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Brandon Sanderson’s WIND AND TRUTH Out Now in the UK!

Posted on Thursday, December 5th, 2024

The wait is finally over: Brandon Sanderson‘s WIND AND TRUTH, the highly-anticipated mid-series climax of the Stormlight Archive, is out today! Published by Gollancz in the UK, here’s the synopsis…

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare — and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.

Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide — Adolin in Azimir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah at Thaylen City. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons… and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.

At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiants killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.

WIND AND TRUTH is available in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook (read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading).

Gollancz publishes all of the Stormlight Archive books in the UK — the first four novels are THE WAY OF KINGS, WORDS OF RADIANCE, OATHBREAKER, and RHYTHM OF WAR.

Zeno represents Brandon Sanderson in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

William Gibson’s NEUROMANCER 40th Anniversary Editions Out Tomorrow in the UK!

Posted on Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

Tomorrow, Gollancz publishes the 40th anniversary editions of William Gibson‘s classic, beloved NEUROMANCER! Available direct from Gollancz, it’s available in two editions (one with a slipcase, one without). Here are the details, plus synopsis…

The 40th anniversary special edition hardback of Neuromancer, a science fiction novel that changed the face of the genre. Featuring a stunning dust jacket designed by Daniel Brown, a holographic foil blocked real-cloth case, two-colour printing inside the book, and 25 illustrations by Marco Luna. This incredible edition is exclusive to The Gollancz Emporium.

Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack and ‘console cowboy’ who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life.

Until he meets Molly, an augmented ‘razorgirl’, who offers him a deal on behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and matrix access restored, in exchange for a single job. But it’s not so simple – unless he completes the job, sacs of poison will explode inside him and cripple him again.

And the job? That might be impossible.

The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF history, coining the term ‘cyberspace’ and lighting a fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the 20th century’s most potent visions of the future.

NEUROMANCER is also available in two SF Masterworks editions — a hardcover and paperback editions. (It is also, of course, available as an eBook.)

Zeno represents William Gibson in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of Nell Pierce at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Rivers of London STRAY CAT BLUES Out Now!

Posted on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

The collected paperback (and eBook) edition of the latest Rivers of London comic series, STRAY CAT BLUES, is out now! Written by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch, it’s the 12th story arc in the series, and is published by Titan Comics. Here’s the synopsis…

Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London adventure when a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs. Napier.

Now, Romeo, together with Abigail, Kitty Butchart aka Hoodette, Reynard Fossman, and Gina Penlaw must rescue the three imprisoned women before the Faceless Man can get his hands on them…

Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.

With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.

The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.

An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of London’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

Artwork for the series is once again by the always-excellent José María Beroy. The collection’s cover is by Vv Glass.

The Rivers of London comics are, of course, set in the same world as Ben’s Rivers of London/Peter Grant series of novels and novellas. The most recent book is the instant-bestseller THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, a novella, which is out now — published by Gollancz in the UK and Subterranean Press in North America.

Andrew Cartmel is also the author of the acclaimed Vinyl Detective and Paperback Sleuth mystery series — published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

Interview with Lavie Tidhar

Posted on Monday, December 2nd, 2024

Today, we just wanted to share this interview (above) with Lavie Tidhar, which was conducted by Librería Gigamesh a little while ago to mark the release of the Italian edition of UNHOLY LAND. Published by by Duermevela, as TIERRA PROFANA, it was translated by Alexander Páez, and the cover art is by Adara Sánchez. Here’s the synopsis…

Una ucronía llena de suspense, universos alternativos y giros inesperados que reflexiona sobre la realidad del pueblo judío

Lior Tirosh es un escritor de ciencia ficción pulp que regresa a su hogar en Ararat, África, tras una larga ausencia. Pero Palestina, un estado judío fundado a principios del siglo XX, se enfrenta a sus horas más bajas. Asolada por ataques terroristas y presa de una violencia cada vez mayor, construye un polémico muro que la separa de la vecina Uganda.

La muerte de un viejo conocido y la desaparición de su sobrina enredan a Tirosh en una intrincada trama detectivesca cada vez más confusa en la que comienzan a fundirse su propio pasado, el presente y diversas realidades que parecen no encajar en ninguna parte.

