Monday, March 30, 2009

Mailbox Monday - Take Two


Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon - Received from Random House Canada.
Lil is an old woman who spends her days shelving rare books in a tiny Manhattan bookstore and lonely nights at home in her apartment. But Lil has an intriguing secret. Tucked and bound behind her back are white feathery wings–the only key to who she once was: the fairy godmother responsible for getting Cinderella to the ball to unite with her Prince Charming.

But on that fateful night, something went terribly and beautifully wrong. Lil allowed herself the unthinkable: to feel the emotions of human beings and fall in love with the prince herself, going to the ball in place of Cinderella in her exquisitely gorgeous human guise. For her unforgivable mistake, she was banished to live among humans, far from her fairy sisters and their magical underwater world. But then one day she meets Veronica–a young, fair-skinned, flame-haired East Village beauty with a love of all things vintage and a penchant for falling in love with the wrong men–and suddenly it becomes clear to Lil that she’s been given a chance at redemption. If she can find a soul mate for Veronica, she may right her wrong and return to the fairy world she so deeply longs for. . . .
Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue - Received from Random House Canada.
Keith Donohue’s first novel, The Stolen Child, was a national bestseller hailed as “captivating” (USA Today), “luminous and thrilling” (Washington Post), and “wonderful...So spare and unsentimental that it’s impossible not to be moved (Newsweek. His new novel, Angels of Destruction, opens on a winter’s night, when a young girl appears at the home of Mrs. Margaret Quinn, a widow who lives alone. A decade earlier, she had lost her only child, Erica, who fled with her high school sweetheart to join a radical student group known as the Angels of Destruction. Before Margaret answers the knock in the dark hours, she whispers a prayer and then makes her visitor welcome at the door.

The girl, who claims to be nine years old and an orphan with no place to go, beguiles Margaret, offering some solace, some compensation, for the woman’s loss. Together, they hatch a plan to pass her off as her newly found granddaughter, Norah Quinn, and enlist Sean Fallon, a classmate and heartbroken boy, to guide her into the school and town.

Their conspiracy is vulnerable not only to those children and neighbors intrigued by Norah’s mysterious and magical qualities but by a lone figure shadowing the girl who threatens to reveal the child’s true identity and her purpose in Margaret’s life. Who are these strangers really? And what is their connection to the past, the Angels, and the long-missing daughter?

Angels of Destruction is an unforgettable story of hope and fear, heartache and redemption. The saga of the Quinn family unfolds against an America wracked by change. As it delicately dances on the line between the real and the imagined, this mesmerizing new novel confirms Keith Donohue’s standing as one of our most inspiring and inventive novelists.
Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond Feist - Book One in The Demonwar Saga - Received from Harper Collins Canada.
The last remnants of an ancient advanced race, the Clan of the Seven Stars, are returning at long last to their lost homeworld, Midkemia—not as friends, but as would-be conquerors. Led by the conjurer Laromendis, they are fleeing the relentless demon hordes that are sweeping through their galaxy and destroying the elves' vast empire planet by planet. Only by escaping to Midkemia and brutally overtaking the war-weary world can the last remnants of a mighty civilization hope to survive . . . if the Dread Legion does not pursue them through the rift.

The magician Pug, Midkemia's brave and constant defender, is all too familiar with the Demon King Maarg and his minions and their foul capacity for savagery and horror, and he recognizes the even graver threat that is following on the heels of the elven invasion. The onslaught to come will dwarf every dire catastrophe his imperiled world has previously withstood, and there is no magical champion in all of Midkemia powerful enough to prevent it. Only one path remains for Pug and Midkemia's clandestine protectors, the Conclave of Shadows: forging an alliance of formidable magical talents, from the demon-dealing warlock Amirantha, brother of Pug's hated foe, and the demon-taming cleric Sandreena, to the elven Queen Miranda, to the warrior Tomas. However, uniting enemies and bitter, vengeful former lovers will be no easy task, and even together they may ultimately be unable to turn the death tide. But a failure to do so will most certainly ensure Midkemia's doom.

15 comments:

  1. I'm waiting for my copy of Angels of Destruction right now too! Hope it's good!

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  2. Chris: *Fingers Crossed* I enjoyed The Stolen Child SO much that I am worried!

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  3. Donohue and Turgeon? I'm jealous! =) Happy reading!

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  4. Vasilly: Haha, thanks! Hopefully I get a chance to read them soon!

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  5. I still haven't even read The Stolen Child :/ But it is on my bookshelf!

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  6. I am thinking I should probably read Donohue. No idea when I will get to him though.

    Would you believe I ended up on the late train today! whoops!

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  7. dang.. might have to get Godmother! lol

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  8. Enjoy the books! I hope you'll enjoy the Secret Cindrerlla Story! It sounds like a wonderful story.
    My mailbox can be found here :-)

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  9. I've entered a few contests for Godmother. Congrats! Hope you enjoy it!

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  10. Sooo jealous about the first two! Happy Reading!

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  11. Chris: You should read The Stolen Child!

    Marg: I do recommend Donohue's first book. That's actually funny about the train!

    Pat: It sounds good, huh? I am looking forward to reading it.

    Kathrin: The Cinderella one does sound good, huh?

    Tink: I hope you win!

    Amy: I am looking forward to both of them!

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  12. Oh these all sound good! I hope you enjoy them and looking forward to the reviews. I'm especially intrigued by the Cinderella one. That sounds like it has a lot of potential!

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  13. Iliana: By the sounds of it, I am going to have to read the Cinderella one really soon!

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  14. All of those sound awesome! Especially Angel of Destruction. I haven't read The Stolen Child yet, but now I want to read both :P

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  15. Nymeth: I really liked The Stolen Child. You should read it!

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