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vorchunnФантастика, фэнтези, мистика и неклассифицируемые шадевры письменности (западные авторы). Часть 2
Серия "Сумерки. Ночной мир":
Лиза Джейн Смит "Колдовской свет"
10.03.2011
"Продолжение культового сериала "Ночной мир"! От автора знаменитых "Дневников вампира"!"
"Колдовской свет" ("Witchlight", 1998) - 9-я книга подростковой серии "Night World", начатой романами "Тайный вампир" ("Secret Vampire", 1996), "Дочери тьмы" ("Daughters of Darkness", 1996), "Колдунья" ("Spellbinder", 1996; вариант названия - "Enchantress"), "Темный ангел" ("Dark Angel", 1996), "Избранная" ("The Chosen", 1997), "Предначертание" ("Soulmate", 1997), "Охотница" ("Huntress", 1997; вариант названия "The Huntress") и "Черный рассвет" ("Black Dawn", 1997).
В цикл также входит роман "Strange Fate" (2010).
Переиздание ("Оникс 21 век", серия "Царство Ночи", 2005).
"young-adult horror novel. Book 9 in the series"(с) а журнала "Locus"
Описание с сайта автора: "Keller is a seventeen-year-old shapeshifter, a panther, who goes by her last name only. She’s an operative for Circle Daybreak and her mission is simple: find the third Wild Power who can fend off the Apocalypse. Keller does find Iliana, and much more, as well: a dragon in the shape of a human, and her own liege lord Galen. So, she learns: dragons walk the Earth again, even if in disguise. And Iliana is as far from a serious Wild Power as Keller can imagine. A love triangle quickly develops between the handsome princely Galen, the exquisite but bubble-minded Iliana, and Keller—who counts herself out with her favorite saying, “I’m just a grunt.” Life has surprises in store for the cynical, embittered Keller, and her opinions of both Galen and Iliana are in for a radical change."
Аннотация к первому русскому изданию: "Келлер - на вид обычная семнадцатилетняя девушка, милая и серьезная. Но лишь до тех пор, пока не разъярится... Она - черная пантера, оборотень, и привыкла бороться и побеждать во что бы то ни стало. Новое задание - охрана Илианы Харман - не по душе Келлер. Неужели эта невежественная пустышка может быть легендарной Неукратимой Силой, одной из четырех, которые предотвратят конец света? Сможет ли Келлер убедить ее хотя бы на время оставить развлечения и серьезно задуматься о своей судьбе? И как быть с Галеном? Они с Келлер полюбили друг друга, но эта любовь может разрушить все..."
Аннотация к новому русскому изданию: "Ночной мир... Его нет на географической карте, но он существует. Это тайное общество вампиров, оборотней, ведьм, колдунов и других порождений тьмы, которые живут среди нас. Они красивы и опасны, их неудержимо тянет к людям, и никто из смертных не в силах устоять перед ними. Человеческие законы на обитателей Ночного мира не распространяются. Существуют лишь два запрета, которые любой представитель ночного племени обязан неукоснительно соблюдать: никогда не влюбляйся в смертного и не позволяй никому из смертных узнать о существовании царства тьмы. И горе тому, кто осмелится нарушить эти запреты. В обычной жизни Келлер простая семнадцатилетняя девушка, скромная, обаятельная, каких много. Но стоит ей прийти в ярость, как она превращается в черную пантеру, оборотня, наводящего страх на всех, кто встречается на ее пути. А попробуй не приди в ярость, когда ты вынуждена служить охранницей у чванливой, невежественной пустышки и потакать ей во всех ее прихотях..."
Сайт автора - http://www.ljanesmith.net
Серия "Сумерки":
Лорен Кейт "Падшие"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Первая книга дебютного цикла молодой писательницы, высоко оцененная признанным мастером жанра Ф.К. Каст! Гарантированные продажи!"
Перенос с февраля
Lauren Kate "Fallen" (2009). 1-я часть цикла "Fallen", в который также входит "Torment" (2010). 14-го июня 2011 выйдет 3-я часть - "Passion", а весной 2012 4-я - "Rapture".
Официальный сайт цикла - http://www.fallenbooks.co.uk (если собираетесь заглянуть туда, убавьте громкость: там каркают вороны и воет ветер).
Ian Chipman в "Booklist":
"Fallen angels sure seem poised to become the new vampires, with a similarly ideal blend of brooding mystery and sexy rebellion. After a fiery accident kills a boy she is crushing on, Luce gets sent to a reform school populated, most notably, by two gorgeous fellas, Daniel and Cam. Cam is safe and charming and eager to win Luce’s affections, while Daniel operates somewhere between aloof and downright hostile toward her. Readers will figure out Luce and Daniel’s star-crossed-lovers angle early on, making the hints dropped throughout about past lives and dangerous fates more obvious than compelling. Although there’s not enough story to justify the length of this series opener, readers who stick with it get rewarded with a climactic payoff that far exceeds the buildup. The final pages’ flurry of delicious information about what’s really going on with the cadre of angels and demons will likely leave readers more intrigued by what’s next than invested in what just happened. Perhaps the sequel will contain an explanation of what these immortal types are doing at a reform school in the first place. Grades 9-12."
Kris Hickey в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 8 Up — Luce must spend her senior year at reform school after her boyfriend dies in a mysterious fire. She suspects that the dark shadows that have tormented her all her life had something to do with it. When she meets supernaturally gorgeous Daniel, she feels a familiar longing, making her believe they have met before. Although Cam is clearly interested in her, Luce only wants Daniel, who runs both hot and cold. He tries to keep Luce at a distance, telling her that the truth would kill her as it has many times before. The first chapter is gripping and foreshadows the supernatural elements to come. The plot revolves around lovers who find one another, only to lose one another over and over again in a story that spans centuries. Instead of vampires, though, these are fallen angels. Many elements are not resolved, such as the cause of the fire and why angels are at this school. Still, fans of supernatural romance will be lining up for this book despite its flaws, and begging for a sequel."
Англоанноатция:
"There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret... even if it kills her.
Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story."
Отрывок на английском - http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/fallen/excerpt.html
Официальный сайт автора - http://laurenkatebooks.net
Алекс Флинн "Поцелуй во времени"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! От автора "Чудовища" - книги, которая легла в основу голливудской киноленты "Страшно красив" (премьера - весной 2011 г.)! В основу бестселлера положен сюжет классической сказки "Спящая красавица".
Alex Flinn "A Kiss in Time" (2009).
Описание романа из англовикипедии: "A Kiss in Time is Flinn's newest novel, released in 2009. A Junior Library Guild selection for 2009, the novel is a modern version of Sleeping Beauty, in which Talia, princess of Euphrasia, touches a spindle, falling into a deep sleep for three-hundred years. She wakes to the kiss of an American boy named Jack, on a tour of Europe. Since everyone in her kingdom is angry at her for touching the spindle, she persuades Jack to take her back to his Miami home, where she enters a modern world, replete with South Beach models and Jell-O shots. A humorous fish-out-of-water romance, Booklist magazine said in their review that "[f]ans of Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries and Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted (1997) will embrace this charming, lightweight fantasy." Publisher's Weekly called the book, "clever and humorous," while HornBook magazine called it "satisfying."
Страница романа на сайте автора содержит в том числе и отрывок - http://www.alexflinn.com/html/akissintime.html#excerpt
Рецензия из "Publishers Weekly":
"In the same vein as Flinn's Beastly, this clever and humorous retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" follows an aimless American boy who awakens a princess who has been slumbering for 300 years. Jack is on a European tour mandated by his parents ("What they don't tell you about Europe is how completely lame it is") when he breaks an ancient curse by kissing the slumbering Princess Talia. Instead of rejoicing, she and other awakened members of their magical kingdom are confused and perturbed to find themselves in the 21st century. In order to escape the wrath of her father, who blames her for causing the curse, Talia flees with Jack to his home in Florida. While acclimating to the modern world-cell phones, television, Jell-o shots-the princess manages to charm everyone she meets and help Jack sort out his life. Alternating between the teenagers' distinctive points of view, Flinn skillfully delineates how their upbringings set them apart while drawing parallels between their family conflicts. Fans of happily-ever-after endings will delight in the upbeat resolution, which confirms the notion that "love conquers all." Ages 12-up."
Мириам Лэнг Бадин (Miriam Lang Budin) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 5–8—An agreeable, fluffy expansion of "Sleeping Beauty," this novel conflates the traditional story with that of an American teenage boy. Talia (the princess) has the world's most overprotective parents—not without reason, of course. Seventeen-year-old Jack's parents think about him only when they are criticizing him. When he awakens Talia with a kiss, she is thrust more than 300 years into a future in the 21st century. The learning curve is steep (and not entirely consistent) but readers will laugh at the pair's escapades as they depart Europe for Florida, try to pass Talia off as a modern Belgian girl, and come to new understandings with their respective parents. No more than fun, but plenty of that."
Англоаннотация:
"Talia fell under a spell. . . .
Jack broke the curse.
I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . .
I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind.
I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss.
I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen.
Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner!
Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels. . . . The good news: My parents will freak!
Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?"
