Authors Bridget Morrissey, Emily Wibberley, and Austin Siegemund-Broka writing as E.B. Asher’s THIS WILL BE FUN, pitched as THE PRINCESS BRIDE meets PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, about a group of friends who once saved their magical land together but haven’t spoken in 10 years, reuniting to attend a royal wedding then ending up on a new quest to defend the realm, pitched for readers of LEGENDS AND LATTES and lovers of Shrek, to Sylvan Creekmore at Avon, in a good deal, in […]
Publishers Weekly: Shirley (Halo: Broken Circle) veers from gaming fiction to near-future military techno-thriller in this competent, straightforward novel of U.S. Army Rangers in space. Lt. Art Burkett’s marriage is failing due to his wife’s worries over his continuous insertion into dangerous missions, when he is yanked away yet again, this time into a hostage rescue that involves a drop from space. The mission runs into complications: an undercover agent is killed by friendly fire, the agent’s brother vows vengeance, and […]
Wall Street Journal: Regular readers of sci-fi know Martha Wells from her Murderbot Diaries (if you don’t, go get them immediately). “Witch King” is a fantasy novel about as far from Murderbot as it’s possible to get, and the fact that the author does it so well is a testament to her range and abilities. We start in the middle of the action, meeting the main character and his companion when they wake up after a mysterious betrayal and attack. […]
Publishers Weekly: Okosun’s stunning debut puts a Nigerian spin on epic fantasy tropes to create an addictive tale of political intrigue, love, loss, betrayal, and magic. Nine-year-old Dèmi was born during a time of transition, when the queen of Ifé was replaced by a king who fears and hates hereditary magic users, called Oluso, leading to an ongoing genocide. Dèmi, an Oluso herself, assists with her mother’s forbidden but necessary magical healing work—until she is forced to flee their village […]
Audio rights to Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde’s DESERTED ISLAND TRILOGY, to Kate Runde at Podium, in a three-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier. Audio rights to Jo Walton’s SULIEN series, plus non-fiction book, WHAT MAKES A BOOK SO GREAT, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a four-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Czech renewal rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, and EXIT STRATEGY, the first four titles in the Murderbot Diaries series, to Dobrovský, by Lola Dunton at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. French rights to Brent Weeks’s NIGHT ANGEL NEMESIS, to Bragelonne by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass. Hungarian rights to New York Times bestselling […]
Publishers Weekly: Sinn, the pseudonym for siblings Rachel Hope Cleves (Unspeakable) and Aram Sinnreich (The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property), spin an insightful and emotional story of quantum time travel in their fiction debut. It’s 11:33 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2045, when coder Nev Bourne finalizes SavePoint 2.0, an upgrade to the cutting-edge brain implant that allows users to skip back in time by five seconds. She hits run—and wakes up the morning of September 22, reliving the same day. Then, […]
Congratulations to our DMLA authors who are finalists for the 2023 Locus Awards! FANTASY NOVEL The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK) Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom) YOUNG ADULT NOVEL The Scratch Daughters, H.A. Clarke (Erewhon) NOVELLA “Bishop’s Opening“, R.S.A Garcia (Clarkesworld 1/22) Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom) NOVELETTE “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold“, S.B. Divya (Uncanny 5-6/22) “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge”, Tananarive Due (Other Terrors) COLLECTION Breakable Things, Cassandra Khaw (Undertow) […]
Congratulations to our DMLA authors who have been nominated for a 2023 Aurora Award! Aurora Award for Best Novel The Embroidered Book, Kate Heartfield, HarperVoyager The Void Ascendant, Premee Mohamed, Solaris Books Aurora Award for Best Novelette/Novella Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk, Tordotcom Aurora Award for Best Short Story “Douen”, Suzan Palumbo, The Dark, Issue 82
Publishers Weekly: Harrison delivers her signature blend of high stakes urban fantasy and soap operatic interpersonal drama in the 18th installment to her Hollows series (after 2022’s Trouble with the Cursed). Witch-born demon Rachel Morgan has successfully claimed the role of subrosa, or leader of Cincinnati, Ohio’s supernatural communities, but now must defend that title against challengers. Her latest enemy, a mysterious mage, sets out to undermine her power base by targeting her allies, including her friend David, who is harassed by […]