Donald Maass Literary Agency

Publishers Weekly: The secrets that slowly emerge about Tessa, the Cookes, and the two elderly caretakers now tending Fallbrook will keep readers turning the pages. Suspense fans will be satisfied.

Farsi rights to Martha Wells’ Nebula and Hugo Award-winning The Murderbot Diaries series (ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, EXIT STRATEGY, and NETWORK EFFECT), to Porteghal Publishing House, by Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. French rights to Ada Palmer’s THE WILL TO BATTLE, Book 3 of the Terra Ignota series, to du Belial, by Robin Batet at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier, for Cameron McClure. French rights to World Fantasy, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author […]

Kirkus: Well-written, fun, and thoughtful tale of evil Nazi plots, body-snatching behind enemy lines, magical libraries, complicated parental relationships, deep-seated prejudices, and suspicious felines. An enticing genre mashup. Horror, sci-fi, and fantasy readers alike will find something to love and someone to root for.

Library Journal: Eyrien witch Jillian is finally coming of age, and her feelings are fraught with trauma and confusion. Lord Dillon’s attention is centered on her, how could she not love this handsome, engaging young man? Dillon would rather leave his past behind, and make sure he is in control of his future. Meanwhile, the marriage between Surreal SaDiablo and Daemon Sadi, warlord prince of Dhemlan, is starting to turn. The dual story lines in this tenth entry in the […]

Congratulations to Shaun David Hutchinson for having BRAVE FACE featured on Booklist Editors’ Choice: 2019’s Books for Youth!

Booklist: Longtime genre fiction readers will know exactly what they’re getting in this omnibus. Bear covers a lot of ground, from strange, magical westerns to near-future science fiction to the fantastic world of the Steles of the Sky trilogy—all with her characteristic style and attention to detail. The collection begins with the fascinating and haunting tale of a serial killer in “Covenant” and ends with the recent “Erase, Erase, Erase,” a haunting look at responsibility, identity, and memory. Notable in between […]

Audio rights to Donald Maass’s THE EMOTIONAL CRAFT OF FICTION, to Ashley Fortier at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

Chinese rights to Robert McCammon’s SWAN SONG, to Xiron, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier, for Cameron McClure. Czech rights to New York Times bestselling author Yoon Ha Lee’s REVENANT GUN, the third book in the Machineries of Empire series, to Host, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. Hungarian rights to USA Today bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, the first book in […]

Congratulations to Tamsyn Muir for having Gideon the Ninth on Tor Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2019 list!     

Congratulations to Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH and Elizabeth Bear’s ANCESTRAL NIGHT for making NYPL 2019 Best Books for Adults list!