Lavie Tidhar compone una obra inclasificable, que se mueve entre el noir detectivesco y las novelas de universos paralelos, mientras analiza sin concesiones la problemática del pueblo judío.

UNHOLY LAND is published in the UK and North America by Tachyon Publications, with a cover by Sarah Anne Langton. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

Lior Tirosh is a semi-successful author of pulp fiction, an inadvertent time traveler, and an ongoing source of disappointment to his father.

Tirosh has returned to his homeland in East Africa. But Palestina — a Jewish state founded in the early 20th century — has grown dangerous. The government is building a vast border wall to keep out African refugees. Unrest in Ararat City is growing. And Tirosh’s childhood friend, trying to deliver a warning, has turned up dead in his hotel room. A state security officer has identified Tirosh as a suspect in a string of murders, and a rogue agent is stalking Tirosh through transdimensional rifts — possible futures that can only be prevented by avoiding the mistakes of the past.

From the bestselling author of Central Station comes an extraordinary new novel recalling China Miéville and Michael Chabon, entertaining and subversive in equal measures.

Here are just a few of the great reviews the novel has received so far…

‘… will leave readers’ heads spinning with this disorienting and gripping alternate history… Readers of all kinds, and particularly fans of detective stories and puzzles, will enjoy grappling with the numerous questions raised by this stellar work.’ — Publishers Weekly (PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 15, 2018)

‘Lavie Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own — places that look and smell and feel real, if just a bit hauntingly alien. UNHOLY LAND develops slowly. It begins with banal strangeness (this Palestinia, so like and unlike modern-day Israel) and leans gently into it… This is a story that gets weirder the deeper you get into it; that cultivates strangeness like something precious. It has three narrators: Investigator Bloom, Tirosh and a woman, Nur, who works as a field agent for the Border Agency. There are echoes of Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union in it, wild strains of P.K. Dick and Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber. But UNHOLY LAND is its own thing. Something that no one but Tidhar could’ve written. Gorgeous in its alienness, comfortingly gray in its banality, and disquieting throughout.’ — NPR

‘Shifting perspectives will keep readers trying to catch up with this fast-paced plot involving incredible twists on multiple realities and homecoming. This latest from Campbell and World Fantasy Award winner Tidhar (Central Station) is fascinating and powerful.’ — Library Journal

‘[O]ne of those lovely books that starts out presenting itself as one thing, and mutates into another almost without you seeing it… a game-player of a writer who uses the spectrum of science fiction canon for his pieces… a grand game of alternate worlds cast like jewels on the sand. The long second act is all dust and blood and madness and glory, and the fast third act comes down on you like a sharpened spade… Lavie Tidhar is a clever bastard, and this book is a box of little miracles.’ — Warren Ellis

‘UNHOLY LAND starts out hard-boiled and comes at you sideways with the speculative elements. Tidhar has blended alternative history with murder in hotel rooms, missing women, an honest-to-god Fedora and mysterious borders in a tale that evokes Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Casablanca and Mieville’s The City & the City. Political and pulpy, with distinct metafictional elements, Tidhar adroitly pulls off this fantastical tale of an occupied territory.’ — Tade Thompson

‘… adventurous readers will appreciate this well-written and ambitious book. It should find a place at any library that offers high-quality literary fiction.’ — Booklist

‘Tidhar has turned a suspenseful adventure tale into a complex meditation on the possible paths of modern Jewish history.’ — Chicago Tribune

‘By extending Tidhar’s exploration of multiple and metafictional realities in even more sophisticated and assured ways than his earlier novels, UNHOLY LAND is quite an irritated oyster.’ — Locus (Gary K. Wolfe)

‘… provocative and brash… UNHOLY LAND is a wildly inventive and entertaining novel that moves at a breathless gallop… [Tidhar has] staked a claim as the genre’s most interesting, most bold, and most accomplished writer.’ — Locus (Ian Mond)

Simon R. Green’s STONE CERTAINTY Out in February 2025!

