THE FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear

Jun 172025
 

The cover of The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear featuring a dramatic outerspace scene.Information doesn’t want to be free. Information wants to vanish without a trace.

Sunya Song’s job is to stop that from happening.

She’s an archinformist: a specialist historian whose job usually involves sitting at a console at her university job near the Galactic Core, sorting ancient documents and restoring corrupted files.

But now, the research opportunity of a lifetime has sent her—along with her teenage children and alien wife—halfway across the galaxy to preserve the data and aid in the retrieval of the archaeological find of the century: an ancient alien artificial intelligence called Baomind. As vast as a stellar system, the Baomind orbits a dying red giant, and the star’s time has nearly ended.

The isolated research station and its small fleet of ships come under attack by fanatic Freeport pirates who believe that artificial intelligence is an abomination that must be destroyed, putting the lives of Sunya and her family at risk.

Tens of thousands of lightyears from home, isolated from all help, Sunya is the only one who can save them all.

Jo Ann Brown’s SAVING HER AMISH BABY is a New York Times Bestseller!

Jun 122025
 

cover for Saving Her Amish Baby with an Amish woman holding a baby in a field of yellow flowersHUGE congratulations to Jo Ann Brown as SAVING HER AMISH BABY comes in as #12 on the New York Times mass market bestseller list!

May Translation Deals

May 312025
 

Catalan rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, and ROGUE PROTOCOL, the first three installments in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series, to Rayo Verde, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Polish rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, HARROW THE NINTH, and NONA THE NINTH, the first three books in the Locked Tomb series, to Grupa Wydawnicza FILIA, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Brazilian Portuguese rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s HARROW THE NINTH, the second book in the Locked Tomb trilogy, to Alma Books, by Cristina Purchio at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Slovene rights to LJ Andrews’s THE MIST THIEF, to Zeleny Kocur, by Prava I Prevodi in association with Katie Shea Boutillier.

Slovene rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first and second books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Aktivni Mediji, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Swedish rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s HEIR TO THE SHADOWS, the second book in the Black Jewels series, to Quadrifolia, by Jules Rosier at Sebes & Bisseling Literary Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to Robert Sheckley’s THE STATUS CIVILIZATION, IMMORTALITY INC and DIMENSIONS OF MIRACLES, plus several short stories, to Lobster, by Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Jim Butcher feature in the New York Times!

May 292025
 

We are pleased to share this moving interview with DMLA author, Jim Butcher, in the New York Times about his journey in writing The Dresden Files. From concept to outline to the success of over 17 novels — “Twelve Months,” the 18th book in the series, will be published in January 2026 — Jim reveals all the poignant ups and downs of becoming a bestselling author.

“Three decades ago, Jim Butcher put pen to paper and invented a wildly popular fictional universe. At the time, he was just trying to finish his homework.”

THE EMILIE ADVENTURES by Martha Wells

May 132025
 

Emilie and the Hollow World

Running away from home and stowing away on the wrong ship, Emilie embarks on a fantastic adventure.

Emilie learns that the crew hopes to use an experimental engine to journey to the interior of the planet, but when the ship becomes damaged on arrival and evidence points to sabotage, they encounter the treacherous Lord Ivers, along with a strange new race.

Can Emilie and her new-found friends possibly reach the surface world again?

Emilie and the Sky-World

When Emilie arrives in Silk Harbor, Professor Abindon, an old colleague of her friend Lady Marlende, warns them of something strange and potentially deadly in the sky, a disruption in an upper air aether current. On further investigation they realize it’s a ship from another aetheric plane.

How to determine if it’s a friendly explorer, or something far more sinister? Nothing less than a journey into the dangerous air currents will do.

Join Emilie and she navigates the strange landscapes of the upper air, and the deadly menace that inhabits the Sky World.

2025 Locus Awards Finalists!

May 092025
 

The finalists for the 2025 Locus Award finalists were announced and several DMLA clients made the list!

