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Wednesday, 15 December 2010

CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS COVER REVEALED!!

I just heard this from the lovely Cynthia from A Blog About Nothing, and discovered that the cover of CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS by Cassandra Clare, the much-anticipated fourth installment in the very popular Mortal Instruments series, has been released. Voila!


Read the article here: EW Exclusive.

Vital info you need to know:
  •  The book is set to be released in March-April, 2011.
  • City of Fallen Angels is an embargoed book, and that means that there will not be any Advance Reader Copies, and there will be a strict International sale date.
  • There is no excerpt for CoFA online (well, at least there shouldn't be), see Cassandra Clare's message about it here.
  • Teasers for CoFA are available here.

Cassandra Clare reading an excerpt from CoFA:



 Synopsis:

City of Fallen Angels takes place after the events of City of Glass. It splits its focus between Jace and Clary and Clary’s best friend, Simon, and how he adjusts to life as a vampire, but it’s still an ensemble-cast story, and all the characters from the Mortal Instruments series appear in it: Jace, Isabelle, Alec, Magnus, Luke, Jocelyn, Maia, and many more. (It even helps to have read The Clockwork Angel before you read CoFA, because some of the characters from the ID series do show up in it. However, it isn’t required.) In City of Fallen Angels, someone’s killing the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle and leaving their bodies around New York City in a manner designed to provoke hostility between Downworlders and Shadowhunters. Internecine warfare among vampires is ripping the Downworld community apart, and only Simon — the Daylighter who everyone wants on their side — can decide the outcome; too bad he wants nothing to do with Downworld politics. Meanwhile Jace and Clary investigate a mystery that has deeply personal consequences for them — consequences that may strengthen their relationship, or rip it apart forever. Love, blood, betrayal and revenge: the stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.


CASTING NEWS
On another note, Lily Collins of The Blind Side has been cast as Clary in the 2012 adaptation of City of Bones! She's so stunning, and I think she looks like a perfect fit for the role of Clary. I don't know about her acting skills though...



I am so excited!! Have you guys heard any more news?

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Sunday, 5 December 2010

Across the Universe Trailer!

Sorry for bombarding you guys with news again...but hey, this is really exciting! To me, anyway. ;)
I assume you've heard about this book, and seen at least one of it's two covers?

Old Cover                                            New Cover

 If not,here are some details:

Title: Across the Universe
Author: Beth Revis [blog]
Links: acrosstheuniversebook.com |  Across the Universe @ Penguin Aus | 

AMY has left the life she loves for a world 300 years away
Trapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a new planet. But fifty years before she's due to arrive, she is violently woken, the victim of an attempted murder. Now Amy's lost on board and nothing makes sense - she's never felt so alone.
Yet someone is waiting for her. He wants to protect her; and more if she'll let him.
But who can she trust amidst the secrets and lies? A killer is out there – and Amy has nowhere to hide . . .

AND

Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed. She expects to wake up on a new planet, 300 years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, Amy's cryo chamber is unplugged, and she is nearly killed.

Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader, and Elder, his rebellious and brilliant teenage heir.

Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she? All she knows is that she must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.

Across the Universe is Titanic meets Brave New World.

A futuristic dystopian romance with elements of space and time travel? Count me in! The lovely folks at Penguin Australia gave me a copy for review. I love the white cover of the ARC, but I do hope that the new cover will be released in Australia. I noticed on the website, the cover hasn't been changed to the new one...
If it's already been printed though, then we'll probably just have the white cover, because reprinting will cost a lot, wouldn't it? If the book sells well (which I hope it does), then maybe there'll be a second "special" edition with the new cover.

Do you notice the (subtle) differencesbetween the two covers? The new one has a filled-in background of course, but the guy has been photshopped to appear slimmer. Notice the chin, lips, forehead and cheeks? Then, of course, author blurbs have been added.
I think it's more visually pleasing, but the photoshopping irks me somewhat. It's just less natural, you know? When did the lines between the publishing and beauty industry begin to blur? Sigh...it's not always about looks.

Anyway, look what YouTube just told me about? (I subscribe to Penguin Aus on Youtube)

It's the new trailer for Across the Universe by Beth Revis:




There's no acting involved, which is a shame, but hey, the graphics are very pretty. And the voiceover (done by Lauren Ambrose from Six Feet Under), is great! She sounds too serious and a little old for Amy though, less personal.