Аннотация к русскому изданию:
"Первый роман Алекс Флинн, «Чудовище», произвел настоящий фурор в литературном мире Америки. Готовящийся кинематографический вариант книги в постановке американского режиссера Дэниэла Барнса с Алексом Петтифером в главной роли наверняка закрепит успех дебютного произведения писательницы. В новой книге Алекс Флинн, оригинальной современной интерпретации классического сказочного сюжета, Талию, проспавшую триста лет принцессу из королевства Эфразия, будит поцелуем обычный американский юноша. Свободолюбивая Талия не желает пребывать в замке, где родители держали ее взаперти, опасаясь нового проклятия злой волшебницы. Принцесса отправляется вместе со своим спасителем Джеком в новый для нее мир, привлекательный, загадочный и опасный. Не дремлют и силы зла. Мальволия, злая фея, не простившая обиду, нанесенную ей несколько столетий назад королем Эфразии, преследует принцессу и в нашем мире, готовя новые удары против дочери былого обидчика".
Ф.К. Каст "Богиня по зову сердца"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! От автора культовой серии бестселлеров "Дом Ночи"! Продолжение приключений Шэннон Паркер, обычной школьной учительницы, силой древнего волшебства попавшей в волшебную страну! Несомненный хит продаж!"
Ф.К. Каст (P.C. Cast - псевдоним Филис Каст (Phyllis Cast)) "Divine by Choice" (2006).
"Romantic fantasy novel in the Partholon series. Shannon’s settling into life as a goddess in the magical land of Partholon when she is wrenched back to Oklahoma"(с) описание из базы журнала "Locus"
2-й роман трилогии "Divine" (она же "Shannon Parker"), рассказывающей о Шэннон Паркер, школьной учительнице, оказавшейся в мире оживших кельтских мифов Партолон (Partholon) и ставшей жрицей Эпоны. Ранее у нас вышла 1-я книга трилогии - "Богиня по ошибке" ("Goddess by Mistake", 2001; исправленная и дополненная версия издавалась в 2006 под названием "Divine by Mistake"; получил "Prism", "Holt Medallion" и "Laurel Wreath Award", а также стал финалистом "National Readers' Choice Award").
В цикл также входит "Divine by Blood" (2007).
В мире трилогии также происходит действие цикла подростковой фэнтези "Partholon" ("Young Adult Parthalon Books" - название с сайта автора), состоящего из романов "Влюбленная в демона" ("Elphame's Choice", 2004) и "Brighid's Quest" (2005).
Иногда библиографы объединяют оба цикла в один - "Partholon".
Сайт автора о цикле: "This thrilling fantasy book series transports teacher Shannon Parker into the world of Partholon, a land rich in goddesses, centaurs, magic and passion".
Англоаннотация: "Shannon Parker has finally come to terms with life in the mythical world of Partholon. She loves her centaur husband, her connection to the goddess Epona and the pampering that comes with both! She’s almost forgotten her old life on Earth – especially when she discovers she’s pregnant…
Then a sudden burst of power sends her back to Oklahoma. Without magic, Shannon can’t return to Partholon – and so she needs to find help. Trouble is, it might take the form of a man as tempting as her husband. And along the way she’ll discover that being divine by mistake is a lot easier than being divine by choice…"
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Шаннон Паркер, обыкновенная учительница литературы, привыкла к своей жизни в той таинственной стране, где ее принимают за живое воплощение богини Эпоны. Здесь у нее есть любимый муж, и она ждет от него ребенка. Она почти забыла, как ей жилось в современном мире. Волею судьбы, против своей воли Шаннон вновь оказывается в Америке. Она осознает, что вопреки всему должна возвратиться на новую, пронизанную магией родину. Но, чтобы вернуться туда и защитить близких, ей придется бросить вызов могущественным силам природы. Она понимает, что быть богиней по ошибке проще, чем стать богиней по зову сердца. Впервые на русском языке! От автора культовой серии «Дом ночи»"
Филис Каст специализируется на романтической мистике и может быть известна у нас по написанному в соавторстве с дочерью Кристин Каст (Kristin Cast) "девчатье-вампирятничьевскому" циклу "Дом Ночи" ("House of Night"), издающемуся "Олма Медиа Групп".
Лайза Макманн "Прощание"
22.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Продолжение приключений Джейни Ханниган - Ловца снов. Гарантированные продажи!"
Lisa McMann. Судя по всему, это "Gone" (2010).
3-я часть трилогии "Пробуждение", начатой романом "Пробуждение" ("Wake", 2008) и "Отчаяние" ("Fade", 2009).
"Young adult paranormal fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Wake (2008) and Fade (2009), about a girl who can experience other people's dreams.
• In this book Janie meets her father for the first time"(с) Locus Online: New Books, 2nd week March 2010
Хизер Буф (Heather Booth) в "Booklist":
"Dream-catcher Janie must decide her fate: continue living in society and helping the police but eventually become blind and crippled, or isolate herself completely. The choice becomes even more difficult when her father, in a coma and on the brink of death, comes into her life for the first time and reveals important information to Janie through his dreams. Cabel remains a steadfast and loving companion, and Janie’s mother, a barely functioning alcoholic, plays a greater role in this volume. The popular trilogy, begun with Wake (2008) and Fade (2009), ends on a hopeful yet open note that will likely have fans clamoring for McMann’s next effort. Grades 8-11."
Англоаннотация: "Things should be great for Janie—she has graduated from high school and is spending her summer with Cabel, the guy she’s totally in love with. But deep down she’s panicking about how she’s going to survive her future when getting sucked into other people’s dreams is really starting to take its toll.
Things get even more complicated when she meets her father for the very first time—and he’s in a coma. As Janie uncovers his secret past, she begins to realize that the choice thought she had has more dire consequences than she ever imagined."
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Джейни Ханнаган — ловец снов. Проникая в чужие сны, она видит суть человека, его скрытые помыслы и желания. Однажды Джейни проникает в сон Генри Фингольда, своего отца, которого она никогда не видела прежде и даже не знала о его существовании. Больной отец открывает дочери их семейную тайну, и Джейни оказывается перед труднейшим выбором: либо остаться обладательницей уникальных способностей и повторить печальную судьбу родного отца, либо, порвав с остальным миром, отказаться от дара, но при этом сохранить себе будущее. Уже первая книга Лайзы Макманн, открывшая трилогию о Джейни Ханнаган, сразу после выхода в свет завоевала сердца читателей и вошла в престижные списки бестселлеров «Нью-Йорк таймс»"
Отрывок на английском - http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/SS.EMS/GoneteaserforFadepbk.pdf
Заглянуть внутрь американского издания - http://books.simonandschuster.net/Gone/Lisa-McMann/Wake/9781416979180/browse_inside
Сайт автора - http://www.lisamcmann.com
Серия "Темная любовь":
Карен Чэнс "Дочь полуночи"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Первая книга нового сериала о непростой "жизни" дампира Дорины Басараб - получеловека-полувампира"
Karen Chance. "Midnight's Daughter" (2008)
1-й в цикле "Дорина Басараб" ("Dorina Basarab"), в который в настоящее время также входит роман "Death's Mistress" (2010).
Цикл через некоторых второстепенных персонажей связан с другим циклом автора - городской фэнтези "Кэсси Палмер" ("Cassie Palmer"; он же "Кассандра Палмер" ("Cassandra Palmer")), в который в настоящее время входят романы "Прикоснись ко тьме" ("Touch the Dark", 2006), "Claimed By Shadow" (2007), "Embrace the Night" (2008) и "Curse the Dawn" (2009). В июне 2011 к ним добавится "Hunt the Moon" (2011).
В мире этих циклов также происходит действие нескольких рассказов писательницы.
Англоаннотация: "New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen chance has written a paranormal—with bite.
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory’s vampire father has come to her for help— again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there.
Although Dory prefers to work alone, Dracula is the only thing that truly scares her—and when she has to face him, she’ll take all the help she can get…"
Аннотация к урсскому изданию: "Ее отец — родной брат великого Влада Дракулы, а матерью была самая обыкновенная женщина. Сама Дорина Басараб — дампир, наполовину человек, наполовину вампир. Жизнь у таких, как она, недолгая, зато очень бурная. Дампиры подвержены приступам бесконтрольной ярости. Дорина свою ярость пытается контролировать и направлять ее на тех демонов и вампиров, которые безусловно заслуживают смерти. И когда она узнает, что Дракула сбежал из своей тюрьмы, ей ничего иного не остается, как встать на пути у своего непобедимого родственника"
Отрывок из "Midnight's Daughter" на английском - http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781436267298,00.html?sym=EXC или http://www.karenchance.com/midnight.html
Сайт автора - http://www.karenchance.com
Таня Хафф "Дым и тени"
22.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новая книга культового сериала о приключениях вампира Генри Фицроя, внебрачного сына короля Генриха VII! По книгам Тани Хафф было снято несколько сезонов популярного сериала "Узы крови"
"Smoke and Shadows" (2004; выдвигался на "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2005), 1-й в одноименном цикле, в который также входят романы "Smoke and Mirrors" (2005; выдвигался на "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2006) и "Smoke and Ashes" (2006; номинировался на "Aurora"-2007 и "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2007).
Через некоторых героев этот цикл связан с циклом "Виктория Нельсон" ("Victoria Nelson"; его также называют "Blood Series", по первому слову, использовавшемуся в названиях всех книг серии), состоящим из романов "Цена крови" ("Blood Price", 1991), "След крови" ("Blood Trail", 1992), "Проклятие крови" ("Blood Lines", 1992), "Договор крови" ("Blood Pact", 1993) и "Долг крови" ("Blood Debt", 1997), а также рассказов из сборника "Blood Bank" (2006).