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)

FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape UK)
  • Asunder, Kerstin Hall (Tordotcom)
  • The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed (Solaris UK)

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • The Feast Makers, H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)
  • Sheine Lende, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)

NOVELLA

  • The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
  • Countess, Suzan Palumbo (ECW)

NOVELETTE

  • “A Stranger Knocks“, Tananarive Due (Uncanny 9-10/24)
  • “By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars“, Premee Mohamed (Strange Horizons 6/9/24)

SHORT STORY

  • “The Night Birds”, Premee Mohamed (Northern Nights)

COLLECTION

  • Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, Nalo Hopkinson (Tachyon)

April Translation Deals

Apr 302025
 

Croatian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s THE AERONAUT’S WINDLASS and THE OLYMPIAN AFFAIR, Books 1 and 2 of The Cinder Spires, to Lumen, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Hungarian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s COLD DAYS, Book 14 of The Dresden Files, to Delta Vision, by Nada Popovic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Hungarian rights to Michael Livingston’s NEVER GREATER SLAUGHTER, to Peko, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish rights to Robert McCammon’s THE PROVIDENCE RIDER, to Vesper, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Polish rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, to Nowa Basn, by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Portuguese rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, the first book in the Locked Tomb series, to Infinito Particular, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to LJ Andrews’s THE BROKEN KINGDOMS SERIES, to Bookchef, in a three-book deal, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Ukrainian rights to Caitlin Starling’s THE STARVING SAINTS, to Yakaboo, by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald.

2025 Hugo Awards Finalists!

Apr 142025
 

The finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards Finalists were announced a couple of days ago, and we’re over the moon to see our DMLA authors honored! Congratulations all around!

BEST NOVEL

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey, Hodderscape UK)

BEST NOVELLA

The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)

BEST NOVELETTE

“By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee Mohamed (Strange Horizons, Fund Drive 2024)

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK
The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)

BEST SEMIPROZINE
Amanda Downum and E. Catherine Tobler for their work on The Deadlands
Premee Mohamed for her work on Escape Pod

Starred Review: THE FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear

Apr 102025
 

The cover of The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear with a dramatic outerspace scene.Library Journal: Information exists all over the universe, and Sunya Song’s goal in life is to preserve it. She is an archinformist, a specialist historian who has traveled halfway across the galaxy to save as much as she can of the Baomind, an alien artificial intelligence that is in orbit around a dying red giant. Sunya is surprised—and dismayed—to discover that her academic rival (and ex-lover) Vickee Devine has also arrived, along with Sunya’s alien wife and their two children. When the research station and small fleet of ships come under attack by Freeport pirates, the group must protect themselves as well as the Baomind, which the pirates believe should be destroyed. With danger outside and inside the station, Sunya must find a way to contact help, thousands of light-years away. VERDICT The latest entry in Bear’s “White Space” series following Machine) showcases her smart and introspective command of space opera. Well-developed characters highlight not only the big ideas of artificial intelligence, xenophobia, and data preservation but family dynamics and scientific rivalries.

DIVINER’S BOW by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Apr 012025
 

A world divided cannot stand.

A people divided cannot thrive.

The Oracle has Seen the end of Civilization, and the end of the Haosa, too. Reactions to this are—mixed.

On the one hand, foresight is a notoriously erratic Gift. On the other, can Civilization—or the Haosa—afford to assume that the prophecy is an error?

And if the Oracle has Seen truly—is it possible to alter the future?

While well-meaning people struggle to implement change that might, at least, mitigate a disaster, others are looking toward the profit they can make from the end of the world.

In the meantime, the Tree-and-Dragon Trade Team has concluded its whole port inventory, and is about to propose Colemeno as a trade-hub and anchor to a brand-new route. Padi yos’Galan is preparing to step into new roles, personally, and in trade.

And the lives of two small children may be the thread that binds the future—or unravels it.

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