Πέμπτη 31 Μαρτίου 2011
Δευτέρα 28 Μαρτίου 2011
Κυριακή 27 Μαρτίου 2011
Παρασκευή 25 Μαρτίου 2011
Πέμπτη 24 Μαρτίου 2011
Δευτέρα 21 Μαρτίου 2011
Σάββατο 19 Μαρτίου 2011
Best Vampire Books for Young Adults
Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
While not a personal favorite, it has become a cult preference amongst teenagers and adults alike and is being claimed as one of the best vampire romance novels to have been released in a long time. Chronicling the love story between Isabella Swan or Bella, a human and Edward Cullen, a vampire, the series is a set of four books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. The series has won numerous awards, has been translated into 38 languages and is now the basis for a movie series starring Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart. The fourth book may be potentially divided into two movies.
House of Night by PC Cast and Kristin Cast
This continuing series of books revolves around the life of a young vampire, Zoey Redbird, at the House of Night boarding school based at Tulsa in Oklahama. Written by a mother-daughter duo, the first book in the series was released in 2007, with seven books being published till date. The series, which is intended to be a twelve book series has been released in 39 countries. Most books in the series have been bestsellers on the New York Times Best Seller list, making them some of the best vampire books to read.
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
A teen cult classic, Lost Souls by Poppy Brite is an explosive mix of humans, vampires and teen angst. Though, the novel has characters from Brite's earlier short story, The Seed of Lost Souls, the protagonist of this novel is a boy called Jason aka Nothing, who discovers his vampire heritage and sets out on a journey to search for his vampire family and the band Lost Souls. The book released to widespread critical acclaim, praised for its portrayal of teen rage, their need to discover themselves and creating a world where magic and mystery become impossibly real. While the book is mature in its content and has extremely graphic and violent passages, it is a brilliant read for young adults.
The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan
A series comprising of four trilogies and therefore, 12 books, The Saga of Darren Shan, started of as a side project, to keep Darren Shan, the author, busy while he was in between writing two adult books. The first book, Cirque du Freak, received such good reviews, that it metamorphosed into a series of 12 books, about a young boy who is forced by a vampire to become his assistant and a half-vampire. The first trilogy, Vampire Blood, revolves around Darren trying to accept vampire traditions and what he has become. Vampire Rites, the second trilogy is about him trying to be accepted by the close knit clan of vampires. In Vampire War, Darren learns about the role he needs to play to decide the fate of vampires and in he final trilogy,Vampire Destiny, Darren faces his nemesis, the Lord of the Vamapnzee, sworn enemies of the vampire clan. The series of 12 books was published over a period of 6 years and is widely heralded as the best vampire books series for young adults.
While not a comprehensive list, this collection of the best vampire books of all time for adults and youngsters, lists out those books that are classics and have changed the way we, as readers, started looking at vampire fiction, categorizing it as a sub-genre in its own right.
Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
While not a personal favorite, it has become a cult preference amongst teenagers and adults alike and is being claimed as one of the best vampire romance novels to have been released in a long time. Chronicling the love story between Isabella Swan or Bella, a human and Edward Cullen, a vampire, the series is a set of four books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. The series has won numerous awards, has been translated into 38 languages and is now the basis for a movie series starring Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart. The fourth book may be potentially divided into two movies.
House of Night by PC Cast and Kristin Cast
This continuing series of books revolves around the life of a young vampire, Zoey Redbird, at the House of Night boarding school based at Tulsa in Oklahama. Written by a mother-daughter duo, the first book in the series was released in 2007, with seven books being published till date. The series, which is intended to be a twelve book series has been released in 39 countries. Most books in the series have been bestsellers on the New York Times Best Seller list, making them some of the best vampire books to read.
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
A teen cult classic, Lost Souls by Poppy Brite is an explosive mix of humans, vampires and teen angst. Though, the novel has characters from Brite's earlier short story, The Seed of Lost Souls, the protagonist of this novel is a boy called Jason aka Nothing, who discovers his vampire heritage and sets out on a journey to search for his vampire family and the band Lost Souls. The book released to widespread critical acclaim, praised for its portrayal of teen rage, their need to discover themselves and creating a world where magic and mystery become impossibly real. While the book is mature in its content and has extremely graphic and violent passages, it is a brilliant read for young adults.
The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan
A series comprising of four trilogies and therefore, 12 books, The Saga of Darren Shan, started of as a side project, to keep Darren Shan, the author, busy while he was in between writing two adult books. The first book, Cirque du Freak, received such good reviews, that it metamorphosed into a series of 12 books, about a young boy who is forced by a vampire to become his assistant and a half-vampire. The first trilogy, Vampire Blood, revolves around Darren trying to accept vampire traditions and what he has become. Vampire Rites, the second trilogy is about him trying to be accepted by the close knit clan of vampires. In Vampire War, Darren learns about the role he needs to play to decide the fate of vampires and in he final trilogy,Vampire Destiny, Darren faces his nemesis, the Lord of the Vamapnzee, sworn enemies of the vampire clan. The series of 12 books was published over a period of 6 years and is widely heralded as the best vampire books series for young adults.
