A press release from Michael Molcher of Solaris Books:
Rather than ease back into work, we thought we’d come into 2014 with a bang – by publishing two titles by one of our favourite authors.
Steven Erikson called him “one of the very best writers of fantasy around” and now Irish writer Paul Kearney’s masterpiece, A Different Kingdom, is available for review.
Set in rural Ireland, A Different Kingdom is an incredible novel and a unique tour de force about the thin lines between this world and the next – I heartily recommend it, whether fantasy is your thing or not, as Paul’s writing is sublime.
At the same time we’re also reissuing one of his most popular novels in a larger format for the UK market. A stirring story of invasion, defeat and the victory pulled from its jaws, The Ten Thousand this is the beginning of Paul’s celebrated Macht trilogy.
A Different Kingdom
by Paul Kearney
A new world is revealed on 29th January (US & Canada) and 13th February (UK)
£7.99 (UK) ISBN: 978-1-78108-187-7
$7.99/$9.99 (US & CAN) ISBN 978-1-78108-186-0
Available in paperback and ebook
Michael Fay is a normal boy, living with his grandparents on their family farm. In the woods—once thought safe and well-explored—there are wolves; and other, stranger things. Then one day he finds himself in the Other Place. There are wild people, and terrible monsters, and a girl called Cat.
When the wolves follow him from the Other Place to his family’s doorstep, Michael must choose between locking the doors and looking away—or following Cat on an adventure that may take an entire lifetime in the Other Place. He will become a man, and a warrior, and confront the Devil himself: the terrible Dark Horseman…
Set in rural Ireland, A Different Kingdom is an incredible novel about the thin lines between this world and the next. A unique and stunning tour de force that will reinvigorate your love of the fantasy genre.
The Ten Thousand
by Paul Kearney
Revisit the world of the Macht on 13th February (UK & Ireland)
£7.99 (UK) ISBN 978-1-78108-250-8
A stirring story of invasion, defeat and the victory pulled from its jaws – this is the beginning of Paul Kearney’s celebrated Macht Trilogy, now reissued in a larger format!
On the world of Kuf, the Macht are a mystery, a seldom-seen people of extraordinary ferocity and discipline whose prowess on the battlefield is the stuff of legend. For centuries they have remained within the remote fastnesses of the Harukush Mountains. In the world beyond, the teeming races and peoples of Kuf have been united within the bounds of the Asurian Empire, which rules the known world, and is invincible.
The Great King of Asuria can call up whole nations to the battlefield. His word is law. But now the Great King’s brother means to take the throne by force, and in order to do so he has sought out the legend. He hires ten thousand mercenary warriors of the Macht, and leads them into the heart of the Empire.
Now in a larger B format edition, this series will delight fans of George RR Martin and Stephen R. Lawhead!
Paul Kearney is the critically-acclaimed author of The Monarchies of God and the Sea Beggars series. He has been long-listed for the British Fantasy Award.