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"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or
children, published so far this century."--Time magazine, on the
Fairyland series
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an
ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to
work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green
Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who
invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in
Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also
not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a
talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she
doesn't . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the
inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends,
including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.
With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan,
"Fairyland" lives up to the sensation it created when author
Catherynne M. Valente first posted it online. For readers of all
ages who love the charm of "Alice in Wonderland" and the soul of
"The Golden Compass," here is a reading experience unto itself:
unforgettable, and so very beautiful. "The Girl Who Circumnavigated
Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making" is a "Publishers Weekly"
Best Children's Fiction title for 2011.
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Six-Gun Snow White (Paperback)
Catherynne M Valente; Illustrated by Charlie Bowater
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"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or
children, published so far this century." --"Time" magazine on the
Fairyland series
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and
the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and
embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she
will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and
find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti with
great and mysterious powers.
"The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two" is
another rich, beautifully told, wisely humorous, and passionately
layered book from "New York Times"-bestselling author Catherynne M.
Valente.
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or
children, published so far this century."--"Time" magazine, on the
Fairyland series
September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first
adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its
inhabitants have been losing their shadows--and their magic--to the
world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler:
Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And
Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back.
Fans of Valente's bestselling, first Fairyland book will revel
in the lush setting, characters, and language of September's
journey in "The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels
There," all brought to life by fine artist Ana Juan. Readers will
also welcome back good friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy
Saturday. But in Fairyland Below, even the best of friends aren't
always what they seem. . . .
An official tie-in to the hit video game Mass Effect: Andromeda, written by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente
An official tie-in to the hit video game Mass Effect: Andromeda. As the Quarian ark Keelah Si'yah sails toward the Andromeda galaxy, it carries 20,000 colonists from several races including the Drell, Elcor, and Batarians. Along the way a routine check reveals that many of the Drell colonists have died in their cryopods, and a pathogen is discovered. It begins to jump species, then the ship's tech begins to fail, making it clear that this is no accident. It's murder, and the perpetrator is still on board. The ship's systems rapidly degrade, and panic spreads among the colonists. To make matters worse, the virus yields a terrible swelling of the brain that causes madness, hallucinations, and leads to violence. If the ship's crew can't restore their technology and find a cure, the Keelah Si'yah will never make it to the Nexus.
Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Electronic Arts Inc. EA, the EA logo, Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Andromeda, BioWare and the BioWare logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she's
the only one who knows it. She's the only one who knows a lot of
things: that Garbagetown is the most wonderful place in the world,
that it's full of hope, that you can love someone and 66% hate them
all at the same time. But Earth is a terrible mess, hope is a
fragile thing, and a lot of people are very angry with her. Then
Tetley discovers a new friend, a terrible secret, and more to her
world than she ever expected. Catherynne M. Valente, the
bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl
Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with the enchanting, dark,
funny, angry story of a girl who made two terrible mistakes: she
told the truth and she dared to love the world.
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Deathless (Paperback)
Catherynne M Valente
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Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what giants or
wicked witches are to European culture: the villain of countless
stories which have been passed on through story and text for
generations. Valente's take on the legend brings the action to
modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian
history in the twentieth century.
"Deathless," however, is no dry, historical tome: it lights up like
fire as the young Marya Morevna transforms from a clever peasant
girl to Koschei's beautiful bride, to his eventual undoing. Along
the way there are Stalinist house elves, magical quests, secrecy
and bureaucracy, and games of lust and power. All told, "Deathless
"is a collision of magical history and actual history, of
revolution and mythology, of love and death, that will bring
Russian myth to life in a stunning new incarnation.
Quite by accident, September has been crowned as Queen of Fairyland
- but she inherits a Kingdom in chaos. The magic of a Dodo's egg
has brought every King, Queen, or Marquess of Fairyland back to
life, each with a fair and good claim on the throne, each with
their own schemes and plots and horrible, hilarious, hungry
histories. In order to make sense of it all, and to save their
friend from a job she doesn't want, A-Through-L and Saturday devise
a Royal Race, a Monarckical Marathon, in which every outlandish
would-be ruler of Fairyland will chase the Stoat of Arms across the
whole of the nation - and the first to seize the poor beast will
seize the crown. Caught up in the madness are the changelings
Hawthorn and Tamburlaine, the combat wombat Blunderbuss, the
gramophone Scratch, the Green Wind, and September's parents, who
have crossed the universe to find their daughter...
