[bookshare-discuss] Fw: Fantasy September 2010

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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:29:18 -0700
New and Recently Released!
Waking the Witch - by Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: Dutton
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Pub Date: 07/27/2010
ISBN-13: 9780525951780
ISBN-10: 0525951784
Urban Fantasy. In this 11th book in the Women of the Otherworld series, spunky 
Savannah Levine, who first appeared as a tween witch in Stolen, is now 21
and itching to prove herself as a detective. She gets her chance when her 
adoptive parents take a trip out of town, leaving her free to tackle a murder
investigation. But Savannah's the biological daughter of a dark witch and a 
sorcerer, so it's only a matter of time until supernatural trouble finds her.
Waking the Witch's Pacific Northwest setting might appeal to fans of Patricia 
Briggs' Mercedes Thompson books, which also feature a headstrong, self-reliant
heroine.
Blood Song - by Cat Adams
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 06/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9780765324948
ISBN-10: 0765324946
Urban Fantasy. Despite being a "vanilla" mortal with no magic, bodyguard Celia 
Graves protects her wealthy clients from all kinds of scary supernatural
threats. But when she's attacked by vampires while guarding a prince, she 
becomes an "Abomination" who must learn to use her new vampiric powers to defeat
the very beings responsible for her condition. Blood Song is the 1st book in 
the Blood Singer series by Cat Adams (the pseudonym of writing duo C.T. Adams
and Cathy Clamp). Readers who don't mind a little science fiction in their 
fantasy might also enjoy Justina Robson's Quantum Gravity series, which features
another female bodyguard who narrowly survives death only to gain awesome 
fighting powers.
The Palace of Impossible Dreams - by Jennifer Fallon
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 06/22/2010
ISBN-13: 9780765316844
ISBN-10: 0765316846
Epic Fantasy. Long ago, in the lands of Amyrantha and Glaeba, the Immortal Tide 
Lords created the Crasii, a race of human-animal hybrid slaves. Now these
same beings are vying for control of all the world's magic, prompting human 
intervention. In this follow-up to The Gods of Amyrantha, Lady Arkady Desean
is enslaved, while her husband Stellan, presumed dead, has escaped and joined 
forces with Glaeban spymaster Declan Hawkes, whose plans involve Immortal
Prince Cayal. Read this book to see how these disparate threads come together, 
although if you're new to series, start with the 1st volume, The Immortal
Prince.
Tongues of Serpents - by Naomi Novik
Publisher: Del Rey-Ballantine Books
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Pub Date: 07/13/2010
ISBN-13: 9780345496898
ISBN-10: 0345496892
Alternate History Fantasy. Former British naval officer Will Laurence and his 
dragon companion Temeraire are back--and paying the price for saving the lives
of "enemy" French dragons. Now stripped of his captain's rank, Laurence has 
been transported to Botany Bay, Australia's prison colony, where he and 
Temeraire
must protect a clutch of three dragon eggs that numerous unsavory types would 
like to get their hands on. Set during the Napoleonic Wars and featuring
a Royal Navy that uses dragons to fight battles, this series (which begins with 
His Majesty's Dragon) is perfect for fantasy fans who also enjoy the nautical
yarns of C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brien.
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Water, Water Everywhere
Fortune's Fool - by Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Harlequin Books
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Pub Date: 04/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780373802739
ISBN-10: 0373802730
Romantic Fantasy. Princess Ekaterina, known as Katya, is the seventh daughter 
of the Sea King and has a special talent: she can live on land as well as
in the water. Serving as her father's ambassador and spy, Katya lives a more 
dangerous life than most royalty. That life gets even more complicated when
she falls in love with Belarusian Prince Sasha, a landlubber with magical 
Songweaving powers, and then gets kidnapped by an evil Jinn. Fortune's Fool is
the 3rd installment of Mercedes Lackey's fairy tale-inspired Five Hundred 
Kingdoms series; since each book features a different setting and cast of 
characters,
the novels can be read in any order.
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Indigo Springs - by A. M. Dellamonica
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9780765319470
ISBN-10: 0765319470
Fantasy. At the start of this debut novel by A.M. Dellamonica, Astrid Lethewood 
is in custody and under interrogation by government agents. It's not entirely
clear what she's done, although it might have something to do with the bright 
blue waters that flow beneath her family's house in the small town of Indigo
Springs. Her late father, oblivious to its true nature, once used this 
"vitagua" to turn everyday objects into magical talismans; Astrid was just 
beginning
to follow in his footsteps when she made the mistake of sharing the secret with 
her manipulative friend Sahara. Told mostly in flashbacks, Indigo Springs
is an ecologically themed "edge-of-the-seat thriller" (Booklist).
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Mad Kestrel - by Misty Massey
Publisher: Tor
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Pub Date: 03/04/2008
ISBN-13: 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, Mad Kestrel. Although the powerful
Danisobans usually take children with magical abilities and raise them, 
Kestrel--a young woman who can, among other things, control the wind--has 
managed
to remain free. 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. Landlubbers and old 
salts alike will enjoy this fast-paced, "colorful romp through strange lands
and stranger seas" (Booklist). Another pirate-themed fantasy adventure is Tim 
Powers' On Stranger Tides.
Jack Fish: A Novel - by J. Milligan
Publisher: Soho Press
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Pub Date: 01/01/2006
ISBN-13: 9781569474167
ISBN-10: 1569474168
Humorous/Noir Fantasy. Meet Jack Fish, the (aqua)man from Atlantis. He's a spy 
who's been sent to the Topworld with a seemingly straightforward mission:
learn to breathe air, then assassinate rogue agent Victor Sargasso. However, 
after crawling ashore at Coney Island wearing nothing but a tiny blue mankini,
he quickly discovers that he's in over his head. Between landsickness, the 
challenges of passing for human, and the threat of the ultra-violent Maltese
gang, Jack (who's not the sharpest harpoon on the ship) has his work cut out 
for him. Get hooked on this zany fish-out-of-water story, whose absurd scenarios
and detailed world-building (for example, news bulletins on packs of Trident 
gum) may appeal to fans of Jasper Fforde's books.
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