Hi, I'm sending this from Amber Wallenstein so you know what fantasy literature has been published this month. Also, for volunteers, this might give you ideas for scanning or proofreading. For others, it's something to think about. If any of these books interest you, they can be added to the Bookshare collection if they're not already there. Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: thefantasybookclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thefantasybookclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 10:29 AM To: kaleidoscape@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: thefantasybookclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Fwd: Fantasy March 2011 Fantasy March 2011 "A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed." ~ Emil Cioran (1911-1995), Romanian philosopher and essayist New and Recently Released! The sea thy mistress - Elizabeth Bear Publisher: Tor Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=4011562> Pub Date: 02/01/2011 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d40115 62&title=The+sea+thy+mistress> Share The sea thy mistressISBN-13: 9780765318848 ISBN-10: 0765318849 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780765318848> A sequel to All the Windwracked Stars finds Cathoair the immortal warrior angel returning to Eiledon to raise his son but disrupted by the arrival of the evil goddess Heythe, who torments father and son to trigger the end of Valdyrgard. By the Hugo Award-winning author of By the Mountain Bound. First Chapter <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=FC&recid=4011562> The Fallen Blade - by Jon Courtenay Grimwood Publisher: Little, Brown Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964896> Pub Date: 01/27/2011 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39648 96&title=The+Fallen+Blade> Share The Fallen BladeISBN-13: 9780316074391 ISBN-10: 031607439X <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780316074391> Historical Fantasy. In an alternate 15th-century Venice ruled by the descendants of Marco Polo, ordinary mortals share their city with witches, werewolves, and vampires. When one of these beings--a young vampire known as Tycho--comes to the attention of Atilo il Mauros, leader of the assassin's guild, Atilo decides to take on the lethal lad as his apprentice...if he can catch him. But Tycho's not the only one Atilo must pursue: Lady Giulietta di Millioni, a young kinswoman of the Duke, has fled an arranged marriage that threatens the Machiavellian machinations of Alonzo, the city's corrupt Regent--and must be found at all costs. Teeming with violence, squalor, and political intrigue, this complex tale will immerse you in a richly detailed and atmospheric world full of intriguing characters. A Discovery of Witches: A Novel - by Deborah E. Harkness Publisher: Viking Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964897> Pub Date: 02/08/2011 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39648 97&title=A+Discovery+of+Witches%3a+A+Novel> Share A Discovery of Witches%3a A NovelISBN-13: 9780670022410 ISBN-10: 0670022411 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780670022410> Romantic Fantasy. Although she's descended from two of New England's most prominent witch families, historian Diana Bishop renounced magic after her parents were murdered. Unfortunately, she won't be able to deny her powers for much longer. When she comes across an enchanted manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian library, every supernatural being on earth sits up and takes notice--including the seductive Matthew Clairmont, a 1,500-year-old vampire who steps in as her protector, despite the age-old emnity between their respective clans. Combining mystery, gothic suspense, and paranormal romance, this genre-bending book is the 1st installment of a planned trilogy. Among Others - by Jo Walton Publisher: Tor Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964898> Pub Date: 01/18/2011 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39648 98&title=Among+Others> Share Among OthersISBN-13: 9780765321534 ISBN-10: 076532153X <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780765321534> Fantasy. After the death of her twin sister, 14-year-old Morwenna, or "Mori," flees her unstable mother and her Welsh hometown to live with the father she barely knows--and never will, since he immediately packs her off to a boarding school in the English countryside. Grief-stricken and friendless, Mori takes refuge in books, eventually meeting others who share her interests in fantasy and science fiction. But Mori can't avoid her past forever. Unfolding in the form of a diary, Among Others is both a coming-of-age story full of subtle magic and a love letter to