Congratulations to Cherie Priest on I Am Princess X being chosen as one of YALSA’s 2016 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers!
Jan 152016
January 15, 2016
Jan 142016
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ocus: Butcher’s new series, The Cinder Spires, brings a wondrously strange world to life, in which humans live in giant spires, towers of stone that extend for miles, like monolithic city states, protecting humanity from the mist-covered, deadly surface world below. Travel between spires requires airships, and battles between unfriendly spires are common. Captain Grimm of the Predator is a privateer, attacking enemy ships for his home, Spire Albion. The airship battles are in fine maritime style with a few airborne twists as ships maneuver up and down, as well as side to side to bring their guns to bear. Unfortunately, their magic shields are vulnerable, and soon Captain Grimm brings his battered ship into port at Albion, hoping to be able to replace the crystals that power and provide lift for the airships. He makes a deal to get those crystals, but also gets involved with some odd characters, including a etherealist who can see the future and a very intelligent cat named Rowl (several sections are in his point-of-view) and his human. It’s an interesting world, with some terrifying monsters, all together a nicely different sort of steampunk fantasy that promises some interesting developments to come.
January 14, 2016
Dec 312015
Turkish rights to Seth Dickinson’s THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT, to Monokl Yayinlari, by Merve Öngen at Onk Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson and Michael Curry.
December 31, 2015
Dec 312015
Based on the Borden Dispatch series and the Clockwork Century series by Cherie Priest, a line of hand-crafted jewelry, to Badali Jewelry Specialties Inc. by Jennifer Jackson.
December 31, 2015
Dec 282015
“An excellent story, brilliantly read by Euan Morton. Jim Butcher simply gets better and better as an author. I didn’t want this book to end!”
December 28, 2015
Dec 232015
I Am Princess X, Cherie Priest
Violent Ends, Shaun David Hutchinson
December 23, 2015
Dec 172015
Congratulations to DMLA authors who made BuzzFeed’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2015 list!
Nnedi Okorafor, Lagoon
Seth Dickinson, The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut’s Windlass
December 17, 2015
Dec 152015
OF NOBLE FAMILY
by Mary Robinette Kowal
THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT
by Seth Dickinson
VERMILION
by Molly Tanzer
December 15, 2015
Dec 152015
Ten years ago, Amish quiltmaker Leah Beiler and her twin brother left their community and family without a word. Now she’s finally come home—with her orphaned young niece. Leah has much to explain to so many, including Ezra Stoltzfus. Before she left, she dreamed of marrying the handsome dairy farmer. But now that she’s lived among the English and is raising a child who knows nothing of Amish ways, Ezra worries she’ll leave again. Leah will have to prove to Ezra that her future is in Paradise Springs—and with him—forever.
December 15, 2015
Dec 102015
RT Book Reviews: Leah Beiler and her twin brother left their Amish community 10 years ago. She is now returning with her orphaned niece Mandy in tow. Many in the community, including her own family, never understood their departure. Former love Ezra Stoltzfus is cautiously optimistic about Leah’s return. However, he longs to know the truth. Will Leah’s dad accept her and Mandy back into his life? Is it too late for Leah and Ezra? And how will a little dog save the day? The story is rich with relatable struggles and characters. It is easy for the reader to empathize with the difficult situation Leah is facing.
December 10, 2015