Jennifer Jackson

jennifer-jackson-photo Jennifer Jackson is Executive Vice President at the Donald Maass Literary Agency, which she joined in 1993. Once upon a time, she worked as a bookseller for Waldenbooks, and also did a stint at Forbidden Planet, the retail division of London’s Titan Books. She maintains a personal website at http://www.jenniferjackson.org/ and her blog is archived at http://arcaedia.wordpress.com/

Growing up reading science fiction and fantasy led naturally to a concentration in that genre, which she continues to champion. She initiated the expansion of the agency into the area of women’s fiction, and has also expanded her genre reach into the thriller and suspense categories.

Her current roster includes, among others, New York Times best-selling fantasy writer Jim Butcher, Hugo Award winning science fiction author Elizabeth Bear, USA Today best-selling author Anne Bishop, New York Times best-seller Kim Harrison, evil genius Seth Dickinson, Nebula Award winner Martha Wells, Compton Crook Award winner Nicky Drayden, Nebula finalist Saladin Ahmed, Icelandic novelist Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, and Shirley Jackson Award nominee Tamsyn Muir.

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Recent Books from Jennifer’s Clients

SF/Fantasy, Tor.com, September 2022

Her city is under siege.

The zombies are coming back.

And all Nona wants is a birthday party.

Sequel to the sensational Gideon the Ninth and equally stunning Harrow the Ninth.

Science Fiction, HarperVoyager, February 2021

The Compton Crook Award-winning author weaves her trademark blend of science fiction and dark humor in this dazzling story that continues the imaginative saga begun in Escaping Exodus, in which a society lives in the belly of a beast—and an entire civilization’s survival depends on a pair of uneasy allies who must come together for one epic battle.

Fantasy, Ace Books, March 2023

From the New York Times bestselling Black Jewels saga: a sweeping story of of three young women who must navigate life within the powerful SaDiablo family—and come to terms with Witch, the Queen who is still the heart and will of that family.…

Science Fiction, Tor.com, April 2021

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot series exploded onto the scene with All Systems Red in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since.

When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people―who knew?)

Fantasy, Tor Books, June 2022

The Lotus Kingdoms are at war, with four claimants to the sorcerous throne of the Alchemical Emperor fielding three armies between them. Alliances are made, and broken, many times over—but in the end, only one can sit on the throne. And that one must have not only the power, but the rightful claim.