/WORLDS really he’s involved in. And yet, his journey is so full of emotion, you root for him every step of the way. This is an Alpha male you can get behind. Damn. Hot damn.

Don’t read if you don’t like profanity, unlikeable characters and awesome fight scenes.

THIS WAS FANTASTIC! . . . If you like really really gritty, dark fantasy like George RR Martin, Richard Morgan (Takashi Kovaks books) or ESPECIALLY Joe Abercrombie, you should get this book’

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Svaki dan je peti oktobar...

Life on the Preservation by Jack Skillingstead



Inside the Seattle Preservation Dome it's always the Fifth of October, the city caught in an endless time loop. "Reformed" graffiti artist Ian Palmer is the only one who knows the truth, and he is desperate to wake up the rest of the city before the alien Curator of this human museum erases Ian's identity forever. Discover the reality bending SF of this new author in this astonishing story.Inside the Seattle Preservation Dome it's always the Fifth of October, the city caught in an endless time loop. "Reformed" graffiti artist Ian Palmer is the only one who knows the truth, and he is desperate to wake up the rest of the city before the alien Curator of this human museum erases Ian's identity forever. Outside the Dome the world lies in apocalyptic ruin. Small town teenager Kylie is one of the few survivors to escape both the initial shock wave and the effects of the poison rains that follow. Now she must make her way across the blasted lands pursued by a mad priest and menaced by skin-and-bone things that might once have been human. Her destination is the Preservation, and her mission is to destroy it. But once inside, she meets Ian, and together they discover that Preservation reality is even stranger than it already appears.

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Nadajmo se da je Riftwaru najzad došao kraj. Fajst je od jednog od najznačajnijih pisaca epske fantastike spao na usputni pomen i polu-sprdnju. Nisam siguran kako se to desilo, ali rekao bih da je njegov problem u tome što je previše ostao u osamdesetima, iako je tokom svoje karijere imao nekoliko izvanrednih mini-serijala, poput Serpent Wara i Daughter of the Empire.

Magician’s End: Book Three of the Chaoswar Saga by Raymond E. Feist



  Three decades . . . Five Riftwars . . . One magnificent saga: From New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist comes Magician's End, the final book in the epic Riftwar Cycle.
Thirty years ago, Feist's first novel, Magician, introduced us to an orphan boy named Pug, who rises from slavery to become a Master Magician, and to Midkemia and the Riftwar, an epic series of battles between Good and Evil that have scarred Pug's world for generations.
After twenty-nine books, Feist delivers the crowning achievement of his renowned bestselling career: Magician's End, the final chapter in The Chaos Wars, the climax of his extraordinary Riftwar Cycle.
Pug, now the greatest magician of all time, must risk everything he has fought for and everything he cherishes in the hope of destroying an evil enemy once and for all. But to achieve peace and save untold millions of lives, he will have to pay the ultimate price. 

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Ovo mi nahvališe u vražju mater...

Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone)) by Leigh Bardugo



Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
 
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.
 
Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

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Zbirka koju definitivno nabavljam:

After the End: Recent Apocalypses by Paula Guran, Paolo Bacigalupi, Nnedi Okorafor and Cory Doctorow



From the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh to Norse prophecies of Ragnarok to the Revelations of Saint John to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and any number of fictional zombie Armageddons and the dystopic world of The Hunger Games, we have always wondered what will happen after the world as we know it ends. No matter what the doomsday scenario - cataclysmic climate change, political chaos, societal collapse, nuclear war, pestilence, or so many other dreaded variations - we inevitably believe that even though the world perishes, some portion of humankind will live on. Such stories involve death and disaster, but they are also tales of rebirth and survival. Grim or triumphant, these outstanding, post-apocalyptic stories selected from the best of those published in the tumultuous last decade allow us to consider what life will be like after the end.

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Morgan u Laguni!

Digitalni ugljenik Ričard Morgan

Dobitnik nagrada Artur Klark, Filip K. Dik i Džon Kembel.
 
 „Izvanredno! Besprekorna mešavina okorelog sajberpanka i žestoke detektivske priče.“ The Times
 
 Bivši pripadnik Poslanstva UN Takeši Kovač ginuo je i ranije, ali njegova poslednja smrt bila je izuzetno bolna. Odaslan sto osamdeset svetlosnih godina od kuće, učitan u telo u Bej Sitiju  (nekadašnjem San Francisku, sada sa zarđalim, oronulim mostom Golden Gejt), Kovač uranja u mračno srce mutne, dalekosežne zavere gnusne čak i po merilima društva koje se prema „postojanju“ ophodi kao prema nečemu što se može kupiti i prodati. Za Kovača je metak koji mu je prostrelio grudi tek početak…
 
 Činjenica da Morgan toliko sigurno barata pripovedanjem i tehnologijom, toliko briljantno koristi reči i piše toliko čitku naučnofantastičnu pustolovinu namenjenu stvarnom uživanju, jednostavno je izvanredna.
 
