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[polishgenius]

Jussi, on 15 March 2012 - 07:06 PM, said:

Tor Fall 2012 catalog:

http://edelweiss.abo...catalogID=33667

Curious: for some reason they are using a different title for the second omnibus than Orbit did in the UK, changing Seasons of War to The Price of War.

Also, yay Felix Gilman in November!

[The Lion of Valyria]

Yes!  Release date for the second half of Long Price!

But it's practically at the end of the year.  Bah.

[DanielAbraham]

polishgenius, on 16 March 2012 - 11:44 AM, said:

Curious: for some reason they are using a different title for the second omnibus than Orbit did in the UK, changing Seasons of War to The Price of War.

Yeah last time I heard, they were using Seasons of War.  But who am I, right?  

[Calibandar]

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Tor Fall 2012 catalog:

http://edelweiss.abo...ID=33667</span>

All things considered, Forge of Darkness and Rise of Ransom City are the only ones of real interest there.

[Jussi]

Sarah J. Maas' debut novel Throne of Glass will be published in August.

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Looking for the teen girl version of Game of Thrones?

[jagilki]

Jussi, on 17 March 2012 - 04:48 PM, said:

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Looking for the teen girl version of Game of Thrones?

Sparkly Others?

[The Lion of Valyria]

That sounds... horrifying.  

Seriously, how do you make a teen girl version of the series?

[Jussi]

We have another one: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes.

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A deeply dramatic fantasy series that's Game of Thrones for teens

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Falling Kingdoms is ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore, Cinda Williams Chima, and George R.R. Martin.

[Werthead]

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Looking for the teen girl version of Game of Thrones?

No.

[RedEyedGhost]

I don't recall seeing this posted, Sworn in Steele by Douglas Hulick:

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It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and unexpectedly elevated himself into the ranks of the criminal elite. Now, as the newest Gray Prince in the underworld, he’s learning just how good he used to have it.

With barely the beginnings of an organization to his name, Drothe is already being called out by other Gray Princes. And to make matters worse, when one dies, all signs point to Drothe as wielding the knife. As members of the Kin begin choosing sides – mostly against him – for what looks to be another impending war, Drothe is approached by a man who not only has the solution to Drothe’s most pressing problem, but an offer of redemption. The only problem is the offer isn’t for him.

Now Drothe finds himself on the way to the Despotate of Djan, the empire’s long-standing enemy, with an offer to make and a price on his head. And the grains of sand in the hour glass are running out, fast . . .

synopsis from goodreads

ETA:  Due out June 5th.

Edited by RedEyedGhost, 18 March 2012 - 06:20 PM.

[Gormenghast]

Huh, someone remembers the announce of a publisher getting a debut for quite some money a few months back?

The book was about some kind of screwed-up russian alt-fiction and it was quite interesting. Someone can figure out what book was this?

[williamjm]

The Lion of Valyria, on 17 March 2012 - 07:25 PM, said:

That sounds... horrifying.  

Seriously, how do you make a teen girl version of the series?

It's been traditional for decades for every fantasy novel to be compared to The Lord of the Rings regardless of whether it actually had anything other than vague similarities. This seems to be the new version where books that probably have very little in common with GoT get compared to it.

[Garlan the Gallant]

Gormenghast, on 18 March 2012 - 06:26 PM, said:

Huh, someone remembers the announce of a publisher getting a debut for quite some money a few months back?

The book was about some kind of screwed-up russian alt-fiction and it was quite interesting. Someone can figure out what book was this?

The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley P. Beaulieu

http://www.amazon.co...tmm_pap_title_0

Edited by Garlan the Gallant, 18 March 2012 - 11:31 PM.

[Gormenghast]

Garlan the Gallant, on 18 March 2012 - 11:30 PM, said:

The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley P. Beaulieu

http://www.amazon.co...tmm_pap_title_0

I don't think it's this one.

What I remember is of reading some big announce 6 months of so ago, maybe more, and the book was going to be published quite a bit later. I remember it was set in Russia and had a very complex and word plot.

But especially I remember that this book had been in the midst of a big bid war, with many publishers trying to secure the rights. And I think a rather big sum was paid. But I can't remember if it was a UK or US publisher.

[Jussi]

Blurb for Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton:

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A gripping new science fiction thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Evolutionary Void and many other epic science fiction novels. On an unexplored planet, a killer stalks a scientific expedition stranded thousands of miles from civilization. Is the killer one of their own, or has the alien species they are searching for found them first?

Thriller writer Ken Follett, author of Eye of the Needle and Pillars of the Earth, calls Peter F. Hamilton “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction.” In Great North Road, Hamilton offers a thriller that combines futuristic speculation, a murder mystery, and a desperate race through wilderness for the safety of civilization as an expedition’s members get picked off one by one.

