Book Pushery
Sep. 28th, 2016 08:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanHey, reader-types, here's something for you!
First, Fran Wilde's CLOUDBOUND is out this week! This sequel to her multiple-award-winning UPDRAFT is classic SF adventure updated to 21st century science and sensibility. And it's great fun, so you should lay hand on it ASAP. (also: UPDRAFT is now out in trade paper!)
Second, although it's not coming out until October 25th, I've been following the evolution of this book on Tumblr, and trust me, you want it (mine's already pre-ordered). It's called REJECTED PRINCESSES.
"Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place.
An entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas."
(I get no financial renumeration for this promo; I just think the books are cool and are hopefully Of Interest to many of you)
First, Fran Wilde's CLOUDBOUND is out this week! This sequel to her multiple-award-winning UPDRAFT is classic SF adventure updated to 21st century science and sensibility. And it's great fun, so you should lay hand on it ASAP. (also: UPDRAFT is now out in trade paper!)
Second, although it's not coming out until October 25th, I've been following the evolution of this book on Tumblr, and trust me, you want it (mine's already pre-ordered). It's called REJECTED PRINCESSES.
"Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses turns the ubiquitous "pretty pink princess" stereotype portrayed in movies, and on endless toys, books, and tutus on its head, paying homage instead to an awesome collection of strong, fierce, and yes, sometimes weird, women: warrior queens, soldiers, villains, spies, revolutionaries, and more who refused to behave and meekly accept their place.
An entertaining mix of biography, imagery, and humor written in a fresh, young, and riotous voice, this thoroughly researched exploration salutes these awesome women drawn from both historical and fantastical realms, including real life, literature, mythology, and folklore. Each profile features an eye-catching image of both heroic and villainous women in command from across history and around the world, from a princess-cum-pirate in fifth century Denmark, to a rebel preacher in 1630s Boston, to a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess, and a former prostitute who commanded a fleet of more than 70,000 men on China’s seas."
(I get no financial renumeration for this promo; I just think the books are cool and are hopefully Of Interest to many of you)
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Date: 2016-09-29 02:53 pm (UTC)