 
 „Neverovatno delo! Čudesna naučnofantastična zamisao... Digitalni ugljenik kreće punom parom i sve više ubrzava. Podjednako je intrigantan i inventivan, i ne pušta vas sve do poslednje stranice.“
 Peter Hamilton
 
 „Uzbudljiv hibrid naučne fantastike i krimi romana, sa složenim (ali uvek uverljivim) zapletom, moćnom noar atmosferom, i dovoljno eksplozivne akcije da zadovolji i najokorelijeg ljubitelja trilera.“
 SFSite.com
 
 „Razgaljujuća i sjajna avantura! Digitalni ugljenik je pobednik zahvaljujući kvalitetu Morganove proze. Za svaki akcioni kadar u stilu Džona Vua ovde postoji i izvanredan deo sa promišljenim opisima, ubedljivom atmosferom i obiljem duhovitosti vredne koliko i zlato od 24 karata.“
 SFX

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Izašlo? Skrobonja je pominjao da prevodi....

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Izašlo danas i već je u knjižarama, kako sam čuo. Taman ću da ponovim, pa da napišem malo detaljniji prikaz.

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bogami vec dobijam viziju kojim cu se Laguninim knjigama castiti u narednom kvartalu...atvudova, sad ovo...jos jedan naslov pa da napravim SF het trik kad 1.jula udjem u knjizaru.

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George R. R. Martin is writing the Coffee Table Book of Ice and Fire

While we all eagerly, nervously, nailbitingly await the release of The Winds of Winter, the sixth book in A Song of Ice and Fire, rest assured that GRRM is writing plenty of Westeros-related material — just maybe not as much on TWoW as you'd like.

UK publisher HarperCollins says GRRM has writen 250,000 words on a Game of Thrones coffee table book, currently nicknamed "The GRRM-arillion." The book actually sounds completely awesome, in that it's a very comprehensive history of Westeros, in the guise of a work presented to Robert Baratheon immediately after he takes the Iron Throne. Here's the details courtesy of The Guardian:



    Martin himself has described the book as "the concordance … a compendium of the history and legends of the world of Westeros. A coffee table book, lots of gorgeous art from such talents as Ted Nasmith, Justin Sweet, and others", and said last summer that he was "making good progress on this one of late, lots of great historical stuff that I think my readers will enjoy. Never-before revealed details of Aegon's Conquest, the War With the Faith, The Dance of the Dragons, the Paramours of Aegon the Unworthy, etc."

    His co-author Elio M García, meanwhile, of the fan site Westeros, said earlier this month that the compendium "won't be out this year … but that's because it's becoming rather cooler. More pages, more new history and details, more art. Like the story of the fall of the Tarbecks and the Reynes, the surprising person from whom the Lannisters are descended, more history of the Vale and the arrival of the Andals, and a good deal more. We're working quick as we can, but there's also more art to commission and that means it'd be safest to aim for next year."

And here's the money quote from Martin's publisher Jane Johnson, regarding the coffee table book's planned release in 2014: "[it's] more to do with illustrative complications and global publishing schedules than the writing, and I certainly wouldn't want fans getting the impression that George is working on [it] at the expense of The Winds of Winter."

I don't know how anyone could get that impression. Actually, seriously, he probably had a lot of this written in order to figure out the backstory even before he first wrote Game of Thrones). On the other hand, if he's been able to bust out 250,000 words on Westerosi history in just the past couple of years, then he should be able to finish The Winds of Winter right on time, right?

...right?

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How the World Became Quiet by Rachel Swirsky



 After a powerful sorceress is murdered, she’s summoned over the centuries to witness devastating changes to the land where she was born. A woman who lives by scavenging corpses in the Japanese suicide forest is haunted by her dead lover. A man searches for the memory that will overwrite his childhood abuse. Helios is left at the altar. The world is made quiet by a series of apocalypses.
 From the riveting emotion and politics of “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window” (Nebula winner) to the melancholy family saga of “Eros, Philia, Agape” (Hugo and Theodore Sturgeon finalist), Rachel Swirsky’s critically acclaimed stories have quickly made her one of the field’s rising stars. Her work is, by turns, clever and engaging, unflinching and quietly devastating—often in the space of the same story.
 How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present, and Future collects the body of Swirsky’s short fiction to date for the first time. While these stories envision pasts, presents, and futures that never existed, they offer revealing examinations of humanity that readers will find undeniably true.
 Table of Contents:
 

• The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window
• Monstrous Embrace
• The Adventues of Captain Blackheart Wentworth: A Nautical Tale
• Heartstrung
• Marrying the Sun
• A Monkey Will Never Be Rid of Its Black Hands
• The Sea of Trees
• Fields of Gold
• Eros, Philia, Agape
• The Monster’s Million Faces
• Again and Again and Again
• Diving After the Moon
• Scenes from a Dystopia
• The Taste of Promises
• With Singleness of Heart
• Dispersed by the Sun, Melting in the Wind
• How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth
• Speech Strata

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Izašlo danas i već je u knjižarama, kako sam čuo. Taman ću da ponovim, pa da napišem malo detaljniji prikaz.

