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Big and sweeping, spanning from the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the Glittering Court.

Both a school and a business venture, the Glittering Court is designed to transform impoverished girls into upper-class ladies who appear destined for powerful and wealthy marriages in the New World. Adelaide naturally excels in her training, and even makes a few friends: the fiery former laundress Tamsin and the beautiful Sirminican refugee Mira. She manages to keep her true identity hidden from all but one: the intriguing Cedric Thorn, son of the wealthy proprietor of the Glittering Court.

When Adelaide discovers that Cedric is hiding a dangerous secret of his own, together they hatch a scheme to make the best of Adelaide’s deception. Complications soon arise—first as they cross the treacherous seas from Osfrid to Adoria, and then when Adelaide catches the attention of a powerful governor.

But no complication will prove quite as daunting as the potent attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. An attraction that, if acted on, would scandalize the Glittering Court and make them both outcasts in wild, vastly uncharted lands…

 

Noua carte a lui Richelle Mead tocmai si-a lansat coperta! Ce parere aveti?

Many of our readers are incredibly sad that the Vampire Academy series is over, how did it feel to end the series?
Probably not as sad for me as for everyone else!  It’s definitely hard to end a series you’ve put so much work into, absolutely.  But, when I first set out to write it, I always knew how the story was going to end, so there was a certain “rightness” about wrapping things up in Last Sacrifice.  Besides, thanks to Bloodlines, we’re not entirely leaving that world!  In some ways, I don’t even feel like VA is ending.  It’s just transforming.

While your fans are sad that Vampire Academy is over, they’re pretty geeked about your new series, Bloodines. Can you tell us a little about it?Bloodlines takes place right after the events of Last Sacrifice.  The narrator of the story is Sydney the Alchemist, so we’ll get to see the vampire world through the eyes of a human.  It takes place in southern California, which is sunny and fun for humans—but not for vampires.

Will there be any familiar characters in Bloodlines?Lots!  The main characters will be Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian.  You can also expect a few cameos from some other favorites from the Vampire Academy series.

There is a Vampire Academy graphic novel coming this summer (yay!), can you tell us about that project?It’s a graphic novel adaptation of the first book in the VA series and will be out at the end of August.  Like all adaptations, a few parts were cut, but I worked with them on the script to make sure all the key elements stayed.  Emma Vieceli is doing the art for it (and future volumes) and has done a really beautiful job.

Ok, here’s a question I ask all folks I interview: I’ve noticed that most of the authors I follow on Twitter talk about the music they’re currently writing to. What kind of setting/atmosphere do you find most conducive to your writing?I actually don’t listen to music while I write!  The setting most conducive to writing for me is a calm one without much noise.  If music’s playing, I get distracted and start listening to those words, not my own.  I need to be able to totally focus on the project I’m working on.

Who’s your favorite fictitious vampire (other than your own)?You know…I’m not sure I can come up with one!  I really don’t read a lot of vampire books for fun or even watch a lot of vampire shows or movies.  I think I have a subconscious “don’t take your work home with you” attitude!  That being said, I like how this question asks for a fictitious vampire.  Now I’m going to have to think if I know any in real life…

What is your favorite vampire book/movie/show?Of the few vampire books I’ve read, probably Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampires series is my favorite.  I’ve only read a couple of them, but I just love her writing style.  I’m a big fan of her Weather Warden series too.  She’s one of those incredible writers who can run with any topic and make it fun to read.

I hear that you are part of a project which helps the victims in Japan. Can you tell us about it and what our readers can do to help?
It’s actually a group of authors who have donated autographed books for sale on eBay.  All the proceeds go to charities that the individual authors choose, though all are groups that are doing work in Japan.  Some of the charities include the American Red Cross, Shelterbox, and Doctors Without Borders.  The seller name is “booksthatgive”, and those who are interested can do a search on eBay to see what’s currently listed.

