New Releases by Naomi Novik

In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance Trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell. Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love. While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution—until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, the immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors. Now, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother''s curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.

BESTSELLER THE SUNDAY TIMES FINALIST AL LODESTAR AWARD La Școala Solomonarilor nu se pot înscrie decât tinerii care pot stăpâni magia. Iar eșecul nu aduce note proaste, ci moartea. Nu există profesori, nu există vacanțe. Singurele prietenii sunt acelea care se leagă din motive strategice. Supraviețuirea e mai importantă decât orice notă, fiindcă din Școala Solomonarilor nu poți pleca decât dacă ai absolvit. Iar regulile sunt înșelător de simple: SĂ NU MERGI NICIODATĂ SINGUR PE HOLURI. ȘI SĂ FII ATENT LA MONȘTRII CARE PÂNDESC ÎN FIECARE UNGHER. Galadriel „El“ Higgins este o vrăjitoare aparte, capabilă să înfrunte toate pericolele. Ce-i drept, nu prea știe să-și facă aliați, dar are o forță întunecată îndeajuns de puternică, încât să pună la pământ munți sau să distrugă milioane de oameni. Pentru ea ar fi floare la ureche să înfrângă toate primejdiile. Numai că asta i-ar putea ucide pe ceilalți elevi. „Cartea fantasy supremă a anului 2020 e o poveste despre maturizare într-o școală malefică. Novik este una dintre cele mai bune scriitoare contemporane.“ BOOKPAGE

The threat of graduation takes on significant weight as Naomi Novik's groundbreaking trilogy, a New York Times bestseller, continues with the stunning sequel to "A Deadly Education." "Knowledge grants protection." That is the official motto of Scholomance. I suppose we could say that it is true... The problem is that it is very difficult to learn here, so the protection we have is rather scarce. Our esteemed school does its best to devour its students, but now that I am in senior year and have made a few allies, it has suddenly developed a most particular craving for me. Even if I manage to survive the endless waves of evil with grueling class projects, I have no idea how my allies and I are going to make it out of the grade room alive. Unless, of course, I accept my prophesied fate at once and succumb to dark magic and destruction. Of course, that way it would be out in no time. Entering the path of knowledge, without a doubt. But I'm not going to give up: neither to evil nor to destiny, much less to Scholomance. I will leave this horrible place with my friends even if it is the last thing I do. With keen vision and biting humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes just rewriting the rules is not enough: every now and then, they have to be ripped apart.

A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set. From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy, through the realms next door to Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories. Here, among many others, we encounter: • A mushroom witch who learns that sometimes the worst thing in the Scholomance can be your roommate. • The start of the Dragon Corps in ancient Rome, after Mark Antony hatches a dragon’s egg and bonds with the hatchling. • A young bride in the Middle Ages who finds herself gambling with Death for the highest of stakes. • A delightful reimagining of Pride & Prejudice, in which Elizabeth Bennet captains a Longwing dragon. • The first glimpse of the world of Abandon, the setting of Novik’s upcoming epic fantasy series—a deserted continent populated only by silent and enigmatic architectural mysteries. Though the stories are vastly different, there is a unifying theme: wrestling with destiny, and the lengths some will go to find their own and fulfill its promise.

Agnieszka è una contadina diciassettenne goffa e sgraziata che vive insieme alla famiglia in un piccolo villaggio del regno di Polnya. Su tutti loro incombe la presenza maligna del Bosco. Per sfuggire alle minacciose creature del Bosco e ai sortilegi mortali che lì si compiono, tutti gli abitanti della valle si affidano a un misterioso e solitario mago noto con il nome di Drago, al quale va pagato un tributo: ogni dieci anni l'uomo sceglie una ragazza tra le diciassettenni della valle e la porta con sé nella sua torre. E quando il Drago comunica la sua decisione, lo sgomento è generale. Curato dalle seguitissime blogger Alessia Merlo e Rossella Pinto, il volume comprende i romanzi Uprooted, già uscito in Italia, e l'inedito Spinning Silver: una saga fantasy ispirata al folclore dell'Europa orientale destinata al pubblico YA.

La seule chose dont on ne parle jamais quand on a est à Scholomance, c’est de ce qu’on fera quand on en sortira. Même le plus riche des enclavés ne tenterait pas le destin de cette façon. Mais c’est tout ce dont nous rêvons : franchir les portes en vie. Le rêve impossible est devenu réalité. Je suis sortie, et je n’ai même pas eu à me transformer en une monstrueuse sorcière des ténèbres pour y parvenir. Nous avons sauvé la promotion, rendu la terre sûre pour tous les sorciers et apporté la paix et l’harmonie dans toutes les enclaves. Ha, je plaisante ! En fait, tout a mal tourné...