What do you think?
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Friday, 3 December 2010

Cover Craze

Matched came out a few days ago in Australia (2nd of November 2010)...psst...read my review?


Ally Condie's blog, she reveals that the second book of the Matched trilogy will be called Crossed. It's going through stages of revision and will be released in November 2011, with the third book coming out in November 2012.
So what do you think the cover might mean? Does Cassia's path cross with Ky again, or something completely different?

Other cover news...have you read the awesome Embrace by Jessica Shirvington? If you've check out my author interview with Jessica Shirvington, you'll probably know that the sequel, Enticed, is coming out next year. But the cover has arrived:

So beautiful, right? I'm really looking forward to it. The release date is about March 2011!

Anyway, what other new covers have you seen recently?

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Thursday, 25 November 2010

2011 YA Debut Author Challenge...here I come!

I've decided to participate in the 2011 Debut Author Challenge next year!
Because I'm newish to blogging (but love it so much), I have not yet participated in any of these challenges yet. 

I've always been a participant of the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge, but I've sadly outgrown that now. Aka, I'm too old to participate. They do give out neat little certificates though. Check out the awesome one this year, on the right:

So, you don't get a certificate... but I really want to enter another reading challenge next year, and this annual one hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren is a fabulous choice. Not only does it promote debut YA/MG authors and their upcoming novels, but there are also monthly prizes, newsletter updates, a gathered list of reviews and such.

It's immensely exciting to be a part of something like this, so pop over to the DAC info page and get signing up!

Rules of the Challenge:
  • Anyone can join the Debut Author Challenge, you don't have to be a blogger.
  • You must read at least 12 Young Adult or Middle Grade book between January 1st 2011 to December 31st 2011.
  • You also have to review the books between those dates.
Now, to the fun bit. I'm really looking forward to these books next year:
  • Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
  • Across the Universe by Beth Revis
  • The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
  • Clarity by Kim Harrington
  • The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker
  • The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder
  • A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford
  • Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
  • Hereafter by Tara Hudson 
  • Timeless by Alexandra Monir 
  • XVI by Julie Karr
Those won't be the only books I'll be reading, but they're the ones that immediately come to mind from the list of 2011 debut novels.This is so exciting! Are you participating in the DAC?
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Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Last Sacrifice News

Last Sacrifice, Out on 7th December 2010!

Who is excited for Last Sacrifice, the sixth and final book in the highly-acclaimed series by Richelle Mead? If you've read Spirit Bound, you'll remember that the book left off on a very interesting cliffhanger....

Rose is on trial for the murder of Queen Tatiana, Lissa might just be in line for the throne if she can find her half-brother, Dimitri has turned back into a dhampir and is ignoring Rose


Richelle Mead's Site | Last Sacrifice at Penguin AUS | Penguin Australia's Channel | Official Vampire Academy Site (Wallpapers!)



Quote Teaser Trailer 1

 
QUOTE:
"...and there isn't much I wouldn't do for you. The stupider the better."
Sounds like something Adrian would say to Rose...


Quote Teaser Trailer 2

QUOTE:
"That's why you're doing this? Because Lissa told you to?"
I personally think it might be something Dimitri says to Rose, because it looks like Rose is trying to escape from male hands. On second thoughts, it could also be Rose talking to someone under Lissa's compulsion.

Quote Teaser Trailer 3

QUOTE:
"I'm backing down now. I really do love you. That's why I'm doing this."
 I think it's Adrian. I don't really know what team I'm on now. I was completely Team Dimitri until Blood Promise, and was Team Adrian for a short while, but now I'm utterly confused, but dying for Last Sacrifice.

The other teaser trailers that are out on Penguin Australia's Channel are about the identity of the killer. I think it definitely has something to do with the evil git, Victor Dashkov. But then again, Richelle Mead might do a complete one-eighty and make the murderer someone completely unexpected. Here's the thing, will it be a surprise if we're expecting a surprise?

Who do you think murdered the queen?

 

By the way, I think Ben Barnes would make an awesome Dimitri:

He was Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,  Dorain Gray in Dorian Gray and Young Dunstan in Stardust.

Who would you cast as the characters in VA?





And also, Who said the quotes?

C'mon, Last Sacrifice, hurry up and come out!!
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