sexta-feira, 15 de agosto de 2014

Seleção de Capas #1 - Ficção Científica

Apresentando a vocês uma seleção de capas. Mas não vou fazer batalha de capas do mesmo livro, como é o usual, e sim apresentar belas capas de livros do mesmo gênero: Ficção Científica.

These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman (Ver na Amazon)





It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.

Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.

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A timeless love story, THESE BROKEN STARS sets into motion a sweeping science fiction series of companion novels. The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.




Alienated - Melissa Landers (Ver na Amazon)




Interplanetary relations have never been more exciting! The first in a funny, romantic YA sci-fi series.

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.

Handpicked to host the first-ever L'eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she'll have inside information about the mysterious L'eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara's blog following is about to skyrocket.

Still, Cara isn't sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L'eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn't seem more alien. She's certain about one thing though: no human boy is this good-looking.

But when Cara's classmates get swept up by anti-L'eihr paranoia, Midtown High School suddenly isn't safe anymore. Threatening notes appear in Cara's locker, and a police officer has to escort her and Aelyx to class.

Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn't just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life-not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.


A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Gray (Ver na Amazon)



Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.

Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite can’t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.


Elusion - Claudia Gabel (Ver na Amazon)



Soon, Elusion® will change the world and life as we know it.

A new technology called Elusion is sweeping the country. An app, visor and wristband will virtually transport you to an exotic destination where adventure can be pursued without the complications—or consequences—of real life.

Regan is an Elusion insider. Or at least she used to be. Her father invented the program, and her best friend, Patrick, heir to the tech giant Orexis, is about to release it nationwide. But ever since her father’s unexpected death, Regan can’t bear to Escape, especially since waking up from the dream means crashing back to her grim reality.

Still, when there are rumors of trouble in Elusion—accusations that it’s addictive and dangerous— Regan is determined to defend it. But the critics of Elusion come from surprising sources, including Josh, the handsome skeptic with his own personal stakes. As Regan investigates the claims, she discovers a disturbing web of secrets. She will soon have to choose between love and loyalty…a decision that will affect the lives of millions.

Suspense, thrills, and romance fuel this near-future story about the seductive nature of a perfect virtual world, and how far one girl will go to uncover the truth behind the illusions.

Salvage - Alexandra Duncan (Ver na Amazon)




Salvage is a thrilling, surprising, and thought-provoking debut novel that will appeal to fans of Across the Universe, by Beth Revis, and The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. This is literary science fiction with a feminist twist, and it explores themes of choice, agency, rebellion, and family.

Ava, a teenage girl living aboard the male-dominated, conservative deep space merchant ship Parastrata, faces betrayal, banishment, and death. Taking her fate into her own hands, she flees to the Gyre, a floating continent of garbage and scrap in the Pacific Ocean.

This is a sweeping and harrowing novel about a girl who can't read or write or even withstand the forces of gravity. What choices will she make? How will she build a future on an earth ravaged by climate change?

Named by the American Booksellers Association as a Spring 2014 Indies Introduce Pick.

These Broken Stars está na minha lista de leitura e será lançado pela Editora Novo Conceito, mas ainda não há data prevista. Só espero que lancem uma versão em capa-dura com a sobre-capa (dust cover) como a americana.

14 comentários:

  1. Que capas lindas, perfeitas, arrebatadoras. Dá vontade de ter os livros só pela capa. Espero que o conteúdo seja tão bom quanto a arte desenhada para sua aparência. .-.

    http://gabryelfellipeealgo.blogspot.com.br/

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  2. Belas escolhas, as capas são mesmo lindas. A única que não me chamou tanto a atenção foi a última.

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  3. Ficção Científica quase nunca é um tema muito lembrado pelas editoras brasileiras, o que é uma super pena. Amo o tema, e vi todas essas capas, sem conhecer nenhuma, sem nem mesmo saber que elas existiam, e fui ficando frustrada haha
    Você escolheu ótimas capas, a que eu mais gostei foi a A Thousand Pieces of You. Beijos!

    bibliophiliarium.com

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    1. Verdade. Aqui pegou forte os YA sobrenaturais, e aventura, mas ficção científica infelizmente tá faltando.
      Espero que These Broken Stars faça sucesso aqui, e incentive as editoras a lançarem mais.

      Beijos

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  4. Oi Thiago :)

    As capas que não são brasileiras geralmente são muito mais trabalhadas, uma coisa que sinto falta por aqui... Claro que temos ótimas capas, mas essas são de tirar o fôlego! Gostei muito de These Broken Stars e Alienated. A sinopse de ambas parece bem legal também!

    Beijos
    http://www.estantedasfadas.com.br/

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  5. Olá :)
    Que lindas as capas, adorei. A primeira foi minha favorita, muito linda. Adorei o post.

    Beijos, Vanessa.
    This Adorable Thing
    http://thisadorablething.blogspot.com.br/

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    1. A primeira é a minha favorita também (e a 2a fica com prêmio de consolação).

      Beijos!!

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  6. Oi!
    Gostei principalmente da primeira capa!
    Mas confesso que não são as minhas preferidas... Gosto de capas mais delicadas...
    Deve ser meu lado muito mulherzinha... rs
    Bjs, Lu
    http://resenhasdalu.blogspot.com.br/

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  7. Oii,

    É bem dificil eu ver as pessoas falando de ficção cientifica. Não lembro de ter lido algo do genero, mas confesso que as capas são lindas *-*
    Elusion foi a minha favorita :)


    Beijinhos,
    www.entrechocolatesemusicas.com

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  8. As duas primeiras são realmente lindas demais!!

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