Valja li sta taj Takesi Kovac?

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Citao sam samo prvu knjigu, receni "Digitalni ugljenik", I veoma mi se dopala. Poslednje dve Morganove knjige, koje su neka kombinacija sajens fentezija I maca I magije, potpuno su sjajne. Odlican je pisac. Planiram da sada ponovim Altered Carbon, pa onda da teram dalje sa ostalim njegovim knjigama.

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Novi Expanse roman!!!

Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse) by James S.A. Corey



For generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus's orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.

Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artifact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.

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Nastavak romana Fade to Black (kojeg još nisam pročitao)

Before the Fall (A Rojan Dizon Novel) by Francis Knight



  MAHALA IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS:  LIGHT AND DARK. HOPE AND DESPAIR.
Rojan Dizon just wants to keep his head down.  But his worst nightmare is around the corner.
With the destruction of their power source, his city is in crisis: riots are breaking out, mages are being murdered, and the city is divided.  But Rojan's  hunt for the killers will make him  responsible for all-out anarchy. Either that,  or an all-out  war.
And there's nothing Rojan hates more than being responsible.
The fantastic follow-up to FADE TO BLACK!     

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DANGEROUS WOMEN, the latest big cross-genre anthology from Gardner Dozois and GRRM has been scheduled for a December 3 release in hardcover, according to Amazon.



The table of contents will look like this:

INTRODUCTION, by Gardner Dozois
SOME DESPERADO, by Joe Abercrombie
MY HEART IS EITHER BROKEN, by Megan Abbott
NORA’S SONG, by Cecelia Holland
THE HANDS THAT ARE NOT THERE, by Melinda Snodgrass
BOMBSHELLS, by Jim Butcher
RAISA STEPANOVA, by Carrie Vaughn
WRESTLING JESUS, by Joe R. Lansdale
NEIGHBORS, by Megan Lindholm
I KNOW HOW TO PICK ‘EM, by Lawrence Block
SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN THE FORESTS OF HELL, by Brandon Sanderson
A QUEEN IN EXILE, by Sharon Kay Penman
THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR, by Lev Grossman
SECOND ARABESQUE, VERY SLOWLY, by Nancy Kress
CITY LAZARUS, by Diana Rowland
VIRGINS, by Diana Gabaldon
HELL HATH NO FURY, by Sherilynn Kenyon
PRONOUNCING DOOM, by S.M. Stirling
NAME THE BEAST, by Sam Sykes
CARETAKERS, by Pat Cadigan
LIES MY MOTHER TOLD ME, by Caroline Spector
THE PRINCESS AND THE QUEEN, by George R.R. Martin

The Abercrombie is set against his RED COUNTRY backdrop, the Holland gives us Eleanor of Aquitaine, Jim Butcher returns us to Harry Dresden's world, Lev Grossman contributes a tale of life at Brakebills, Steve Stirling revisits his Emberverse, Diana Gabaldon's story features Jamie Fraser of OUTLANDER fame, the Spector is a Wild Cards story featuring Hoodoo Mama and the Amazing Bubbles, and mine own contribution... well, it's some of that fake history I have been writing lo these many months, the true (mostly) story of the origins of the Dance of the Dragons. The stand-alone stories, not part of any series, feature some amazing work as well. For those who like to lose themselves in long stories, the Brandon Sanderson story, the Diana Gabaldon story, the Caroline Spector story, and my "Princess and Queen" are novellas. Huge mothers.

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Heirs of Alexandria je serijal fantazijske alternativne istorije, koji je - makar što se mene tiče - relativni hit and miss. Prvi roman je u velikoj meri bio dosadan, da bi drugi i treći bili odlični, dok četvrti i pored najbolje volje nisam mogao da pročitam ni nakon nekoliko pokušaja. Sada je pred nama peti nastavak.

Burdens of the Dead by  Mercedes Lackey (Author), Eric Flint (Author), Dave Freer (Author)



Sequel to Much Fall of Blood, book 4 in the Heirs of Alexandria series. Civilization at the crossroads. In an alternate Renaissance where magic works, a captain of Italian forces must deal with gods, goddesses and warfare in order to save his daughter at the siege of Constantinople—and prevent a new dark age.In an alternate 15th century where magic still is part of life, the Holy Roman Empire rules Europe. Constantinople is under siege by the Venetians and their allies.  Hekate, Goddess of Crossroads, presides over the conflict and carnage as alternate visions of civilization collide.  And since Constantinople is the crossroad city of east and west, and it is here that Italian captain Benito Valdosta must deal with the powerful magical manifestation of the Weeping Woman, a disguised Hekate,  in order to save his daughter and to destroy the fleets of the Chernobog assembling in the Black Sea before they can cut into the soft underbelly of Europe.
 