"dark fantasy novel, first in a new series related to the Victory Nelson series"(с) база "Locus"
"Supernatural fantasy novel, first of a spinoff trilogy to the author's series about vampire Henry Fitzroy, concerning a murder on the set of a TV vampire detective show"(с) Locus Online: New in Paperback: April 2005
Рецензия в "Publishers Weekly":
"Lights, camera and action take a backseat to slippery shadows, snappy dialogue and an overwrought hybrid fantasy/SF plot in Canadian author Huff's alternately clever and annoying blend of farce, mystery and magic, the first in a trilogy. In this spinoff from the author's five-volume series (Blood Price, etc.) featuring vampire Henry Fitzroy, Fitzroy's streetwise ex-lover, Tony Foster, has moved with Fitzroy to Vancouver to study film. Now the set production assistant on CB Production's Darkest Night (think Angel), Foster pines for one of the hunky (alas, heterosexual) co-stars and dreams of being a director. When an actress is murdered under very "shadowy" circumstances, it turns out to have been done by a minion of a Shadowlord who slipped through a "gate" near the show's soundstage originally opened by Arra Pelindrake, a special effects wizard who also happens to be, well, a different sort of wizard on another world. Foster, Pelindrake and Fitzroy join forces to kill other minions sent to take over Earth and destroy Pelindrake, the Shadowlord's archenemy. The proceedings are enlivened with campy comments ("a world where Joss Whedon got canceled was exactly the kind of world where the Shadowlord could win"), but it's not enough to save an overextended plot light on substance and heavy with fang-in-cheek fun"
Кристин Хантли (Kristine Huntley) в "Booklist":
"Four-hundred-fifty-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy is trying to maintain a friendship with Tony Foster, a young man he rescued from the streets and used to drink blood from. Tony is now a production assistant for the syndicated show Darkest Night, where he has just discovered the dead body of the guest star. Tony fears it has something to do with the strange shadows he has seen around the studio, and his suspicions are confirmed when one shadow takes over the body of one of the show's stars. Tony turns to special-effects wizard Arra Pelindrake, who turns out to be a real wizard. She knows what the shadows are but is reluctant to help him, so Tony calls on Henry. Together, they persuade Arra to cooperate but can't get her to face down the shadows, with whom Tony and Henry are already being drawn into battle, for the shadows are intent on gaining a foothold in this world. An exciting, creepy adventure from a popular author"
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Когда-то подростком Тони Фостер помогал вампиру Генри Фицрою, незаконному сыну короля Генриха VIII, в раскрытии преступлений, совершенных всевозможной нежитью: демонами, вервольфами, мумиями и зомби. Теперь повзрослевший Тони делает карьеру на телевидении, участвуя в съемках криминального сериала «Самая темная ночь» в качестве ассистента режиссера. А ведь и правда, кто лучше Тони может знать тяготы жизни вампира-детектива? Но когда работа на съемочной площадке превращается в кошмар, а тени обретают плоть и начинают жить собственной жизнью, ставя съемки сериала под угрозу, ему не остается ничего другого, как обратиться к своему старому другу Генри Фицрою за помощью. Один из культовых вампирских сериалов впервые на русском языке!"
Серия "Люди против магов":
Рик Риордан "Наследники богов. Книга 1. Красная пирамида"
16.03.2011
Rick Riordan. "The Red Pyramid" (2010), 1-й в цикле "Kane Chronicles". В мае 2011 выйдет 2-я книга цикла - "The Throne of Fire" (2011). Выход 3-й части запланирован на весну 2012 года.
Страница цикла на сайте автора - http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/kane-chronicles.aspx
Англовикипедия о романе: "The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in The Kane Chronicles series, which tells of the adventures of modern day fourteen-year-old Carter Kane and twelve-year-old Sadie Kane, as they discover that they are descended from the ancient Egyptian pharaohs Narmer and Ramesses the Great. Carter learns that he is a host of Horus, and Sadie is a host of Isis. The siblings have amulets. Carter has the Eye of Horus, and Sadie has the Knot of Isis. Their father, Julius Kane, attempts to summon Osiris through the Rosetta Stone, but also releases the five children of the "Demon Days": Horus, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. Osiris is confined by Set. Soon, Carter and Sadie scramble to Phoenix, Arizona, where they attempt to kill Set, and destroy his red pyramid."
"... Riordan, a former middle-school social studies teacher, stated the idea for The Red Pyramid and The Kane Chronicles originated from the fact the only more popular subject than Ancient Greece was Ancient Egypt. The idea of having a brother and sister who were multiracial came from two siblings that he taught, as well as the fact that Egypt is an ancient multicultural society, although the European tradition has been to separate Egypt from African history."
Тим Уодхем (Tim Wadham) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 4–9 — Riordan takes the elements that made the "Percy Jackson" books (Hyperion) so popular and ratchets them up a notch. Carter, 14, and Sadie, 12, have grown up apart. He has traveled all over the world with his Egyptologist father, Dr. Julius Kane, while Sadie has lived in London with her grandparents. Their mother passed away under mysterious circumstances, so when their father arrives in London and wants to take them both on a private tour of the British Museum, all is not necessarily what it seems. The evening ends with the apparent destruction of the Rosetta Stone, the disappearance of Dr. Kane, and the kidnapping of Carter and Sadie. More insidiously, it leads to the release of five Egyptian gods, including Set, who is their mortal enemy. Carter and Sadie discover the secrets of their family heritage and their ability to work magic as they realize that their task will be to save humanity from Set, who is building a destructive red pyramid inside Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. The text is presented as the transcript of an audio recording done by both children. Riordan creates two distinct and realistic voices for the siblings. He has a winning formula, but this book goes beyond the formulaic to present a truly original take on Egyptian mythology. His trademark humor is here in abundance, and there are numerous passages that will cause readers to double over with laughter. The humor never takes away from the story or from the overall tone. A must-have book, and in multiple copies."
Кэролин Филан (Carolyn Phelan) в "Booklist":
"Since their mother's death, six years ago, 12-year-old Sadie Kane has lived in London with her maternal grandparents while her older brother, 14-year-old Carter, has traveled the world with their father, a renowned African American Egyptologist. In London on Christmas Eve for a rare evening together, Carter and Sadie accompany their dad to the British Museum, where he blows up the Rosetta Stone in summoning an Egyptian god. Unleashed, the vengeful god overpowers and entombs him, but Sadie and Carter escape. Initially determined to rescue their father, their mission expands to include understanding their hidden magical powers as the descendants of the pharaohs and taking on the ancient forces bent on destroying mankind. The first-person narrative shifts between Carter and Sadie, giving the novel an intriguing dual perspective made more complex by their biracial heritage and the tension between the siblings, who barely know each other at the story's beginning. The first volume in the Kane Chronicles, this fantasy adventure delivers what fans loved about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: young protagonists with previously unsuspected magical powers, a riveting story marked by headlong adventure, a complex background rooted in ancient mythology, and wry, witty twenty-first-century narration. The last pages contain a clever twist that will leave readers secretly longing to open their lockers at the start of school. Grades 5-8"
Англоаннотация: "Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs."
Риордан известен у нас по деткому циклу "Перси Джексон и боги-олимпийцы" ("Percy Jackson and the Olympians") и его экранизации.
Крис Хамфриса "Рунный камень. Книга 1. Двойник"
10.03.2011
Канадский актер и писатель Chris Humphreys. "The Fetch" (2006)
1-й в трилогии подростковой фэнтези "Сага о рунном камне" ("The Runestone Saga"), в которую также входят "Vendetta" (2007) и "Possession" (2008).
Рецензия Кристи Вот (Christi Voth) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 7 Up – Born with a caul over his face, possessing a distinctive unibrow, and having a tendency to sleepwalk, Sky bears all of the marks that the Norse associate with a person able to travel with his fetch, or spirit double. But it isn't until the British 15-year-old discovers an old set of runestones belonging to his Norwegian grandfather that he discovers his bizarre destiny. Aided by Sigurd's spirit and his cousin Kristin, Sky embarks on a wonderful and frightening spiritual journey–inhabiting the body of a Viking ancestor, taking the form of a hunting hawk–all the while hunted by a dark, hungry presence. Humphreys's writing is tense and atmospheric, and both Sky and Kristin are well-developed, interesting characters. However, several plot elements (such as the two teens being able to make a trip from England to Norway without their parents knowing) test the bounds of credibility. The use of runestone divination and old Norse history and culture is effective, and may draw teens to seek further information on those subjects."
Отзыв Грэйс-Энн Дикандидо (GraceAnne DeCandido) в "Booklist":
"Gr. 9-12. Here's another doorstop of a British fantasy, this one based on its author's ancestral roots and myths. Born with a caul over his face, 15-year-old Sky, a dreamer and sleepwalker, discovers a sea chest left behind by his Norwegian grandfather. Inside, he and his cousin Kristin find runestones--and Sky discovers his fetch, his other self, who can move through time and space without him. Guided by the voice of his grandfather and assisted by Kristin, Sky travels with his fetch deep into the past, where he meets his Viking ancestors and a shape-changing beserker, and learns more about the powerful poetry of the runes and of their casting. Humphreys is more interested in telling the rune lore than in developing characters or advancing the story, but bloody history and a dark, violent present keep the pages turning. Here, Sky and Kristin end up in Norway; the Runestone Saga's next installment will bring them to Corsica, where more family history awaits exploration."
