terça-feira, 29 de agosto de 2017

Book releases: September 2017



1 - Tower of Dawn, by Sarah J. Maas

Release date: 5th of September
Synopsis:
Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strengh, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken.

His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - the stronghold of the shouthern continent's mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them.

But what they discover in Antica will change them both - and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined.

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2 - The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic, by Leigh Bardugo

Release date: 26th of September
Synopsis:
Travel to a world of dark bargains and struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange - to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.

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3 - They Both Die in the End, by Adam Silvera

Release date: 5th of September
Synopsis: 
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: there's an app for that. It's called Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Maeo are about to meet up for one last great adventure and to live a lifetime in a single day.

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4 - Sleeping Beauties, by Stephen and Owen King


Release date: 26th of September
Synopsis:
In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep; they become shroufed in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent: and while they sleep hey go to anoher place.

The men of our world are abandoned, left to their increasingly primal devices. One woman, however, the mysterious Evie, is immune to the blessing of curse of the sleeping diseas. Is Evie a medical anomaly to be studied, or is she a demon who must be slain?

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5 - The Grave Keepers, Elizabeth Byrne

Release date: 12th of September
Synopsis:
Lately, Athena Windham has been spending all her spare time in her grave.

Her parents - owners of a cemetery in Upstate New York - are proud of her devoutness, but her younger sister, Laurel, would rather spend her time exploring the forest that surrounds the Windham's' property than her own grave.

The Windham girls lead secluded lives - teir older sister dies in a tragic accident and their parents' protectiveness has made the family semi-infamous.

As the new school year beings, the outside world comes creeping in through encounters with mean girls, a new friend, and a runaway boy hiding out in the cemetery. Meanwhile, a ghost hangs around the Windham property - te only grave keeper never to cross over - plotting how to keep the sisters close to home and close to her... forever.

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