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| To All Vampire, Werewolf, Zombie, Demon, Shapeshifter and other Undead Fans, This is the newsletter you have been waiting for. With all four in the Stephenie Meyer Twilight series long since under your belt, I am sure you have been looking for the 'next big thing' in paranormal fiction. Here at Booktopia, we have brought together all the best romance-fantasy series on the market for you to choose from. Among them are the best-selling new series Sookie Stackhouse and Mortal Instruments as well as Seth Grahame Green's spoof Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. If you still can't get enough of Meyer, we have a number of books that will be perfect, and if it's vampires specifically you are after we can certainly point you in the right direction. We also have a number of new novelists, including one from a very special new Australian talent, as well as a couple of classic Romance authors. Happy reading and make sure to keep the night light on with these ones! Best wishes, Karen Coleman We have a new Newsletter Preferences system where you can choose which Newsletters you do or do not wish to receive (including Unsubscribing). Click here to update your preferences. You will need to log into your Booktopia account. You can change your preferences at any time within your Booktopia account. |
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| KAREN'S PICK: P.C. AND KRISTIN CAST |
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 The House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin CastAmongst the wave of vampire and other paranormal series that are hitting our shores at the moment, this one stands out. This mother-daughter writing team have found a captivating combination between a world elaborately imagined and characters delicately drawn. The House of Night is a Vampyre High School, set in a world where vampyres live in (almost) harmony with humans and all the other varieties of undead creatures. Using matriarchy as the premise of their new world order, the Casts are able to refresh many of the more stale clichés that stifle other fantasy stories. Their story contains just the right balance of human depth, comedy, melodrama and many a steamy blood (or other) lust scene in between. The protagonist and narrator, Zoey Redbird, beautifully illustrates a teen's thoughts and confusions as she stumbles through love triangles, social circles, new schools and, of the course, the battle between good and evil. The action moves quickly, written so that plot action simultaneously introduces details and new characters, leaving little time to get bored. If there were any disappointment, it would be that, at times, some scenarios can seem rather contrived (for instance an all-female group showering scene in the fifth and most recent book is rather hard to believe as a spontaneous event). These moments do not detract from the enjoyment however, rather they usually add to to it (after all - who doesn't enjoy a good all-female group showering scene?). P.C. Cast is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author. She lives and teaches in Oklahoma. When her agent asked her to create a series about "vampyre" finishing school, she immediately imagined a high school setting, with a strong focus on human physiology. Her daughter, Kristin Cast, has won awards for poetry and journalism. She also lives in Oklahoma, where she attends Northeastern State University as a communications major. Click here to buy these books. Click on each of the following titles from the series to read an excerpt from the first chapter: Marked Betrayed Chosen Untamed Hunted Each of these titles is also available as an audiobook. Click on the title below to browse the book in audio CD format.  Marked: House of Night Book 1 (available now, new edition with cover featured available in May 2009).When sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird gets Marked as a fledgling vampire she must join the House of Night school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. That is, if she makes it through the Change. But Zoey is no ordinary fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the Goddess Nyx and discovers her amazing new power to conjure the elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit...  Betrayed House of Night Book 2 (available now, new edition with cover featured available in May 2009).It seems that (un)life is going pretty well for Zoey Redbird. She's settled in at the House of Night finishing school and is coming to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her. She even has a boyfriend... or two. Then the unthinkable happens. Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the vampyres at Zoey's school. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's past life, she begins to realise that the very powers that made her so unique might also threaten those she loves...  