And finally, what other projects are you currently working on? Any goodies we should watch out for?Most of my time is spent rotating between my three series.  In addition to Vampire Academy/Bloodlines, I also write two adult series—Dark Swan and Georgina Kincaid.  Both of those are wrapping up soon, so I’m working on those endings, along with polishing up Bloodlines.  Eventually, I’ll probably start another adult series, but I haven’t given that much thought yet!  One thing that readers can look forward to is Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide, which is coming out in November.  Author Michelle Rowen is doing most of the work on it, and it’s going to be a really fun compilation of all sorts of info from the VA world.

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de Richelle Mead BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES Ultimul episod cutremurator de la Academia Sf. Vladimir Traducere din limba engleza de ADRIAN DELIU Colectia: SF&FANTASY LEDA Format: 13x20 cm Nr.pagini: 576 Editie cartonata Pret: 49,90 lei Pret redus 25%: 37,43 lei           Zarurile au fost aruncate.     Crima. Dragoste. Gelozie. Si sacrificiu final.     Regina a murit si lumea Moroilor nu va mai fi niciodata la fel. Pe Rose, victima unei inscenari, o asteapta o executie nedreapta - se pare ca nici chiar Dimitri nu o va mai putea salva acum… Iar Lissa este implicata intr-o lupta pe viata si pe moarte pentru tronul regal.     Fetele se vad nevoite sa se bazeze pe dusmani si sa-i puna sub semnul intrebarii pe cei in care aveau incredere…     Dar daca singura solutie ar fi de fapt sa jertfeasca ceea ce este mai important pentru ele?     Sa se sacrifice una pe alta?   Din seria Academia Vampirilor de Richelle Mead au mai aparut: VOL. 1 – ACADEMIA VAMPIRILOR Traducere din limba engleza de CATALIN PRUTEANU ISBN: 978-973-102-259-8 ISBN: 978-973-102-260-4 Format: 13x20 cm, 384 pagini, editie cartonata Pret: 44,90 lei VOL. 2 – INITIEREA Traducere din limba engleza de CATALIN PRUTEANU ISBN: 978-973-102-259-8 ISBN: 978-973-102-265-9 Format: 13x20 cm, 384 pagini, editie cartonata Pret: 44,90 lei VOL. 3 – ATINGEREA UMBREI Traducere din limba engleza de ADRIAN DELIU ISBN: 978-973-102-259-8 ISBN: 978-973-102-268-0 Format: 13x20 cm, 544 pagini, editie cartonata Pret: 49,90 lei     VOL. 4 – JURAMANT DE SANGE Traducere din limba engleza de ADRIAN DELIU ISBN: 978-973-102-259-8 ISBN: 978-973-102-288-8 Format: 13x20 cm, 544 pagini, editie cartonata Pret: 44,90 lei  VOL. 5 – LIMITELE SPIRITULUI Traducere din limba engleza de ADRIAN DELIU ISBN: 978-973-102-259-8 ISBN: 978-973-102-308-3 Format: 13x20 cm, 576 pagini, editie cartonata Pret: 49,90 lei  Partener media:

RICHELLE MEAD este o autoare americana de urban fantasy, atat pentru adulti, cat si pentru adolescenti. A urmat cursurile Universitatii din Michigan si are un master in Religie comparata. In 2007, a debutat cu doua serii, una pentru adulti, Georgina Kincaid (Tristeti de sucub si Nopti de sucub sunt primele 2 volume din serie aparute deja la editura LEDA) - iar cealalta pentru tineri, Academia Vampirilor, al carei prim volum da si titlul seriei. In anul urmator, lanseaza cea de-a treia serie de autor, Dark Swann Series. Succesul rapid al cartilor ei ii impune un ritm alert de publicare, pana in prezent avand in portofoliu nu mai putin de zece titluri din cele trei serii mentionate si ocupand pozitii de top pe New York Times Bestseller List.  Originara din Michigan, unde s-a nascut in 1976, Richelle locuieste in prezent la Seattle, impreuna cu sotul ei si patru pisici. Pentru mai multe detalii accesati site-ulhttp://www.richellemead.com/

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De astazi va puteti precomanda ultimul volum din seria Academia Vampirilor -Sacrificiul Final

doar de la editura LEDA.