 With land battle, naval action, cunning assassinations, and heartbreak aplenty—not to mention the ongoing conflict between Lord of the Dead Aidonus and Benito for the love of a woman, civilization is at the crossroads and choices must be made that will bring victory and freedom for centuries to come—or a new Dark Age.
 
 About the Heirs of Alexander series:
“In this world, broken off from ours in A.D. 349. . . Christian magic battles blackest sorcery. . . making for hours of old-fashioned reading fun . . . Lackey, Flint and Freer [are] mixmasters of nearly every heard-of myth.” Publishers Weekly
 
"[V]ast and absorbing. . .it is almost impossible to put it down while the tension remains high. . .Lackey and  associates' areas of expertise, including naval history and classical mythology, are smoothly blended.”—Booklist

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Ecko Rising by Danie Ware



In a futuristic London where technological body modification is the norm, Ecko stands alone as a testament to the extreme capabilities of his society. Driven half mad by the systems running his body, Ecko is a criminal for hire. No job is too dangerous or insane.

When a mission goes wrong and Ecko finds himself catapulted across dimensions into a peaceful and unadvanced society living in fear of 'magic', he must confront his own percepions of reality and his place within it.

A thrilling debut, Ecko Rising explores the massive range of the sci-fi and fantasy genres, and the possible implications of pitting them against one another. Author Danie Ware creates an immersive and richly imagined world that readers will be eager to explore in the first book in this exciting new trilogy.

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Golanc je objavio omnibus romana Frenka Herberta

Frank Herbert Omnibus. by Frank Herbert



THE DRAGON IN THE SEA In the endless war between East and West, oil has become the ultimate prize. Nuclear-powered subtugs brave enemy waters to tap into hidden oil reserves. Psychologist John Ramsay has gone undercover aboard a Hell Diver subtug where, hunted relentlessly by the enemy, the crew find themselves isolated in a claustrophobic undersea prison, struggling for survival against the elements ...and themselves. THE SANTAROGA BARRIER Santaroga seemed to be nothing more than a prosperous farm community. But there was something ...different ...about Santaroga. Maybe Santaroga was the last outpost of American individualism. Maybe they were just a bunch of religious kooks ...Or maybe there was something extraordinary at work in Santaroga. Something far more disturbing than anyone could imagine. THE DOSADI EXPERIMENT Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war - this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for Vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them ...

...a Amazonov imprint 47north samo štancuje nove naslove, između ostalih i

Exodus (Extinction series) by Paul Antony Jones



  Reporter Emily Baxter survived the alien red rain that blanketed and annihilated the human race. But after the downpour, and the lethal contagion it spread, came an even greater horror: the rampant transformation of the dead into something utterly unearthly.
With a terrifying new form of life emerging from the mutated landscape, Emily’s only hope is to flee toward distant Alaska where she can unite with the survivors who have reached out to her from a remote science facility. The journey from New York will be long and painstaking, and Emily has only her faithful dog and whatever she can carry. But, after discovering a small family of refugees along the way, Emily’s determination to escape the unfolding catastrophe and carve out a new future is renewed. Standing in their way are Earth’s new masters, equally determined to survive and thrive, and possessed of monstrous capabilities Emily and her allies can’t begin to imagine…until they’re face to face with the hideous reality.
In the battle about to begin, there will be no room for mistakes or mercy—only the most ruthless instincts to survive. 

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Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy by Jonathan Strahan



A brand new series brignig you Fantasy stories from some of the biggest and most exciting names in the genre! The authors appearing in the launch volume include Trudi Canavan, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Kate Elliott, Saladin Ahmed, Glen Cook, Scott Lynch,Catherynne M. Valente, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau Wilce, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Redick and KJ Parker.
 An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors Daniel Abraham, Saladin Ahmed, Elizabeth Bear, Trudi Canavan, Glen Cook, and Scott Lynch are just a handful of the exciting names lined up to appear in this collection.

• “The Effigy Engine: A Tale of the Red Hats” by Scott Lynch
• “Amethyst, Shadow, and Light” by Saladin Ahmed
• “Camp Follower” by Trudi Canavan
• “The Dragonslayer of Merebarton” by K.J. Parker
• “Leaf and Branch and Grass and Vine” by Kate Eliot
• “Spirits of Salt: A Tale of the Coral Sword” by Jeffrey Ford
• “Forever People” by Robert V.S. Redick
• “Sponda the Suet Girl and the Secret of the French Pearl” by Ellen Klages
• “Shaggy Dog Bridge: A Black Company Story” by Glen Cook
• “The Ghost Makers” by Elizabeth Bear
• “One Last, Great Adventure” by Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau Wilce
• “The High King Dreaming” by Daniel Abraham

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Uzevši u obzir da je Vens skoro umreo, prikladno je što je ovaj naslov objavljen baš ovog meseca...