Posted on Friday, November 29th, 2024

On February 4th, 2025, Severn House are due to published the next Holy Terrors novel by Simon R. Green! STONE CERTAINTY is the second novel in this ‘funny, scary and thoroughly entertaining’ new series; perfect for fans of ‘American Horror Story, The Haunting of Hill House, horror novels, and murder mysteries with a supernatural twist.’ Here’s the synopsis…

Dare you enter the stone circle…? The world’s most unlikely ghost-busting duo – actress Diana and handsome young bishop Alistair – are back in this spine-tingling paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy author

There are stories about the dilapidated stone circle at Chipping Amesbury, going back centuries. Of people going missing, never to be seen again. Of people found dead inside the circle. Of monsters, and of demons. The villagers may tell the tales with relish to visiting tourists, but a careful observer will notice that there is no transport to the stones, no tours on offer, and the locals stay well away.

Alistair Kincaid, the youngest ever bishop of All Souls Hollow, is an expert in Britain’s ancient stone circles. That’s why, when landowner Sir Neville Chumley announces his plans to restore the circle to its ancient glory, he agrees to take part in a documentary about the project.

Well – that, plus talented actress Diana Hunt is on board. Ever since their last encounter, when the pair of them hunted ghosts and solved a murder, the tabloids have dubbed them the Holy Terrors, and Alistair can’t wait to see her again.

But soon after filming begins, Alistair and Diana are plunged into a terrifying mystery. For the repositioning of the final stone unleashes a series of blood-chilling events that threaten to make them both believe in demons – if, that is, they make it out of the stone circle alive.

HOLY TERRORS, the first book in the series, is out now. Severn House also publishes Green’s Ishmael Jones and Gideon Sable series.

‘A sleek and appealing […] homage to vintage whodunits.’ — Kirkus Reviews

‘Perceptive and witty… Great fun’ — Booklist

‘THE HOLY TERRORS is a great haunted house type story…I was immersed in the scenes so much, it hooked me in… It’s enjoyable. It’s fun. Great characters and very fast paced.’ — The Honest Book Reviewer

‘Although the Bishop and the Actress certainly are [charming], and their increasing charm with each other does help carry readers along.’ — Reading Reality

Zeno represents Simon R. Green in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

The BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST Audiobook is on Sale this week(end)!

Posted on Wednesday, November 27th, 2024

Travis Baldree‘s second novel, the best-selling and acclaimed BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST is on sale this week in the UK! It is included in Libro.fm’s Shop Small audiobook sale that started yesterday, and continues until December 2nd. The novel is the prequel to the acclaimed, internationally best-selling, and Book-Tok sensation LEGENDS & LATTES. Here’s the synopsis…

First loves. Second-hand books. Epic adventures.

Viv’s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she’s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk – so far from the action that she worries she’ll never be able to return to it. What’s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a struggling bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted. Even though it may be exactly what she needs. Still, adventure isn’t far away. A suspicious traveller in grey, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

Sometimes, right things happen at the wrong time. Sometimes, what we need isn’t what we seek. And sometimes, we find ourselves in the stories we experience together.

Set twenty years before the events of Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & Bonedust is a standalone cosy fantasy by BookTok sensation Travis Baldree about the power of good bookshops, great friends and the unexpected choices along the way.

Narrated by the author, the audiobook is published in the UK by Macmillan — the paperback and eBook editions are published by Tor Books.

Lavie Tidhar’s NEOM Out Now in Poland!

Posted on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024

Lavie Tidhar‘s acclaimed NEOM is out today in Poland! Published by Zysk I S-Ka Wydawnictwo, it was translated by Michał Jakuszewski. Here’s the synopsis…

Fascynująca powieść, która przenosi nas do niezwykłego megamiasta przyszłości, gdzie inteligentne maszyny przemierzają pustynię w poszukiwaniu sensu, a sztuka potrafi być groźniejsza niż najpotężniejsza broń

Neom to miejsce, które dla jednych jest futurystyczną baśnią pełną technologicznych cudów, a dla innych chaotycznym miastem na wybrzeżu Morza Czerwonego, bramą prowadzącą z Ziemi w kosmos. Dla wielu to jednak po prostu dom, jedyny, jaki znają.

Młody sierota Elias marzy o opuszczeniu Ziemi, przyłączając się do karawany w nadziei na zdobycie środków na podróż w gwiazdy. Pustynia kryje wiele tajemnic — mechaniczne artefakty, z których część jest niezrozumiała, a inne groźnie niestabilne. Tymczasem w Neom odżywa dawna relacja pomiędzy policjantem Nasirem a kwiaciarką Mariam, która pracuje bez wytchnienia w targowym zgiełku, a nocami marzy o ciszy i spokoju. Ich losy splatają się z misją tajemniczego bezimiennego robota, który zamierza wskrzesić legendarnego złotego człowieka, od dawna uznawanego tylko za mit…

Czy zdołają odnaleźć swoje miejsce w tej pełnej kontrastów rzeczywistości? A może to Neom samo zdecyduje o ich losie?

