Some of the releases I am looking forward to this month.
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Author: Rick Riordan
Series: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1
Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, YA, Children's
Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
Magnus Chase has always
been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived
alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step
ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he’s
tracked down by a man he’s never met—a man his mother claimed was
dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a
Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are
preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for
doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a
weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
When an attack
by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives
of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die...
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Series: N/A
Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance, YA
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Simon Snow just wants to
relax and savor his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no
one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a
pest, and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains
where maybe he’ll be safe. Simon can’t even enjoy the fact that his
roommate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can’t stop worrying
about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual
evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you’re the most powerful
magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savor
anything.
Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a
mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as
you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story — but far, far more monsters.
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Series: The Darkest Minds #1.5, 2.5 3.5
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, YA
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Don't miss this
breathtaking collection of stories set in the world of the New York
Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Featuring ebook original
novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, available in print for the first time,
and a gripping, brand-new novella, Through the Dark is a must-have for
fans of the Darkest Minds. This collection contains three novellas: In
Time, Sparks Rise, and Beyond the Night, as well as a sneak peek at the
first novel in Alexandra Bracken's new series, Passenger.
Author: Marie Lu
Series: The Young Elites #2
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Fantasy, YA
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.
Adelina
Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends,
turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the
White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites
in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike
down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers that murdered her
love, the Crown Prince Enzo Valenciano.
But Adelina is no
heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow
beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren
Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former
friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for
vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how
can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?
Author: Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Series: The Illuminae Files #1
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance, YA
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.
This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The
year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet
that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the
universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With
enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even
talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating
fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But their problems
are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is
mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be
protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will
say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to
find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to
light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.
Page to Screen....
Director: Ridley Scott
Series: N/A
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller, Space
Release Date: October 1, 2015
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead
after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has
survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet.
With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and
spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work
tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates
concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these
stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root
for Watney's safe return. Based on a best-selling novel.
Director: Rob Letterman
Series: N/A
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Release Date: October 16, 2015
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L.
Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of
Greendale, Maryland.
What release(s) are you most looking forward to?