Chosen House of Night Book 3 (available now, new edition with cover featured available in May 2009).IN STOCK Zoey's best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead - in the bad zombie kind-of-way, not in the good vampyre kind-of-way. She's struggling to retain her humanity and Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help. But she does know that anything they discover must be kept secret. Trust has become a rare commodity at the House of Night, where the line between friend and enemy is becoming dangerously blurred.  Untamed House of Night Book 4 (available now, new edition with cover featured available in June 2009).In one week Zoey Redbird has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unmarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. But will anyone listen to her?  Hunted House of Night Book 5 (pre order now, new edition with cover featured available in July 2009).Zoey Redbird has her friends back, which is great. But a dark angel has taken over the House of Night, supported by High Priestess Neferet, which is not so great. This leaves Zoey hiding out with a chance to make-up with her ex, Eric. Yet thoughts of the archer that died, semi-permanently, in her arms keep distracting her. Then he turns up as Neferet's newest minion. Zoey needs a plan to put things right, soon, if she's to keep both head and heart intact. Click here to watch an interview with PC and Kristin Cast. Click here to browse all of PC Cast's books. |
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| SIZZLING HOT SERIES |
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 The Sookie Stackhouse Boxed SetCharlaine Harris Of all the books in this newsletter, this series had me laughing the loudest. Sookie is a charming character to follow, full of foibles and witticisms about the constant vampire strife she finds herself in. She also has the handy knack of reading minds, especially useful when meeting the range of weird and wonderful creatures that seem to waltz through her life. Sookie's life as a waitress in small-town Louisiana coexists with vampires, since the invention of synthetic blood in Japan, and one in particular whom Sookie finds hard to resist. Sookie's naughty thoughts, interspersed with musings on her predicaments, make this a hilarious little rollercoaster of a series. Click here to buy the boxed set. Click here to read about the most recent two books in the series, books 8 and 9, not included in the boxed set. TRUE BLOOD Harris' best-selling series has now been converted into a TV series, True Blood, on the Showcase channel. Anna Paquin plays Sookie, with Stephen Moyer as her sexy vampire love interest and Home & Away's Ryan Kwanten as Sookie's irresponsible brother. In conjunction with this TV release the complete series has been released with all new TV-tie in covers. For Showcase Channel viewing times in your state click here. To read an interview with Charlaine Harris on the True Blood TV series please click here. The full nine titles in the series are (click on the title to order):  The following are available now in TV Tie-In editions:Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse #1 Living Dead in Dallas: Sookie Stackhouse #2 The following are available now in non-TV Tie-In editions (TV Tie-In editions will be available in June): Club Dead: Sookie Stackhouse #3 Dead to the World: Sookie Stackhouse #4 The following are available now in non-TV Tie-In editions (TV Tie-In editions due for release in July):  Dead as a Doornail: Sookie Stackhouse #5 Definitely Dead: Sookie Stackhouse #6 All Together Dead: Sookie Stackhouse #7 From Dead to Worse: Sookie Stackhouse #8  The latest in the series will only be released as a TV Tie-In edition, available in June:Dead and Gone: Sookie Stackhouse #9 The following are collections of short stories in which a Sookie Stackhouse adventure features: Dead Over Heels Many Bloody Returns Bite Charlaine Harris has also written two other series, and a number of lone murder-mystery books. HARPER CONNELLY  Harris' paranormal detective series featuring Harper Connelly, a young woman with the curious ability to find dead people. Harper contracts out her ability to some interesting and dubious living characters with her step-brother as manager. The fourth book in this series is due for release in October 2009. To read more about the series click here.LILY BARD  Harris' Shakespearean murder mysteries, featuring Lily Bard as a cleaning woman whose proximity to murder cases puts her under constant stress. There are five books in the series. To read more about this series click here Click here to browse all of Charlaine Harris' books. |
