A book is always a thoughtful gift, and among the latest releases at GABO Bookstore, you can find the perfect present for any member of the family. This season, the store highlights three exceptional novels for fans of the fantasy genre.
China Miéville and Keanu Reeves: The Book of Elsewhere
It has always been among us. It has witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations. A tale, a myth, a legend: the warrior who cannot be killed. Known by many names: Unute, the child of lightning, Death incarnate. Recently, it is simply called "B."
B desires only one thing — to become mortal once more.
This novel merges Miéville’s extraordinary imagination with Reeves’s captivating narrative, resulting in a wholly unique work that showcases new dimensions of both creators’ talents.
Diana Wynne Jones: Howl’s Moving Castle
In the land of Ingary, where seven-league boots and invisibility cloaks are real, Sophie Hatter attracts the ominous attention of the Witch of the Waste, who curses her. Determined to make the best of her situation, Sophie seeks refuge in the only place she believes can help her: the wandering castle in the nearby hills.
However, the castle belongs to the dreaded wizard Howl, whose appetite, according to rumors, can only be satisfied by the hearts of young girls...
Gregory Maguire: Wicked
Years before Dorothy and her dog arrived in the Land of Oz, another girl made her mark. Born with green skin, Elphaba faces a harsh fate in the troubled lands of Oz, where neither magic nor superstition can overcome the floods, famines, and deepening tensions among the realm’s magical inhabitants.
Elphaba attends Shiz University, where she comes under the wing of the dazzlingly popular Galinda and finds herself among Oz’s most promising youth.
But this Oz is no fairy-tale utopia. The Wizard’s secret police surveil everyone, and the sentient Animals face exile. Elphaba aligns herself with the Animals, drawing the Wizard’s devastating wrath and risking her only chance at love.
Wicked is a modern classic of fantasy literature, simultaneously provocative and thought-provoking, offering a fresh reinterpretation of the eternal conflict between good and evil.