Ранее в Эксмо у Хамфриса выходили исторические романы из цикла "Французский палач" ("The French Executioner") - "Французский палач" ("The French Executioner", 2001) и "Узы крови" ("Blood Ties", 2003); 1-й в одноименном цикле), двае книги из историко-приключенческого цикла "Джек Абсолют" ("Jack Absolute"; герой - сын героя "Французского палача") -
"Джек Абсолют" ("Jack Absolute: The 007 of the 1770s", 2004) и "Кровь Джека Абсолюта" ("The Blooding of Jack Absolute", 2005), а также внецикловой исторический роман "Дракула. Последняя исповедь" ("Vlad: The Last Confessions", 2009).
Англоаннотация:
"FETCH: The apparition, double, or wraith of a living person.
In the attic, in an old sea chest, secreted away, are a mysterious journal and a set of runes: 24 stones that will change Sky’s life forever.
When Sky and his cousin Kristin find their Norwegian grandfather’s runes, Sky feels like the wait is over, like he can now release the breath he wasn’t even aware he’d been holding. But when he lays out the stones in a runecast they find in Sigurd’s journal, he is catapulted into a world filled with more possibilities and more danger than he ever imagined.
This first entry in the Runestone Saga is an utterly unique blend of horror, supernatural possibility, and historical truth that will leave readers wrung out from tension and clamoring for more."
Отрывок из романа на английском - http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375832925&view=excerpt
Серия "Вселенная Игр":
Мэтт Форбек, Джефф Гребб "Guild Wars. Призраки Аскалона"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новеллизация одной из самых популярных игр! Спасая свою страну, король Адельберн 250 лет назад зажег Пламя Проклятия. Но колдовство погубило не только нападавших, но и защитников"
Matt Forbeck и Jeff Grubb (многократно издавался в "Азбуке" как Джефф Грабб). "Ghosts of Ascalon" (2010), написан по миру онлайновой игры "Guild Wars 2".
Фактики: "The title of the book was first announced to be Fall of Ascalon, but was subsequently changed to more accurately reflect the story's themes.
The book references to many characters from the original Guild Wars and explains what happened to them after the events of Eye of the North.
The book mentions the characters from Destiny's Edge, describing some more than others."
Планируется, что "Ghosts of Ascalon" будет первым из трех романов, рассказывающим о собыфтиях, произошедших между играми/дополнениями серии "Guild Wars" ("Guild Wars Prophecies" (2005), "Guild Wars Factions" (2006), "Guild Wars Nightfall" (2006) и т.п.) и собственно "Guild Wars 2". Второй роман трилогии - "Edge of Destiny" (2010) Дж. Роберта Кинга (J. Robert King; не знаю уж, как его обзовут в "Эксмо", но раньше он издавался на русском так).
1-ю главу "Ghosts of Ascalon" можно прочитать здесь - http://www.guildwars2.com/global/includes/pdf/en/Ghost-of-Ascalon-Chapter1.pdf
Карта мира - http://www.guildwars2.com/global/includes/images/map-of-tyria.gif
Обложка оригинального издания - http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/thumb/2/28/Ghosts_of_Ascalon_cover_02.jpg/340px-Ghosts_of_Ascalon_cover_02.jpg
Англоаннотация: "250 years ago, Ascalon burned . . .
Desperate to defend his land from advancing hordes of bestial charr, King Adelbern summoned the all-powerful Foefire to repel the invaders. But magic can be a double-edged sword—the Foefire burned both charr and human alike. While the charr corpses smoldered, the slain Ascalonians arose again, transformed by their king’s rage into ghostly protectors and charged with guarding the realm . . . forever. The once mighty kingdom became a haunted shadow of its former glory.
Centuries later, the descendants of Ascalon, exiled to the nation of Kryta, are besieged on all sides. To save humankind, Queen Jennah seeks to negotiate a treaty with the hated charr. But one obstacle remains. The charr legions won’t sign the truce until their most prized possession, the Claw of the Khan-Ur,is returned from the ruins of fallen Ascalon.
Now a mismatched band of adventurers, each plagued by ghosts of their own, sets forth into a haunted, war-torn land to retrieve the Claw. Without the artifact, there is no hope for peace between human and charr—but the undead king who rules Ascalon won’t give it up easily, and not everyone wants peace!"
Серия "Грандмастер приключений":
Клайв Касслер, Джек Дю Брюл "Корсар"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новый роман мастера жанра! Средневековые пираты, ливийские террористы и археологическая находка, которая, возможно, изменит привычный нам мир!"
Клайв Касслер (Clive [Eric] Cussler) и Джек Дю Брюл (Jack Du Brul). "Corsair" (2009).
6-й роман сериала "Oregon Files".
Из "Publishers Weekly":
"When a plane carrying the U.S. secretary of state, en route to a Middle East peace conference, disappears over Libya, the techno-wizards aboard the supership Oregon try to track it down and recover any survivors. Juan Cabrillo and his crew discover a terrorist presence that reaches to the highest levels of the Libyan government. This exciting story translates well into audio format, and Scott Brick's performance enhances the action-adventure. His moderate tone makes for easy listening, and his clarity renders the scientific and political elements—and intrigues—at the heart of the book comprehensible. Brick has narrated previous Cussler novels and his renditions of the characters will be familiar to fans, who will find themselves in the company of old friends"
Из "Booklist":
"In the sixth entry set onboard the Oregon (and the third cowritten with Du Brul), Juan Cabrillo, the one-legged “chairman” of the ancient but technologically sophisticated ship, is hired to dig up the remnants of a crashed plane. But this wasn’t just any plane crash: on board was Fiona Katamora, the U.S. secretary of state, who was on her way to a summit meeting in Libya. Although Cabrillo and his crew are able to recover the wreckage, there is no sign of the secretary. The Libyan foreign minister seems to have plans of his own, which is why the CIA thought to hire Cabrillo rather than to trust the Libyans to investigate the crash. A corsair is a variety of pirate, known for fights off the Barbary Coast more than 200 years ago. But they’re back with a vengeance here, infesting the waters of Asia and Africa and becoming a terrorist threat like no other. The Libyans are after something, something centuries old, and only Cabrillo can find the answers. The action, suspense, and drama are full throttle throughout. Cussler fans used to international intrigue and battles at sea will not be disappointed"
Англоаннотация:
"For five novels, Clive Cussler has brought readers into the world of the Oregon, a seemingly dilapidated ship packed with sophisticated equipment, and captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo. And now the Oregon and its crew face their biggest challenge yet.
Corsairs are pirates, and pirates come in many different varieties. There are the pirates who fought off the Barbary Coast in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the contemporary pirates who infest the waters of Africa and Asia, and the pirates . . . who look like something else.
When the U.S. secretary of state’s plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her, and their misgivings are well founded. The crew locates the plane, but the secretary of state has vanished. It turns out Libya’s new foreign minister has other plans for the conference, plans that Cabrillo cannot let happen. But what does it all have to do with a two- hundred- year-old naval battle and the centuries-old Islamic scrolls that the Libyans seem so determined to find? The answers will lead him full circle into history, and into another pitched battle on the sea, this time against Islamic terrorists, and with the fate of nations resting on its outcome.
“Readers will burn up the pages following the blazing action and daring exploits of these men and women and their amazing machines,” writes Publishers Weekly of the Oregon Files series. And they’ll do it once again, with Corsair."
Клайв Касслер "На грани потопа"
21.03.2011
"Приключения суперагента Дирка Питта продолжаются! На сей раз ему предстоит найти пропавшие более 50 лет назад сокровища из китайских музеев!"
Клайв Касслер (Clive [Eric] Cussler).
"Flood Tide" (1997). 14-й роман из сериала про Дирка Питта.
Из рецензии Гилберта Тейлора (Gilbert Taylor) в "Booklist":
"In the further adventures of Dirk Pitt, Cussler's middle-aged action hero foils one nefarious conspiracy and solves a mystery. Qin Shang, a smuggler of illegal immigrants, links the two stories. Pitt wouldn't be the fabulous Pitt if he didn't ultimately fight Qin one on one (which he does), and that battle caps a series of wild fights, each one ever more theatrical as Pitt closes in on Qin's far-flung activities. It didn't have to turn out that way--all Pitt wants is a relaxing lakeside vacation. When he notices bugs in his cabin, Pitt obtains exotic equipment and weapons from his government colleagues with which to surveil Qin's nearby complex. After discovering some deadly activities and defeating the complex's occupants in ninja-style combat, Dirk is sent on the next mission: discovering what Qin plans for the retired ocean liner United States and why he built a seaport in Louisiana. Joined by cheerful sidekick Al Giordino, the usual Pitt parade follows: underwater scraps, a surface shootout with a Chinese destroyer, and a battle in bayou country, from all of which Pitt emerges victorious, naturally. The final showdown on the bottom of a "great lake" typifies the zany nautical-martial scenes that Cussler purveys and millions consume. This bombastically scripted tale will satisfy Cussler faithfuls".