Agnieszka ama su pueblo, situado en un tranquilo y profundo valle. Pero el cercano bosque encantado proyecta una sombra sobre su hogar. Son muchos los que se han perdido en el Bosque y nadie regresa igual que se fue. Los aldeanos dependen de un mago eterno, el Dragón, para protegerlos de la magia oscura del bosque. Sin embargo, para obtener su ayuda hay que pagar un precio terrible: una joven del pueblo debe servirle durante diez años, dejando todo atrás. Agnieszka teme que su querida amiga Kasia sea la próxima elegida, porque ella es todo cuanto Agnieszka no es: hermosa, elegante y valiente. Sin embargo, cuando llega el Dragón, no es a Kasia a quien se lleva.

Saving the world is a test that no magic school can prepare you for. With almost no help from anyone (though backed by an ever-growing group of friends), the protagonist has changed the nature of the Escolomance forever. But now that he''s back in the real world, how will he apply the lessons he''s learned at school? Will his grandmother''s prophecies come true? And is he really going to spell doom for the enclaves forever? As the mission to save his true love intensifies, he is about to learn the most important lesson of all: the truth upon which the enclaves and the stability of the entire wizarding world have been founded. And, being him, he''s unlikely to let it slide... The triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.

A Solomancia harmadik leckéje: A világ megmentésére semmiféle varázslóiskola nem tud felkészíteni. El barátainak egyre növekvő csapatával mindörökre megváltoztatta a Solomanciát. Most a valódi világba visszatérve meg kell birkóznia mindazzal, amit az iskolában megtudott. Dédanyja sötét próféciája Damoklész kardjaként függ a feje fölött. Valóban El lesz az, aki a világ összes enklávéjára a pusztulást hozza? Miközben El megpróbálja megmenteni igaz szerelmét, fontos leckét tanul meg: a hátborzongató titkot, amelyre az enklávék és a mágikus világ is épülnek. De nem is ő lenne, ha ezt annyiban hagyná…

À la Scholomance, El, Orion et leurs camarades sont enfin en terminale, année sur laquelle plane le spectre de la remise des diplômes, rite de passage mortel... au sens propre. El est déterminée : ses amis et elle survivront. Pourtant, ce but paraît de plus en plus difficile à atteindre à mesure que la violence de l’école s’intensifie. Jusqu’à ce qu’El se rende compte que, parfois, pour gagner la partie, il faut changer les règles du jeu.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate. FINALIST FOR THE HUGO AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Paste, Publishers Weekly The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But it’s all we dream about: the hideously slim chance we’ll survive to make it out the gates and improbably find ourselves with a life ahead of us, a life outside the Scholomance halls. And now the impossible dream has come true. I’m out, we’re all out—and I didn’t even have to turn into a monstrous dark witch to make it happen. So much for my great-grandmother’s prophecy of doom and destruction. I didn’t kill enclavers, I saved them. Me and Orion and our allies. Our graduation plan worked to perfection: We saved everyone and made the world safe for all wizards and brought peace and harmony to all the enclaves everywhere. Ha, only joking! Actually, it’s gone all wrong. Someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in my stead, and probably everyone we saved is about to get killed in the brewing enclave war. And the first thing I’ve got to do now, having miraculously gotten out of the Scholomance, is turn straight around and find a way back in.

In the second novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, the Napoleonic Wars take Captain Will Laurence and his dragon to China on a perilous mission. “Full of wonderful characters with real heart.”—Peter Jackson When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo—an unhatched dragon's egg—Captain Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britain’s Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved their mettle in daring combat against Napoleon Bonaparte’s invading forces. Now China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for Napoleon, has fallen into British hands—and an angry Chinese delegation vows to reclaim the remarkable beast. A reluctant Laurence has no choice but to take Temeraire back to China—a long voyage fraught with peril, intrigue, and the untold terrors of the deep. Yet once the pair reaches the court of the Chinese emperor, even more shocking discoveries and darker dangers await. “Readers with a penchant for both Patrick O’Brian and Anne McCaffrey may have found their perfect match. Naomi Novik beautifully renders an 1800s Europe in which naval buffs and dragon lovers will be keen to immerse themselves.”—Alan Dean Foster, author of the Pip & Flinx series Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS

Willkommen zurück an der Scholomance – der zweite Band der grandiosen New-York-Times-Bestseller-Reihe von Naomi Novik Für El und Orion beginnt das letzte Jahr an der Scholomance und das tödliche Ritual der gefürchteten Abschlussprüfung wirft seine Schatten voraus. El setzt alles daran, dass ihre Gruppe überlebt. Doch die Chancen stehen von Tag zu Tag schlechter und der Kampf gegen die Schule wird immer brutaler. Bis El herausfindet, dass man manche Spiele nur gewinnen kann, wenn man alle Regeln über den Haufen wirft ... Unzählige Fans lieben die geistreichen, genial erzählten Geschichten der Bestsellerautorin Naomi Novik. Ihre starken Heldinnen widersetzen sich Konventionen und kämpfen für Gerechtigkeit. »Scholomance« bietet dunkle und rasante Abenteuer voller unerwarteter Wendungen. Alle Bände der »Scholomance«-Trilogie: Scholomance – Tödliche Lektion Scholomance – Der letzte Absolvent Scholomance – Die goldenen Enklaven