Quite by accident, September has been crowned as Queen of Fairyland
- but she inherits a Kingdom in chaos. The magic of a Dodo's egg
has brought every King, Queen, or Marquess of Fairyland back to
life, each with a fair and good claim on the throne, each with
their own schemes and plots and horrible, hilarious, hungry
histories. In order to make sense of it all, and to save their
friend from a job she doesn't want, A-Through-L and Saturday devise
a Royal Race, a Monarckical Marathon, in which every outlandish
would-be ruler of Fairyland will chase the Stoat of Arms across the
whole of the nation - and the first to seize the poor beast will
seize the crown. Caught up in the madness are the changelings
Hawthorn and Tamburlaine, the combat wombat Blunderbuss, the
gramophone Scratch, the Green Wind, and September's parents, who
have crossed the universe to find their daughter...
When a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the
Golden Wind, he becomes a changeling - a human boy - in the strange
city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland
when seen through trollish eyes. Left with a human family, Hawthorn
struggles with his troll nature and his changeling fate. But when
he turns twelve, he stumbles upon a way back home, to a Fairyland
much changed from the one he remembers. Soon, Hawthorn finds
himself at the centre of a changeling revolution - until he comes
face to face with a beautiful young Scientiste with very big, very
red assistant ...With The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, Catherynne M.
Valente's wisdom and wit will continue to charm readers of all
ages.
In the kingdom of Fairyland-Below, preparations are underway for
the annual Revels . . . but aboveground, the creatures of Fairyland
are in no mood for a party. It has been a long time since young
September bid farewell to Fairyland, and she is excited to see it
again; but upon her return she is shocked to find that her friends
have been losing their shadows, and therefore their magic, to the
kingdom of Fairyland-Below... It spells certain disaster and
September won't stand for it. Determined to make amends, she
travels down into the underworld where, among creatures of ice and
moonlight, she encounters a face she recognizes all too well:
Halloween, the Hollow Queen. Only then does September realize what
she must do to save Fairyland from slipping into the mundane world
forever. Come and join in the Revels with September and her
friends. But be warned: in Fairyland-Below, even the best of
friends aren't always what they seem . . . Praise for The Girl Who
Circumnavigated Farilyand in a Ship of Her Own Making: 'A glorious
balancing act between modernism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done
with heart and wisdom.' Neil Gaiman. 'An Alice in Wonderland for
the 21st century... So effortless, so vivid, so funny. Every page
has a phrase or observation to savour and her characters are
wondrous creations.' Sunday Telegraph. 'A charming modern
fairytale...with a knowing twinkle in its eye.' Telegraph. 'A whole
esoteric world of whimsy - Alice meets the Wizard of Oz meets the
Persephone story with a whiff of Narnia.' Independent on Sunday.
'Bundles of imagination and wry wit.' Financial Times.
FINALIST FOR HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2019 FINALIST FOR LOCUS
AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL 2019 IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN
HEAR YOU SING A century ago, intelligent space-faring life was
nearly destroyed during the Sentience Wars. To bring the shattered
worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity and understanding,
the Metagalactic Grand Prix was created. Part concert, part
contest, all extravaganza, species far and wide gather to compete
in feats of song, dance and/or whatever facsimile of these can be
performed by various creatures who may or may not possess, in the
traditional sense, feet, mouths, larynxes or faces. This year,
humankind has discovered that it must fight for its destiny not
with diplomacy, gunships and stoic councils - but with glitter,
lipstick and electric guitars. A washed-up glam-rock trio from
London, Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes, has been chosen to
represent humanity on the greatest stage in the galaxy. The fate of
Earth lies in their ability to ROCK.
