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UK Release Date: HURRICANE FEVER by Tobias Buckell

Posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

Buckell-HurricaneFeverUK-BlogToday, Del Rey UK publish Tobias Buckell‘s highly-anticipated HURRICANE FEVER, the follow-up to ARCTIC RISING. A thrilling return to Buckell’s near-future Earth, it offers an expertly-crafted blend of James Bond-meets-Michael Crichton action and adventure. Here is the synopsis…

When a freelance spy is yanked out of comfortable retirement aboard his boat following the death of a friend, he stumbles upon a deadly terrorist plot to use a private space delivery platform in Barbados to launch a deadly genetic virus.

As one of the largest hurricanes to hit the Caribbean sweeps through the area, one man must battle the world’s deadliest natural phenomenon, mercenaries and a deadly biological agent, to save the world.

Can’t get to a bookstore, yet? Well, to whet your appetite, Tor.com have helpfully published an excerpt from HURRICANE FEVER. Below are a couple of early reviews…

‘A stormy, aptly named thriller set in the Caribbean of the near future… The stakes are higher than one might expect, and even the specter of racism comes into play. Buckell has written a smart and well-constructed tale that’s filled with excitement and the flavor of the Caribbean isles… So don’t wait for a dark and stormy night to read this novel; you’ll have plenty of fun.’ — Kirkus, Starred Review

‘Buckell solidly links the political and the personal, both exemplified by subtle race-related interactions (for instance, at upper-crust parties, Roo is frequently mistaken for a servant). The scenes of sailing and spying action move quickly, and the climax, set on a supersized satellite-launching cannon, is one white cat shy of a Bond movie.’ — Publishers Weekly

HURRICANE FEVER is published in the US by Tor Books, also this week.

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

New Client: Tobias Buckell and ARCTIC RISING…

Posted on Thursday, April 18th, 2013

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We are thrilled to welcome Tobias Buckell as a new client, representing him in the UK and Commonwealth on behalf of our colleagues at the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York. We have long been an admirer of this fantastic author’s work.

As if this news alone were not cause for celebration, we can also reveal that Del Rey UK will be publishing Tobias’s most recent novel, ARCTIC RISING, this coming July, with a follow-up, HURRICANE FEVER, likely to appear next year. Check out the stunning Del Rey cover artwork, rendered by super-talented artist, Lee Gibbons.

This exciting and topical novel has recently been nominated for the Prometheus Award, which every year celebrates books that ‘examine the meaning of freedom’. The winner will be announced over the Labor Day weekend at LoneStarCon3, the 2013 World Science Fiction Convention, and we wish Tobias the best of luck!

Here is the synopsis…

Global Warming has transformed the Earth, and it’s about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all but melted, and the international community is racing to claim the massive amounts of oil beneath the newly accessible ocean. Enter the Gaia Corporation. Its two founders plan to terraform Earth to save it from itself—but in doing so, they may have created a superweapon the likes of which the world has never seen. Anika Duncan, a pilot for the United Nations Polar Guard, finds herself caught up in a plot by military agencies and corporations who want the Gaia Corporation stopped. But when Gaia loses control of its superweapon, it will be Anika who has to decide the future of the world.

Tobias Buckell is the author of, among others, the popular Xenowealth series (CRYSTAL RAIN, RAGAMUFFIN and SLY MONGOOSE) and HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL. Buckell’s previous novels have been described as ‘stretching the horizons of science fiction’ (John Scalzi), ‘vividly imagined… finely tuned and engrossing’ (Booklist) and ‘compulsively readable’ (Maclean’s).