NEOM is the second novel set in the CENTRAL STATION universe, which is also available in Poland via Zysk I S-Ka, as STACJA CENTRALNA (translated again by Jakuszewski). Zysk has also published the Polish edition of Tidhar’s UNHOLY LAND, as ZIEMIA NIEŚWIĘTA (translated by Dariusz Kopociński).

CENTRAL STATION and NEOM (and UNHOLY LAND) are published in North America and in the UK by Tachyon Publications. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

Today, Neom is a utopian dream — a megacity of the future yet to be built in the Saudi desert. In this deeply imaginative novel from the award-winning universe of Central Station, far-future Neom is already old. Sentient machines roam the desert searching for purpose, works of art can be more deadly than weapons, and the spark of a long-overdue revolution is in the wind. Only the rekindling of an impossible love affair may slow the inevitable sands of time.

The city known as Neom is many things to many beings, human or otherwise. It is a tech wonderland for the rich and beautiful, an urban sprawl along the Red Sea, and a port of call between Earth and the stars.

In the desert, young orphan Elias has joined a caravan, hoping to earn his passage off-world. But the desert is full of mechanical artefacts, some unexplained and some unexploded. Recently, a wry, unnamed robot has unearthed one of the region’s biggest mysteries: the vestiges of a golden man.

In Neom, childhood affection is rekindling between loyal shurta-officer Nasir and hardworking flower-seller Mariam. But Nasu, a deadly terrorartist, has come to the city with missing memories and unfinished business. Just one robot can change a city’s destiny with a single rose — especially when that robot is in search of lost love.

ICYMI: Ben Aaronovitch’s next novel is STONE AND SKY!

Posted on Monday, November 25th, 2024

Last week, Orion/Gollancz announced the next (tenth) novel in Ben Aaronovitch‘s internationally-bestselling and acclaimed Rivers of London series: STONE AND SKY! Due to be published un July 2025, it sees Peter Grant travelling to Scotland, where ‘a relaxing holiday … proves to be just the beginning of another rollercoaster of a case’…

‘This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…’

All Detective Constable Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland.
He’ll need one once this is over…

Sea: check.
Sand: some.
Sun: sort of – but that’s not the only thing in the sky…

The novel will be available in the UK in hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Waterstones special, signed editions.

We’ll share more details as they become available (including cover, international editions, and more.).

Coming Soon: NORTH IS THE NIGHT by Emily Rath

Posted on Friday, November 22nd, 2024

In the new year, Arcadia are due to publish the first novel in Emily Rath‘s Tuonela duology! NORTH IS THE NIGHT will arrive on shelves on January 9th, in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook (read by Lucy Doig and Maryam Ali). Here’s the synopsis…

With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is a feminist fantasy adventure that shows the power of female friendship and how love — both romantic and familial — can conquer even death itself.

In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendship is put to the test when Aina is kidnapped by a death goddess and taken to the mythical underworld Tuonela.

Determined to save her friend, Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey north to seek out Väinämöinen, the only mystical shaman to travel to Tuonela and return alive. As the dark winter looms, Siiri uses all the strength she possesses to survive her journey, which is plagued by trappers, a band of roving wolves, and a cunning snow witch with her own quest for power. But finding Väinämöinen is only the beginning. Siiri must convince him to share his magic so she can sneak into Tuonela and save Aina.

In Tuonela, Aina is forced to play the sadistic games of Tuonetar, the cruel queen of the underworld, alongside other captured maidens. But Aina’s kindness allows her to make allies in the dark, harsh environment. She soon discovers that Tuoni, the god of death and king of Tuonela, is also a victim of Tuonetar’s spells that can only be broken when he remarries. To save him and the other girls, Aina offers herself as his bride.

As she spends more time in the underworld, Aina falls in love with Tuoni and must make a decision that will alter the course of her fate forever… not knowing her fearless friend is on the way and plotting a daring escape.

