Zeno Titles on the Frankfurt Book Fair Hot List!


Just a very quick post to draw your attention to the Zeno client titles that were included in The Bookseller’s Frankfurt Book Fair hotlist!

Represented by John Berlyne

  • SIX LIVES by Lavie Tidhar (published in the UK by AdAstra/Head Of Zeus)

“A grand tour” of six lives, connected through blood and history, each “rooted in the dirt of their inheritance”.

Represented by Stevie Finegan

Queer, gothic fantasy (“perfect for fans of The Atlas Six”) in which four young Arcanists plot to overthrow the crown, while contending with the daily apocalypse, undead nuns and their obsessive love-hate relationship.

Sri Lankan-inspired swords and sorcery fantasy where a duo aim to set the world to rights, one a disgraced Paladin and the other is stuck in the form of a talking cat.

Male/male romance, which begins when a child joins his class in the middle of the year and teacher Marvin can’t help but notice a very hot dad.

Represented by Bianca Gillam

“‘Bridgerton’ meets Fourth Wing” story that tells of a witch, cursed to kill the man she marries, being matched with a suitor she hates. But what happens when she begins to fall for him?

Forbes 30 Under 30: Yudhanjaya Wijeratne!


We at Zeno are thrilled to see our author Yudhanjaya Wijeratne recently recognised in Forbes’ latest 30 Under 30 list for Asia!

The 30 Under 30 list has long been established for recognising emerging talent from across the world that everyone in their industries needs to watch out for. Yudha joins a list of fabulous science fiction and fantasy writers to be honoured in recent years on the list, including Hafsah Faizal and Tomi Adeyemi.

As well as his Nebula-nominated co-authored MESSENGER and his widely acclaimed NUMBERCASTE, Yudha continues to write at the cutting edge of science fiction publishing THE SALVAGE CREW in 2020, which was co-authored with an A.I. he created.

Agent Contact: Stevie Finegan