The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz by Dan Simmons



Jack Vance's stories of the Dying Earth are among the most indelible creations of 20th century fantasy. Set on a far future Earth moving toward extinction under a slowly dying sun, these baroque tales of wonder have exerted a profound influence on generations of writers. One of those writers is Dan Simmons, who acknowledges that influence in spectacular fashion in The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz, an informed and loving act of literary homage.

The narrative begins at a critical moment in the Dying Earth's history, a moment when signs and portents indicate that the long anticipated death of the planet is finally at hand. Against this backdrop, Simmons's protagonist--Shrue the diabolist--learns of the death of Ulfant Banderoz, ancient magus and sole proprietor of the legendary Ultimate Library and Final Compendium of Thaumaturgical Lore. Determined to possess its secrets, Shrue sets out in search of the fabled library, guided by the severed nose of the deceased magician. The narrative that follows tells the story of that quest, a quest whose outcome will affect the fate of the entire dying planet.

The result is a hugely engrossing novella filled with marvels, bizarre encounters, and an array of astonishing creatures--the pelgranes, daihaks, and assorted elementals of Jack Vance's boundless imagination. Written with wit, fidelity, and grace, and rooted in its author s obvious affection for his source material, The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz is something special, a collaborative gem in which the talents and sensibilities of two master storytellers come powerfully--and seamlessly--together.

Inače, ova priča je objavljena u antologiji Songs of Dying Earth, tako da je pomalo bezobrazluk to što je Simons prodaje kao HC izdanje i po ceni HC izdanja.

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Pomalo je blaga reč.

Simons je očigledno odavno sve podredio profitu.

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Dobro, ovo je očigledno kolekcionarsko izdanje. Ali svejedno..

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Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Six) by Kevin Hearne



  “It may be possible that Hearne and Atticus are the logical heir to Butcher and Dresden.”―SFFWorld
 
 For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his wolfhound Oberon are making a mad dash across modern-day Europe to seek help from a friend of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His usual magical option of shifting planes is blocked, so instead of playing hide-and-seek, the game plan is . . . run like hell.
 
 Crashing the pantheon marathon is the Norse god Loki. Killing Atticus is the only loose end he needs to tie up before unleashing Ragnarok—AKA the Apocalypse. Atticus and Granuaile have to outfox the Olympians and contain the god of mischief if they want to go on living—and still have a world to live in.
 
 Don’t miss Kevin Hearne’s novella “Two Ravens and One Crow” in the back of the book.

“An exciting mix of comedy, action, and mythology . . . [Atticus] is one of the best main characters currently present in the urban fantasy genre.”—Fantasy Book Critic, on Tricked
 
 “Superb . . . eminently readable . . . plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Hounded 

Ovo je već šesta knjiga u serijalu. Doduše, prve tri objavljene su čini mi se iste godine, a u narednih godinu dana četvrta i peta. Očigledno da je Hern imao fajlove na nekom hard disku i čekao spreman kao zapeta puška. Nisam ih čitao, ali imam jaku nameru. Urbanoj fantastici je krajnje potreban jak muški glas, pored Bučerovog.

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Na netu se pojavio sken novog Kingovog romana

Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King



A STUNNING  NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME!

Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

"I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book." – Stephen King

[ALEKSIJE D.]

Što ovaj King ne napiše neku dobru pornjavu pa ko ljudi da čitamo?

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Često je i piše, samo u vidu kratkih priča. Seti se samo "To" i"Talismana".

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Pojavio se i

Treecat Wars by David Weber and Jane M. Lindskold



  New York Times and Publishers Weekly Best Selling Young Adult Series.  Book Three by international writing phenomenon David Weber. Two young settlers on a pioneer planet seeks to stop a war and to save the intelligent alien treecats from exploitation by unscrupulous humans.The fires are out, but the trouble’s just beginning for the treecats
 
 On pioneer planet Sphinx, ruined lands and the approach of winter force the now Landless Clan to seek new territory.  They have one big problem—there’s nowhere to go.  Worse, their efforts to find a new home awaken the enmity of the closest treecat clan—a stronger group who’s not giving up a single branch without a fight
 
 Stephanie Harrington, the treecats’ greatest advocate, is off to Manticore for extensive training—and up to her ears in challenges there.  That leaves only Stephanie’s best friends, Jessica and Anders, to save the treecats from themselves.  And now a group of xenoanthropologists is once again after the great secret of the treecats—that they are intelligent, empathic telepaths—and their agenda will lead to nothing less that treecat exploitation.
 
 Finally, Jessica and Anders face problems of their own, including  their growing attraction to one another.  It is an attraction that seems a betrayal of Stephanie Harrington, the best friend either of them have ever had.
 
