Scottish author Gary Gibson sold a three-book series to Pan Macmillan’s Tor UK. The three books form a connected series, and will be entitled Stealing Light, Stealing Fire, and Stealing Time. The first is scheduled to be published on 5 October 2007, with the others following in 2008 and 2009.
The publisher’s web site describes Stealing Light:
“In the 25th century, only the Shoal possess the secret of faster-than-light travel (FTL), giving them absolute control over all trade and exploration throughout the galaxy. Mankind has operated within their influence for two centuries, establishing a dozen human colony worlds scattered along Shoal trade routes.
“Dakota Merrick, while serving as a military pilot, has witnessed atrocities for which this alien race is responsible. Now piloting a civilian cargo ship, she is currently ferrying an exploration team to a star system containing a derelict starship. From its wreckage, her passengers hope to salvage a functioning FTL drive of mysteriously non-Shoal origin. But the Shoal are not yet ready to relinquish their monopoly over a technology they acquired through ancient genocide.”
The author’s blog is at www.garygibson.net. His previous books include Angel Stations and Against Gravity.