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Buon giovedì lettori, è tempo di resuscitare un'altra passata rubrica del blog. New Releases è una rubrica che si occupa di dare una sbirciata ad alcuni tra i titoli in uscita all'estero. Sherwood di Meagan Spooner Genere: YA historical fiction Uscita: 19 marzo Robin of Locksley is dead. Maid Marian doesn’t know how she’ll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. And the dreadful Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff’s right hand, wishes to step into Robin’s shoes as Lord of Locksley andMarian’s fiancé. Who is there to stop them? Marian never meant to tread in Robin’s footsteps—never intended to stand as a beacon of hope to those awaiting his triumphant return. But with a sweep of his green cloak and the flash of her sword, Marian makes the choice to become her own hero: Robin Hood.  Bloodleaf di Crystal Smith Serie: Bloodleaf #1 Genere: Ya fantasy Uscita: 12 Marzo Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown a...

Il mese giunge alla fine ed è tempo di dare una sbirciata ad alcune delle nuove uscite libresche internazionali che hanno colorato gli scaffali questo mese Dark Dawn over Steep House di M.R.C Kasasian (The Glower street detective #5) London, 1884. 125 Gower Street, the residence of Sidney Grice, London's foremost personal detective, and his ward March Middleton, is at peace. Midnight discussions between the great man and his charge have led to a harmony unseen in these hallowed halls since the great frog disaster of 1878. But harmony cannot last for long. A knock on the door brings mystery and murder once more to their home. A mystery that involves a Prussian Count, two damsels in distress, a Chinaman from Wales, a gangster looking for love, and the shadowy ruin of a once-loved family home, Steep House . . . Uscita: Novembre 2017 The revolution of Marina M. di Janet Fitch St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who ac...

Buona sera lettori dopo le novità italiane ecco qui alcune nuove uscite del panorama libresco estero Titolo: The Long Game Serie: The Fixer #2 Autore: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Data pubblicazione: 7 Giugno 2016 For Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington D.C., fixing runs in the family. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. When Tess is asked to run a classmate's campaign for student council, she agrees. But when the candidates are children of politicians, even a high school election can involve life-shattering secrets. Meanwhile, Tess's guardian has also taken on an impossible case, as a terrorist attack calls into doubt who can--and cannot--be trusted on Capitol Hill. Tess knows better than most that power is currency in D.C., but she's about to discover first-hand that power always comes with a price. Titolo: And I Darken Serie: The conquerors saga #1 Autore: K...

Buon weekend lettori! Torniamo a curiosare tra le uscite libresche estere tra fantasy mistery e young adult Titolo: The Star Touched Queen Autore: Roshani Chokshi Genere: Young Adult Dat di pubblicazione: 26 aprile 2016 Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen? Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire... But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a...

Buongiorno lettori ecco la rubrica che vi porta a curiosare tra le nuove uscite libresche estere. Da Aladdin a Peter Pan passando per qualche riferimento a Star Wars se siete amanti del retelling e della possibilità di perdersi in altri mondi questo sembra il mese giusto per aggiornare la vostra wishlist! Titolo: Unhooked Autore: Lisa Maxwell Genere: Young adult Data di pubblicazione: 2 febbraio 2016 For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer. But when Gwen and Olivia are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and taken to a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey, Gwen realizes her mom might have been sane all along. The world Gwen finds herself in is called N...

Buonasera lettori ecco di ritorno la rubrica dedicata alle nuove uscite libresche estere, per chi ama leggere in lingua e per chi è sempre incuriosito dalle nuove pubblicazioni Titolo: Truthwitch Serie: The Witchlands #1 Autore: Susan Dennard Genre : Young adult Data di pubblicazione : 5 gennaio 2016 On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires. Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her ow...

Buongiorno cari lettori come state? siete ancora in vacanza o vi preparate al rientro? Con il mese di settembre ho deciso di inaugurare una nuova rubrica dedicata alle uscite libresche estere , in questo modo oltre alle novità del mese in libreria in Italia , ci farà conoscere alcune delle nuove uscite inglese. La rubrica non ha una cadenza precisa ma indicativamente verrà pubblicata ogni 2 settimane. Dedicata a chi ama le novità e leggere in lingua e per scoprire titoli nuovi da aggiungere alla propria wishlist sperando che vengano tradotti anche nella propria lingua. I primi due libri sono di due autrici già note al pubblico italiano per Tenebre e Ghiaccio , il primo libro della trilogia dei Grisha di L. Bardugo e la serie Il trono di ghiaccio di Sara J Mass di cui al momento sono stati pubblicati in italiano i primi due capitoli. I successivi romanzi sono invece retelling di opere famose : Frankenstein e Cenerentola Six of Crows di Leigh Bardugo , 29 settembre 2015 ...