 About Treecat Wars prequel, Fire Season:
“I loved it. A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat read—I couldn't put it down!” Tamora Pierce, author of New York Times best-selling Beka Cooper series
 
 About series debut novel, A Beautiful Friendship:
 “[A] stellar introduction to a new YA science-fiction series set in the Honorverse of Weber’s popular adult novels. It’s rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit with teen sf readers.” –Booklist
 
 About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:
 “. . .Everything you could want in a heroine…plenty of action.”—Science Fiction Age  Moram priznati da sam od Honorverzuma digao ruke, pošto su se najbolji i najsvežiji romani militarističe naučne fantastike/spejs opere pretvorili u gadno prežvakavanje i skribomanisanje. Naročito nisam želeo da se upuštam u YA serijal, koji je pri tom i prikvel - što mi ide na ganglije u neopevanoj meri. Međutim, rečeni YA serijal pokupio je sjajne kritike i odlično je prihvaćen kod publike, makar ako je suditi po prodaji. Ne znam baš ko kupuje te naslove - da li postojeći fanovi Veberovih knjiga, kojih ima na stotine hiljada, ili klinci koji tek kreću da čitaju SF - ali ovo bi možda mogli biti naslovi zgodni za uvođenje mladih čitalaca u žanrovske vode.

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Drugi prikvel serijala o Enderu objavljen je onomad...

Earth Afire (First Formic War) by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston



  One hundred years before Ender's Game, the aliens arrived on Earth with fire and death. This is the story of the First Formic War.

Victor Delgado beat the alien ship to Earth, but just barely. Not soon enough to convince skeptical governments that there was a threat. They didn’t believe that until space stations and ships and colonies went up in sudden flame.

And when that happened, only Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police could move fast enough to meet the threat.
Fans of Ender's Game will thrill to Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston's Earth Afire. 

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ne želim

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Ni ja. Na prikvele sam alergičan - ali ima ljudi koji vole. Sem toga, kako sam shvatio, čita se kao potpuno drugačiji svet od Enderovog.

Nego, šta bi sa onim što sam te onomad pitao u vezi sa ovim potforumom?

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Day One by Nate Kenyon



>Cloverfield meets The Terminator in this story of one man’s escape from New York City as technology becomes sentient
Scandal-plagued hacker journalist John Hawke is hot on the trail of the explosive story that might save his career. James Weller, the former CEO of giant technology company, Eclipse, has founded a new start-up, and he’s agreed to let Hawke do a profile on him. Hawke knows something very big is in the works at Eclipse–a major computing breakthrough–and he wants to use the profile as a foot in the door to find out more.
After he arrives in Weller’s office in New York City, a seemingly normal day quickly turns into a nightmare as anything with an Internet connection begins to malfunction. Hawke receives a phone call from his frantic wife, and just before the phone goes dead, she indicates that someone is trying to break down the apartment door. Soon, Hawke and a small band of survivors are struggling for their very lives as they find themselves thrust into the middle of a war zone—with no obvious enemy in sight.
The bridges and tunnels have been destroyed. New York City is under attack from a malevolent entity that can be anywhere and can occupy anything with a computer chip. It is deadly. It is brilliant. And it wants to eradicate the population of New York. Somehow, Hawke must find a way back to New Jersey and his pregnant wife and young son. Their lives depend upon it . . . and so does the rest of the human race.

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Kažu da je ovo poslednji Oldisov roman

Finches of Mars by Brian Aldiss



  ‘My final Science Fiction novel’ - Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss has announced that this book, Finches of Mars, will be his final science fiction novel. And what a way to end one of the most illustrious careers in the genre.
Set on the Red Planet, it follows a group of colonists and the problems they have in setting up a new society. Life can be sustained but new life will not prosper - the women on the planet only ever give birth to stillborn children.
Exploring many of the author’s classic themes, this is a landmark novel in any genre. 

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Novi Pračet ove nedelje:

The Long War (Long Earth) by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter



The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter follows the adventures and travails of heroes Joshua Valiente and Lobsang in an exciting continuation of the extraordinary science fiction journey begun in their New York Times bestseller The Long Earth.
 
A generation after the events of The Long Earth, humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by “stepping.” A new “America”—Valhalla—is emerging more than a million steps from Datum—our Earth. Thanks to a bountiful environment, the Valhallan society mirrors the core values and behaviors of colonial America. And Valhalla is growing restless under the controlling long arm of the Datum government.
 
Soon Joshua, now a married man, is summoned by Lobsang to deal with a building crisis that threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any humankind has waged before.

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Trenutno se velika fama diže oko najavljenje postapokaliptične/militarističke trilogije autora po imenu Jason M. Hough, a pod kolektivnim naslovom DIRE EARTH CYCLE. Rečena trilogija paralelno će se pojaviti u SAD i UK a izdavači će biti Del Rey i Titan.

Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi.
In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The planet’s refugees flock to Darwin, where a space elevator—created by the architects of this apocalypse, the Builders—emits a plague-suppressing aura.
Skyler Luiken has a rare immunity to the plague. Backed by an international crew of fellow “immunes,” he leads missions into the dangerous wasteland beyond the aura’s edge to find the resources Darwin needs to stave off collapse. But when the Elevator starts to malfunction, Skyler is tapped—along with the brilliant scientist, Dr. Tania Sharma—to solve the mystery of the failing alien technology and save the ragged remnants of humanity.

