Feb 032014
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA clients who are featured on the 2013 Locus Recommended Reading List!

Novels – Fantasy:

  • American Elsewhere, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)
  • Sister Mine, Nalo Hopkinson (Grand Central)
  • Between Two Thorns, Emma Newman (Angry Robot)

Collections:

  • Conservation of Shadows, Yoon Ha Lee (Prime)
  • Kabu Kabu, Nnedi Okorafor (Prime)

Novellas:

  • “Rock of Ages,” Jay Lake (METAtropolis: Green Space)
  • “Iseul’s Lexicon,” Yoon Ha Lee (Conservation of Shadows)

Short Stories:

  • “Effigy Nights,” Yoon Ha Lee (Clarkesworld 1/13)
Feb 022014
 

charbonneau-independentstudySchool Library Journal: Fans of The Testing will be thrilled with this new installment and will be anxiously waiting for the story’s conclusion. In this sequel, Cia is drawn deeper into the political machinations of Tosu City as she enters the University. She is accepted into the Government course of study, much to her disappointment. Now, joined by students from the City who did not have to endure the Testing, she must go through a hazing process that forces her to once again rely on her wits to survive. Continue reading »

Feb 012014
 

bishop-murderofcrowsBooklist: The second book in the Others series continues to tell of the struggles of humans and the “terra indigene,” commonly referred to as Others. Building on the story told in the initial book, Written in Red (2013), Meg Corbyn is finding that life as a blood prophet, away from the man who had owned her, is anything but simple. In this fascinating tale, the Others, including vampires and shape-shifters, are the dominant species of the continent, and humans are the interlopers, barely tolerated. Continue reading »

Jan 312014
 

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Czech rights to Jim Butcher’s DEAD BEAT and PROVEN GUILTY (books 7 and 8 of the Dresden Files series) to Stanislav Juhanak at Triton by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi in association with Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to Matthew McBride’s A SWOLLEN RED SUN, to Gallmeister, by Anna Jarota at Anna Jarota Agency, in association with Cameron McClure on behalf of Stacia Decker.

French rights to Brent Weeks’s novella PERFECT SHADOW, to Bragelonne by Anais Parouty at Anna Jarota Agency, in association with Cameron McClure.

Hebrew rights to New York Times Notable Book of the Year Fiona Maazel’s WOKE UP LONELY, to Keter Books, by Dalia Ever-Hadani of The Book Publishers Association of Israel, in association with Cameron McClure on behalf of Stacia Decker.

German rights to Thea Harrison’s THE WICKED, the fifth novella set in the same world as her Elder Races series, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck, in association with Cameron McClure on behalf of Amy Boggs.

Brazilian rights to Anne Bishop’s QUEEN OF THE DARKNESS to Pedro Machado at Editora Saída de Emergência/Fio da Navalha via Cristina Purchio at International Editors in association with Jennifer Jackson.

Portuguese rights in Brazil to Brent Weeks’s NIGHT ANGEL series including THE WAY OF SHADOWS, SHADOW’S EDGE and BEYOND THE SHADOWS to Editora Sextante, by Flavia Sala and Cristina Purchio at International Editors’ in association with Cameron McClure at the Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Jan 232014
 

wendig-cormorantTor.com: “Excellent…full of dark humor and snappy scenes and perfect, unforgettable little descriptions. …If you’re a fan of the series, don’t miss The Cormorant.”

Read the full review by clicking here.

Jan 222014
 

mike-shepherdMike Shepherd’s 13th, 14th and 15th novels in the military science fiction series featuring the intrepid Kris Longknife to Ginjer Buchanan at Penguin Random House’s Ace imprint, by Jennifer Jackson.

Jan 202014
 

charbonneau-independentstudyINDEPENDENT STUDY debuts at #8 on the New York Times Best Sellers Young Adult list!

In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies . . . a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. Continue reading »

Jan 162014
 

mccammon-wolfshourUniversal has optioned The Wolf’s Hour, a novel by Robert McCammon, Chris Morgan and Emile Gladstone to produce and the script written by Bradley and Kevin Marcus. Read more about the deal here.

Michael Gallatin is a British spy with a peculiar talent: the ability to transform himself into a wolf. Although his work in North Africa helped the Allies win the continent in the early days of World War II, he quit the service when a German spy shot his lover in her bed. Continue reading »

Jan 152014
 

charbonneau-independentstudyShelf Awareness: Joelle Charbonneau melds coming-of-age themes with the suspense of a detective story in this second installment of a planned trilogy, with an intellectual narrative more complex than most dystopian literature.

Malencia “Cia” Vale continues her quest for knowledge, and her life in the dystopian United Commonwealth, a future U.S. that is rebuilding after worldwide political and environmental upheaval. Now a student at Tosu City University in the capital, Cia can’t remember the trauma and betrayals that befell her in the previous novel because her memories were erased. Continue reading »