February 2008
 
 
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"Random reads your library's needs."

In This Issue:

- Oscar nominee books!

- Random House, Inc. is out of this world.

- NEW Reading Group web feature!

- Contest! Win a free signed copy of Gregory Frost's new science fiction novel, Shadowbridge

Random hits the Red Carpet!

 

 

 

 

 

"The book is always better." Well, these movies were pretty good, too. Find out if the old assertion is true with the book versions of these Academy Award-nominated films!

Congratulations to the nominees:

  • No Country for Old Men for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Actor in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Directing, Film Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing
  • Atonement for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Actress in a Supporting Role, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, and Musical Score
  • Into the Wild for Best Film Editing and Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Persepolis for Best Animated Feature Film
  • Beaufort for Best Foreign-Language Film

At least here in New York, February weather brings about one collective thought: escape. But, since not all of us can get away, we must turn to books for our vacations. Here are some great Sci-Fi/Fantasy titles from Random House, Inc. for you and your patrons. I hear the Venusian beaches are lovely this time of year.


Arthur C. Clarke
and Stephen Baxter

Firstborn

978-0-345-49157-2 | $25.95 |
Del Rey | HC

The Firstborn—the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey—have inhabited Clarke's writing since the early years; in this new novel readers will finally encounter them face-to-face.


Felix Gilman
Thunderer

Cosmic Love

978-0-553-80676-2 | $24.00 | Spectra | TR

In the Dickensian city of Ararat, the shifting streets are haunted by gods, and the skies are patrolled by Captain Arlandes, the troubled commander of the city's first airship, the battle-galleon Thunderer—an astounding and unprecedented weapon.



Douglas A. Anderson
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction

978-0-345-49890-8 | $15.00 |
Del Rey | TR

Just in time for the May 16th release of Prince Caspian, the second Narnia film, this is a collection of the wonderful, under-the-radar fantasy literature that served as muse for the great C.S. Lewis.


Steve Rasnic Tem
and Melanie Tem

The Man on the Ceiling

Translucent Trees

978-0-7869-4858-1 | $14.95 | Wizards of the Coast | TR

A modern Fantasy classic and winner of the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy awards is reimagined by two of today's leading authors in the genre. Loosely autobio-
graphical yet surreal, this novel stares back at its readers like a Salvador Dali painting.

 


Greg Keyes
The Born Queen

978-0-345-44069-3 | $26.00 |
Del Rey| HC

Centuries ago, Man defeated the last of the sorcerer lords, but magic has returned to the land, and strange creatures wander the world. Meanwhile, humans flounder forth, as nations betray nations, the church playing each against the others. This book will, at long last, complete "The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone," a soon-to-be classic epic fantasy.


978-0-553-80528-4 | $18.00 | Bantam | HC

A romantic fantasy set in eighteenth-century Transylvania, two tribes of shape-shifting drakon must unite to fend off a vicious human attack—while the leaders of the two tribes must fend off an undeniable passion for one another.


Christopher Priest
The Inverted World

On the Wing

978-1-59017-269-8 | $15.95 |
New York Review Books| TR

Named in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, this "hard" science fiction classic sets the standard with minute attention to scientific detail and an otherworldly, complex plot in which a city is winched along a track through a devastated land full of hostile tribes. However, it must keep moving, or face its own demise at the mercy of a gravitational field that has changed life on Earth.


Rob Rogers
Devil's Cape

978-0-7869-4901-4 | $14.95 |
Wizards of the Coast | HC

If New Orleans has earned its "Sin City" nickname for its debauchery, then Devil's Cape has earned its "Pirate Town" moniker for the violence and blatant corruption that have marred the city since its founding. Think Heroes with a Southern Gothic edge.

NEW! Random House Library Marketing will now feature a Reading Guide of the Month every 30 days, which will appear on our BookGroups@Random e-newsletter (sign up here!) and on our Reading Groups Page! Check out this month's guide:

The Long Run: A Novel
by Leo Furey

By day, the boys at the Mount Kildare Orphanage are obedient students, but when the sun goes down the Dare Klub rules the night: raiding the bakery; stealing sacramental wine; and talking endlessly about girls, sex, and the merits of Floyd Patterson versus Willie Mays. The society is their haven. However, when the Brothers grow suspicious of them, they must find the courage to stick with it, which they find buried in the most unlikely of activities: running. Dead Poets Society meets Chariots of Fire in this classic coming-of-age story.

Find the reading guide here! (For a printable pdf, click here).

 

Win a free signed copy of Gregory Frost's new book, Shadowbridge!

Leodora is a young shadow-puppeteer, traveling the great spans of Shadowbridge, collecting the countless tales and myths of the places she passes through and retelling these stories each night to ever-growing crowds. Her talent for storytelling is unmatchable, and her legend grows with each place she passes through.

"Frost has created a world containing all manner of fantastic story and the promise of a fascinating history as Leodora moves into her destiny and the unknown future.”–Booklist (starred review)

Be entered to win a free signed copy of Shadowbridge when you answer this question: What is the title of Frost's next "Shadowbridge" book set to publish this summer? (hint)

Please email your answer along with your address to library@randomhouse.com with the suject line, "Shadow" to enter.

Don't forget to include your address! (Offer open only to librarians in the U.S.)



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