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French rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s MARKED IN FLESH, Book 4 of the Others series, to Bragelonne, by David Camus at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson. German rights to Jim Butcher’s ACADEM’S FURY, Book 2 of the Codex Alera series, renewed by Blanvalet, via Bastian Schlueck at the Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson. Japanese rights to NYT bestselling author Emily Brightwell’s MRS. JEFFRIES TAKES STOCK, to Tokyo Sogensha, by Kohei […]

Leena Likitalo’s THE FIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE MOON plus sequel, to Haila Williams at Blackstone, in a two-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier, on behalf of Cameron McClure.

Liz Gorinsky at Tor Books has acquired Mary Robinette Kowal’s THE CALCULATING STARS and THE FATED SKY, an historical science fiction duology in which the devastation of a meteorite hit accelerates the 1950’s space program and building on the universe of her Hugo Award-winning novelette “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” for publication in 2018 via Jennifer Jackson.

Congratulations to Shaun David Hutchinson on We Are the Ants being named on School Library Journal’s 2016 Best Young Adult Books List!

Congratulations to Yoon Ha Lee and Ada Palmer on Ninefox Gambit and Too Like the Lightning being named to Barnes & Noble’s 2016 List of Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books!

Publishers Weekly: The morally gray heroes of this urban fantasy anthology refute the idea that all magic users are either good or evil. Butcher opens with his own “Cold Case,” the heart-wrenching story of a young woman trying to reconcile her new and terrible power with the duty she must perform. Seanan McGuire’s “Sleepover” follows nicely, revealing a world where magical people are reviled and unwelcome. Tanya Huff’s “If Wishes Were,” the grim story of a vampire holding desperately to her […]

Congratulations to Robert Jackson Bennett and Yoon Ha Lee on City of Blades and Ninefox Gambit being on Amazon’s 2016 List of Best Science Fiction and Fantasy!

SHADOWED SOULS edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes debuted at #77 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books List! In this dark and gritty collection—featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman—nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil.. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

Booklist: The universe isn’t expanding anymore—it’s actually shrinking, and Florida high-school senior Ozzie is the only one who remembers it differently. He’s also the only one who remembers Tommy, his best friend since childhood and boyfriend since the eighth grade. Tommy has vanished, both from Ozzie’s life and from the memories of everyone around him. As graduation approaches and Ozzie’s world becomes literally smaller, he struggles to find Tommy with increasing desperation, even as he grows closer to Calvin, the […]

Tor.com: Jim Butcher is one of the biggest names in urban fantasy (maybe the biggest, considering his novels tend to debut at the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list), and Kerrie Hughes is one of the most accomplished anthologists in SFF. The two combine their estimable skills for Shadowed Souls, an anthology of urban fantasy stories whose theme focuses on the line dividing black from white, good from evil, and what lies in the shadows. The anthology is […]