[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Fantasy June 2008
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fantaasy June 2008
"What is an artist? For every thousand people there's nine hundred doing the
work, ninety doing well, nine doing good, and one lucky bastard who's the
artist."
~ Tom Stoppard, British dramatist and screenwriter
New and Recently Released!
Shadow Gate - by Kate Elliott
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 4/15/2008
ISBN: 9780765310569
ISBN-10: 0765310562
Epic Fantasy. "Marit was pretty sure she had been murdered." So begins Shadow
Gate, the well-done sequel to Spirit Gate and the 2nd of seven planned books
in the Crossroads series. Marit, who was an eagle-riding reeve, wakes up on a
Guardian altar three years after her own death, unsure of what she is and
why she's here. In Marit's homeland, the Hundred, things haven't been going
well--the immortal Guardians still aren't protecting the land, leaving the
reeves to try and keep the peace on their own. Then three new Guardians
emerge--will they protect the people of the Hundred? Fans of great
world-building
and well-drawn characters will relish finding out.
First Chapter
Wrath of a Mad God - by Raymond E. Feist
Publisher: Eos
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Pub Date: 4/1/2008
ISBN: 9780060792985
ISBN-10: 0060792981
Epic Fantasy. In the 3rd and final book of the popular Darkwar Saga, the
darkwar still rages in Midkemia, causing destruction and despair and threatening
to ruin the land forever. To save their homeland, the powerful sorcerer Pug and
members of the secretive Conclave of Shadows go on an audacious mission
into the heart of the invading Dasati's realm. But back in Midkemia, some
bloodthirsty Dasati have captured Pug's wife, Miranda. If you wind up on the
hold list for Wrath of a Mad God, pick up The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan--the
world-building, politics, and protagonists fighting for what is right should
appeal to Feist fans.
First Chapter
The Lost Ones - by Christopher Golden
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Pub Date: 3/25/2008
ISBN: 9780553383287
ISBN-10: 0553383280
Fantasy. Whoops--Oliver Bascombe didn't mean to kill a king and start a
horrible war in the Two Kingdoms...but, unfortunately, he did (in his defense,
he
was manipulated by a tricky Atlantean sorcerer). Now, with war raging, Oliver
is imprisoned in a royal dungeon with his sister and his fiancée. In order
to set things right, they need to escape, end the war, and stop a group who
plan to seal off the Veil (the barrier separating the human world from the
land of myths and legends). Booklist calls The Lost Ones "a stunning conclusion
to the magical and gripping Veil trilogy"--the first two books in the series
are The Myth Hunters and The Borderkind.
First Chapter
Mad Kestrel - by Misty Massey
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 3/4/2008
ISBN: 9780765318022
ISBN-10: 0765318024
Fantasy. Ahoy mateys! If you're on the lookout for a swashbuckling tale, drop
anchor and read author Misty Massey's debut novel. In Mad Kestrel, the powerful
Danisoba take children with magical abilities and raise them. But Kestrel--a
young woman who can, among other things, control the wind--has managed to
remain free, even after someone murdered her parents years earlier. Working as
a quartermaster of a pirate ship, Kestrel closely guards her secret, but
when the captain of her ship is captured, she will need to use all of her
skills and gifts to rescue him. Full of fast-paced action, this "colorful romp
through strange lands and stranger seas" (Booklist) is for landlubbers and old
salts alike.
The Ancient - by R.A. Salvatore
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 3/4/2008
ISBN: 9780765317896
ISBN-10: 0765317893
Epic Fantasy. Bransen Garibond, who was born with crippling birth defects and
is sometimes called "the Stork" because of his ungainly movements, can
temporarily
heal himself using magical gemstones. In search of a complete cure and his
long-lost father, Bransen travels along with his wife and his mother-in-law
across the Gulf of Corona to the wild lands of Vanguard. Unfortunately, his
plans must wait as he is pressed into military service to battle a brutal
druidic
leader. The Ancient is a sequel to The Highwayman--and is also the 1st book in
a new series, the Saga of the First King, which takes place during the early
years of Corona, where Salvatore's bestselling DemonWars books are set.
