Guy Haley sold Champion of Mars to Solaris. Solaris says the book “is a novel truly vast in scope and charts the troubled history of the red planet over millennia.” They plan to release the book simultaneously in the UK and the US in May 2012, in both print and electronic formats.
Solaris editor-in-chief Jonathan Oliver said “It’s wonderful when you find a science fiction novel that’s this epic while also dealing with characters you can believe in. Guy is a strong new voice in sf and it’s a real pleasure to be working with him. Champion of Mars has all the grandeur of the golden age sf of Bradbury, Silverberg, or Clarke, while also presenting a strong new authorial voice.”
Haley said “The story is a personal favorite of mine, and I can’t wait to share it with the world. I love planetary romance and hard sf, and Champion of Mars is my attempt to merge the two.”