 Cassandra ClareAbout four years ago, I started to read some of Clare’s unpublished work on the internet, and fell in love with her wit, humour and imagination. Two years later she wrote her first novel, City of Bones, and I was head over heels again. Her trilogy, follows Clary Fray, a fifteen-year-old New Yorker whose mother disappears, leaving behind a trail of clues about a life of which Clary never knew. Her mother, Jocelyn, was a Shadowhunter, a warrior who fights demons and other Downworlders. Jocelyn fled her world, Alicante, to raise Clary as a human, away from the endless danger of her previous life. Clary must team up with her best friend, Simon, and the Shadowhunters Jace, Alec and Isabelle to find her mother and save Alicante from impending doom. Although it sounds like just another fantasy series, Mortal Instruments is so much more. It has a fascinating plot and its characters ring absolutely true. The mix of gritty New York and the fantastical Alicante will entice even the most obstinate fantasy-aphobe. Stephenie Meyer claims that "The Mortal Instruments series is a story world I want to live in". Clare is now writing a prequel series, Infernal Devices, which promises to be just as inviting. To read more about it, click here. (Guest reviewer Shoshana Booth.) (Editor's note: You need to read this series in order. You'll want to pass it on to your friends.) Click here to view a book trailer for the series. Click here to browse the entire series.  City of BonesSixteen-year-old Clary Fray is an ordinary teenager but everything changes the night she witnesses a murder, committed by a group of teens armed with medieval weaponry. Drawn inexorably into a terrifying world, Clary slowly begins to learn the truth about her family - and the battle for the fate of the world. Click here to read an excerpt from City of Bones. Click here to buy this book.  City of AshesWith her mother in a coma and her father hellbent on destroying the world, Clary Fray is dragged deeper into New York City's terrifying underworld of werewolves, demons and the mysterious Shadowhunters. Now the fate of the world rests on Clary's shoulders, but can she master her new-found powers and control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers? Click here to buy this book.  City of GlassIN STOCK The third and final instalment in this urban gothic fantasy trilogy. With two of the Mortal Instruments now in Valentine's hands, the world of the Shadowhunters teeters on the brink of civil war. Clary finds herself caught up in the chaos as the delicate social order pitting Downworlders and Shadowhunters against each other. When the City of Glass falls under attack, can Downworlders and Nephilim fight together to defeat Valentine? And when Clary discovers the unbelievable truth about her past, can she find Jace before it's too late? Click here to buy this book. This series is also available in CD audiobook format. Click here to browse them as audiobooks. | |
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 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane AustenGrahame-Smith has coined his version of the Austen classic an 'expanded edition'. Whilst maintaining most of the original text, he has inserted the story Austen seemed to leave out, obviously that featuring the scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. Whilst Mrs Bennett prattles on about her desire to see her daughters married, Grahame-Smith's Mr Bennett is preoccupied with getting his daughters trained in 'the deadly arts'. In this version it is Lizzie Bennett's 'killer instinct' that sets her apart from other young women, and Mr Darcy's skill at beheading unmentionables that heradles his arrival to Netherfield. A buffy-esque romp through the English countryside, this comedy of manners will suit anyone with a good sense of the ridiculous and a willingness appreciate that true classics don't lose their integrity when rebirthed for the younger generation. The book is accompanied throughout by illustrations of the blood-bursting madness and there is already a cult following on Twitter and Facebook, as well as movie rights featuring Natalie Portman as the now-more-than-feisty Elizabeth. Click here to read an excerpt from the book. Click here to read an interview with Grahame-Smith on how he wrote the book. Click here to buy this book (available by the beginning of May). |
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Whereas the books above are already walking out the door even without our help, these are the series that are just now being released, and on the brink of creating their own storms! | ||
| CLAUDIA GRAY | STIEG LARSSON | |
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 EvernightBianca starts running away to make a statement. By Chapter Two she is already back on her parent's sofa, talking to her drowsy but loving Mom and Dad. They couldn't be more pleased that she is starting school at the Evernight Academy, a prestigious boarding where both her parents teach. Bianca is sure there is something wrong with the place, other than that both her parents are there all the time. Something evil lurks in the shadowy woods at the edge of the school grounds, her classmates are impossibly perfect, and her other teachers slightly sinister. Then there is a new boy, Lucas, who continually sends Bianca mixed signals. Meanwhile, another classmate, the gorgeous Balthazar, is definitely not afraid to show he is interested. It takes the Autumn Ball for Bianca to realise her true feelings about Lucas and make a decision that will change their lives forever. Click here to buy this book.  