First Chapter
Wicked Game - by Jeri Smith-Ready
Publisher: Pocket Books
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Pub Date: 5/13/2008
ISBN: 9781416551768
ISBN-10: 141655176X
Urban Fantasy. In this 1st in a planned series, 24-year-old ex-con artist Ciara
Griffin wants to go clean and have a real job. So she takes a low-paying
marketing internship at a struggling radio station...where she discovers that
WMMP's eccentric DJs are actually vampires who have been musically and
psychologically
locked into the eras of their transformations. Toss in a possible takeover of
the station by a corporate giant (who'd sack all the vamps) and some members
of the undead who aren't happy with Ciara's work, and you've got a fun read
that will strike all the right chords with music lovers.
First Chapter
Focus on: Artful Reads
The Onion Girl - by Charles de Lint
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 8/1/2002
ISBN: 9780765303813
ISBN-10: 0765303817
Urban Fantasy. Jilly Coppercorn--who has appeared in other Charles de Lint
books set in the magical city of Newford--is a gifted young artist whose
paintings
show the mystical, hidden beings that inhabit the town. In The Onion Girl,
Jilly has just been injured in a hit-and-run accident and is having trouble
recovering--she can't paint and she's feeling depressed. Her friends are
worried, and become even more upset when they find her loft broken into and her
paintings ruined. Unable to heal properly, Jilly starts spending more and more
time in dreamland--but someone from her past will find her even there. Though
this isn't the first in the series, Newford newcomers can start with this
enchanting tale.
First Chapter
Mortal Love - by Elizabeth Hand
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Pub Date: 7/1/2005
ISBN: 9780060755348
ISBN-10: 0060755342
Literary Fantasy. Set in several times and places, including Victorian England
and contemporary London, Mortal Love explores the delicate link between
creativity
and madness. In the 1880s, a young American painter in England named Radborne
Comstock falls for a strange and lovely auburn-haired woman, who both inspires
him and becomes an object of obsession. In modern times, journalist Daniel
Rowlands is in London researching a book about legendary tragic lovers Tristan
and Iseult when he meets Larkin, a beguiling woman he can't get out of his
mind. Could the two women be one and the same? If you enjoy this fascinating
novel, check out A.S. Byatt's Possession for a similarly themed tale.
First Chapter
Child of a Rainless Year - by Jane Lindskold
Publisher: Tor Books
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Pub Date: 5/30/2006
ISBN: 9780765348241
ISBN-10: 0765348241
Fantasy. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas--even if you're talking about
Las Vegas, New Mexico. So in order to get at the truth of her Las Vegas
childhood,
50-something art teacher Mira Fenn goes back to New Mexico, to the house she
lived in before her mother disappeared and Mira went to live with foster parents
in another state. Mira finds the old home in great condition, lovingly looked
after by a caretaker (who says the house communicates with him). She soon
discovers that the house really is quite special, and she investigates what
happened to her mother. Child of a Rainless Year is a "powerfully written tale
of art and life" (Library Journal) that will please fans of character-driven
novels.
First Chapter
You Slay Me - by Katie MacAlister
Publisher: Onyx Books
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Pub Date: 9/7/2004
ISBN: 9780451411525
ISBN-10: 0451411528
Romantic Fantasy. Aisling Grey has a new job working for her uncle. She is
supposed to safely deliver a mega-expensive 600-year-old golden dragon statue
to a woman in Paris. But when Aisling gets to France, the woman who bought the
work of art has been murdered and a handsome man, Drake Vireo, steals the
statue...and tells her that she is a Guardian, one of the people responsible
for keeping demons out of the world. Now Aisling needs to find the elusive
Drake (who some think is responsible for a series of murders in Paris' immortal
underworld), recover the stolen art, solve the murder, and adjust to her
new Guardian role. Pick up this 1st in the Aisling Grey series for a
lighthearted good time.
When the King Comes Home - by Caroline Stevermer
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 8/1/2000
ISBN: 9780613503945
ISBN-10: 0613503945
Fantasy. Hail Rosmer (she's named for the greeting, not balls of ice) is born
into a family of wool merchants, but what she really wants to do is paint.
Luckily for her, she has plenty of older brothers interested in the family
business, and she's allowed to go to the city to apprentice to a famous woman
artist. While there, she becomes fascinated with an image of King Julian, dead
some 200 years; so imagine her surprise when she encounters a mysterious,
shabby man who looks exactly like the dead king. Kirkus Reviews says When the
King Comes Home is "beautifully rendered."
First Chapter
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