Norilana Books

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books presents A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith -- now in affordable trade paperback!

In this much-anticipated prequel to the wildly popular Crown Duel, Vidanric Renselaeus, fifteen-year-old Marquis of Shevraeth, finds himself sent across the continent to a military academy in Marloven Hess...

"Involving characters, exquisite world building, politics, intrigue, and choices to be made between love, school and country. A Stranger to Command has everything. Drop what you're doing and read it immediately."
­— Justine Larbalestier, author of How to Ditch Your Fairy




A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith
Imprint: YA Angst
Trade Paperback (reprint edition)
June 15, 2009
Retail Price: $16.95 USD - £12.60 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934648-56-8
ISBN-10: 1-934648-56-6
480 pages

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Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Sherwood Smith is the author of over 25 books, including stories for children and young adults. She has been writing fantasy since age eight, and her best known novel Crown Duel is currently in its ninth printing.

Visit her website at www.sherwoodsmith.net

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 240 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.
For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print:
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Two is better than one! :-) Get both CJ's Notebooks One and Two!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


It's Peter Pan for girls!

Norilana Books is proud to present Mearsies Heili Bounces Back: CJ's Second Notebook by Sherwood Smith, the second volume of the notebooks kept by CJ of her magical adventures with the fun-loving girl gang led by Queen Clair. Includes interior illustrations by the author, plus a map on the back cover.


Mearsies Heili Bounces Back: CJ's Second Notebook by Sherwood Smith




I am Princess Cherene Jennet Sherwood of Mearsies Heili, hater of evil, foe to all villains, and wielder of the prune pie of justice!"

That's how CJ Sherwood introduces herself when she lands into her craziest adventure yet. In this, the second volume of CJ's records, she and her gang of friends gathered around the thirteen year old queen, Clair Sherwood, find themselves beset by magical spells and various villains. They still manage to have fun in the underground hideout in the middle of Mearsies Heili's woodland.

CJ loves life with "the M girls"—so she is completely unprepared to be taken away and put in a silken prison in order to forget being a princess. As CJ uses her brains and imagination to get out of trouble, she has to think about what being a princess really means.

She also discovers that there are things even tougher to deal with than terrible enchantments, sinister shadows, and lurking villains: teenage boys.

Mearsies Heili Bounces Back: CJ's Second Notebook by Sherwood Smith
YA Angst
December 31, 2008
Trade Paperback
Retail Price: $13.95 USD - 8.50 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-016-7
ISBN-10: 1-60762-016-2
324 pages

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Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 210 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books presents A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith.

In this much-anticipated prequel to the wildly popular Crown Duel, Vidanric Renselaeus, fifteen-year-old Marquis of Shevraeth, finds himself sent across the continent to a military academy in Marloven Hess...

"Involving characters, exquisite world building, politics, intrigue, and choices to be made between love, school and country. A Stranger to Command has everything. Drop what you're doing and read it immediately."
­— Justine Larbalestier, author of How to Ditch Your Fairy




A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith
Imprint: YA Angst
Trade Hardcover
August 1, 2008
Retail Price:
$27.95 USD - £20.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934648-55-1
ISBN-10: 1-934648-55-8
480 pages

Click here for more information...

Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Sherwood Smith is the author of over 25 books, including stories for children and young adults. She has been writing fantasy since age eight, and her best known novel Crown Duel is currently in its ninth printing.

Visit her website at www.sherwoodsmith.net

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 170 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.
For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print:
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Wow...

I wasn't going to mention this until the book was fully available in more places online and had propagated fully in the global distribution system but looks like Barnes & Noble Online is already showing the pre-order link for A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith (sartorias), the much-awaited prequel to her wildly popular Crown Duel.

So... if you've been anxiously waiting and want to pre-order from Barnes & Noble, might as well go for it!

More soon as the book shows up in other online places... :-) Watch for the official announcement coming soon!

A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith

The Exciting prequel to Crown Duel . . .

Coming August 1, 2008 from YA Angst.

Click on images to see full-size... (Note, this is the ARC edition, not the final cover.)

Cover photos taken by Sherwood Smith (sartorias), cover model is Thomas Lembke.



Cover jacket flat:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books has acquired A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith, the exciting prequel to her popular Crown Duel. The novel deals with the early king-making adventures of the young Marquis of Shevraeth when he is sent to a military academy in a faraway warrior land.

Sherwood Smith is the author of over 25 books, in particular stories for children and young adults, including A Posse Of Princesses, Inda, The Fox, The King's Shield, Senrid, the Exordium series (with Dave Trowbridge) and Wren's World series. She has been writing fantasy since age eight, and her best-known reader favorite novel Crown Duel is currently in its ninth printing.

