Ian Cameron Esslemont sells four books to Transworld
In a "strong five-figure deal", Canadian Ian Cameron Esslemont sold four fantasy novels to Transworld. Previously, he co-wrote two books with Steven Erikson...
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Tag Archives: UK
Rachel Caine sells foreign rights to Weather Wardens
Via agent Lucienne Diver, Rachel Caine sold UK and Czech rights to several Weather Warden novels...
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John Jarrold reports foreign sales to the US for two clients
Two fantasy authors who recently sold trilogies to Gollancz will see their books published in the US by Berkley Ace...
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Brent Weeks’s first trilogy appearing in quick succession; win a copy
Fantasy author Brent Weeks has written the "Night Angel" trilogy, which Orbit is publishing in October, November, and December in the US, UK, and Australia...
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Finnish writer Hannu Rajaniemi (who in his other life is string theorist and technology consultant) sold his first three books on the basis of one 24-page chapter to Gollancz via agent John Jarrold...
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Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt sell Dracula: the Un-dead to Dutton
Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew has co-written Dracula: the Un-dead, the first Stoker-family authorized sequel to the seminal 1897 work, and sold it to Dutton, with film rights...
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Peter V. Brett goes European
Peter V. Brett travels to England for the British debut of The Painted Man, and sells more book to Spain...
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2008 British Fantasy Award Winners
The British Fantasy Society announced the winners of their ten annual awards. They are...
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Norilana to republish Rosemary Hawley Jarman’s The Captain’s Witch
Rosemary Hawley Jarman's erotic dark epic fantasy, The Captain's Witch, which was first published in 2005 by Egerton House...
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British comics site IndieReview announces updates and changes
IndieReview, the British "indie comics and manga portal", has refocused itself and added new features ahead of their first anniversary...
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2008 British Fantasy Award Nominees
The British Fantasy Society announced the nominees for the eight categories of British Fantasy Awards. The winners will be announced in late September. The nominees are...
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Serendipity number 10 now available
The tenth issue of magical realist webzine Serendipity is now available...
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Suzanne McLeod sells German rights to two urban fantasies for “significant advance”
Suzanne McLeod's The Sweet Scent of Blood and its sequel went to Goldmann "after a hard-fought auction" conducted by...
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Robert Lloyd Parry performing MR James stories to scare and delight
British actor/art historian Robert Lloyd Parry presents two ghost stories by MR James in "Oh, Whistle…" this autumn and winter...
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Special Ray Bradbury editions from PS Publishing
PS Publishing is producing special collectors' editions of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Hallowe'en Tree, The October Country, The Day It Rained Forever, and A Medicine for Melancholy...
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