Covering the Cover - The Stormlight Archive: Book Two - Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

If you haven't seen this yet, on Monday Tor Books revealed the cover for Sanderson's upcoming sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings.  The artwork is by renowned artist Michael Whelan.

Words of Radiance is currently scheduled for release in March, 2014.

Michael Whelan has been one of my favorite artists for several decades and is responsible for dozens of amazing Sci-Fi and Fantasy books covers.  For insight on how he created the cover for Words of Radiance, see this post on Tor.com.

Teaser Tuesday - Rise of Empire, by Michael J Sullivan

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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Since I finished Theft of Swords I've been itching to continue on with the story of Royce and Hadrian, so this week I started Rise of Empire.  Princess Arista has managed to convince the rogues to accompany her across a dangerous stretch of the country so that she might meet the leader of the Nationalist Movement and gain their aid in fighting against the empire that threatens to overwhelm her kingdom.

The Tease:

"Arista woke feeling disoriented and confused.  She had been dreaming about riding in her carriage.  She sat across from both Sauly and Esrahaddon.  Only, in her dream, Esrahaddon had hands and Sauly was wearing his bishop's Robes.  They were trying to pour brandy from a flask into a cup and were discussing something - a heated argument, but she could not recall it."

 -Rise of Empire, by Michael J Sullivan

What's your Tease?

Teaser Tuesday - Divergent, by Veronica Roth

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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Last week I finished City of Bones, and the ebook of Divergent was on sale, so I thought I would give it a try.  I finished it quickly, within just a few days, and I seriously enjoyed it.  So I thought I would feature a Tease from Divergent, even though I've already finished reading it.  The main character is a 16 year old girl named Tris, who is undergoing a series of tests to determine if she can join society.  But there is something different about her that puts her in great danger, and someone is trying very hard to make sure that Tris doesn't succeed.

The Tease:

"I shift a few inches forward, hoping I am still hidden.  Whoever that voice belongs to, she is pulling the strings; she is responsible for Eric's leadership position; she is the one who wants me dead.  I tilt my head forward, straining to see them before they turn the corner.
Then someone grabs me from behind."

 -Divergent, by Veronica Roth

What's your Tease?

Teaser Tuesday - City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I'm currently about 3/4 of the way through City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare.  I had not planned to read this series so soon, figuring that I'd read it "someday."  But then I saw the movie trailer for City of Bones, and I desperately want to see it, so I decided to read the book first.  It's better than I thought it would be - it's your basic good vs. evil story, but with several twists.  The author has created a very interesting world and mythology for her story that makes it much more than the typical "good guys fight demons" story that we see so often. 

In this scene, Clary has just learned the truth about her mother and father - a truth that she maybe was not prepared to hear...

The Tease:

"Clary could hear her blood pounding in her ears.  She felt as if her life had been built on a sheet of ice as thin as paper, and now the ice was beginning to crack, threatening to plunge her into the icy darkness below.  Down into the dark water, she thought, where all her mother's secrets drifted in the currents, the forgotten remains of a shipwrecked life."

 -The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

What's your Tease?

Teaser Tuesday - City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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So last week I finished Theft of Swords, Volume One of the Riyria Revelations, by Michael J Sullivan, and began reading City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare.  I had not planned to read this series so soon, figuring that I'd read it "someday."  But last weekend I saw the movie trailer for City of Bones, and it looks so good that I desperately want to see it, so I think I should read the book first.  I'm almost halfway through, and I must admit the book is better than I expected.  In this scene, Jace gives Clary a bit of a warning.

The Tease:

""Don't order any of the faerie food," said Jace, looking at her over the top of his menu.  "It tends to make humans a little crazy.  One minute you're munching a faerie plum, the next minute you're running naked down Madison Avenue with antlers on your head.  Not," he added hastily, "that this has ever happened to me.""

 -The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

What's your Tease?

Movie News - Poster Reveal - Riddick

"Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick" are two of my favorite sci-fi movies.  "Pitch Black" was brilliant, "Chronicles" a little less so, but still highly enjoyable.  So when I heard they were finally making long awaited third film in the series I was very excited!

"Riddick" hits theaters in September 2013, and here is a shiny new poster for the film.

 

What do you think of this poster?  I like it - it's kind of raw and gritty...  And the tagline, "Survival is his revenge" is perfect!  

But do you know what is even better?  Karl Urban will be in the film too!

And y'all know I likes me some Karl Urban!  I can't wait!

Teaser Tuesday - Theft of Swords, by Michael J Sullivan

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I'm currently reading Theft of Swords, Volume One of the Riyria Revelations, by Michael J Sullivan.  In this scene, Thrace -- the young woman who hired Royce and Hadrian to help her protect her village from a fearsome beast -- has accidentally killed the beast herself, putting the church of Nyphron in the unique position of being forced to recognize her as the heir to the throne of a new empire that the church is secretly trying to form.  Bishop Saldur and Luis Guy, an officer of the church, discuss how they can use this situation to their advantage.

The Tease:

""She will make the perfect figurehead," Guy said.
Saldur looked up, picturing the future.  "An innocent girl linked with a mythic legend.  Her beautiful name will be everywhere and she will be loved."
The bishop paused and thought.
"What is her name, anyway?""

 -Theft of Swords, by Michael J Sullivan

What's your Tease?