An extraordinary story of love, of courage, of friendship and of magic, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is the stand-alone first novel in an incredible duology.

Here are just a few of the great early responses the novel is getting…

‘Wintry, dark and enchanting — I was completely engrossed by NORTH IS THE NIGHT‘ — Tasha Suri

‘NORTH IS THE NIGHT casts a wintry spell of myth and magic, love and despair, dread and wonder. A compelling, immersive ride with characters I adored and a story that kept me turning pages!’ — Melissa Caruso

‘Rich, vivid, and brimming with emotion, NORTH IS THE NIGHT pays touching homage to Finnish culture and mythology while forging a unique path all its own. Rath writes with an intensity that imbues every scene, so that you weep and cheer for Siiri and Aina as they find their strength and claim their power.’ — Vaishnavi Patel

‘Rath seamlessly weaves together stories of life, death, and love, to create an epic and wondrous world. Just incredible’ — Phoenecia Rogerson

Zeno represents Emily Rath in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

Grady Hendrix Boxset out now in the UK!

Posted on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Titan Books has published a new boxset from Grady Hendrix! Collecting two of his bestselling novels — THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP and HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE — it’s out now! Here’s the synopsis…

Two of Grady Hendrix’s most beloved horror novels, collected together for the first time: The Final Girl Support Group and How to Sell a Haunted House.

Ever wonder what happens to those Final Girls? After the cops eliminate them as suspects, after the press releases their brace-faced, bad-hair-day photos. For Lynette Tarkington, it’s been a support group with five other final girls. Close to twenty years. Today’s the last day for group, and maybe the final day for all of them, because someone’s been planning a nasty surprise for a long time.

When their parents both die in a car accident, Louise and Mark Joyner are devastated but nothing can prepare them for how bad things are about to get. The two siblings are almost totally estranged:. now, however, they don’t have a choice but to get along. They need to get their childhood home on the market as soon as possible, yet the house has morphed into a hoarder’s paradise, and before they died their parents nailed shut the attic door…

Here are some reviews that the two novels have received so far…

‘A wildly entertaining romp through the conventions of horror’s slasher film subgenre…Hendrix masterfully evokes the paranoid existences of his diverse cast in the aftermath of their traumatic ordeals, and he so explicitly details the massacres and fictional film sagas that grew out of them that readers may believe them to be real. The result is a wonderfully suspenseful and darkly comic novel that cleverly subverts popular culture.Horror fans will be wowed.’ — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘Hendrix presents yet another thought-provoking, fun, and chilling winner.’ — Library Journal (Starred Review) on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘A bloody and grotesque but ultimately entertaining and inspiring take on horror movies, trauma, and self-determination.’ — Kirkus on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘[An] entertaining, fast-paced, and darklyhumorous novel that reads like a sequel to a spooky ’80s horror flick.’ — Booklist on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘A savvy summer slasher.’ — USA Today on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘Hendrix’s cinematic knowledge is deployed with skill, and it’s not necessary to be a fan of slasher movies to enjoy this very clever, gleefully violent, self-aware deconstruction of the genre.’ — The Guardian on THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

‘Hendrix’s horror novels are a gateway drug to the genre…. By weaving violence, family trauma and humor, Hendrix creates a texture that engages the reader emotionally and viscerally.’ — New York Times on HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

‘Hendrix is a contemporary horror master, and the combination of profound storytelling and unapologetic, campy gore he delivers here will surely have horror fans reading with a gleeful smile on their faces.’ — NPR on HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

‘A must-have for any library that will appeal to a broad audience. Hendrix is a best-seller for a reason, and this new novel shows he is only getting better with age.’ — Library Journal (Starred Review) on HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

‘With strong connections to twenty-first century classics […] Hendrix’s book sets the high watermark for horror in 2023.’ — Booklist (Starred Review) on HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

‘Grief, generational trauma, and some sinister puppets animate this wildly entertaining haunted house tale from bestseller Hendrix […] This is a gem.’ — Publishers Weekly on HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

Zeno represents Grady Hendrix in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES Audiobook Out Now!

Posted on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Today, Tantor Media publishes a new audiobook edition of TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES — one of Roger Zelazny‘s classic science fiction novels. Read by Andrew J. Andersen, here’s the synopsis…

Organized crime magnate, Angelo Di Negri, is a man out of time and place. He’d been gunned down more than a century ago. But through the wonders of cryogenic storage his body had been preserved until such a time as his “family” had need of him and he could be safely revived. That time had arrived. But Angela discovered that not everything was as it seemed and that the fate of mankind would be determined by his success or by his failure.