While not a comprehensive list, this collection of the best vampire books of all time for adults and youngsters, lists out those books that are classics and have changed the way we, as readers, started looking at vampire fiction, categorizing it as a sub-genre in its own right.
Παρασκευή 18 Μαρτίου 2011
ΣΜΑΡΑΓΔΙΑ ΜΕ ΑΣΗΜΙ
ΣΜΑΡΑΓΔΙΑ ΜΕ ΑΣΗΜΙ
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Τρεις φίλοι – η Μόριγκαν, ο Πάτρικ και η Ελεονόρα – ανακαλύπτουν την απόκοσμη φύση τους μέσα από συνεχείς περιπέτειες.
Ανάμεσά τους ένας διάμεσος των αγγέλων και ένα τάγμα Αθανάτων. Θα μπορέσουν να επιβιώσουν μέσα από τις διαπλοκές και τις συγκλονιστικές αποκαλύψεις; Άραγε ποιος βρίσκεται πίσω από όλα αυτά; Μήπως τελικά ο καθένας μας κρύβει μέσα του έναν ήρωα;
Όλα αυτά μας τα αφηγείται ο πιο παράξενος εκφραστής του ανθρώπινου γένους, που πλησίασε τη Μόριγκαν όχι γι’αυτά που είχε κάνει και θα έκανε, αλλά για τα μάτια της, δύο σμαράγδια με ασήμι.
Αυτό είναι το έπος της Μόριγκαν Κρόου...
Αυτή είναι και η ιστορία του Ουροβόρου Κρίνου...
Ανάμεσά τους ένας διάμεσος των αγγέλων και ένα τάγμα Αθανάτων. Θα μπορέσουν να επιβιώσουν μέσα από τις διαπλοκές και τις συγκλονιστικές αποκαλύψεις; Άραγε ποιος βρίσκεται πίσω από όλα αυτά; Μήπως τελικά ο καθένας μας κρύβει μέσα του έναν ήρωα;
Όλα αυτά μας τα αφηγείται ο πιο παράξενος εκφραστής του ανθρώπινου γένους, που πλησίασε τη Μόριγκαν όχι γι’αυτά που είχε κάνει και θα έκανε, αλλά για τα μάτια της, δύο σμαράγδια με ασήμι.
Αυτό είναι το έπος της Μόριγκαν Κρόου...
Αυτή είναι και η ιστορία του Ουροβόρου Κρίνου...
Απλοί άνθρωποι, βρικόλακες, μάγοι και λυκάνθρωποι συγκρούονται μέχρι θανάτου με φόντο το σύγχρονο Λονδίνο, το οποίο μαστίζεται από έναν θανατηφόρο ιό. Οι τρεις ήρωές μας πρέπει να βασιστούν στις ικανότητές τους, μα πάνω απ’ όλα στη φιλία τους, καθώς ακόμη και ο έρωτας μπορεί να προδώσει.
Ένα σύγχρονο αστικό fantasy με συναρπαστική πλοκή, συνεχείς ανατροπές και έντονο το στοιχείο του μυστηρίου γραμμένο από μια Ελληνίδα.
Το έπος της Μόριγκαν Κρόου συνεχίζεται...
Από τις εκδόσεις Κέδρος κυκλοφορεί και το δεύτερο βιβλίο της σειράς με τίτλο Αμάρανθος, ο θρύλος των βρικολάκων.
Πέμπτη 17 Μαρτίου 2011
Τετάρτη 16 Μαρτίου 2011
Τετάρτη 9 Μαρτίου 2011
Δευτέρα 7 Μαρτίου 2011
Update Production Info on Kristen's Snow White and The Huntsman
STATUS: August 1
LOCATION: London - Scotland - Germany
PRODUCER: Joe Roth - Palak Patel
WRITER: Evan Daugherty
DIRECTOR: Rupert Sanders
LP: Sam Mercer
CAST: Charlize Theron - Viggo Mortensen - Kristen Stewart
ROTH FILMS FILMENGINE UNIVERSAL PICTURES
A PG origin and re-imagining tale of "Snow White" from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Tonally in the vein of "Alice In Wonderland". Snow White(Stewart) , an 18-year-old princess who is only friends with animals, is getting more beautiful by the day as her step-mother, the Evil Queen Ravenna(Theron) gets more and more jealous. When Ravenna tries to kill Snow White, she escapes with the help of a hunstman named Eric (Mortensen) whois trying to get revenge on the Queen. Eric is very gruff but teaches Snow White how to fend for herself against the evil creatures of the forest. Whenshe eats a poisonous apple, her childhood sweetheart Prince Charmant must kiss her in order to unfreeze her lips and give her the potion to heal her.She thinks she’s in love with Eric, but he assures her Prince Charmant is her one true love. (Release date December 21, 2012.)
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