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И примкнувший к ней комикс
Серия "Графический роман":
Майк Кэри "Люцифер. Книга 1. Дьявол у порога"
25.03.2011
Серия "Сумерки. Ночной мир":
Лиза Джейн Смит "Колдовской свет"
10.03.2011
"Продолжение культового сериала "Ночной мир"! От автора знаменитых "Дневников вампира"!"
"Колдовской свет" ("Witchlight", 1998) - 9-я книга подростковой серии "Night World", начатой романами "Тайный вампир" ("Secret Vampire", 1996), "Дочери тьмы" ("Daughters of Darkness", 1996), "Колдунья" ("Spellbinder", 1996; вариант названия - "Enchantress"), "Темный ангел" ("Dark Angel", 1996), "Избранная" ("The Chosen", 1997), "Предначертание" ("Soulmate", 1997), "Охотница" ("Huntress", 1997; вариант названия "The Huntress") и "Черный рассвет" ("Black Dawn", 1997).
В цикл также входит роман "Strange Fate" (2010).
Переиздание ("Оникс 21 век", серия "Царство Ночи", 2005).
"young-adult horror novel. Book 9 in the series"(с) а журнала "Locus"
Описание с сайта автора: "Keller is a seventeen-year-old shapeshifter, a panther, who goes by her last name only. She’s an operative for Circle Daybreak and her mission is simple: find the third Wild Power who can fend off the Apocalypse. Keller does find Iliana, and much more, as well: a dragon in the shape of a human, and her own liege lord Galen. So, she learns: dragons walk the Earth again, even if in disguise. And Iliana is as far from a serious Wild Power as Keller can imagine. A love triangle quickly develops between the handsome princely Galen, the exquisite but bubble-minded Iliana, and Keller—who counts herself out with her favorite saying, “I’m just a grunt.” Life has surprises in store for the cynical, embittered Keller, and her opinions of both Galen and Iliana are in for a radical change."
Аннотация к первому русскому изданию: "Келлер - на вид обычная семнадцатилетняя девушка, милая и серьезная. Но лишь до тех пор, пока не разъярится... Она - черная пантера, оборотень, и привыкла бороться и побеждать во что бы то ни стало. Новое задание - охрана Илианы Харман - не по душе Келлер. Неужели эта невежественная пустышка может быть легендарной Неукратимой Силой, одной из четырех, которые предотвратят конец света? Сможет ли Келлер убедить ее хотя бы на время оставить развлечения и серьезно задуматься о своей судьбе? И как быть с Галеном? Они с Келлер полюбили друг друга, но эта любовь может разрушить все..."
Аннотация к новому русскому изданию: "Ночной мир... Его нет на географической карте, но он существует. Это тайное общество вампиров, оборотней, ведьм, колдунов и других порождений тьмы, которые живут среди нас. Они красивы и опасны, их неудержимо тянет к людям, и никто из смертных не в силах устоять перед ними. Человеческие законы на обитателей Ночного мира не распространяются. Существуют лишь два запрета, которые любой представитель ночного племени обязан неукоснительно соблюдать: никогда не влюбляйся в смертного и не позволяй никому из смертных узнать о существовании царства тьмы. И горе тому, кто осмелится нарушить эти запреты. В обычной жизни Келлер простая семнадцатилетняя девушка, скромная, обаятельная, каких много. Но стоит ей прийти в ярость, как она превращается в черную пантеру, оборотня, наводящего страх на всех, кто встречается на ее пути. А попробуй не приди в ярость, когда ты вынуждена служить охранницей у чванливой, невежественной пустышки и потакать ей во всех ее прихотях..."
Сайт автора - http://www.ljanesmith.net
Серия "Сумерки":
Лорен Кейт "Падшие"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Первая книга дебютного цикла молодой писательницы, высоко оцененная признанным мастером жанра Ф.К. Каст! Гарантированные продажи!"
Перенос с февраля
Lauren Kate "Fallen" (2009). 1-я часть цикла "Fallen", в который также входит "Torment" (2010). 14-го июня 2011 выйдет 3-я часть - "Passion", а весной 2012 4-я - "Rapture".
Официальный сайт цикла - http://www.fallenbooks.co.uk (если собираетесь заглянуть туда, убавьте громкость: там каркают вороны и воет ветер).
Ian Chipman в "Booklist":
"Fallen angels sure seem poised to become the new vampires, with a similarly ideal blend of brooding mystery and sexy rebellion. After a fiery accident kills a boy she is crushing on, Luce gets sent to a reform school populated, most notably, by two gorgeous fellas, Daniel and Cam. Cam is safe and charming and eager to win Luce’s affections, while Daniel operates somewhere between aloof and downright hostile toward her. Readers will figure out Luce and Daniel’s star-crossed-lovers angle early on, making the hints dropped throughout about past lives and dangerous fates more obvious than compelling. Although there’s not enough story to justify the length of this series opener, readers who stick with it get rewarded with a climactic payoff that far exceeds the buildup. The final pages’ flurry of delicious information about what’s really going on with the cadre of angels and demons will likely leave readers more intrigued by what’s next than invested in what just happened. Perhaps the sequel will contain an explanation of what these immortal types are doing at a reform school in the first place. Grades 9-12."
Kris Hickey в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 8 Up — Luce must spend her senior year at reform school after her boyfriend dies in a mysterious fire. She suspects that the dark shadows that have tormented her all her life had something to do with it. When she meets supernaturally gorgeous Daniel, she feels a familiar longing, making her believe they have met before. Although Cam is clearly interested in her, Luce only wants Daniel, who runs both hot and cold. He tries to keep Luce at a distance, telling her that the truth would kill her as it has many times before. The first chapter is gripping and foreshadows the supernatural elements to come. The plot revolves around lovers who find one another, only to lose one another over and over again in a story that spans centuries. Instead of vampires, though, these are fallen angels. Many elements are not resolved, such as the cause of the fire and why angels are at this school. Still, fans of supernatural romance will be lining up for this book despite its flaws, and begging for a sequel."
Англоанноатция:
"There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.
Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret... even if it kills her.
Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story."
Отрывок на английском - http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/fallen/excerpt.html
Официальный сайт автора - http://laurenkatebooks.net
Алекс Флинн "Поцелуй во времени"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! От автора "Чудовища" - книги, которая легла в основу голливудской киноленты "Страшно красив" (премьера - весной 2011 г.)! В основу бестселлера положен сюжет классической сказки "Спящая красавица".
Alex Flinn "A Kiss in Time" (2009).
Описание романа из англовикипедии: "A Kiss in Time is Flinn's newest novel, released in 2009. A Junior Library Guild selection for 2009, the novel is a modern version of Sleeping Beauty, in which Talia, princess of Euphrasia, touches a spindle, falling into a deep sleep for three-hundred years. She wakes to the kiss of an American boy named Jack, on a tour of Europe. Since everyone in her kingdom is angry at her for touching the spindle, she persuades Jack to take her back to his Miami home, where she enters a modern world, replete with South Beach models and Jell-O shots. A humorous fish-out-of-water romance, Booklist magazine said in their review that "[f]ans of Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries and Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted (1997) will embrace this charming, lightweight fantasy." Publisher's Weekly called the book, "clever and humorous," while HornBook magazine called it "satisfying."
Страница романа на сайте автора содержит в том числе и отрывок - http://www.alexflinn.com/html/akissintime.html#excerpt
Рецензия из "Publishers Weekly":
"In the same vein as Flinn's Beastly, this clever and humorous retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" follows an aimless American boy who awakens a princess who has been slumbering for 300 years. Jack is on a European tour mandated by his parents ("What they don't tell you about Europe is how completely lame it is") when he breaks an ancient curse by kissing the slumbering Princess Talia. Instead of rejoicing, she and other awakened members of their magical kingdom are confused and perturbed to find themselves in the 21st century. In order to escape the wrath of her father, who blames her for causing the curse, Talia flees with Jack to his home in Florida. While acclimating to the modern world-cell phones, television, Jell-o shots-the princess manages to charm everyone she meets and help Jack sort out his life. Alternating between the teenagers' distinctive points of view, Flinn skillfully delineates how their upbringings set them apart while drawing parallels between their family conflicts. Fans of happily-ever-after endings will delight in the upbeat resolution, which confirms the notion that "love conquers all." Ages 12-up."
Мириам Лэнг Бадин (Miriam Lang Budin) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 5–8—An agreeable, fluffy expansion of "Sleeping Beauty," this novel conflates the traditional story with that of an American teenage boy. Talia (the princess) has the world's most overprotective parents—not without reason, of course. Seventeen-year-old Jack's parents think about him only when they are criticizing him. When he awakens Talia with a kiss, she is thrust more than 300 years into a future in the 21st century. The learning curve is steep (and not entirely consistent) but readers will laugh at the pair's escapades as they depart Europe for Florida, try to pass Talia off as a modern Belgian girl, and come to new understandings with their respective parents. No more than fun, but plenty of that."
Англоаннотация:
"Talia fell under a spell. . . .
Jack broke the curse.
I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . .
I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind.
I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss.
I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen.
Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner!
Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels. . . . The good news: My parents will freak!
Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?"
