Вручение 15 июня 2012 г.

Страна: Великобритания Место проведения: The Magic Circle Headquarters, Лондон Дата проведения: 15 июня 2012 г.

Легенда

Лауреат
Страхи мудреца
Патрик Ротфусс 4.6
«Есть три вещи, которых боятся все мудрые люди: море в шторм, ночь без луны и гнев тихого человека». Квоут вынужден покинуть Университет и искать удачи за границей. Плывущий по течению, нищий и одинокий он отправляется в Винтас, где быстро оказывается втянут в политические интриги изысканного высшего общества. Пытаясь подлизаться к могущественному вельможе, Квоут раскрывает попытку убийства, вступает в конфликт с конкурентом-арканистом и возглавляет группу наемников в безумной попытке разгадать кто (или что) подстерегает путешественников на дороге Короля. Квоут ищет ответы, пытаясь выяснить правду о загадочных Амир, чандрианах и о смерти своих родителей. По пути Квоут подвергнется суду легендарных наемников Адемов, отстоит честь эдема руэ и совершит путешествие в царство Фей. Там он встретит Фелуриан, женщину-фею, чьим чарам не может противиться ни один мужчина и ни один из них не ушел от неё живым. Под её опекой Квоут узнает больше об истинной магии и о женщинах. В романе «Страх мудреца» Квоут совершит первые шаги по дороге героев и познает, какой сложной может стать жизнь, когда человек становится легендой при жизни.
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Сплав закона
Брендон Сандерсон 4.4

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Когда-то Герой Веков спас заваленный пеплом мир от гибели и вернул ему солнечный свет. Теперь здесь властвует прогресс: горят электрические лампы, мчатся поезда и тянутся ввысь небоскребы. В центре мира — великий город Элендель, откуда двадцать лет назад Ваксиллиум Ладриан сбежал в далекое Дикоземье, чтобы начать жизнь заново. Теперь, понеся тяжелую утрату, он снова все меняет — возвращается в столицу, из законника становится лордом, главой благородного Дома. Но если можно убрать верные револьверы в сундук, вспомнить о хороших манерах и отказаться от ночных приключений, то старые привычки и старых друзей забыть нельзя. Тем более что в Эленделе орудует знаменитая банда, совершая одно невероятное ограбление за другим. Похоже, только Ваксу и Уэйну, лучшим законникам Дикоземья, по силам разгадать хитроумные планы преступников и одолеть могущественного главаря.
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Blackveil
Kristen Britain 0.0

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The long-awaited sequel to Green Rider, First Rider's Call, and The High King's Tomb.

Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king. Forced by magic to accept a dangerous fate she would never have chosen, headstrong Karigan has become completely devoted to the king and her fellow Riders.

But now, an insurrection led by dark magicians threatens to break the boundaries of ancient, evil Blackveil Forest-releasing powerful dark magics that have been shut away for a millennium.
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The Heroes
Joe Abercrombie 4.4

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They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them. Bremer dan Gorst, disgraced master swordsman, has sworn to reclaim his stolen honour on the battlefield. Obsessed with redemption and addicted to violence, he's far past caring how much blood gets spilled in the attempt. Even if it's his own. Prince Calder isn't interested in honour, and still less in getting himself killed. All he wants is power, and he'll tell any lie, use any trick, and betray any friend to get it. Just as long as he doesn't have to fight for it himself. Curnden Craw, the last honest man in the North, has gained nothing from a life of warfare but swollen knees and frayed nerves. He hardly even cares who wins any more, he just wants to do the right thing. But can he even tell what that is with the world burning down around him? Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts, or even the strongest arms that prevail. Three men. One battle. No Heroes.
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Blood of Aenarion
William King 0.0

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The twins Tyrion and Teclis are the greatest high elf heroes still to walk the earth. They are as different to one another as darkness and light.

Tyrion is an unparalleled swordsman, a superlative warrior and tactician from birth. He inspires courage and loyalty in those around him. Champion of the Everqueen, he is Ulthuan’s greatest protector.