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Tokom nedelje za nama, dva veoma zanimljiva naslova dočekala su objavljivanje - a velika je mogućnost da će biti zanemareni.

Prvi je prava poslastica za ljubitelje stimpanka smeštenog u sekundarni svet. Reč je o romanu vetarana RPG industrije, Arija Marmela.

In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdoms Chronicles (The Fall of Llael Book One) by Ari Marmell



The first novel based upon the award-winning WARMACHINE® steam-powered fantasy wargame and the world of the Iron Kingdoms™ Role Playing Game is an action-packed steam-tech fantasy that combines elements of epic wartime adventure with thrilling cloak-and-dagger espionage.

The Iron Kingdoms are at war-a war fought with machine guns and magic, knights of valor, and earth shaking titans of steam and steel. And now that war may hinge entirely on nothing more than a sheaf of papers.

An alchemical formula, stolen by an ally they thought they could trust, could cost the brave soldiers of Cygnar everything. Their only hope: a cunning spy, a knight out of her element, and a frighteningly small unit of the best that Cygnar has to offer.

Arrayed against them is not only a single, devious enemy, but the combined intelligence apparatus-and possibly the full military might-of the most brutal martial power Cygnar has ever known.


Premda ovaj naslov na prvi pogled budi sumnju da je reč o još jednoj osrednjoj do lošoj novelizaciji, nekoliko značajki budi nadu da ipak nije tako. Pre svega, In Thunder Forged je objavljen pod Pyrovim imprintom, pa samim tim i pod uredničkom palicom Lua Andersa, koji je dokazao da poznaje ukus publike i da ume da izabere vrhunsku književnost. Potom, Marmel je sada već dokazani pisac i kada je reč o originalnim delima. Istina, njegova fantastika je od lakše varijante, ali je sa čisto zanatskog stanovišta daleko bolji pisac od velikog broja svojih daleko poznatijih i priznatijih kolega. Na kraju, Iron Kingdoms, setting u kojem je ovaj roman smešten, jedan je od najbogatijih i najmaštovitijih "igračkih svetova", koji je tokom desetak godina koliko postoji pratio jasnu i fokusiranu viziju. Sve u svemu, od In Thunder Forged očekujem mnogo.

Drugi pažnje vredan roman dolazi iz pera Kena Šolsa, sa kojim sa radio i intervju za blog. Reč je o

Requiem (The Psalms of Isaak) by Ken Scholes



Ken Scholes’s debut novel, Lamentation, was an event in fantasy. Heralded as a “mesmerizing debut novel” by Publishers Weekly, and a “vividly imagined SF-fantasy hybrid set in a distant, postapocalyptic future” by Booklist, the series gained many fans. It was followed by Canticle and Antiphon. Now comes the fourth book in The Psalms of Isaak, Requiem.

Who is the Crimson Empress, and what does her conquest of the Named Lands really mean? Who holds the keys to the Moon Wizard’s Tower?

The plots within plots are expanding as the characters seek their way out of the maze of intrigue. The world is expanding as they discover lands beyond their previous carefully controlled knowledge. Hidden truths reveal even deeper truths, and nothing is as it seemed to be.

Šolsov prvi roman je u neku ruku objavljen u pogrešnom trenutku. Njegov postapokaliptični svet pokazao se previše egzotičnim za ukus većinske publike, dok su danas neke mnogo slabije knjige (Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence) daleko popularnije. Šolsov prvi roman odlikovao se jednostavnošću stila, ali majstorksi izvedenom, gotovo kao nekakav fantazijski haiku, dok je u drugom i trećem romanu pokazao da je više nego  u stanju da raste i da se razvija kao pisac, te da vanrednom zanatskom umeću dodaje duboku promišljenost rečenice, odličnu karakterizaciju i umešnost izvođenja nenadanih obrta, kakva se danas sreće još samo kod Martina. Nažalost, Šols je spor pisac. Od trećeg do četvrtog romana prošlo je tri godine, što je preveliki period za bilo koga sem za pomenutog Martina, tako da se bojim da je izgubio impuls koji je na površinu prenapučene fantazijske bare izneo pisce poput Rotfasa, Sandersona i Linča. Inače, Šolsa smatram boljim od sve trojice.

Bilo kako bilo, radujem se "Rekvijemu" unatoč relativno lošem prijemu kod publike. Šols mi je ranije dokazao da je sa svakim romanom sve bolji romanopisac, tako da mu dajem benefit of the doubt.

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Sols gotov ili nema kraja? 

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Koliko se sećam, trebalo je da bude pet knjiga. Međutim, ne znam da li je tako i ostalo. Kada pročitam knjigu, radiću intervju sa njim, pa ću ga pitati.

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Novi roman u jednom od najboljih stimapank serijala smeštenih u sekundarni svet.

Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine



The Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves…

 After the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever. The barrier between the world of the living and the world of the dead is weakening, and the Emperor has abandoned his throne, seeking to destroy those he feels have betrayed him.

