Jonathan Stroud é o autor de vários livros juvenis dentro do género fantástico, entre os quais da trilogia Bartimaeus. O primeiro, The Amulet of Samarkand, é um livro leve e engraçado, com tiradas inteligentes e divertidas de um humor acizentado a roçar o irónico – aconselhável a adultos que queiram ler algo mais suave. O segundo volume da trilogia, The Golem’s Eye já por cá espera por ser lido.

Em Portugal a trilogia foi publicada pela Editorial Presença.

Do mesmo autor, será lançado Heroes of The Valley, também dentro do género da fantasia juvenil, uma história com jovens heróis que partem em demandas:

Halli Sveinsson has grown up in the House of Svein, listening to the legends of the heroes as all his forefathers did. His is a peaceful society where the violence of the past has been outlawed and disputes are settled by the Council.

But young Halli has never quite seemed to fit in with the others. For starters, he was not at all handsome or tall, like his attractive blond siblings. He’s stumpy and swarthy, with a quick mind and aptitude for getting in trouble. Bored with the everyday chores and sheep herding, he can’t help himself from playing practical jokes on everyone, from Eyjolf the old servant, to his brother and sister. But when he plays a trick on Ragnor of the House of Hakonsson, he goes too far, setting in motion a chain of events that will forever alter his destiny. Because of it, Halli will have to leave home and go on a hero’s quest. Along the way, he will encounter highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may finally be his match. In the end, he will discover the truth about the legends, his family, and himself.

Pela Orion foram lançados, finalmente, as novas versões de uma série de livros de Ficção Científica na colecção Totally Space Opera. Esta colecção, de capas estranhas, inclui, até agora:

  • Century Rain  – Alastair Reynolds
  • Eon – Greg Bear
  • Last And First Men – Olaf Stapledon
  • Stone – Adam Roberts
  • Eternal Light – Paul McAuley
  • Rendezvous With Rama – Arthur C. Clarke
  • Tau Zero – Poul Anderson
  • Ilium – Dan Simmons
  • Ringworld – Larry Niven
  • The Centauri Device – M. John Harrison

We Never Talk About My Brother é o mais recente livro de Peter Beagle, o autor de O Último Unicórnio. Este livro reúne 10 histórias, algumas das quais já publicadas como The Unicorn Tapestries, outras novas como The Stickball Witch ou By Moonlight.

Com introdução de Charles de Lint, aqui fica a sinopse, retirada do site da editora:

The extraordinary stories in this new contemporary fantasy collection show a mature, darker side of the author of The Last Unicorn, in modern parables of love, death, and transformation shadowed lightly with melancholy. The Angel of Death enjoys newfound celebrity while moonlighting as an anchorman on the network news; King Pelles the Sure, the shortsighted ruler of a gentle realm, betrays himself in dreaming of a “manageable war”; an American librarian discovers that, much to his surprise and sadness, he is also the last living Frenchman; and rivals in a supernatural battle forgo pistols at dawn, choosing instead to duel with dramatic recitations of terrible poetry. Featuring several previously unpublished stories alongside recently published classics, this is a lovely, haunting, and wholly-satisfying read.

Finalmente, Tales from Outer Suburbia é uma colectânea de contos e arte de Shaun Tan.

Vencedor do prémio Aurealies para melhor livro ilustrado / Graphic Novel, encontra-se na lista de livros recomendados da Locus de 2008:

An exchange student who’s really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says… These are the odd details of everyday life that grow and take on an incredible life of their own in tales and illustrations that Shaun Tan’s many fans will love.