Аннотация к русскому изданию:
"Первый роман Алекс Флинн, «Чудовище», произвел настоящий фурор в литературном мире Америки. Готовящийся кинематографический вариант книги в постановке американского режиссера Дэниэла Барнса с Алексом Петтифером в главной роли наверняка закрепит успех дебютного произведения писательницы. В новой книге Алекс Флинн, оригинальной современной интерпретации классического сказочного сюжета, Талию, проспавшую триста лет принцессу из королевства Эфразия, будит поцелуем обычный американский юноша. Свободолюбивая Талия не желает пребывать в замке, где родители держали ее взаперти, опасаясь нового проклятия злой волшебницы. Принцесса отправляется вместе со своим спасителем Джеком в новый для нее мир, привлекательный, загадочный и опасный. Не дремлют и силы зла. Мальволия, злая фея, не простившая обиду, нанесенную ей несколько столетий назад королем Эфразии, преследует принцессу и в нашем мире, готовя новые удары против дочери былого обидчика".
Ф.К. Каст "Богиня по зову сердца"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! От автора культовой серии бестселлеров "Дом Ночи"! Продолжение приключений Шэннон Паркер, обычной школьной учительницы, силой древнего волшебства попавшей в волшебную страну! Несомненный хит продаж!"
Ф.К. Каст (P.C. Cast - псевдоним Филис Каст (Phyllis Cast)) "Divine by Choice" (2006).
"Romantic fantasy novel in the Partholon series. Shannon’s settling into life as a goddess in the magical land of Partholon when she is wrenched back to Oklahoma"(с) описание из базы журнала "Locus"
2-й роман трилогии "Divine" (она же "Shannon Parker"), рассказывающей о Шэннон Паркер, школьной учительнице, оказавшейся в мире оживших кельтских мифов Партолон (Partholon) и ставшей жрицей Эпоны. Ранее у нас вышла 1-я книга трилогии - "Богиня по ошибке" ("Goddess by Mistake", 2001; исправленная и дополненная версия издавалась в 2006 под названием "Divine by Mistake"; получил "Prism", "Holt Medallion" и "Laurel Wreath Award", а также стал финалистом "National Readers' Choice Award").
В цикл также входит "Divine by Blood" (2007).
В мире трилогии также происходит действие цикла подростковой фэнтези "Partholon" ("Young Adult Parthalon Books" - название с сайта автора), состоящего из романов "Влюбленная в демона" ("Elphame's Choice", 2004) и "Brighid's Quest" (2005).
Иногда библиографы объединяют оба цикла в один - "Partholon".
Сайт автора о цикле: "This thrilling fantasy book series transports teacher Shannon Parker into the world of Partholon, a land rich in goddesses, centaurs, magic and passion".
Англоаннотация: "Shannon Parker has finally come to terms with life in the mythical world of Partholon. She loves her centaur husband, her connection to the goddess Epona and the pampering that comes with both! She’s almost forgotten her old life on Earth – especially when she discovers she’s pregnant…
Then a sudden burst of power sends her back to Oklahoma. Without magic, Shannon can’t return to Partholon – and so she needs to find help. Trouble is, it might take the form of a man as tempting as her husband. And along the way she’ll discover that being divine by mistake is a lot easier than being divine by choice…"
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Шаннон Паркер, обыкновенная учительница литературы, привыкла к своей жизни в той таинственной стране, где ее принимают за живое воплощение богини Эпоны. Здесь у нее есть любимый муж, и она ждет от него ребенка. Она почти забыла, как ей жилось в современном мире. Волею судьбы, против своей воли Шаннон вновь оказывается в Америке. Она осознает, что вопреки всему должна возвратиться на новую, пронизанную магией родину. Но, чтобы вернуться туда и защитить близких, ей придется бросить вызов могущественным силам природы. Она понимает, что быть богиней по ошибке проще, чем стать богиней по зову сердца. Впервые на русском языке! От автора культовой серии «Дом ночи»"
Филис Каст специализируется на романтической мистике и может быть известна у нас по написанному в соавторстве с дочерью Кристин Каст (Kristin Cast) "девчатье-вампирятничьевскому" циклу "Дом Ночи" ("House of Night"), издающемуся "Олма Медиа Групп".
Лайза Макманн "Прощание"
22.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Продолжение приключений Джейни Ханниган - Ловца снов. Гарантированные продажи!"
Lisa McMann. Судя по всему, это "Gone" (2010).
3-я часть трилогии "Пробуждение", начатой романом "Пробуждение" ("Wake", 2008) и "Отчаяние" ("Fade", 2009).
"Young adult paranormal fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Wake (2008) and Fade (2009), about a girl who can experience other people's dreams.
• In this book Janie meets her father for the first time"(с) Locus Online: New Books, 2nd week March 2010
Хизер Буф (Heather Booth) в "Booklist":
"Dream-catcher Janie must decide her fate: continue living in society and helping the police but eventually become blind and crippled, or isolate herself completely. The choice becomes even more difficult when her father, in a coma and on the brink of death, comes into her life for the first time and reveals important information to Janie through his dreams. Cabel remains a steadfast and loving companion, and Janie’s mother, a barely functioning alcoholic, plays a greater role in this volume. The popular trilogy, begun with Wake (2008) and Fade (2009), ends on a hopeful yet open note that will likely have fans clamoring for McMann’s next effort. Grades 8-11."
Англоаннотация: "Things should be great for Janie—she has graduated from high school and is spending her summer with Cabel, the guy she’s totally in love with. But deep down she’s panicking about how she’s going to survive her future when getting sucked into other people’s dreams is really starting to take its toll.
Things get even more complicated when she meets her father for the very first time—and he’s in a coma. As Janie uncovers his secret past, she begins to realize that the choice thought she had has more dire consequences than she ever imagined."
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Джейни Ханнаган — ловец снов. Проникая в чужие сны, она видит суть человека, его скрытые помыслы и желания. Однажды Джейни проникает в сон Генри Фингольда, своего отца, которого она никогда не видела прежде и даже не знала о его существовании. Больной отец открывает дочери их семейную тайну, и Джейни оказывается перед труднейшим выбором: либо остаться обладательницей уникальных способностей и повторить печальную судьбу родного отца, либо, порвав с остальным миром, отказаться от дара, но при этом сохранить себе будущее. Уже первая книга Лайзы Макманн, открывшая трилогию о Джейни Ханнаган, сразу после выхода в свет завоевала сердца читателей и вошла в престижные списки бестселлеров «Нью-Йорк таймс»"
Отрывок на английском - http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/SS.EMS/GoneteaserforFadepbk.pdf
Заглянуть внутрь американского издания - http://books.simonandschuster.net/Gone/Lisa-McMann/Wake/9781416979180/browse_inside
Сайт автора - http://www.lisamcmann.com
Серия "Темная любовь":
Карен Чэнс "Дочь полуночи"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Первая книга нового сериала о непростой "жизни" дампира Дорины Басараб - получеловека-полувампира"
Karen Chance. "Midnight's Daughter" (2008)
1-й в цикле "Дорина Басараб" ("Dorina Basarab"), в который в настоящее время также входит роман "Death's Mistress" (2010).
Цикл через некоторых второстепенных персонажей связан с другим циклом автора - городской фэнтези "Кэсси Палмер" ("Cassie Palmer"; он же "Кассандра Палмер" ("Cassandra Palmer")), в который в настоящее время входят романы "Прикоснись ко тьме" ("Touch the Dark", 2006), "Claimed By Shadow" (2007), "Embrace the Night" (2008) и "Curse the Dawn" (2009). В июне 2011 к ним добавится "Hunt the Moon" (2011).
В мире этих циклов также происходит действие нескольких рассказов писательницы.
Англоаннотация: "New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen chance has written a paranormal—with bite.
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory’s vampire father has come to her for help— again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there.
Although Dory prefers to work alone, Dracula is the only thing that truly scares her—and when she has to face him, she’ll take all the help she can get…"
Аннотация к урсскому изданию: "Ее отец — родной брат великого Влада Дракулы, а матерью была самая обыкновенная женщина. Сама Дорина Басараб — дампир, наполовину человек, наполовину вампир. Жизнь у таких, как она, недолгая, зато очень бурная. Дампиры подвержены приступам бесконтрольной ярости. Дорина свою ярость пытается контролировать и направлять ее на тех демонов и вампиров, которые безусловно заслуживают смерти. И когда она узнает, что Дракула сбежал из своей тюрьмы, ей ничего иного не остается, как встать на пути у своего непобедимого родственника"
Отрывок из "Midnight's Daughter" на английском - http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781436267298,00.html?sym=EXC или http://www.karenchance.com/midnight.html
Сайт автора - http://www.karenchance.com
Таня Хафф "Дым и тени"
22.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новая книга культового сериала о приключениях вампира Генри Фицроя, внебрачного сына короля Генриха VII! По книгам Тани Хафф было снято несколько сезонов популярного сериала "Узы крови"
"Smoke and Shadows" (2004; выдвигался на "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2005), 1-й в одноименном цикле, в который также входят романы "Smoke and Mirrors" (2005; выдвигался на "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2006) и "Smoke and Ashes" (2006; номинировался на "Aurora"-2007 и "Gaylactic Spectrum Award"-2007).
Через некоторых героев этот цикл связан с циклом "Виктория Нельсон" ("Victoria Nelson"; его также называют "Blood Series", по первому слову, использовавшемуся в названиях всех книг серии), состоящим из романов "Цена крови" ("Blood Price", 1991), "След крови" ("Blood Trail", 1992), "Проклятие крови" ("Blood Lines", 1992), "Договор крови" ("Blood Pact", 1993) и "Долг крови" ("Blood Debt", 1997), а также рассказов из сборника "Blood Bank" (2006).
