HUGO HUGO HUGO

SCALZI SCALZI SCALZI

Yes, we are very proud to announce that our client John Scalzi has won the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel 2012 for his book REDSHIRTS.

So I guess we are shouting it out on rooftops.

In other news, we recently sold a new 3 book series for Shelly Laurenston to Kensington called THE CROWS.  Her new e-novella, as G.A. Aiken, A TALE OF TWO DRAGONS is just out.

We’re very excited about the forthcoming publication of James Cambias’ first SF novel, A DARKLING SEA, coming in hardcover from Tor.

Gail Martin has sold a new book to Solaris, a paranormal detective novel called BUTTONS coming in summer 2014.  We’re very excited about the release of REIGN OF ASH from Orbit in April 2014.

Karen Miller’s new 5 book epic series TARNISHED CROWN is on track to launch next year.

Sharon Shinn has penned her first original graphic novel, PAINTED WARRIOR, which we recently sold to First Second.

CHRISTINE WARREN’s new series Gargoyles debuts in December with HEART OF STONE.

We recently made a number of sales to Harlequin Historicals, 3 books for Terri Brisbin and 2 for Georgie Lee.

We proud to announce that we will be representing the estate of Jennifer Wilde and we’re anxious to get her entire backlist published as ebooks.

In non-fiction we recently sold John Domagalski’s INTO THE DARK WATER to Casemate, the story of the 3 skippers of PT-109.

Dr. Alexander Unzicker and Sheila Jones’ BANKRUPTING PHYSICS came out just this past July to excellent reviews.  Highly recommended to anyone who wants a different take on the current stage of cosmology and theoretical physics.

In children’s we sold BULLDOZER’S birthday by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann to Atheneum.

I’m just back from the International Book Fair in Frankfurt and the business continues to evolve, ebooks still looking for traction in Europe, lots of technological change, challenging markets but lots of optimism and hope.

 

 

 

 

 

The fifth book in John Scalzi’s OLD MAN’S WAR series, THE HUMAN DIVISION is being serialized by Tor and we’ve been very excited to see its success.  The book will be published in hardcover this May.

Karen Miller has delivered the first book in her new epic series, THE TARNISHED CROWN to Orbit and we expect great things when it is published in Spring 2014.

Fans of MaryJanice Davidson should get ready for a great new series, DÉJÀ VU, which was just licensed to Berkley in a 2 book deal.

With got some exciting new client news.  One of this year’s Edgar nominees, Al Lamanda has signed with us and we are shopping his John Bekker series now.  The second book in the series, SUNRISE is coming from Five Star this Summer and two more John Bekker novels are ready to follow it.

Judd Trichter has delivered the final draft of LOVE IN THE AGE OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION to Thomas Dunne Books.

Kay Kenyon’s A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS will be coming from Premier Digital Publishing this Fall.

Gail Martin has sold the next two books in the ASCENDANT KINGDOMS series to Orbit.

Mel Odom has sold a three book military SF series to Voyager entitled MAKAUM.

Lucy Monroe has moved her single title career to Grand Central in a three book deal entitled THE CALKIRN CHRONICLES.

The second book in James M. Tabor’s ‘Hallie Leland’ series, FROZEN SOLID is coming from Random House in April.  The first book THE DEEP ZONE just finished an impressive showing in a promotionally priced e-book edition.

Caldecott winner Eric Rohmann has re-united with Candace Fleming on two new picture book projects, SLEEP IN YOUR OWN BED for Schwartz and Wade and BULLDOZER’S BIRTHDAY for Atheneum.

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 2^nd 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 3^rd 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