StargazerBianca and Lucas are deeply in love. Bianca also can't stop thinking about how nice Lucas' blood tastes. At the Evernight Academy, an exclusive boarding school for vampires, Bianca has been lead to believe that her destiny is to become one of them. However, this doesn't fit in so well with Lucas' plans - a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind. Lucas was driven away from the school when his identity was revealed, but he is determined not to give up Bianca. The two will risk anything for the chance to see each other again‚ even if it means facing the vampire hunters of Black Cross − or deceiving the teachers at Evernight. The couple are already living a life of lies, when Bianca is targeted by an evil force that reveals an even deeper web of deciet... Click here to read an excerpt from this book. Click here to buy this book. Book Three, Hourglass and Book Four, Afterlife, are due for release in 2009 and 2010. |
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Millennium Trilogy #1This, the first book in the Millennium Trilogy, was awarded Crime Thriller of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards on the 10th April 2009. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens this trilogy, forty years ago, when Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by her powerful family. Harriet’s uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone in her own deeply disfunctional family. His search to discover the truth is a violent and bloody thriller, a sinister family saga, a mystery of massive financial fraud and a haunting love story. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a complex and unique contribution to crime fiction. Stieg Larsson was the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist organisations. He died in 2004, soon after delivering all three manuscripts of the Millennium Trilogy to his publisher. Click here to buy this book.  Girl Who Played With Fire: Millennium Trilogy #2In this volume two Millennium journalists are murdered just as they are about to reveal secrets of the sex trade. Lisbeth Salander prints have become dangerous in the case, not to mention her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour. She has also disappeared, but Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, does not believe the police. Blomkvist uses all the resources at his disposal to prove Salander's innocence, also uncovering a shady past, spent in criminally corrupt institutions, attempting to act more as avenging angel than helpless victim. This intriguing second installment is also already a bestseller worldwide. Click here to view a book trailer of the Girl Who Played with Fire. Click here to buy this book. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest: Millennium Trilogy #3 is due for release later this year. Click here to visit the author's website including extracts and book club notes. | |
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| MARIA V. SNYDER | CARRIE RYAN | |
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 Poison StudySet in a Medieval world this is a wonderfully refreshing series about the life of a Military Commander's food taster. Snyder has an eye for detail that flows, fountain like, smoothly through her layers of description. Her protagonist, Yelena, slowly develops magical powers, even while she is incarcerated, and struggles to control them. Meanwhile the chief of security deliberately feeds her a daily poison, forcing her to remain within his grasp and recieve the antidote. As Yelena tries to plan her escape, her choices become less clear. Click here to buy this book.  Magic StudyFor saving the Commander's life, Yelena is set free to train herself in magic. She is reunited with her family yet she can't help feeling isolated. Her experiences have changed her, and her friends and relatives don't think it's for the better. All her plans take a radical turn when she becomes involved with a plot to reclaim Ixia's throne for a lost prince, and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians. Ontop of that, it appears her brother wants her dead. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help. Click here to buy this book (available in September).  Fire StudyThe Sitian Council is uncomfortable with Yelena's new role as Soulfinder. They are worried that her new powers will corrupt her, and debate her fate. Meanwhile Yelena receives a message that there is a plot rising against her homeland, led by Ferde, the Soulstealer who murdered eleven girls and has escaped from prison. Yelena's skills are tested when she becomes embroiled in the desperate fight to stop Ferde and his Clan from grasping enough power to unleash something worse than war between the northern and southern lands. Click here to buy this book. Click here to browse the entire series. |