Nu pierde deznodamantul acestei frumoase povesti cu vampiri.

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations… to Las Vegas. 
"It’s important to keep up appearances with books,” I explained. “Image goes a long way in this business.”

He dared a look over at me, still nervous but steadily recovering his composure. “I go more for content.”

"Really?” I repositioned slightly so that we were touching again, the soft flannel of his shirt brushing my bare skin. “Because I could have sworn a moment ago you were pretty caught up in outside appearance.”

His eyes shifted down again, but I could see a smile curving his lips. “Well. Some things are so striking, they can’t help but draw attention to themselves.”

"And doesn’t that make you curious about what’s inside?”

"Mostly it makes me want to get you some advanced copies.”

Advanced copies? What did he—?

"Seth? Seth, where—ah, there you are.” Paige turned down our aisle, Doug following behind. She brightened when she saw me, and I felt my stomach sink out of me and hit the floor with a thud as I put two and two together. No. No. It couldn’t be—

"Ah, Georgina. I see you’ve already met Seth Mortensen." 
The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle—and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it—no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won't include the one man she's risking everything for....

Richelle a postat pe blogul ei coperta Nopti de Sucub pe care acum ceva timp i-am trimis-o pe twitter si pentru care mi-a multumit.Daca cautati in arhiva veti gasit postul respectiv.

Mai jos este mesajul postat de Richelle pe blog.

Okay! As promised, we have all sorts of visual fun today. First up, the folks at Open Road Media have a new video on their site, featuring me talking about Iron Crowned and the dark turn in the Eugenie series. You can see this video, as well as past videos they've done about Eugenie and Georgina, by clicking the image below:





I also said I'd dig up some international covers. When I mentioned this, I mostly was hoping for a couple to pair along with the video news and make a full post. I didn't realize that I'd been hoarding a bunch! One of these days I'll explain the process of international publishing, and you'll understand why my collection of these is always so haphazard.

Before we got to those, however, here's your daily reminder for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards! Thanks again for everyone's help on that.

Okay. First up in the covers is one I *thought* I'd posted a long time ago but am not sure. So, regardless here's the UK cover of Iron Crowned:




Another one I could've sworn I posted (but can't find where I did), the German cover of Last Sacrifice:




Bulgaria's take on Succubus Blues:




An action-packed Succubus on Top from Romania:




Like the U.S., France looks like it's going to be re-issuing all the succubus books with new covers. Here's the redesign of Succubus Blues. The original French SB is my avatar today.




Meanwhile, Japan's Succubus on Top keeps very close to the style it used for the first one.




And finally, I have a trilogy of Indonesian covers. The first three of the Vampire Academy series:

Ultimul volum din seria Georgina Kincaid ne-a fost prezentat astazi de Richelle Mead.Sincer imi pare rau ca este ultimu.Este o serie superba pe care o recomand tuturor.Seria Georgina Kincaid se gaseste deja in librarii cat si pe site-ul editurii LEDA.Pana in acest moment decat 2 volume au aparut -Tristeti de Sucub si Nopti de Sucub.
Sper din tot sufletu ca Georgina sa reuseasca sa ramana  cu Seth,dar nu ca sucub.Pentru ca dragostea lor e asa frumoasa incat  eu sufar cand  GK se abtine sa  nu faca dragoste cu Seth ,fiindu-i frica ca il ucide ,absorbindu-i energia.
Va recomand seria cu drag.Merita citita.Si pe bune acum, e scrisa de Richelle Mead....si cu asta am zis totul

Aceastea sunt copertile seriei Academia Vampirilor din Ungaria?Cum vi se par?Si mai jos este a doua coperta a volumului Juramant de Sange din America.