"dark fantasy novel, first in a new series related to the Victory Nelson series"(с) база "Locus"
"Supernatural fantasy novel, first of a spinoff trilogy to the author's series about vampire Henry Fitzroy, concerning a murder on the set of a TV vampire detective show"(с) Locus Online: New in Paperback: April 2005
Рецензия в "Publishers Weekly":
"Lights, camera and action take a backseat to slippery shadows, snappy dialogue and an overwrought hybrid fantasy/SF plot in Canadian author Huff's alternately clever and annoying blend of farce, mystery and magic, the first in a trilogy. In this spinoff from the author's five-volume series (Blood Price, etc.) featuring vampire Henry Fitzroy, Fitzroy's streetwise ex-lover, Tony Foster, has moved with Fitzroy to Vancouver to study film. Now the set production assistant on CB Production's Darkest Night (think Angel), Foster pines for one of the hunky (alas, heterosexual) co-stars and dreams of being a director. When an actress is murdered under very "shadowy" circumstances, it turns out to have been done by a minion of a Shadowlord who slipped through a "gate" near the show's soundstage originally opened by Arra Pelindrake, a special effects wizard who also happens to be, well, a different sort of wizard on another world. Foster, Pelindrake and Fitzroy join forces to kill other minions sent to take over Earth and destroy Pelindrake, the Shadowlord's archenemy. The proceedings are enlivened with campy comments ("a world where Joss Whedon got canceled was exactly the kind of world where the Shadowlord could win"), but it's not enough to save an overextended plot light on substance and heavy with fang-in-cheek fun"
Кристин Хантли (Kristine Huntley) в "Booklist":
"Four-hundred-fifty-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy is trying to maintain a friendship with Tony Foster, a young man he rescued from the streets and used to drink blood from. Tony is now a production assistant for the syndicated show Darkest Night, where he has just discovered the dead body of the guest star. Tony fears it has something to do with the strange shadows he has seen around the studio, and his suspicions are confirmed when one shadow takes over the body of one of the show's stars. Tony turns to special-effects wizard Arra Pelindrake, who turns out to be a real wizard. She knows what the shadows are but is reluctant to help him, so Tony calls on Henry. Together, they persuade Arra to cooperate but can't get her to face down the shadows, with whom Tony and Henry are already being drawn into battle, for the shadows are intent on gaining a foothold in this world. An exciting, creepy adventure from a popular author"
Аннотация к русскому изданию: "Когда-то подростком Тони Фостер помогал вампиру Генри Фицрою, незаконному сыну короля Генриха VIII, в раскрытии преступлений, совершенных всевозможной нежитью: демонами, вервольфами, мумиями и зомби. Теперь повзрослевший Тони делает карьеру на телевидении, участвуя в съемках криминального сериала «Самая темная ночь» в качестве ассистента режиссера. А ведь и правда, кто лучше Тони может знать тяготы жизни вампира-детектива? Но когда работа на съемочной площадке превращается в кошмар, а тени обретают плоть и начинают жить собственной жизнью, ставя съемки сериала под угрозу, ему не остается ничего другого, как обратиться к своему старому другу Генри Фицрою за помощью. Один из культовых вампирских сериалов впервые на русском языке!"
Серия "Люди против магов":
Рик Риордан "Наследники богов. Книга 1. Красная пирамида"
16.03.2011
Rick Riordan. "The Red Pyramid" (2010), 1-й в цикле "Kane Chronicles". В мае 2011 выйдет 2-я книга цикла - "The Throne of Fire" (2011). Выход 3-й части запланирован на весну 2012 года.
Страница цикла на сайте автора - http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/kane-chronicles.aspx
Англовикипедия о романе: "The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in The Kane Chronicles series, which tells of the adventures of modern day fourteen-year-old Carter Kane and twelve-year-old Sadie Kane, as they discover that they are descended from the ancient Egyptian pharaohs Narmer and Ramesses the Great. Carter learns that he is a host of Horus, and Sadie is a host of Isis. The siblings have amulets. Carter has the Eye of Horus, and Sadie has the Knot of Isis. Their father, Julius Kane, attempts to summon Osiris through the Rosetta Stone, but also releases the five children of the "Demon Days": Horus, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. Osiris is confined by Set. Soon, Carter and Sadie scramble to Phoenix, Arizona, where they attempt to kill Set, and destroy his red pyramid."
"... Riordan, a former middle-school social studies teacher, stated the idea for The Red Pyramid and The Kane Chronicles originated from the fact the only more popular subject than Ancient Greece was Ancient Egypt. The idea of having a brother and sister who were multiracial came from two siblings that he taught, as well as the fact that Egypt is an ancient multicultural society, although the European tradition has been to separate Egypt from African history."
Тим Уодхем (Tim Wadham) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 4–9 — Riordan takes the elements that made the "Percy Jackson" books (Hyperion) so popular and ratchets them up a notch. Carter, 14, and Sadie, 12, have grown up apart. He has traveled all over the world with his Egyptologist father, Dr. Julius Kane, while Sadie has lived in London with her grandparents. Their mother passed away under mysterious circumstances, so when their father arrives in London and wants to take them both on a private tour of the British Museum, all is not necessarily what it seems. The evening ends with the apparent destruction of the Rosetta Stone, the disappearance of Dr. Kane, and the kidnapping of Carter and Sadie. More insidiously, it leads to the release of five Egyptian gods, including Set, who is their mortal enemy. Carter and Sadie discover the secrets of their family heritage and their ability to work magic as they realize that their task will be to save humanity from Set, who is building a destructive red pyramid inside Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. The text is presented as the transcript of an audio recording done by both children. Riordan creates two distinct and realistic voices for the siblings. He has a winning formula, but this book goes beyond the formulaic to present a truly original take on Egyptian mythology. His trademark humor is here in abundance, and there are numerous passages that will cause readers to double over with laughter. The humor never takes away from the story or from the overall tone. A must-have book, and in multiple copies."
Кэролин Филан (Carolyn Phelan) в "Booklist":
"Since their mother's death, six years ago, 12-year-old Sadie Kane has lived in London with her maternal grandparents while her older brother, 14-year-old Carter, has traveled the world with their father, a renowned African American Egyptologist. In London on Christmas Eve for a rare evening together, Carter and Sadie accompany their dad to the British Museum, where he blows up the Rosetta Stone in summoning an Egyptian god. Unleashed, the vengeful god overpowers and entombs him, but Sadie and Carter escape. Initially determined to rescue their father, their mission expands to include understanding their hidden magical powers as the descendants of the pharaohs and taking on the ancient forces bent on destroying mankind. The first-person narrative shifts between Carter and Sadie, giving the novel an intriguing dual perspective made more complex by their biracial heritage and the tension between the siblings, who barely know each other at the story's beginning. The first volume in the Kane Chronicles, this fantasy adventure delivers what fans loved about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: young protagonists with previously unsuspected magical powers, a riveting story marked by headlong adventure, a complex background rooted in ancient mythology, and wry, witty twenty-first-century narration. The last pages contain a clever twist that will leave readers secretly longing to open their lockers at the start of school. Grades 5-8"
Англоаннотация: "Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs."
Риордан известен у нас по деткому циклу "Перси Джексон и боги-олимпийцы" ("Percy Jackson and the Olympians") и его экранизации.
Крис Хамфриса "Рунный камень. Книга 1. Двойник"
10.03.2011
Канадский актер и писатель Chris Humphreys. "The Fetch" (2006)
1-й в трилогии подростковой фэнтези "Сага о рунном камне" ("The Runestone Saga"), в которую также входят "Vendetta" (2007) и "Possession" (2008).
Рецензия Кристи Вот (Christi Voth) в "School Library Journal":
"Grade 7 Up – Born with a caul over his face, possessing a distinctive unibrow, and having a tendency to sleepwalk, Sky bears all of the marks that the Norse associate with a person able to travel with his fetch, or spirit double. But it isn't until the British 15-year-old discovers an old set of runestones belonging to his Norwegian grandfather that he discovers his bizarre destiny. Aided by Sigurd's spirit and his cousin Kristin, Sky embarks on a wonderful and frightening spiritual journey–inhabiting the body of a Viking ancestor, taking the form of a hunting hawk–all the while hunted by a dark, hungry presence. Humphreys's writing is tense and atmospheric, and both Sky and Kristin are well-developed, interesting characters. However, several plot elements (such as the two teens being able to make a trip from England to Norway without their parents knowing) test the bounds of credibility. The use of runestone divination and old Norse history and culture is effective, and may draw teens to seek further information on those subjects."
Отзыв Грэйс-Энн Дикандидо (GraceAnne DeCandido) в "Booklist":
"Gr. 9-12. Here's another doorstop of a British fantasy, this one based on its author's ancestral roots and myths. Born with a caul over his face, 15-year-old Sky, a dreamer and sleepwalker, discovers a sea chest left behind by his Norwegian grandfather. Inside, he and his cousin Kristin find runestones--and Sky discovers his fetch, his other self, who can move through time and space without him. Guided by the voice of his grandfather and assisted by Kristin, Sky travels with his fetch deep into the past, where he meets his Viking ancestors and a shape-changing beserker, and learns more about the powerful poetry of the runes and of their casting. Humphreys is more interested in telling the rune lore than in developing characters or advancing the story, but bloody history and a dark, violent present keep the pages turning. Here, Sky and Kristin end up in Norway; the Runestone Saga's next installment will bring them to Corsica, where more family history awaits exploration."