Official website: www.sherwoodsmith.net

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 140 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith

"Smith has delightful fun playing with princesses, or at least the traditional ideas about princesses from fairy tales and fantasy, in this lively young-adult fantasy.... This charming tale ranges from fairy tale to fluffy Regency-style romance to full-on adventure, with plenty of cliches overturned to entertain readers wanting a little extra bite to their fantasy."

-- Locus (April 2008, p. 53)

A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith

"Sherwood Smith's newest well-mannered fantasy is nothing short of charming...." -- Rambles.NET

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A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith

"In this delightful novel... Smith's humorous narrative, colorful descriptions of palace life, and fully realized characters will appeal to romance and fantasy buffs alike." -- School Library Journal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books presents a delightful romantic fantasy of courtly
intrigue and adventure for all ages.

New from YA Angst...


A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith



Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is invited along with all the other princesses in her part of the world to the coming of age party of the Crown Prince of Vesarja, which is the central and most important kingdom. When Iardith, the prettiest and most perfect of all the princesses, is abducted, Rhis and her friends go to the rescue.

What happens to Rhis and her posse has unexpected results not only for the princesses, but for the princes who chase after them. Everyone learns a lot about friendship and hate, politics and laughter, romantic ballads and sleeping in the dirt with nothing but a sword for company. But most of all they learn about the many meanings of love.

A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith
YA Angst
March 1, 2008
Retail Price:
$22.95 USD - £16.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934648-26-1
ISBN-10: 1-934648-26-4
300 pages

Click here for more information...

Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Sherwood Smith is the author of over 25 books, in particular stories
for children and young adults. She has been writing fantasy since age
eight, and her best known novel Crown Duel is currently in its ninth
printing. Visit her website at www.sherwoodsmith.net

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned
and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 130 books in
print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover
and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy,
science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.
For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print:
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Over the Sea: CJ's First Notebook by Sherwood Smith

Coming this week from YA Angst!

It's the girls' answer to Peter Pan!

Click on image to see full-size...

Trade paperback:

A Norilana Books original title!

A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith

Coming March 1, 2008, from YA Angst.

Click to see full-size...

Senrid by Sherwood Smith - Trade Paperback Edition is here!

Wraparound Jacket:




Senrid by Sherwood Smith
September 1, 2007
YA Angst
Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-934169-63-6
ISBN-10: 1-934169-63-3
$13.95 USD - £10.75 GBP
488 pages

For more information:

http://www.norilana.com/norilana-angst.htm

Order Your Copy:
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- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
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- Amazon JP

Today's the Official Release Date!

Sherwood Smith's YA fantasy novel Senrid is now available!

Senrid by Sherwood Smith
YA Angst, May 1, 2007
Trade Hardcover (First Edition) - 448 pages
Retail Price: $24.95 USD - £18.60 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934169-62-9
ISBN-10: 1-934169-62-5

Order Your Copy:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
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- Amazon JP

Senrid is a story of swashbuckling boys and girls, royal stakes, mysterious villains, high adventure and strange magic, set in the universe of Crown Duel and Inda, in the tradition of Lloyd Alexander's Westmark and Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief . . .

YA Angst - Upbeat and magical... An imprint that pokes fun at its own name.

Great news today!

Amazon is showing that Sherwood Smith's YA fantasy novel Senrid is now available for pre-order!

Pre-Order your copy here on Amazon.



And here is more info on Senrid, including Pre-Order links for international Amazon sites and Barnes & Noble.

I am extremely proud and psyched to see this one, the first original Norilana Books title, and the first original YA Angst title! :-)

Senrid by Sherwood Smith
YA Angst, May 1, 2007
Trade Hardcover (First Edition) - 448 pages
Retail Price: $24.95 USD - £18.60 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934169-62-9
ISBN-10: 1-934169-62-5

Senrid is a story of swashbuckling boys and girls, royal stakes, mysterious villains, high adventure and strange magic, set in the universe of Crown Duel and Inda, in the tradition of Lloyd Alexander's Westmark and Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief . . .

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SENRID by Sherwood Smith.

Coming May 1, 2007.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Norilana Books has acquired Senrid, an original YA fantasy by Sherwood Smith, a novel of high adventure and strange magic in the tradition of Lloyd Alexander's Westmark and Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief. The novel will appear under the new YA Angst imprint.

Senrid is the much anticipated story of swashbuckling boys and girls, royal stakes, mysterious villains and breathtaking wonder set in the much-beloved fantasy world of Crown Duel and Inda.

Sherwood Smith (sartorias) has been writing about this milieu since age eight. Her first foray there, Crown Duel, is in its ninth printing. Other work includes the popular Wren series and Exordium series (with Dave Trowbridge), altogether more than twenty-five books published and translated into numerous languages. Visit her website at: http://www.sff.net/people/Sherwood/

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 50 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service @ norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

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