Tantor has published ten of Zelazny’s other novels as audiobooks…

STRAY CAT BLUES Collected Edition out in Two Weeks!

Posted on Monday, November 18th, 2024

The collected paperback (and eBook) edition of the latest Rivers of London comic series, STRAY CAT BLUES, is out in two weeks! Written by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch, it’s the 12th story arc in the series, and it’s due to be published by Titan Comics on December 3rd. Here’s the synopsis…

Now, Romeo, together with Abigail, Kitty Butchart aka Hoodette, Reynard Fossman, and Gina Penlaw must rescue the three imprisoned women before the Faceless Man can get his hands on them…

Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.

With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.

The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.

An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of London’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

Artwork for the series is once again by the always-excellent José María Beroy. The collection’s cover is by Vv Glass (who also did some of the individual issue covers).

Andrew Cartmel is also the author of the acclaimed Vinyl Detective and Paperback Sleuth mystery series — published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

New Zelazny Omnibus Available in Russia

Posted on Friday, November 15th, 2024

Two more of Roger Zelazny‘s classic novels — THIS IMMORTAL and DAMNATION ALLEY — are now available in a new Russian omnibus edition! Этот бессмертный. Долина проклятий is published by Эксмо/fanzon. Here’s the synopsis…

«Этот бессмертный»

Мир после Третьей мировой войны. Города разрушены, а в радиоактивных пустошах обитают мутанты. Люди почти полностью эмигрировали на другие планеты, и Земля стала модным туристическим центром для богачей из других уголков Вселенной. Конрад Номикос, комиссар по делам культуры и человек с таинственным прошлым, вынужден быть гидом у инопланетного вельможи в его путешествии, результат которого, возможно, спасет или уничтожит планету.

«Долина проклятий»

Черт Таннер — не из тех, кого можно принять за героя: он автоугонщик, контрабандист и хладнокровный убийца. Вы также никогда не подумаете, что Черт Таннер гуманист. За различные преступления ему грозит пожизненное заключение, и он поставлен перед выбором: провести оставшиеся годы в крошечной тюремной камере или проехать через всю страну и доставить в Бостон контейнер с вакциной… если, конечно, там еще кто-то остался в живых. Но не принимайте эту миссию милосердия за обычное дорожное путешествие — не сейчас, когда на каждой смертоносной миле между Лос-Анджелесом и Восточным побережьем вас ждут радиоактивные бури, стаи хищных мутантов и банды рейдеров. Это уже не Америка. Это долина проклятий.

First published in 1966, THIS IMMORTAL was Zelazny’s debut novel, and won the Hugo Award. It is available as an audiobook, published by Tantor Media, and read by Peter Berkrot. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he’d rather not talk about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he’s been given a job he’d rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes — especially when it is apparent that this places him at the center of high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth itself!

DAMNATION ALLEY was first published in 1968, and is also available as an audiobook via Tantor Media, read by Paul Bellantoni. Here’s the synopsis…

Hell Tanner isn’t the sort of guy you’d mistake for a hero: he’s a fast-driving car thief, a smuggler, and a stone-cold killer. Facing life in prison for his various crimes, he’s given a choice: Rot away his remaining years in a tiny jail cell or drive cross-country and deliver a case of antiserum to the plague-ridden people of Boston, Massachusetts. The chance of a full pardon does wonders for getting his attention. And don’t mistake this mission of mercy for any kind of normal road trip-not when there are radioactive storms, hordes of carnivorous beasts, and giant, mutated scorpions to be found along every deadly mile between Los Angeles and the East Coast. But then, this is no normal part of America, you see. This is Damnation Alley…

LEGENDS & LATTES out now in Romania!

Posted on Thursday, November 14th, 2024

Travis Baldree‘s wildly successful debut novel, LEGENDS & LATTES, is now available in a new Romanian edition! Published by Alice Books, as LEGENDE & LATTE, the novel was translated by Iulia Dromereschi. Here’s the synopsis…

După un trai cu vărsare de sânge și recompense, Viv își agață, în sfârșit, paloșul în cui.