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. “The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger.”—Booklist (starred review) WINNER OF THE LODESTAR AWARD • HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Polygon, Thrillist, She Reads In Wisdom, Shelter. That’s the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it’s true—only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter’s rather scant. Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students—but now that I’ve reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it’s suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven’t any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely. But I’m not giving in—not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I’m going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good—even if it’s the last thing I do. With keen insight and mordant humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes it is not enough to rewrite the rules—sometimes, you need to toss out the entire rulebook. The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Golden Enclaves

La Scholomance è una scuola di magia diversa da tutte le altre. Qui non esistono insegnanti né vacanze, e non è possibile riuscire a stringere amicizie disinteressate perché gli unici legami che si possono costruire sono strategici. Soprattutto, è una scuola dove il fallimento è sinonimo di morte certa (sul serio!). Le regole, alla Scholomance, sono drammaticamente semplici: non devi mai aggirarti da solo per i corridoi della scuola. E devi prestare continua attenzione ai mangia-anime, pericolose creature mostruose che si annidano ovunque. Sopravvivere è più importante di qualsiasi voto. Una volta entrato nella scuola, infatti, hai solo due modi per uscirne: diplomarti... o morire! Ma l''ingresso alla Scholomance di una nuova studentessa, El, è destinato a cambiare le carte in tavola e a portare alla luce alcuni segreti dell''istituto. Galadriel "El" Higgins, infatti, è straordinariamente dotata. Forse, tra tutti gli studenti, è l''unica preparata a una scuola tanto pericolosa. Pur non avendo dalla sua un gran numero di alleati - la maggior parte degli studenti la tiene a distanza perché di lei ha molta paura... e perché non è quel che si dice una ragazza amabile - e non incarnando esattamente l''idea di eroina senza macchia, potrebbe senza troppi sforzi evocare un potere oscuro così forte da radere al suolo intere montagne e annientare milioni di persone ignare e innocenti. Per lei, infatti, sarebbe un gioco da ragazzi usare la sua magia per sbarazzarsi una volta per tutte dei mostri che infestano la scuola e che attendono la notte per aggredire e uccidere i suoi compagni. Il problema non proprio trascurabile è che farvi ricorso potrebbe portare alla morte di tutti gli altri studenti... Con un''impeccabile maestria, Naomi Novik ha creato una scuola che pullula di una magia che non avete mai visto prima e un''eroina così atipica e ricca di sfumature che vivrà a lungo nei vostri cuori e nelle vostre menti.

Eine Magierschule, in der Versagen den sicheren Tod bedeutet ... Scholomance ist eine Magierschule, wie es sie noch nie gegeben hat: keine Lehrer, keine Ferien, Freundschaft nur als Mittel zum Zweck und sehr ungleiche Überlebenschancen. Es gibt nur zwei Wege heraus aus der Schule – die Abschlussprüfung oder den Tod. Galadriel, genannt El, ist bestens vorbereitet auf die Gefahren der Schule: Sie hat zwar niemanden, der ihr hilft, aber eine starke dunkle Gabe, mit der sie problemlos auf einen Schlag die Monster auslöschen könnte, die überall in der Schule lauern. Aber das würde auch ihre Mitschüler treffen. Anders als der unerträgliche Schulstar Orion, der ständig Leben rettet, tut El deshalb alles, um diese Gabe nicht zu nutzen – es sei denn, sie hat keine andere Wahl ... Unzählige Fans sind von den bildgewaltigen und genial erzählten Geschichten der Bestsellerautorin Naomi Novik begeistert. Ihre starken Heldinnen widersetzen sich Konventionen und zeichnen sich durch Komplexität aus. »Scholomance« bietet dunkle und gewitzte Abenteuer voller unerwarteter Wendungen. Alle Bände der »Scholomance«-Trilogie: Scholomance – Tödliche Lektion (Band 1) Scholomance – Der letzte Absolvent (Band 2) Scholomance – Die goldenen Enklaven (Band 3)