 Forest of Hands and TeethIN STOCK This is the first in a series set in a post-apocalypse zombie world. It is a fascinating exploration of ideology and its practicalities. Ideal for younger readers, it illuminates complex social systems with vivid characters and captivating emotion. Mary's life is made possible by the fences the Sisterhood has put up around her. Both literal and figurative, these fences surround her village, protecting those within from the Unconsecrated. Mary is told to accept that the Sisterhood knows best and she should not question. Bit by bit, Mary learns things she wished she didn't know about the Sisterhood. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she is forced to choose between her village and her future, between someone she loves and someone who loves her. Click here to buy this book. | |
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| SHERRILYN KENYON | PATRICIA BRIGGS | |
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I'm not afraid to say it: Sherrilyn Kenyon is THE romance writer of the moment. Her Dream Hunter and Dark Hunter series create a fantasy world centuries before the birth of Christ where humans and gods coalesce. Kenyon has stated there is no necessity to read the series in complete order, though some may prefer it. All the books up until Acheron comprise the first part of this series and Kenyon imagines that there will be four parts in total. Acheron: Book 22 (in reading order)Acheron is legend personified. He was the first Dark-Hunter ever appointed, and the youngest to die. He wrote the Dark-Hunter Creed and Code, fought the Daimons alone for thousands of years and is more phantom than real. He is eccentric and idiosyncratic, interacting with other Dark-Hunters only on whims, to offer his highly sought after advice. The Dark-Hunters are very wary of Acheron's moods, since they run the full spectrum from friendly to downright scary. He is physically perfect and possesses a raw, rare kind of charisma. No one knows that much about him and he likes it that way. Trying to get any personal information out if him is impossible task, no one even knows what his real hair colour is. Click here to buy this book.  Dream Warrior: Dream Hunter Book 2 (Dark Hunter Book 25 in reading order)The son of Warcraft and Hate, Cratus is death. Now that an ancient enemy has been unleashed, Cratus's task is to destroy it. Delphine Toussaint is a philanthropist whose passion is for world peace. When a chance meeting brings her together with Cratus, the two develop a striking bond. Delphine is troubled by nightmares that are slowly becoming reality. She finds comfort in Cratus but refuses to give in to war, whereas he refuses to lay down his arms. Yet one of them must give in, or humanity will pay the price... Click here to buy this book. Click here to browse all of Sherrilyn Kenyon's books. |
If you like your vampires with a good deal of diesel and axle grease mixed in, Patrica Briggs' bestselling Mercedes Thompson series is the one for you. Bone Crossed: Mercedes Thompson Book 4The fourth in this high-tension supernatural series featuring car mechanic and sometime shapeshifter Mercedes Thompson. In this installment Mercy has learned, the hard way, why her race was almost exterminated. When European vampires immigrated to North America, they found Mercy's people had a hidden talent - for vampire slaying. Now the local vampire Queen knows who Mercy is and that she has killed one of her vampires. Werewolves (and Mercy's special relationship with the Alpha of the pack) may save her for a time, but Mercy is on the watch. Click here to read a sample chapter from Bone Crossed. Click here to buy this book (this book has sold out in paperback in Australia, and is due back in the end of May, click here to pre-order. Otherwise, you can order the hardback from here).  Moon Called: Mercedes Thompson Book 1Mery Thompson's garage in the Tri-Cities is surrounded by things that go bump in the night. Mercy is a mechanic who spends her spare time karate training and tinkering with a VW bus that happens to belong to a vampire. Her next-door neighbour is an alpha werewolf and Mercy herself is a shapeshifter, sister to coyotes. As such, she’s tolerated by the ‘wolves but is definitely down in the pecking order. As long as she remembers her place, the pack will leave her in peace. Click here to buy this book. Patricia Briggs graduated from Montana State University with degrees in history and German. She now writes full time and lives in the Pacific Northwest. Click on either of the titles below to browse the others in the series: Blood Bound: Mercedes Thompson Book 2 Iron Kissed: Mercedes Thompson Book 3 Click here to browse all the Mercedes Thompson books. Click here to browse all of Patricia Briggs books. | |
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| Neither of these two writers have previously published novels. Both books create a youth-oriented world that will appeal to ages 13 and upwards. | ||
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 The Society of SAqriella Montero's dad has always told her she has a weak immune system and should stay away from crowds. She is a sweet, sensitive 13-year-old and has no reason to disbelieve her widowed father. All of a sudden she learns that not only are both she and her father vampires, but that her mother may not be dead at all. So begins her journey of self-discovery that reminds us of the importance of family to our identity. Susan Hubbard is one of the brightest new talents in children's literature - she has written two award-winning short story collections and Lisa Marie's Guide to the Perplexed. This is her debut novel. Click here to browse all of Susan Hubbard's books. Click here to buy this book. |
