THOMAS ELROD’S SciFi debut THE FRANCHISE was released by Tor in May, and has been having an incredibly successful launch. Amazon named the novel as one of the “Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of May.” and LitHub included it in a round-up of “May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books.” ‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘The Truman Show’ in this epic tale of a Hollywood-owned fantasy world where nothing is quite as it seems to the people who live and die at the studio’s whim.
We have sold the print rights to four more backlist titles, and two new titles by bestselling author NOELLE IHLI to Kensington. Her next riveting thriller THE LAST TO DROWN will be released by Pan Macmillan UK on July 16th. The rafting trip was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. But Kaia’s starting to think she made a mistake.
Translation sales thrive ahead of Frankfurt. CLARE SAGER’S lush romantasy KING OF RAVENS is taking off in the foreign market, with sales in Germany, France, and Ukraine. S.T ASHMAN’S thrillers have sold in Portugal, Russia, and Slovakia, and SHARON SHINN’S fantasy SUMMERS AT CASTLE AUBURN has been sold in Spain.
CANDACE FLEMING has signed another deal with Scholastic for WAR DOGS, a middle grade narrative non-fiction narrative nonfiction account of the WWII Dogs for Defense program, following several dogs who served alongside US servicemen.
THE LION AND THE DEATHLESS DARK by CARISSA BROADBENT will be released by Bramble on August 4th. This is the first book in The Bloodborn Duet, the highly anticipated finale to the #1 NYT bestselling series THE CROWNS OF NYAXIA.
DEBBIE YOUNG will continue her successful relationship with Boldwood Books UK, as they have signed a new six book deal. Her next title, DEATH AT THE VILLAGE GARDEN PARTY, the fourth in the Cotswold Curiosity Shop Mysteries, will be published on July 31st.
JOHN SCALZI’S next standalone SciFi novel, MONSTERS OF OHIO, will be released by Tor on November 3rd. This year, John won the Astra Book Award for WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE, was a finalist for the Hugo Award for OLD MAN’S WAR, and was a finalist for the Locust Award for THE SHATTERING PEACE.
Audio sales continue to rise, with new deals and releases. THE SPIN by FAITH GARDNER and INTERITUS by RUBY ROE were both released recently by Audible. ALESSA THORN just signed a five book deal with Tantor, with two new books in her MERCENARIES & MAGIC series, and three new books in THE FAE UNIVERSE. We have sold BOOK OF THE JAGUAR by VICTOR SCHULTZ to Recorded Books, which will be released in print by Fairwood Press on August 18th.