15 June 2008 @ 08:13 pm
Shiny!  
Saturday's mail brought ARCs and cover flats for Bones of Faerie. So I've of course spent the weekend getting lots and lots done staring at them both and grinning. :-)





Flap copy:

The war between humanity and Faerie devastated both sides. Or so fifteen-year-old Liza has been told. Nothing has been seen or heard from Faerie since, and Liza's world bears the scars of its encounter with magic. Corn resists being harvested; dandelions have thorns. Trees move with sinister intention, and the town Liza calls home is surrounded by a forest that threatens to harm all those who wander into it. Still Liza feels safe. Her father is strong and has protected their town by laying down strict rules. Among them: Any trace of magic must be destroyed, no matter where it is found.

Then Liza's sister is born with faerie-pale hair, clear as glass, and Liza's father leaves the baby on a hillside to die. When her mother disappears into the forest and Liza herself discovers she has the faerie ability to
see--into the past, into the future--she has no choice but to flee. Liza's quest will take her into Faerie and back again, and what she finds along the way may be the key to healing both worlds.

Janni Lee Simner's first novel for young adults is a dark fairy-tale twist on apocalyptic fiction--as familiar as a nightmare yet altogether unique.
 
 
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coppervale[info]coppervale on June 16th, 2008 03:38 am (UTC)
That looks - and sounds - excellent!!
Katherine Sparrow[info]ktsparrow on June 16th, 2008 03:43 am (UTC)
That looks gorgeous! Can't wait to read it.
Pamela D Lloyd[info]pdlloyd on June 16th, 2008 03:45 am (UTC)
This is so cool. *jumping up and down, clapping hands*

Edited at 2008-06-16 03:46 am (UTC)
aprilhenry[info]aprilhenry on June 16th, 2008 04:02 am (UTC)
Intriguing and beautiful!
Branwen[info]klwilliams on June 16th, 2008 04:09 am (UTC)
Oooo -- I want to read it!
Deborah J. Ross[info]deborahjross on June 16th, 2008 04:15 am (UTC)
Fabulous -- in all senses!!
Brooke[info]__bac__ on June 16th, 2008 04:28 am (UTC)
Congrats, they look lovely :)
Shina[info]ladyshina on June 16th, 2008 05:08 am (UTC)
That sounds really intriguing, and the cover is gorgeous! I'm a bit in love with the font. :)
akamarykate[info]akamarykate on June 16th, 2008 05:16 am (UTC)
Oh, that's a beautiful cover. And that story sounds like it hits many of my bulletproof kinks for fiction. Can't wait to read it!
Sherwood Smith[info]sartorias on June 16th, 2008 05:19 am (UTC)
Ohhhh yummy!!!!!
az-ang[info]azang on June 16th, 2008 05:24 am (UTC)
That is just the most wonderful thing! GORGEOUS COVER!!! Love the flap copy. Must read, must read!
betsywrites[info]betsywrites on June 16th, 2008 06:21 am (UTC)
WOW!
This is gorgeous! I so cannot wait to have it in hand.
Really, what a lovely cover and a tantalizing flap.
Wow!
Janni Lee Simner: Bones of Faerie[info]janni on June 16th, 2008 11:49 pm (UTC)
Re: WOW!
Remind me when we next see each other, and I'll show you the real thing. (Not that I need any excuse to do that! I'm sort of like a new parent that way. :-))
Will Shetterly[info]willshetterly on June 16th, 2008 06:44 am (UTC)
Congrats!
Stephanie Burgis: disgruntled fox[info]stephanieburgis on June 16th, 2008 06:46 am (UTC)
That is a gorgeous cover - but ohhhh, I love the flap copy! I am totally sold on it! Why do we have to wait for January for it????? :)
The Swan: Puss in Boots[info]swan_tower on June 16th, 2008 06:52 am (UTC)
Niiiiiiice! When do we get this one, again?
desperance[info]desperance on June 16th, 2008 07:28 am (UTC)
What they said: cover looks cool, copy sounds fabulous, can't wait...
Karen Mahoney[info]kazdreamer on June 16th, 2008 08:55 am (UTC)
Wow, sounds fabulous! Cool cover too - very atmospheric. :)
[info]jenlibrarian on June 16th, 2008 10:20 am (UTC)
yay! beautiful!
shewhomust: puffin[info]shewhomust on June 16th, 2008 10:23 am (UTC)
What a lovely cover! And I know it's going to be a good book, because I've been watching it grow...
Janni Lee Simner: Bones of Faerie[info]janni on June 16th, 2008 11:49 pm (UTC)
Just a few months now until it becomes a grown-up book out in the world on its own. :-)
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Kate Messner[info]kmessner on June 16th, 2008 10:46 am (UTC)
Oh - it's stunning! I can't wait to read it,Janni. Yay!!!
elmwood[info]elmwood on June 16th, 2008 11:07 am (UTC)
It sounds wonderful - just the sort of book I would adore. I can't wait to read it
Hannah Wolf Bowen[info]buymeaclue on June 16th, 2008 11:19 am (UTC)
Oh, slick!
R.J. Anderson: Knife - Green[info]rj_anderson on June 16th, 2008 11:21 am (UTC)
oooooooooohhhhhh!!! It looks AMAZING! What a classy, powerful, evocative cover, too. I am more excited to read this than ever!
Jo Walton[info]papersky on June 16th, 2008 12:10 pm (UTC)
Awesome cover!
oracne - Victoria Janssen[info]oracne on June 16th, 2008 12:32 pm (UTC)
It is a pretty thing, and yet grim.
Janni Lee Simner: Bones of Faerie[info]janni on June 16th, 2008 11:51 pm (UTC)
Yes. It conveys the tone of the book remarkably well--and yet isn't something I ever would have thought of myself. I think I'm kind of in awe of the designer.