 GoneIN STOCK Gone is a hypothetical novel in the vien of John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began. Without an explosion, or a flash of light, or even a puff of smoke, but merely with the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Only the young are left. Teens, tweens, toddlers. But no teachers, police, doctors or parents. No phone, internet or TV. There is no way to call for help, and no one to call. Teens are changing, developing new talents – unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers – that grow stronger by the day. People are forced to take sides, powerful against powerless. Time is your greatest enemy, as they day you turn fifteen, you too will disappear just like everyone else. We have had great customer feed back about this book. Click here to see Michael Grant speaking about Gone. Click here to buy this book. | |
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| If four novels just isn't enough Stephenie Meyer for you, here is a selection that might help take you back to the world of Forks... | ||
| THE HOST: A NOVEL |
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 Stephenie MeyerIN STOCK Meyer's first novel for adults is set in the future, when the earth has been invaded and the fate of humanity is at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The species that takes over human minds hosts while leaving their bodies intact, has already forced most of humanity to succumb. Wanderer, the invading 'soul' assigned to Melanie's body was warned about potential overwhleming emotions and memories. But Wanderer did not expect the former tenant of her body to refuse occupancy of her mind. Melanie forces Wanderer to envision the man she loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for this man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love. Click here to buy this book. |
Each of these audiobooks will be available in May: Twilight Audio CD Click here to hear an excerpt.  New Moon Audio CD Click here to hear an excerpt.  Eclipse Audio CD Click here to hear an excerpt.  Breaking Dawn Audio CD Click here to hear an excerpt. Click here to browse all Stephenie Meyer books in CD format. Click here to browse Stephenie Meyer books in all formats. | |
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 Catherine HardwickeIN STOCK Flipping through this intimate full-colour 'notebook' feels like you have been handed Catherine Hardwicke's, scrapbook. Director of the Twilight movie, Hardwicke furnishes this beautiful little hardback with sketches, personal photos, storyboards and notes. The book has been designed to replicate the one which Hardwicke kept on and off the set of the movie and chronicles her creative process - from casting to costumes and stunts. This is a must-have collectable item for every Twilight fan's bookshelf. Click here to buy this book.  Robert Pattinson: True Love Never Diesby Josie Rusher Twilight's Edward Cullen and Harry Potter's Cedric Diggory is now Hollywood's hottest young star. Robert Pattinson is now well on the path to global super-stardom since his early days as a model. This book describes all of the impossibly high-cheek-boned boy's interests, his passion for music and the experience of serving as heart-throb to millions. Rusher also digs up the gossip on Twilight and Robert's motivation to play the part of an one-hundred-and-eight-year-old vampire. He reveals what it was like to work with co-stars and plans for the sequel. The book also comes with a free pull-out bedroom poster. Click here to buy this book.  There are a number of other biographies of Robert Pattinson. Click here to browse them. |
 Lois H. GreshIN STOCK It's obvious Lois H. Gresh had a lot of fun writing this book. As Gresh investigates the Meyer series, she picks apart the practicalities of loving a vampire. For instance, just how would one maintain one's good looks next to your immortal darling? And if a virile young vampire needs say, 3,200 calories per day, just how many humans (or other food sources) does he need to find? Gresh compares Meyer's vampires to a host of other literary, cinematic and TV vamps as she muses. Gresh also goes into the history of werewolves and their rivalry with vampires, and devotes two chapters to the ins and outs necessary for protecting your vampire. She also includes a couple of quizzes, such as 'Could Edward be the Man for Me?' Anyone who can't get enough of vamps at the moment will love this book, and it would make a terrific gift choice. Click here to buy this book. | |
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 CONTENTSKaren's Pick: P.C. and Kristin Cast Sizzling Hot Series Ready to Kill Best-Selling Romance Authors New to the Scene Need More Meyer? Young Australian Talent An Historical Novel Teens and Vamps: June Pre-Orders Still Can't Get Enough Vampires?