literature that fans of Diana Wynne Jones' Fire and Hemlock may enjoy. Ye Gods! The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul - by Douglas Adams Publisher: Pocket Books Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964899> Pub Date: 01/01/1991 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39648 99&title=The+Long+Dark+Tea-Time+of+the+Soul> Share The Long Dark Tea-Time of the SoulISBN-13: 9780671742515 ISBN-10: 0671742515 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780671742515> Humorous Fantasy. As a "holistic detective," Dirk Gently relies on the interconnectedness of all things to solve cases, an idiosyncratic approach that typically leads to surprising conclusions--not to mention astronomical expenses for which he never fails to bill his clients (who never pay him, anyway). In this stand-alone sequel toDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, a murdered music executive, an explosion at an airport check-in counter, the Norse pantheon (including a very temperamental Thor), and a pizza-craving American turn out to be linked in unexpected ways. Fans of the author's better-known Hitchhiker series will get a kick out of this offbeat comic (mis)adventure, which cleverly skewers the conventions of detective stories and fantasy. I, Lucifer - by Glen Duncan Publisher: Grove Press Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964900> Pub Date: 05/01/2003 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39649 00&title=I%2c+Lucifer> Share I, LuciferISBN-13: 9780802140142 ISBN-10: 0802140149 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780802140142> Humorous Fantasy. When God offers Lucifer the chance to earn his redemption by spending a month in a mortal body, Lucifer jumps at the chance--not because he has any intention of reforming, but because he's looking forward to a wild vacation. (Only mortals can really do debauchery justice.) Placed in the body of suicidal hack novelist Declan Gunn, Lucifer flings himself headlong into a no-holds-barred hedonistic lifestyle while reminiscing about personal triumphs (the Garden of Eden, the Third Reich) and explaining many of the great mysteries of existence (including Elton John). Witty, raunchy, and more than a little sacrilegious, I, Lucifer will inspire sympathy for the devil. The Book of Joby - by Mark J. Ferrari Publisher: Tor Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964901> Pub Date: 08/21/2007 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39649 01&title=The+Book+of+Joby> Share The Book of JobyISBN-13: 9780765317537 ISBN-10: 0765317532 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780765317537> Fantasy. As they occasionally do, God and Lucifer make a bet. God chooses as humanity's champion nine-year-old Joby Peterson, a good-hearted boy who dreams of being a Knight of the Round Table. If Joby renounces God before the age of 40, Lucifer gets to destroy all of creation and make a new world more to his liking--one withoutfree will. Of course, Joby knows nothing about the bet. All he knows is that the longer he lives, the more of a failure he becomes. Will Joby's many trials prove to be his (and the universe's) undoing? Read this blend of biblical fantasy and Arthurian legend to find out! First Chapter <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=FC&recid=3964901> Gods Behaving Badly - by Marie Phillips Publisher: Little, Brown Check Library Catalog <http://www.nextreads.com/t.aspx?S=276&ID=347644&NL=6233&N=370718&SI=149 843&linktype=catalog&recid=3964902> Pub Date: 12/09/2008 <http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/offer?username=ocpp&url=http%3a%2f %2fwww.nextreads.com%2fdisplayrec.aspx%3fS%3d276%26type%3d0%26id%3d39649 02&title=Gods+Behaving+Badly> Share Gods Behaving BadlyISBN-13: 9780316067638 ISBN-10: 0316067636 <http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&; Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=S&Value=9780316067638> Humorous Fantasy. Crammed into the same London townhouse since 1665 (post-plague, pre-Great Fire), the gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon are now officially bored out of their minds. What's worse, their powers appear to be waning--meaning that they've got to live like the mortals they despise. All Hades breaks loose when Artemis hires cleaning lady Alice, who (thanks to Aphrodite's machinations) captures the heart of Apollo. Alas, Alice loves another: the utterly ordinary Neil, on whom both Alice and the rest of the human race must depend when the spurned deity takes Alice's rejection very, very badly. If you're a fan of classical mythology, you'll want to read this irreverent and entertaining book. Contact your librarian for more great books! 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