Teclis’s gift is magic. The greatest natural sorcerer of the age, his power rivals that of fabled Caledor. Wise councillor of the high elves, Teclis was amongst those who first taught magic to the race of men and gave them the means to defend themselves against Chaos.

From their humble origin in the wild lands of Chrace, Tyrion and Teclis were meant for a great destiny. They come from the line of Aenarion, the first king of Ulthuan and cursed champion of that magical island.

When the Witch King Malekith learns of the twins’ existence their lives are imperilled and they are taken to Lothern for their protection and to learn the arts of war.
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Утренняя Звезда

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The Heir of Night
Helen Lowe 0.0
An award-winning poet and acclaimed author of Young Adult fiction, Helen Lowe now brings us The Heir of Night—the first book in her four-volume Wall of Night series, a brilliant new epic fantasy saga of war, prophecy, betrayal, history, and destiny. A thrilling excursion into a richly imagined realm of strife and sacrifice, where the fate of a dangerously divided world rests in the hands of one young woman, The Heir of Night is a fantasy classic in the making, sure to stand alongside the much beloved works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robin McKinley, and Guy Gavriel Kay.
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Among Thieves
Douglas Hulick 4.1

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Drothe is a Nose, an informant who finds and takes care of trouble inside the criminal organization he's a part of. He also smuggles imperial relics on the side. When his boss sends him to Ten Ways to track down who's been leaning on his organization's people, Drothe discovers hints of a much bigger mystery.
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Принц Терний
Марк Лоуренс 3.7

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Королевский сын, воспитанный любящей матерью, Йорг Анкрат стал Принцем терний, внушающим симпатию и лишённым морали, возглавляющим банду беспощадных преступников в их рейдах и злодеяниях. Мир в хаосе: насилие цветёт пышным цветом, повсюду творят кошмарные дела. Мрачное прошлое Йорга лишило его страха перед людьми: живыми или мёртвыми, но есть ещё одна вещь, от которой у него стынет кровь. После возвращения в отчий замок, Йорг вынужден противостоять ужасам своего детства, чтобы прорубить себе дорогу в будущее, но все стараются ему в этом помешать.
Тернии преподали ему кровавый урок…
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Посланник магов
Элспет Купер 3.7

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В книге Эадор сказано: увидев колдуна, предай его огню. Сотни лет рыцари Церкви следовали этому закону, и Гэр - один из них! Вот только от себя не уйдешь: смертельная опасность исходит от растущей в нем магии. Найдя приют среди таких, как он сам, Гэр поймет, что настоящая битва только начинается... Готов ли он сражаться за орден Вуали, за свою жизнь, за женщину, которую полюбил больше жизни?
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The Unremembered
Peter Orullian 0.0

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The gods, makers of worlds, seek to create balance — between matter and energy; and between mortals who strive toward the transcendent, and the natural perils they must tame or overcome. But one of the gods fashions a world filled with hellish creatures far too powerful to allow balance; he is condemned to live for eternity with his most hateful creations in that world’s distant Bourne, restrained by a magical veil kept vital by the power of song.

Millennia pass, awareness of the hidden danger fades to legend, and both song and veil weaken. And the most remote cities are laid waste by fell, nightmarish troops escaped from the Bourne. Some people dismiss the attacks as mere rumor. Instead of standing against the real threat, they persecute those with the knowledge, magic and power to fight these abominations, denying the inevitability of war and annihilation. And the evil from the Bourne swells...

The troubles of the world seem far from the Hollows where Tahn Junell struggles to remember his lost childhood and to understand words he feels compelled to utter each time he draws his bow. Trouble arrives when two strangers — an enigmatic man wearing the sigil of the feared Order of Sheason and a beautiful woman of the legendary Far — come, to take Tahn, his sister and his two best friends on a dangerous, secret journey.

