Solaris to publish rising horror star Isabel Cañas for the UK
1st June 2023
Solaris are thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Hacienda and Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas for the UK.
Cañas’s luscious Gothic debut, The Hacienda, follows newlywed Beatriz as she accompanies her husband to his countryside estate, Hacienda San Isidro. She tries to ignore the rumours surrounding the death of the wife who preceded her, but something is wrong with the hacienda and young priest Padre Andrés is her only ally against its malevolent presence.
In Vampires of El Norte Cañas returns to 19th century Mexico, where vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in a supernatural tale of two friends reunited after a tragedy that will satisfy fans of Netflix’s Midnight Mass.
The Hacienda will be released in October 2023, with Vampires of El Norte following in October 2024. English Language UK/BC Rights were acquired by Amy Borsuk from Tawanna Sullivan at Berkley, PRH.
Author Isabel Cañas on the acquisition:
“I am utterly thrilled that The Hacienda and Vampires of El Norte are making their way across the pond! The UK was my home for many years–I spent five years studying at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh and as many again flying back and forth to London to visit my now-husband and beloved friends. I could not be more delighted to call it home once more, this time in the care of the brilliant Amy Borsuk and the whole Solaris team.”
Acquiring Editor Amy Borsuk:
“I’m so excited to be bringing Isabel’s fantastic horror books to the UK! Her haunted house and vampire stories set in 19th century Mexico are thrilling, refreshing and evocative. The way she weaves magic, hauntings, and monstrous vampires into the realities of Mexican history is unlike any other horror out there!”
Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.
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