Story Locale: The year 2100, Earth and its colony planets

http://edelweiss.abo...&sku=034552666X


New information about Justin Cronin's The Twelve:

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The hotly anticipated sequel to The Passage, The Twelve is a grand and gripping thriller.

A literary thriller unfolding in multiple time frames, The Twelve is a page-turning and epic tale of sacrifice and survival. In the present day: As three strangers attempt to navigate the chaos cast upon civilization by a U.S. government experiment gone wrong, their destinies intertwine. A hundred years in the future: Amy, Peter, Alicia, and the others introduced in The Passage hunt the original twelve virals…unaware that the rules of the game have changed, and that one of them will have to sacrifice everything to bring the Twelve down.

Story Locale: Texas/Present and future United States

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CATCHES THE READER UP: The first chapter of The Twelve cleverly recaps the events and characters of The Passage, so a reader will be freshly aware of exactly what happened and where things left off.

AN AMAZING NEXT CHAPTER: The Twelve is a perfect follow-up and an epic and affecting novel in its own right. A novel of intrigue (as compared to the road novel that was The Passage), The Twelve will please fans of the first book and attract legions of new readers to the series—which will continue with the third and final installment in 2014.

http://edelweiss.abo...&sku=0345504984

Edited by Jussi, 20 March 2012 - 08:29 AM.

[Werthead]

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Blurb for Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton:

390 pages? Nope. This is Hamilton's longest novel since The Naked God, and I believe is longer than The Reality Dysfunction. It'll be in the 900s in hardcover. Fortunately, it's a stand-alone.

[Jussi]

Long synopsis for Great North Road:

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St Libra is paradise for Earth's mega-rich. Until the killing begins.

In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, AD 2142, Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North family clones – but none have been reported missing. And the crime’s most disturbing aspect is how the victim was killed. Twenty years ago, a North clone billionaire and his household were horrifically murdered in exactly the same manner, on the tropical planet of St Libra.

But if the murderer is still at large, was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted? Tough and confident, she never waivered under interrogation – claiming she alone survived an alien attack. But there is no animal life on St Libra. Investigating this alien threat becomes the Human Defence Agency’s top priority. The bio-fuel flowing from St Libra is the lifeblood of Earth’s economy and must be secured.

So a vast expedition is mounted via the Newcastle gateway, and teams of engineers, support personnel and xenobiologists are dispatched to the planet. Along with their technical advisor, grudgingly released from prison, Angela Tramelo. But the expedition is cut off, deep within St Libra’s rainforests. Then the murders begin.

Someone or something is picking off the team one by one. Angela insists it’s the alien, but her new colleagues aren’t so sure. Maybe she did see an alien, or maybe she has other reasons for being on St Libra... This is a stunning standalone adventure, by a writer at the height of his powers.

http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=0230750052

[Jussi]

Tachyon will publish an epic fantasy anthology in November. "Epic" is edited by John Joseph Adams.

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There is a sickness in the land. Prophets tell of the fall of empires, the rise of champions. Great beasts stir in vaults beneath the hills, beneath the waves. Armies mass. Gods walk. The world will be torn asunder.

Epic fantasy is storytelling at its biggest and best. From the creation myths and quest sagas of ancient times to the mega-popular fantasy novels of today, these are the stories that express our greatest hopes and fears, that create worlds so rich we long to return to them again and again, and that inspire us with their timeless values of courage and friendship in the face of ultimate evil—tales that transport us to the most ancient realms, and show us the most noble sacrifices, the most astonishing wonders.

Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams (Wastelands, The Living Dead) brings you 15 tales by today's leading authors of epic fantasy, including George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time), Terry Brooks (Shannara), Steven Erikson (Malazan Empire), Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea), Robin Hobb (Realms of Elderlings), Kate Elliott (Crown of Stars), Tad Williams (Of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn), Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle), and Stephen R. Donaldson (Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever).

Return again to lands you’ve loved, or visit magical new worlds. Victory against the coming darkness is never certain, but one thing’s for sure—your adventure will be epic.

http://www.tachyonpu...?Session_ID=new

[The Lion of Valyria]

Any info on what the Martin story will be?

And it sounds like an interesting anthology to me.  Maybe I'll buy this one.

[Bastard of Godsgrace]

The Lion of Valyria, on 04 April 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:

Any info on what the Martin story will be?

And it sounds like an interesting anthology to me.  Maybe I'll buy this one.

Fact that Robert Jordan is on the author list strongly suggests it will be a reprint anthology. I wonder if there will be any original stories. We will have to wait and see, I guess.