Orbit Books: Novedades | Julio 2012

Estas son las novedades que publica Orbit Books durante este mes de julio. A los habituales de estas tierras que regularmente siguen estos boletines de novedades en lengua inglesa, la mal llamada "versióm original", sabrán que no sólo la literatura fantástica se escribe en la lengua de Shakespeare, sino que en Italia, Francia, Alemania, Rusia u otros países se publica literatura de calidad, pero por razones de espacio (y tiempo) no podemos informar de todo ello.

Tras este inciso, vamos con las novedades propiamente dichas. En primer lugar publican Sharps, la nueva novela de K. J. Parker, una novela de intrigas y engaños ambientada en un mundo donde dos importantes reinos acaban de firmar la paz tras años de dura guerra. Cada uno de esos reinos posee un espadachín o duelista que le representa, jugándose el futuro de su nación.

Publican además una nueva edición de Best Served Cold (traducida en castellano como "La Mejor Venganza"), del autor de la trilogía "The First Law" Joe Abercrombie. La diferencia de esta edición, americana, respecto a las anteriores es su portada, semejante a un póster cinematográfico, obra de Michael Frost. También publican una ucronía histórica de fantasía urbana con la primera entrega de "The Inmortal Empire", God Save the Queen, de Kate Locke, en una Inglaterra regida por una no-muerta Reina Victoria. Más información de las novedades:

Sharps, de K. J. Parker. Edición en rústica, 480 páginas, 15,99 dólares. Género: Fantasía. Serie: Independiente.

Sinopsis:

K.J. Parker's new novel is a perfectly executed tale of intrigue and deception.

For the first time in nearly forty years, an uneasy truce has been called between two neighboring kingdoms. The war has been long and brutal, fought over the usual things: resources, land, money…

Now, there is a chance for peace. Diplomatic talks have begun and with them, the games of skill and chance. Two teams of fencers represent their nations at this pivotal moment.When the future of the world lies balanced on the point of a rapier, one misstep could mean ruin for all.

Best Served Cold, de Joe Abercrombie. Edición en rústica, 656 páginas, 15,99 dólares. Género: Fantasía. Serie: Independiente.

Sinopsis:

Springtime in Styria. And that means war.

There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.

War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso’s employ, it’s a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular — a shade too popular for her employer’s taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto’s reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.

Her allies include Styria’s least reliable drunkard, Styria’s most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that’s all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started…

Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge.

God Save the Queen, de Kate Locke. Edición en tapa dura con sobrecubierta, 368 páginas, 16,99 dólares. Género: Fantasía urbana. Serie: The Immortal Empire/1.

Sinopsis:

Queen Victoria rules with an immortal fist. The undead matriarch of a Britain where the Aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground and mothers know better than to let their children out after dark. A world where being nobility means being infected with the Plague (side-effects include undeath), Hysteria is the popular affliction of the day, and leeches are considered a delicacy. And a world where technology lives side by side with magic. The year is 2012 and Pax Britannia still reigns.

Xandra Vardan is a member of the elite Royal Guard, and it is her duty to protect the Aristocracy. But when her sister goes missing, Xandra will set out on a path that undermines everything she believed in and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to topple the empire. And she is the key-the prize in a very dangerous struggle.

House of Shadows, de Rachel Neumeier. Edición en rústica, 352 páginas, 14,99 dólares. Género: Fantasía. Serie: Independiente.

Sinopsis:

Orphaned, two sisters are left to find their own fortunes. Sweet and proper, Karah’s future seems secure at a glamorous Flower House. She could be pampered for the rest of her life… if she agrees to play their game. Nemienne, neither sweet nor proper, has fewer choices. Left with no alternative, she accepts a mysterious mage’s offer of an apprenticeship. Agreeing means a home and survival, but can Nemienne trust the mage? With the arrival of a foreign bard into the quiet city, dangerous secrets are unearthed, and both sisters find themselves at the center of a plot that threatens not only to upset their newly found lives, but also to destroy their kingdom.

Chimera, de T. C. McCarthy. Edición en bolsillo, 384 páginas, 7,99 dólares. A la venta el 31 de julio. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: The Subterrene War/3.

Sinopsis:

Escaped Germline soldiers need to be cleaned up, and Stan Resnick is the best man for the job. A job that takes him to every dark spot and every rat hole he can find.

Operatives from China and Unified Korea are gathering escaped or stolen Russian and American genetics, and there are reports of new biological nightmares: half-human things, bred to live their entire lives encased in powered armor suits.

Stan fights to keep himself alive and out of prison while he attempts to capture a genetic, one who will be able to tell them everything they need to know about this new threat, the one called ‘Project Sunshine.’Chimera is the third and final volume of The Subterrene War Trilogy which tells the story of a single war from the perspective of three different combatants. The first two volumes GERMLINE and EXOGENE are available now.