 Though she is haunted by the terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead the charge against the gathering hordes of geists seeking to cross into the Empire. But to do so, she will need to manipulate powers beyond her understanding—powers that may prove to be her undoing…

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Everything You Need by Michael Marshall Smith



An aimless driver in the mountains comes upon something that s both more and less than he hoped for. A child discovers why you should always stay in bed if you wake up in the middle of the night. A homeowner unpacks the wrong bag of groceries, and comes to suspect his neighbors might have secrets that he doesn t want to know. A cable shopping channel presenter is confronted with disgruntled customers from a VERY long way out of town ... and a man sets himself to rid the world of one of its most famous lies, and winds up destroying himself instead. Michael Marshall Smith s last short story collection was hailed as 'stellar' by Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) and a 'major publishing event' by Ellen Datlow, and it won the International Horror Guild Award. You re invited to return to the short fiction of New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Marshall Smith: it is Everything You Need.

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Blood and Feathers: Rebellion by Lou Morgan



This is the thrilling follow-up to Blood and Feathers, one of the most highly-regarded debuts of 2012. The battle between the Fallen and the Angels has turned into open warfare, on the streets of London."This is a war. The war. There is no stopping; no getting out. You're in this - just like the rest of us - to the end." • Driven out of hell and with nothing to lose, the Fallen wage open warfare against the angels on the streets. And they're winning.• As the balance tips towards the darkness, Alice - barely recovered from her own ordeal in hell and struggling to start over - once again finds herself in the eye of the storm. But with the chaos spreading and the Archangel Michael determined to destroy Lucifer whatever the cost, is the price simply too high… and what sacrifices will Alice and the angels have to make in order to pay it? • The Fallen will rise. Trust will be betrayed. And all hell breaks loose…

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A ovo je najhajpovaniji roman ove godine...

The Thousand Names: Book One of The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler





Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel—but where the real battle is against a subtle and sinister magic....
 
   Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.
 
   To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.
 
   The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.


Sinopsis me veoma podseća na Eriksonove romane, možda uz primesu novijih pisaca tipa Entonija Rajana i kolege mu Maklelana, odnosno pulena Sandersonove spisateljske škole. Danas ću krenuti da čitam, pa ke da vidimo.

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Pyr nastavlja sa romanima smeštenim u Iron Kingdoms.

Big Iron: Iron Kingdoms Chronicles (The Fall of Llael Book Two) by C.A. Suleiman

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Year’s Best SF 18 Edited by David G. Hartwell

Once again, the finest short-form SF offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume.
With

Year’s Best SF 18, acclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing stories from some of science fiction’s most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible with some of the greatest tales of wonder published in 2012.

• “Old Paint” by Megan Lindholm
• “The Ghosts of Christmas” by Paul Cornell
• “Prayer” by Robert Reed
• “The Battle of Candle Arc” by Yoon Ha Lee
• “Dormanna” by Gene Wolfe
• “Holmes Sherlock: a Hwarhath Mystery” by Eleanor Arnason
• “Electrica” by Sean McMullen Electrica
• “Perfect Day” by C.S. Freidman
• “Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh” by John Barnes
• “Liberty’s Daughter” by Naomi Kritzer
• “Weep for Day” by Indrapramit Das
• “In Plain Sight” by Pat Cadigan
• “Application” by Lewis Shiner
• “A Love Supreme” by Kathleen Ann Goonan
• “Close Encounters” by Andy Duncan
• “Two Sisters in Exile” by Aliette de Bodard
• “Waves” by Ken Liu
• “The North Revena Ladies Literary Society” by Catherine Shaffer
• “Antarctica Starts Here” by Paul McAuley
• “Bricks, Sticks, Straw” by Gwyneth Jones”
• “The Sigma Structure Symphony” by Gregory Benford
• “Glass Future” by Deborah Walker
• “If Only” by Tony Ballantyne
• “The Woman Who Shook the World Tree” by Michael Swanwick
• “Nahiku West” by Linda Nagata
• “Houseflies” by Joe Pitkin
• “Branches on My Back, Sparrows in My Ear” by Nikki J. North
• “The Peak of Eternal Light” by Bruce Sterling

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Evening’s Empires by Paul McAuley



In the far future, a young man stands on a barren asteroid. His ship has been stolen, his family kidnapped or worse, and all he has on his side is a semi-intelligent spacesuit. The only member of the crew to escape, Hari has barely been off his ship before. It was his birthplace, his home and his future. He's going to get it back. McAuley's latest novel is set in the same far-flung future as his last few novels, but this time he takes on a much more personal story. This is a tale of revenge, of murder and morality, of growing up and discovering the world around you. Throughout the novel we follow Hari's viewpoint, and as he unravels the mysteries that led to his stranding, we discover them alongside him. But throughout his journeys, Hari must always bear one thing in mind. Nobody is to be trusted.