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Deathless (Paperback)
Catherynne M Valente
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A handsome young man arrives in St Petersburg at the house of Marya
Morevna. He is Koschei, the Tsar of Life, and he is Marya's fate.
For years she follows him in love and in war, and bears the scars.
But eventually Marya returns to her birthplace - only to discover a
starveling city, haunted by death. Deathless is a fierce story of
life and death, love and power, old memories, deep myth and dark
magic, set against the history of Russia in the twentieth century.
It is, quite simply, unforgettable.
The brand-new official Minecraft novel is an epic battle for survival! When humans enter the End, a pair of endermen must decide which side they’re really on.
For as long as they can remember, the twin endermen Fin and Mo have lived in the mysterious land of the End. On the outskirts of the great enderman city of Telos, they explore ancient ruins under the watchful gaze of the mighty ender dragon. They have everything they need in the end ship they call home, and know everything there is to know about their world―or so they think until the strangers from another dimension arrive.
The invaders are called humans, and they’ve come to steal artifacts and slay the ender dragon. Fin and Mo are ready to protect their home from the trespassers, but when they come face-to-face with the humans, they discover that they aren’t as prepared for battle as they’d thought. Caught off guard, the twins are trapped in the middle of a war between the endermen and the humans, with the future of their home at stake.
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and
the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home, and
embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she
will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and
find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti with
great and mysterious powers. Here is another rich, beautifully
told, wisely humorous and passionately layered book from New York
Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente. Praise for the
FAIRYLAND series: 'One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy,
for adults or children, published so far this century.' Time
Magazine (A Time Best Book of 2012) 'A glorious balancing act
between modernism and the Victorian fairy-tale, done with heart and
wisdom.' Neil Gaiman 'A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy-tale - full
of oddments, whimsy and joy.' Holly Black, author of Zombies vs.
Unicorns and the Spiderwick Chronicles 'September is a clever, fun,
stronghearted addition to the ranks of bold, adventurous girls.
Valente's subversive storytelling is sheer magic.' Tamora Pierce,
author of The Immortals series 'Valente is making new myths right
now, before our eyes. Don't miss the show.' Lev Grossman 'One of
the strongest fantasy novels for young readers I've had the
pleasure of getting lost in...There's as much Phantom Tollbooth
here as there is Narnia...Shot through with menace and heroism, you
never know what's coming next.' Cory Doctorow
Since 2006, Clarkesworld Magazine has been entertaining science
fiction and fantasy fans with their brand of unique science fiction
and fantasy stories. Collected here are all thirty-four stories
published in the sixth year of this Hugo Award-winning magazine.
Contents: Introduction by Neil Clarke Scattered Along the River of
Heaven by Aliette de Bodard All the Painted Stars by Gwendolyn
Clare Prayer by Robert Reed A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight by Xia
Jia And the Hollow Space Inside by Mari Ness What Everyone
Remembers by Rahul Kanakia The Bells of Subsidence by Michael John
Grist The Switch by Sarah Stanton Sunlight Society by Margaret
Ronald A Militant Peace by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell All
the Young Kirks and Their Good Intentions by Helena Bell In Which
Faster-Than-Light Travel Solves All of Our Problems by Chris
Stabback The Womb Factory by Peter M. Ferenczi Draftyhouse by Erik
Amundsen All the Things the Moon is Not by Alexander Lumans Fade to
White by Catherynne M. Valente Astrophilia by Carrie Vaughn If The
Mountain Comes by An Owomoyela From Their Paws, We Shall Inherit by
Gary Kloster Sirius by Ben Peek Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop by Suzanne
Church Iron Ladies, Iron Tigers by Sunny Moraine Mantis Wives by
Kij Johnson Pony by Erik Amundsen Robot by Helena Bell The Found
Girl by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell muo-ka's Child by
Indrapramit Das Honey Bear by Sofia Samatar The Smell of Orange
Groves by Lavie Tidhar Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M.
Valente Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes by Tom Crosshill
You Were She Who Abode by E. Catherine Tobler Staying Behind by Ken
Liu Immersion by Aliette de Bodard About the Authors Clarkesworld
Census About Clarkesworld
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