Orbit Books: Novedades | Mayo 2012

Comienzan a llegar a las librerías interesantes propuestas literarias en versión original de cara al verano, en esta ocasión por parte de Orbit, que publica simultáneamente tanto en Reino Unido como en Estados Unidos. Por un lado, llega la segunda entrega de "The Dagger and the Coin", la serie de fantasía épica de Daniel Abraham, con The King's Blood. Una épica aventura protagonizada por un tenaz guerrero y un clérigo apóstata quem atravesando un escenario marcado por la guerra, ambos se aventuran en la búsqueda de una diosa antes de que esta acabe con el mundo.

Por otro lado, N. K. Jemisin, la autora en España de la "Trilogía de la Sucesión" (publicada por Timun Mas), da inicio a una nueva obra de fantasía épica, "The Dreamblood", y que contará con dos volúmenes. Llega también la tercera entrega de la saga protagonizada por magos, "Kingmaker, Kingbreaker", escrita por Karen Miller, así como un nuevo libro ambientado en el "Avatar" de James Cameron, The Science of Avatar. Más novedades e información:

The King's Blood, de Daniel Abraham. Edición en rústica, 528 páginas, 15,99 dólares. A la venta el 22 de mayo. Género: Fantasía épica. Serie: The Dagger and the Coin/2.

Sinopsis:

War casts its shadow over the lands that the dragons once ruled.

When an act of harrowing betrayal threatens to set the cities afire, all certainties are called into question. Only the courage of a young woman with the mind of a gambler and loyalty to no one stands between hope and universal darkness.

The high and powerful will fall, the despised and broken shall rise up, and everything will be remade. And quietly, almost beneath the notice of anyone, an old, broken-hearted warrior and an apostate priest will begin a terrible journey with an impossible goal: destroy a Goddess before she eats the world.

THE KING’S BLOOD is the second chapter in the thrilling fantasy series The Dagger and the Coin.

The Killing Moon, de N. K. Jemisin. Edición en rústica, 448 páginas, 14,99 dólares. A la venta. Género: Fantasía épica. Serie: The Dreamblood/1 (de 2).

Sinopsis:

The city burned beneath the Dreaming Moon.

In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and amongst the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers — the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe…and kill those judged corrupt.

But when a conspiracy blooms within Gujaareh’s great temple, Ehiru — the most famous of the city’s Gatherers — must question everything he knows. Someone, or something, is murdering dreamers in the goddess’ name, stalking its prey both in Gujaareh’s alleys and the realm of dreams. Ehiru must now protect the woman he was sent to kill — or watch the city be devoured by war and forbidden magic.

A Blight of Mages, de Karen Miller. Edición en bolsillo (mass market paperback), 800 páginas, 7,99 dólares. A la venta. Género: Fantasía épica. Serie: Kingmaker, Kingbreaker/3.

Sinopsis:

Hundreds of years before the great Mage War, a land lies, unknowing, on the edge of catastrophe…

Barl is young and impulsive, but she has a power within that calls to her. In her city, however, only those of noble blood and with the right connections learn the ways of the arcane. Barl is desperate to learn-but her eagerness to use her power leads her astray and she is banned from ever learning the mystic arts.

Morgan holds the key to her education. A member of the Council of Mages, he lives to maintain the status quo, preserve the mage bloodlines, and pursue his scholarly experiments. But Barl’s power intrigues him-in spite of her low status.

Together, he realizes they can create extraordinary new incantations. Morgan’s ambition and Barl’s power make a potent combination. What she does not see is the darkness in him that won’t be denied. A Blight of Mages is the new novel set in the world of Karen Miller’s bestselling debut The Innocent Mage.

The Science of Avatar, de Stephen Baxter. Edición en rústica, 288 páginas, 14,99 dólares. A la venta el 29 de mayo. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: Kingmaker, Kingbreaker/3.

Sinopsis:

Audiences around the world have been enchanted by James Cameron’s visionary Avatar, with its glimpse of the Na’vi on the marvelous world of Pandora. But the movie is not entirely a fantasy; there is a scientific rationale for much of what we saw on the screen, from the possibility of travel to other worlds, to the life forms seen on screen and the ecological and cybernetic concepts that underpin the ‘neural networks’ in which the Na’vi and their sacred trees are joined, as well as to the mind-linking to the avatars themselves.

From popular science journalist and acclaimed science fiction author Stephen Baxter, THE SCIENCE OF AVATAR is a guide to the rigorous fact behind the fiction. It will enhance the readers’ enjoyment of the movie experience by drawing them further into its imagined world.

2312, de Kim Stanley Robinson. Edición en tapa dura, 576 páginas, 25,99 dólares. A la venta el 22 de mayo. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: Independiente.

Sinopsis:

The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity’s only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.

The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.

Wizard Undercover, de K. E. Mills. Edición en bolsillo (mass market paperback), 416 páginas, 7,99 dólares. A la venta. Género: Fantasía. Serie: Rogue Agent/4.

Sinopsis:

There may be trouble ahead …

Wedding bells are ringing for the constantly battling nations of Splotze and Borovnik, and the upcoming royal nuptials could at last put an end to their dangerous hostilities. But in a development that hardly bodes well, one of Gerald’s fellow janitors goes missing i- after delivering a dire warning of danger surrounding the marriage treaty. So Gerald must embark on a dangerous mission to uncover the troublemakers, before wedded bliss becomes international war.But going undercover isn’t as easy as it looks, even with Melissande and Emmerabiblia for camouflage. Soon Gerald finds himself fighting for his life as well as world peace.

The Minority Council, de Kate Griffin. Edición en bolsillo (mass market paperback), 576 páginas, 7,99 dólares. A la venta. Género: Fantasía. Serie: Matthew Swift/4.

Sinopsis:

Matthew Swift, sorcerer, Midnight Mayor, is in charge. Or so he’d like to think. And London, being London, is having its issues. Drug use is rampant. Teenage vandalism is driving away business. Violent crimes are on the rise. Once upon a time, Matthew Swift wouldn’t have given a toss. Now it’s his mess to clean up.

Especially when the new drug on the market is fairy dust and the production process involves turning humans into walking drug labs. And when the teenage vandals are being hunted by a mystical creature. And when the petty criminals of London start dying by magical means.

It becomes clear that not only is this Swift’s mess to clean up, but someone is trying to tell him how to do his job. Now he has to sort out who’s behind the crime wave and who’s interfering in his business. Swift has a lot of old enemies and few friends. If he’s going to save London from a rising tide of blood — he’s going to have to learn his lessons and fast.

por Loren Sparrow mayo 05, 2012