Mágia s predsudkami | The Near Witch

Autor: Victoria Schwab

Názov: The Near Witch
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 3.74

The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. 
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. 
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger – a boy who seems to fade like smoke – appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him. As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know – about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.

“Being a stranger is not a crime.”

Dievčatá vládnuce vlnám | Seafire

Autor: Natalie C. Parker

Názov: Seafire
Séria: Seafire
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.01

After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, who have lost their families and homes because of Aric and his men. The crew has one mission: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet.
But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command barely survives an attack thanks to help from a Bullet looking to defect, Caledonia finds herself questioning whether to let him join their crew. Is this boy the key to taking down Aric Athair once and for all... or will he threaten everything the women of the Mors Navis have worked for?

“Never underestimate the girls of this world.”

Princezná z chudobnej farmy | Mirage

Autor: Somaiya Daud

Názov: Mirage
Séria: Mirage
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 3.81

In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated moon.
But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place.
As Amani is forced into her new role, she can’t help but enjoy the palace’s beauty—and her time with the princess’ fiancé, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death. 

 “The blood never dies. The Blood never forgets.”

Čo je pravda? | Počúvaj nôž

Autor: Patrick Ness

Názov: Počúvaj nôž (angl. The Knife of Never Letting Go)
Séria: Nespútaný chaos (angl. Chaos Walking)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Slovart, 2018 (SR + ČR); Jota, 2011 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 3.97

Prvý diel napínavej dystopickej trilógie od oceňovaného autora Patricka Nessa, ktorý si získal priazeň čitateľov po celom svete.
Predstavte si, že žijete v Prentissove – meste, kde každý dokáže počuť vaše myšlienky. Predstavte si, že ste ustavične ponorení do otravného myšlienkového mraku – šumu, ktorý spája mysle všetkých obyvateľov mesta a nikdy vás nenechá na pokoji.
Pre Todda je to realita, no práve keď už odpočítava dni do trinástych narodenín, objaví niečo nemožné – miesto, kde žiaden šum nie je. Todd tak zároveň nechtiac prenikne k tajomstvám, ktoré mali ostať navždy ukryté, a musí sa aj so svojím verným psom vydať na útek, aby si zachránil holý život. Ako však uniknúť prenasledovateľom, keď vďaka šumu dokážu počuť každú vašu myšlienku?

„Keď šťastie nestojí pri vás, stojí proti vám.“

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Všetko alebo nič | Kletba vítězů

Autor: Marie Rutkoski

Názov: Kletba vítězů (angl. Winner’s Curse)
Séria: Kletba vítězů (angl. Winner’s Curse)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Fragment, 2018 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.01

Jako dcera generála Valoriánské říše má Kestrel dvě možnosti – přidat se k armádě, nebo se vdát. Jenže ona nechce ani jedno. Když na trhu s otroky koupí muže, jehož hrdost ji na první pohled učaruje, netuší, že následky tohoto rozmaru ji budou stát hodně.
Zakázané přátelství, které mezi nimi vznikne, se stane nebezpečným pro ně i pro celou zemi. Oba se totiž stanou důležitými figurkami ve vysoké politické hře plné intrik, tajemství a zrady.

„Kdo není svobodný, nemůže být šťastný, a kdo není odvážný, nemůže byť svobodný.“

Epická cesta vesmírom | The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Autor: Becky Chambers
Názov: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (čes. Dlouhá cesta na malou, rozzlobenou planetu)
Séria: Wayfarers (čes. Poutník)
Diel: prvý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: Host, 2017 (ČR)
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.17

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past.
An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan.

“We cannot blame ourselves for the wars our parents start.”

Krvavý kúpeľ pokračuje | Godsgrave

Autor: Jay Kristoff

Názov: Godsgrave
Séria: The Nevernight Chronicle
Diel: druhý
Slovenské alebo české vydanie: zatiaľ nie je
Hodnotenie na GR: 4.59

Assassin Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church ministry think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending Consul Scaeva and Cardinal Duomo, or avenging her familia. And after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia begins to suspect the motives of the Red Church itself.
When it’s announced that Scaeva and Duomo will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end them. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between loyalty and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world.

“Our scars are just gifts from our enemies. Reminding us they weren’t good enough to kill us.”

Siren

Herecké obsadenie: Alex Roe (Ben Pownall); Eline Powell (Ryn); Fola Evans-Akingbola (Maddie Bishop); Rena Owen (Helen Hawkins); Ian Verdun (Xander McClure); Sibongile Mlambo (Donna) a i.
Scenáristi: Eric Wald, Dean White, Liz Maccie a i.
Hudba: Michael A. Levine
Hodnotenie ČSFD: 62%
Hodnotenie IMDb: 7,2 z 10