Tahn knows neither why nor where they will go. He knows only that terrible forces have been unleashed upon mankind and he has been called to stand up and face that which most daunts him—his own forgotten secrets and the darkness that would destroy him and his world.
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Сердце Ворона

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Blood of Aenarion
William King 0.0

Обложка - Raymond Swanland (illustration)

The twins Tyrion and Teclis are the greatest high elf heroes still to walk the earth. They are as different to one another as darkness and light.

Tyrion is an unparalleled swordsman, a superlative warrior and tactician from birth. He inspires courage and loyalty in those around him. Champion of the Everqueen, he is Ulthuan’s greatest protector.

Teclis’s gift is magic. The greatest natural sorcerer of the age, his power rivals that of fabled Caledor. Wise councillor of the high elves, Teclis was amongst those who first taught magic to the race of men and gave them the means to defend themselves against Chaos.

From their humble origin in the wild lands of Chrace, Tyrion and Teclis were meant for a great destiny. They come from the line of Aenarion, the first king of Ulthuan and cursed champion of that magical island.

When the Witch King Malekith learns of the twins’ existence their lives are imperilled and they are taken to Lothern for their protection and to learn the arts of war.
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Among Thieves
Douglas Hulick 4.1

Шорт-лист
Обложка - Larry Rostant (illustration)

Drothe is a Nose, an informant who finds and takes care of trouble inside the criminal organization he's a part of. He also smuggles imperial relics on the side. When his boss sends him to Ten Ways to track down who's been leaning on his organization's people, Drothe discovers hints of a much bigger mystery.
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The Heroes
Joe Abercrombie 4.4

Шорт-лист
Обложка - Didier Graffet and Dave Senior (illustration)

They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them. Bremer dan Gorst, disgraced master swordsman, has sworn to reclaim his stolen honour on the battlefield. Obsessed with redemption and addicted to violence, he's far past caring how much blood gets spilled in the attempt. Even if it's his own. Prince Calder isn't interested in honour, and still less in getting himself killed. All he wants is power, and he'll tell any lie, use any trick, and betray any friend to get it. Just as long as he doesn't have to fight for it himself. Curnden Craw, the last honest man in the North, has gained nothing from a life of warfare but swollen knees and frayed nerves. He hardly even cares who wins any more, he just wants to do the right thing. But can he even tell what that is with the world burning down around him? Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts, or even the strongest arms that prevail. Three men. One battle. No Heroes.
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Journey by Night
Kim Falconer 0.0

Шорт-лист
Обложка - Aaron Briggs (illustration)

When Parallel Worlds Collide . . .

Desperation leads Nellion Paree to the forbidden
spell … but she accidentally awakens a power that
could destroy the many-worlds forever.
Rosette and her familiar Drayco return to
Corsanon to face an invasion. They soon join the
temple cats and shape-shifting wolves to make a
fi nal stand against their enemies.
On a future Earth, Kreshkali uncovers a portal
built by the allied states. Now the survival of both
worlds is in her hands … but the only way out is
straight through the armies of ASSIST.
—
Praise for Kim Falconer:
‘an epic story that seamlessly mingles science and
technology with sociology, philosophy, and magic.
A unique series that must be read’ *****
Good Reads on Path of the Stray
‘another searing and imaginative journey of
intimacy and adventure, magic and technology’
Mystic Medusa on Road to the Soul.
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Oracle's Fire
Mary Victoria 0.0

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Обложка - Frank Victoria (illustration)

The Tree is all the world. And that world is dying ...

After Samiha is thrown from the docks in Argos city, Tymon is condemned to a life of slavery in a Tree-mine. During his ordeals, he glimpses a vision of his love and becomes obsessed by the thought that she is still alive. When disaster strikes the mine, he is left wandering the tunnels at the heart of the Tree, clinging to the hope that he might find her once again.

Meanwhile, the Saint′s crusade is tearing the Four Canopies apart, and Lace and his Masters pursue their own deadly plans. Even as Tymon travels deep into the Tree, the Envoy′s acolytes are sent out on a mission to Lacuna, the legendary World Below ...
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