Orca sătulă de lupte își propune să o ia de la început și să deschidă prima cafenea din orașul Thune. Dar rivali vechi și noi stau în calea succesului ei – ca să nu mai spunem că nimeni nu are nici cea mai vagă idee ce este cafeaua.

Dacă Viv vrea să lase trecutul în urmă și să-și îndeplinească planurile, nu va reuși de una
singură.

Dar adevărata răsplată a drumului neexplorat o reprezintă călătorii pe care îi întâlnești pe parcurs. Și fie că sunt aduși laolaltă de magia străveche, de foitaje sau de o ceașcă de cafea proaspătă, ar putea deveni parteneri, o familie și ceva mai profund decât și-ar fi putut închipui vreodată.

LEGENDS & LATTES is published by Tor Books in the UK and in North America. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

High fantasy, low stakes – with a double-shot of coffee.

After decades of adventuring, Viv the orc barbarian is finally hanging up her sword for good. Now she sets her sights on a new dream – for she plans to open the first coffee shop in the city of Thune. Even though no one there knows what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the past behind her, she can’t go it alone. And help might arrive from unexpected quarters. Yet old rivals and new stand in the way of success. And Thune’s shady underbelly could make it all too easy for Viv to take up the blade once more.

But the true reward of the uncharted path is the travellers you meet along the way. Whether bound by ancient magic, delicious pastries or a freshly brewed cup, they may become something deeper than Viv ever could have imagined…

LEGENDS & LATTES and its prequel, BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST, were recently published in North America in new hardcover editions, by Tor Books, both of which were instant bestsellers.

LEGENDS & LATTES has been showered with praise, far and wide. Here is just a small selection of the great reviews…

‘This is a story about following your dreams, even when they take you away from who you thought you had to be. It’s sweet, beautiful and, most of all, kind. I hugely recommend this book.’ — Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway

‘The most fun I’ve ever had in a coffee shop.’ — Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

‘A gentle little cozy set against an epic fantasy backdrop… This charming outing will please anyone who’s ever wished to spend time in a fantasy world without all the quests and battles.’ — Publishers Weekly

‘This slice-of-life cozy fantasy novel has everything you’ve been searching for.’ — Buzzfeed

‘With its mysterious encounters, summer flings and a growing number of skeletons, Baldree’s fantastical novel is the perfect winter indulgence.’ — HuffPost Books (“Best Books We Read in 2023)

‘A stunningly-well done story at every level’ — Fantasy Faction

‘If you like fantasy but you’re tired of reading about wars and general intensity, this is the book for you… Cozy fantasy at its best.’ — Literary Hub

‘I loved LEGENDS & LATTES and I have literally nothing bad to say about it… a warm hug on a cold day. Written with care and attention, Baldree’s delicate touch and vibrant characters make this story shine… Books have their own kind of magic. LEGENDS & LATTES was positively enchanting.’ — Bookworm Blues

‘LEGENDS & LATTES isn’t just a cosy, slice-of-life fantasy, it is a hug after a long day, it’s that first bite of chocolate you’ve been desperately craving or that first sip of coffee, it’s pyjamas and blankets and everything else which brings comfort and warmth. This is a tale so simple yet so wholesome and adorable, it has made me see just how versatile the fantasy genre can be… Believe the hype… this book deserves all the praise… Baldree delivers a tale to soothe the soul, a tale which had me smiling and crying with happiness from beginning to end.’ — Fantasy Hive

Skyward Series Boxed Set Out in Two Weeks

Posted on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

In two weeks (November 28th), Gollancz is due to publish a new boxed set of Brandon Sanderson‘s acclaimed Skyward series! Including the novels SKYWARD, STARSIGHT, CYTONIC, and DEFIANT, as well as the collection of the SKYWARD FLIGHT novellas (co-authored with Janci Patterson). Here’s the synopsis…

Brought together in this boxed set is the complete Skyward series of novels, by fantasy legend Brandon Sanderson.

Dive into an epic world, filled with danger, conspiracy and a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction… For she’ll go to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.

Follow Spensa’s journey skyward – from beginning to end – in this searing science fiction series by worldwide phenomenon, Brandon Sanderson.

Zeno represents Brandon Sanderson in the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth only, on behalf of the Jabberwocky Literary Agency in New York.