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December 2012

November 30, 2012 by Ethan Ellenberg

Well, here’s the latest:

  • JAMES CAMBIAS handed in the final draft of his first novel, A DARKLING SEA to David Hartwell at Tor
  • The first UKeditions of IAN DOUGLAS’s military SF titles are coming from Harper UK
  • GAIL MARTIN launches a new series, ‘The Ascendent Kingdoms’ with ICE FORGED in February which we have very high hopes for.
  • THE HUMAN DIVISION, the fifth book in John Scalzi’s OLD MAN’S WAR series is coming in May but more importantly Tor will be serializing it starting in January.  We just sold Norwegian rights for Old Man’s War, pushing the total to almost 20 countries.
  • The second book in Sharon Shinn’s SHIFTING CIRCLE series is out, STILL LIFE WITH SHAPESHIFTER and the first book in the series SHAPE OF DESIRE was named one of Publisher’s Weekly’s best fantasy books of 2012.
  • VAUGHN HEPPNER, self-published author of the successful DOOM STAR series is a new addition to the client list.  His follow up series to DOOM STAR the FENRIS series will be published by Amazon Publishing’s 47North imprint, and the DOOM STAR books will soon be available in audiobook from Audible.
  •  We’re very excited about selling the first novel by JUDD TRICHTER, LOVE IN THE AGE OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION TO Brendan Deneen at St. Martin’s.
  • We’ve sold a third book on behalf of EDWARD WILLETT for his forthcoming MASKS series writing as E.C. Blake, which debuts Fall 2013 to Daw.
  •  G.A. AIKEN’ ‘Dragon Kin’ series continues to grow, we’ve sold a novella to Kensington and the first 4 books in Korea,
  •  We’ve sold a first HQN project for TERRI BRISBIN, an anthology with Brenda Joyce.
  • BERTRICE SMALL launches a fantastic new series, with BIANCA (Dutton 10/2012).  Set in RenaisanceItaly, this is a fresh setting for Bertrice’s customary historical romances.
  • JAMES M. TABOR has delivered the next book in the ‘Hallie Leland’ series to Random House, FROZEN SOLID for publication in April, 2012 and Russian rights have already been sold.\
  •  In the children’s and young adult arena we are very happy to see the 2nd book in the ‘Katerina Trilogy’  by ROBIN BRIDGES published, THE UNFAILING LIGHT.  Set in Czarist Russia, this paranormal romance series is exceptional.
  • ERIC ROHMANN and CANDACE FLEMING’s new picture book OH NO is already in its 3rd printing and had a great book club sale to Scholastic.
  • SNEAKY ART is coming, yes, Marthe Jocelyn’s wonderful craft book SNEAKY ART is coming, from Candlewick in March, 2013.

Enjoy the holidays

Ethan Ellenberg

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