PREMIUL LOCUS 2019 FINALIST NEBULA ȘI HUGO În topul celor mai bune cărți ale anului pentru: The New York Times • NPR • Time • Vulture • Library Journal • The New York Public Library Miryem provine dintr-o familie de cămătari, dar incapacitatea tatălui ei de a recupera datoriile îi aduce familia în pragul sărăciei. Așa că Miryem trebuie să preia inițiativa și devine imună la încercările sătenilor de a o îmbuna. Când bunicul ei îi împrumută o pungă cu bănuți de argint, Miryem se întoarce cu ea plină de aur. Dar reputația că poate transforma argintul în aur îi aduce mai multe necazuri decât bucurii, mai ales când destinul ei se leagă de cel al creaturilor de gheață care bântuie pădurile și al căror rege vrea s-o exploateze din motive ce-i rămân lui Miryem necunoscute. „Un basm perfect, un roman plin de substanță, de idei și de personaje, cu vastitatea tolkiană și cu empatia față de bucuria vieții pe care o găsim la Ursula K. Le Guin.“ The New York Times Book Review „Superbă, complexă și magică. Genul de carte în care vrei să trăiești pentru totdeauna.“ Publishers Weekly „…urmează tradiția poveștilor populate de personaje de basm descrise ca persoane reale, de prințese puternice care iau decizii autentice. Dar cartea nu numai că păstrează tradiția, ci o și duce mai departe.“ Vox

In dit eerste deel van de nieuwe Scholomance-trilogie van Ontworteld-auteur Naomi Novik, maken we kennis met El, en de magische school die je maar op twee manieren kunt verlaten: dood of met diploma. Ik besloot dat Orion Lake moest sterven nadat hij mijn leven voor de tweede keer redde. Iedereen houdt van hem, behalve ik. Wat mij betreft houdt hij zijn opzichtige magische kunstjes voor hemzelf. Ik heb geen hulp nodig om deze school te overleven. Vergeet al die dodelijke monsters en vervloekte artefacten, ik ben waarschijnlijk het gevaarlijkste wezen dat hier rondloopt. Geef me een minuutje en ik breek hele bergketens af, vermoord miljoenen mensen. Ik zou mezelf zonder tegenspraak kunnen uitroepen tot de Koningin der Duisternis. Tenminste, dat is wat iedereen van mij verwacht. De meeste studenten hier zouden juichen als Orion mij ombrengt, net als een van de vele andere duistere wezens die uit de afvoer omhoogkruipen. Soms denk ik dat ze gewoon willen dat ik in de kwaadaardige heks verander waarvoor ze mij houden. De school zelf wil dat zeker. Maar ze krijgen niet wat ze willen. Zeker Orion Lake niet. Ik mag dan niet zijn droomvoorbeeld zijn van een held, maar ik ga deze plek levend verlaten, en ik ga geen duizenden mensen afslachten om dat doel te bereiken. Hoewel ik toch serieus overweeg om er tenminste één te vermoorden.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic. FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD • “The dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for.”—Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight Trilogy I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I’m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I’ll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world. At least, that’s what the world expects. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that’s crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. The school certainly does. But the Scholomance isn’t getting what it wants from me. And neither is Orion Lake. I may not be anyone’s idea of the shining hero, but I’m going to make it out of this place alive, and I’m not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either. Although I’m giving serious consideration to just one. With flawless mastery, Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you’ve never seen before, and a heroine for the ages—a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come. The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Last Graduate and The Golden Enclaves “The can’t-miss fantasy of fall 2020, a brutal coming-of-power story steeped in the aesthetics of dark academia. . . . A Deadly Education will cement Naomi Novik’s place as one of the greatest and most versatile fantasy writers of our time.”—BookPage (starred review) “A must-read . . . Novik puts a refreshingly dark, adult spin on the magical boarding school. . . . Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion’s relationship, the fantastically detailed world, the clever magic system, and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Petite-fille et fille de prêteur, Miryem ne peut que constater l’échec de son père. Généreux avec ses clients mais réticent à leur réclamer son dû, il a dilapidé la dot de sa femme et mis la famille au bord de la faillite... jusqu’à ce que Miryem reprenne les choses en main. Endurcissant son cœur, elle parvient à récupérer leur capital et acquiert rapidement la réputation de pouvoir transformer l’argent en or. Mais, lorsque son talent attire l’attention du roi des Staryk - un peuple redoutable voisin de leur village -, le destin de la jeune femme bascule. Obligée de relever les défis du roi, elle découvre bientôt un secret qui pourrait tous les mettre en péril...

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

La familia de Miryem se halla al borde de la pobreza, hasta que ella se hace cargo de la situación y no tarda en ganarse la reputación de ser capaz de convertir la plata en oro. Cuando el rey de los staryk, unas criaturas hechas de hielo que amenazan con llevarse el verano para siempre, se entera de tal hazaña le impone una tarea que parece imposible y que hará que Miryem descubra que tiene poderes. Tejerá una telaraña en la que quedarán atrapadas una joven campesina, Wanda, y la desdichada hija de un noble local que pretende casarla con el joven y apuesto zar Mirnatius. Miryem y sus dos inesperadas aliadas se embarcarán en una desesperada odisea que las llevará hasta los límites del sacrificio, el poder y el amor.