Ранее в Эксмо у Хамфриса выходили исторические романы из цикла "Французский палач" ("The French Executioner") - "Французский палач" ("The French Executioner", 2001) и "Узы крови" ("Blood Ties", 2003); 1-й в одноименном цикле), двае книги из историко-приключенческого цикла "Джек Абсолют" ("Jack Absolute"; герой - сын героя "Французского палача") -
"Джек Абсолют" ("Jack Absolute: The 007 of the 1770s", 2004) и "Кровь Джека Абсолюта" ("The Blooding of Jack Absolute", 2005), а также внецикловой исторический роман "Дракула. Последняя исповедь" ("Vlad: The Last Confessions", 2009).
Англоаннотация:
"FETCH: The apparition, double, or wraith of a living person.
In the attic, in an old sea chest, secreted away, are a mysterious journal and a set of runes: 24 stones that will change Sky’s life forever.
When Sky and his cousin Kristin find their Norwegian grandfather’s runes, Sky feels like the wait is over, like he can now release the breath he wasn’t even aware he’d been holding. But when he lays out the stones in a runecast they find in Sigurd’s journal, he is catapulted into a world filled with more possibilities and more danger than he ever imagined.
This first entry in the Runestone Saga is an utterly unique blend of horror, supernatural possibility, and historical truth that will leave readers wrung out from tension and clamoring for more."
Отрывок из романа на английском - http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375832925&view=excerpt
Серия "Вселенная Игр":
Мэтт Форбек, Джефф Гребб "Guild Wars. Призраки Аскалона"
18.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новеллизация одной из самых популярных игр! Спасая свою страну, король Адельберн 250 лет назад зажег Пламя Проклятия. Но колдовство погубило не только нападавших, но и защитников"
Matt Forbeck и Jeff Grubb (многократно издавался в "Азбуке" как Джефф Грабб). "Ghosts of Ascalon" (2010), написан по миру онлайновой игры "Guild Wars 2".
Фактики: "The title of the book was first announced to be Fall of Ascalon, but was subsequently changed to more accurately reflect the story's themes.
The book references to many characters from the original Guild Wars and explains what happened to them after the events of Eye of the North.
The book mentions the characters from Destiny's Edge, describing some more than others."
Планируется, что "Ghosts of Ascalon" будет первым из трех романов, рассказывающим о собыфтиях, произошедших между играми/дополнениями серии "Guild Wars" ("Guild Wars Prophecies" (2005), "Guild Wars Factions" (2006), "Guild Wars Nightfall" (2006) и т.п.) и собственно "Guild Wars 2". Второй роман трилогии - "Edge of Destiny" (2010) Дж. Роберта Кинга (J. Robert King; не знаю уж, как его обзовут в "Эксмо", но раньше он издавался на русском так).
1-ю главу "Ghosts of Ascalon" можно прочитать здесь - http://www.guildwars2.com/global/includes/pdf/en/Ghost-of-Ascalon-Chapter1.pdf
Карта мира - http://www.guildwars2.com/global/includes/images/map-of-tyria.gif
Обложка оригинального издания - http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/thumb/2/28/Ghosts_of_Ascalon_cover_02.jpg/340px-Ghosts_of_Ascalon_cover_02.jpg
Англоаннотация: "250 years ago, Ascalon burned . . .
Desperate to defend his land from advancing hordes of bestial charr, King Adelbern summoned the all-powerful Foefire to repel the invaders. But magic can be a double-edged sword—the Foefire burned both charr and human alike. While the charr corpses smoldered, the slain Ascalonians arose again, transformed by their king’s rage into ghostly protectors and charged with guarding the realm . . . forever. The once mighty kingdom became a haunted shadow of its former glory.
Centuries later, the descendants of Ascalon, exiled to the nation of Kryta, are besieged on all sides. To save humankind, Queen Jennah seeks to negotiate a treaty with the hated charr. But one obstacle remains. The charr legions won’t sign the truce until their most prized possession, the Claw of the Khan-Ur,is returned from the ruins of fallen Ascalon.
Now a mismatched band of adventurers, each plagued by ghosts of their own, sets forth into a haunted, war-torn land to retrieve the Claw. Without the artifact, there is no hope for peace between human and charr—but the undead king who rules Ascalon won’t give it up easily, and not everyone wants peace!"
Серия "Грандмастер приключений":
Клайв Касслер, Джек Дю Брюл "Корсар"
14.03.2011
"Впервые на русском языке! Новый роман мастера жанра! Средневековые пираты, ливийские террористы и археологическая находка, которая, возможно, изменит привычный нам мир!"
Клайв Касслер (Clive [Eric] Cussler) и Джек Дю Брюл (Jack Du Brul). "Corsair" (2009).
6-й роман сериала "Oregon Files".
Из "Publishers Weekly":
"When a plane carrying the U.S. secretary of state, en route to a Middle East peace conference, disappears over Libya, the techno-wizards aboard the supership Oregon try to track it down and recover any survivors. Juan Cabrillo and his crew discover a terrorist presence that reaches to the highest levels of the Libyan government. This exciting story translates well into audio format, and Scott Brick's performance enhances the action-adventure. His moderate tone makes for easy listening, and his clarity renders the scientific and political elements—and intrigues—at the heart of the book comprehensible. Brick has narrated previous Cussler novels and his renditions of the characters will be familiar to fans, who will find themselves in the company of old friends"
Из "Booklist":
"In the sixth entry set onboard the Oregon (and the third cowritten with Du Brul), Juan Cabrillo, the one-legged “chairman” of the ancient but technologically sophisticated ship, is hired to dig up the remnants of a crashed plane. But this wasn’t just any plane crash: on board was Fiona Katamora, the U.S. secretary of state, who was on her way to a summit meeting in Libya. Although Cabrillo and his crew are able to recover the wreckage, there is no sign of the secretary. The Libyan foreign minister seems to have plans of his own, which is why the CIA thought to hire Cabrillo rather than to trust the Libyans to investigate the crash. A corsair is a variety of pirate, known for fights off the Barbary Coast more than 200 years ago. But they’re back with a vengeance here, infesting the waters of Asia and Africa and becoming a terrorist threat like no other. The Libyans are after something, something centuries old, and only Cabrillo can find the answers. The action, suspense, and drama are full throttle throughout. Cussler fans used to international intrigue and battles at sea will not be disappointed"
Англоаннотация:
"For five novels, Clive Cussler has brought readers into the world of the Oregon, a seemingly dilapidated ship packed with sophisticated equipment, and captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo. And now the Oregon and its crew face their biggest challenge yet.
Corsairs are pirates, and pirates come in many different varieties. There are the pirates who fought off the Barbary Coast in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the contemporary pirates who infest the waters of Africa and Asia, and the pirates . . . who look like something else.
When the U.S. secretary of state’s plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her, and their misgivings are well founded. The crew locates the plane, but the secretary of state has vanished. It turns out Libya’s new foreign minister has other plans for the conference, plans that Cabrillo cannot let happen. But what does it all have to do with a two- hundred- year-old naval battle and the centuries-old Islamic scrolls that the Libyans seem so determined to find? The answers will lead him full circle into history, and into another pitched battle on the sea, this time against Islamic terrorists, and with the fate of nations resting on its outcome.
“Readers will burn up the pages following the blazing action and daring exploits of these men and women and their amazing machines,” writes Publishers Weekly of the Oregon Files series. And they’ll do it once again, with Corsair."
Клайв Касслер "На грани потопа"
21.03.2011
"Приключения суперагента Дирка Питта продолжаются! На сей раз ему предстоит найти пропавшие более 50 лет назад сокровища из китайских музеев!"
Клайв Касслер (Clive [Eric] Cussler).
"Flood Tide" (1997). 14-й роман из сериала про Дирка Питта.
Из рецензии Гилберта Тейлора (Gilbert Taylor) в "Booklist":
"In the further adventures of Dirk Pitt, Cussler's middle-aged action hero foils one nefarious conspiracy and solves a mystery. Qin Shang, a smuggler of illegal immigrants, links the two stories. Pitt wouldn't be the fabulous Pitt if he didn't ultimately fight Qin one on one (which he does), and that battle caps a series of wild fights, each one ever more theatrical as Pitt closes in on Qin's far-flung activities. It didn't have to turn out that way--all Pitt wants is a relaxing lakeside vacation. When he notices bugs in his cabin, Pitt obtains exotic equipment and weapons from his government colleagues with which to surveil Qin's nearby complex. After discovering some deadly activities and defeating the complex's occupants in ninja-style combat, Dirk is sent on the next mission: discovering what Qin plans for the retired ocean liner United States and why he built a seaport in Louisiana. Joined by cheerful sidekick Al Giordino, the usual Pitt parade follows: underwater scraps, a surface shootout with a Chinese destroyer, and a battle in bayou country, from all of which Pitt emerges victorious, naturally. The final showdown on the bottom of a "great lake" typifies the zany nautical-martial scenes that Cussler purveys and millions consume. This bombastically scripted tale will satisfy Cussler faithfuls".
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