On the Bookshelf

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 I have just finished reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore (review tomorrow!) which I loved. At the end of the book there was a preview of Fire

From Goodreads.com:
Fire, Graceling's prequel-ish companion book, takes place across the mountains to the east of the seven kingdoms, in a rocky, war-torn land called the Dells.

Beautiful creatures called monsters live in the Dells. Monsters have the shape of normal animals: mountain lions, dragonflies, horses, fish. But the hair or scales or feathers of monsters are gorgeously colored-- fuchsia, turquoise, sparkly bronze, iridescent green-- and their minds have the power to control the minds of humans.

Seventeen-year-old Fire is the last remaining human-shaped monster in the Dells. Gorgeously monstrous in body and mind but with a human appreciation of right and wrong, she is hated and mistrusted by just about everyone, and this book is her story.

Wondering what makes it a companion book/prequel? Fire takes place 30-some years before Graceling and has one cross-over character with Graceling, a small boy with strange two-colored eyes who comes from no-one-knows-where, and who has a peculiar ability that Graceling readers will find familiar and disturbing...

After reading Graceling I simply cannot wait to get stuck into Fire.

Terra

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This week I am wishing for an oldie but, so I hear, a goodie. I feel a bit like, perhaps, I have lived a deprived life having never read The Princess Bride by William Goldman or seen the movie.

From Goodreads.com:

The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."

Terra

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You may recall my previous post about online sitcom, The Guild, starring Felicia Day who plays a socially maladjusted MMO player dealing with life - both virtual and real - and her guild mates. Recently it has announced that the show is getting it's very own comic and Dark House has released a preview of two different covers for issue one.

What do you guys think? I quite like the one on the top as it shows the whole guild as their MMO avatars but then  the one on the bottom has that hint of when fantasy mixes with your reality.

Terra

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 Is there any one else out there who cannot wait to get their hands on The Dead-Tossed Waves, the sequel (or companion is it?) to The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan?

From GoodReads.com:

Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry’s mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry’s generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth was the very first book that I reviewed for this blog! Feel free to read my first ever review right here!

Terra

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I hear so many good things about Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
Want, want, want!

From GoodReads.com:

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king's thug.

When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace--or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

Terra

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I absolutely loved the Study series by Maria V. Snyder, so I am really looking forward to the day that I get my hands on Storm Glass, the first book in her Glass series.

Summary from Snyder's website:

As a glassmaker and a magician-in-training, Opal Cowen understands trial by fire. Now it’s time to test her mettle. Someone has sabotaged the Stormdancer clan’s glass orbs, killing their most powerful magicians. The Stormdancers—particularly the mysterious and mercurial Kade—require Opal’s unique talents to prevent it happening again. But when the mission goes awry, Opal must tap into a new kind of magic as stunningly potent as it is frightening. And the further she delves into the intrigue behind the glass and magic, the more distorted things appear. With lives hanging in the balance—including her own—Opal must control powers she never knew she possessed... powers that might lead to disaster beyond anything she’s ever known.

Terra

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This Wednesday I am wishing for... the fourth volume of Return to Labyrinth.

There is no book description available yet but Return to Labyrinth is a manga, published by Tokyo Pop. It is a sequel to on one of my all time favourite movies, Labyrinth, which starred David Bowie as the Goblin King Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, a teenage girl who acccidentally wished her baby brother away to the goblin labyrinth.

Even though I am yet to read volume three (I have it on order from the Book Depository), I only just check in at Jake Forbes' website today to find that he had revealed the cover art for the new volume several days ago! Clearly it is not quite complete as it is still missing the text but this one is really just stunning and makes me so excited to read it! If only I did not have to wait!

You can click on the image to see it larger and in better detail.

Terra

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My first Wednesday wish is for The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
(ISBN 9780261102217)

Summary from Infinitas Bookshop:
The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon - guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfortloving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, wizards, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo.

So, why The Hobbit when it is always readily available at any local book store? I am after a very specific edition, or rather cover. I am after the paperback of the one pictured here but it is one of the rare circumstances where they have changed the cover but continued to use the same ISBN! Now this cover is nearly impossible to find but I want it to match the rest of my set.

If anyone spots this cover in a store somewhere or has one in good condition that they are willing to sell or swap please let me know!

Terra

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