YOUNG AUSTRALIAN TALENT  Strangers of Paragor Book 1: The Arrival by Charlotte McConaghy Charlotte McConaghy is a sixteen year-old Sydney-sider with a big imagination. She has written this epic novel for her peers, having begun work on it over two years ago. She begins the story with six teenage friends who have the same recurring dream. They decide to act on this dream by making the life-threatening crossing into Paragor, a land where their coming has been foretold as the salvation from looming war. The Arrival will be followed by a sequel. McConaghy has already written a number of fantasy stories and a screenplay also for a teenage audience. Click here for teachers or book club notes on The Arrival. Click here to buy this book.
AN HISTORICAL NOVEL The Gargoyleby Andrew Davidson IN STOCK A man is in a horrific car accident on Good Friday, the day of remembrance. As he lies in hospital, severe burns disfiguring his body, he is visited by a woman with hair like Tartarean vines and eyes like tumultuous ocean waves. She places her lips almost next to his and asks him if he remembers. She is Marianne Engel, sculptor of gargoyles, and she claims that they have known and loved each other for the last seven hundred years. She weaves her stories with fables of love in Germany, Japan, Iceland, Italy and England, slowly bringing beauty back into his life. Andrew Davidson has a BA in English Literature from the University of British Columbia. He has worked and lived in Japan. He lives in Manitoba, Canada. The Gargoyle is his first book and he has spent the last six years researching and writing it. Click here to buy this book. TEENS AND VAMPS June Pre-orders Marilyn Kaye  Out of Sight Out of Mind: Gifted Book 1 The nine main characters in this story each have a unique ability, or supernatural attribute, that marks them out. At times these skills are more like disadvantages than talents, as each of them tries to fit in amongst the other students at Meadowbrook Middle School. When thirteen year old Amanda Beeson, finds herself unmistakably in the wrong body she is shocked to find herself suddenly lonely, unfashionable and subject her old crowd's bullying. But Amanda also discovers her once-victim has the ability to turn invisible... Click here to pre-order this book.  Better Late Than Never: Gifted Book 2Jenna Kelley is a teen goth, who (no surprises) is bent on rebellion. However, Jenna finds such a task easier than most since she can read minds. The story opens when Jenna's single mother is hospitalised for alcoholism, and a mystery man turns up claiming to be Jenna's Dad. Jenna's friends want her to be cautious but Jenna is very tempted when this man starts promising her a normal life... Click here to visit Marilyn Kaye's website. Click here to pre-order these books (available in June from the US).
STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH VAMPIRES?  The Girl's Guide to Vampires by Barbara KargThis is the definitive guide to everything a teen would need to know about romance literature laced with mystery and a twinge of darkness. The men are tall, dark and bloodsucking. The guide teaches everything from how to know when you've met one of them to resisting a vampire's charms and destroying the undead. There is also a complete review of vampire books, TV shows, and films as well as accounts of real-life encounters with vampires. Barb Karg is a veteran journalist, author, screenwriter and lifelong vampire aficionado currently at work on a vampire novel. She’s authored or co-authored twenty-two books. Click here to buy this book.  The Everything Vampire Book by Karg, Spaite and Sutherland From Bram Stoker's Dracula, to Meyer's Twilight series, vampires have fascinated and frightened for centuries. The vampire in all its incarnations is one of the most popular and intriguing characters of literature and film. Vampires alternately terrorize and become objects to be idolized and desired. The Everything Vampire Book examines vampires' notorious history and legends, their evolution and portrayal in books, television, and cinema, and the on-going fascination with a 'vampire lifestyle'. Click here to order this book (available May). |
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