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Solaris to publish psychological horror Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist.

In this debut novel from the British Fantasy Award-winning author of The Queen of the High Fields, Tamsin escapes from Edinburgh to the Scottish countryside in desperate need of a fresh start and a new life away from the city. But when the cottage she thought she’d bought turns out to be a semi-detached house in the middle of nowhere – unnerving neighbour she never sees included – the place she hoped would be a sanctuary becomes a snare as she loses her grip on reality.

World English Language Rights were acquired by Amanda Raybould from Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates Literary Agency. Film/TV Rights have also been acquired by Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment.

Home Sick will be released in Summer 2026.

Author Rhiannon Grist on the acquisition:

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing out my debut novel with Solaris. I have been impressed by Solaris’ transparency, dedication and strong sense of fairness for their authors. I’m looking forward to working with the brilliant Amanda on my folklore-infused, psychological horror Home Sick. Get hungry, weirdos. It’s time to eat.”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Raybould:

“The moment I started Home Sick, I knew this was the type of book that I would be staying up all night to read – the crawling horror of Tamsin’s move to a new house got under my skin and refused to let go. I’ve long been a fan of Rhiannon’s writing, which I think rises to new heights in Home Sick, and I’m delighted to partner with her on this incredibly special – and terrifying – novel.”

Rhiannon A Grist is an award-winning writer of weird, dark and speculative fiction. Her Welsh folk horror, The Queen of the High Fields, won Best Novella at the 2023 British Fantasy Awards. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner and far too many plants. Do not startle her; she bites. Approach slowly, with open palms, like you would a deer in the woods. Find out more at www.rhiannongrist.wordpress.com For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris to publish dark fantasy Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho for the UK

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho for the UK.

A jaded warrior, conscripted by a kingdom battling their imperialist masters, accidentally rescues a child whose existence can easily turn the tide of a war. To survive, they must navigate the games kingdoms play, where their captors look to reclaim a memory of an empire, but the cities they reconquer don’t want their version of liberation.

For fans of The Unbroken and The Jasmine Throne, Cry, Voidbringer will be released in autumn 2025.

UK/BC English Language Rights were acquired by Amanda Raybould from Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency. Rights also to Michael LaBorn at Bindery Books (NA).

Author Elaine Ho on the acquisition:

“I’m thrilled to be working with the fantastic Amanda Raybould and the rest of the team at Solaris! It’s a huge honour to be part of the list among authors I admire, and I can’t wait to share Cry, Voidbringer with the world!”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Raybould:

“I was immediately enthralled by the world that Elaine presented in Cry, Voidbringer – her writing is exquisite and visceral – but the true heart of the novel is the friendship formed between two people who believe they have no choice at all, but who still fight for their freedom. I can’t wait for you all to share in the story of Hammer and Viri.”

Elaine Ho is an Asian-American illustrator and author. She bounces between the US and Singapore, belonging to both and neither. Her work primarily explores themes of identity and home, whilst being drawn to the broken and the beautiful. She originally received a degree in Psychology before pivoting into art full-time. Find her work at artofelaineho.com

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris to publish cosmic space opera The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon.

In a long settled galaxy, a race known as the Sovereigns possess the means to visit parallel realities, appearing inside the body of someone, or something, else. The Well, where horrors are flung, runs through the realities like a fissure, and the king-turned-sorcerer who’s been trapped there for more years than he can say trudges the wastelands for a way out. When news breaks of a priceless map of the realities, a kaleidoscopic cast of alien characters race each other across reality to the Well—and quite possibly to their own deaths.

A cosmic adventure that reads like a fable from another galaxy, The Immeasurable Heaven will be released in July 2025.

World All Language Rights were acquired by David Thomas Moore from Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock Ltd.

Author Caspar Geon on the acquisition:

“I’m so happy that The Immeasurable Heaven has found such a good home with Solaris, and looking forward to sharing my strange tale of another galaxy next year.”

Acquiring Editor David Thomas Moore:

“I seriously can’t wait to share The Immeasurable Heaven with you all. Vast and cosmic, smart and witty, pacy and fun, human (ironically given there are no humans in it) and personal. One of the most original science fiction books you’ll read.”

Caspar Geon has lived many lives in many different dimensions, and published books in all of them. THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN is his first book set in the infinite parallel realities of the Phaslairs.

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

For rights enquiries please contact Sam Birkett, Rights Manager: sam.birkett@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris Nova snaps up Scottish-inspired romantasy The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre

We are delighted to announce our first #solarisnova title for next year, The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre by Darcy Ash will be releasing January 2025!

World All Languages rights to Amy Borsuk.

Feast your eyes on the glorious art of the main characters Fierre and Aiven by @flaroh below and read on to learn more…

Darcy Ash’s THE TWO HUNGERS OF PRINCE FIERRE is a queer Scottish-inspired romantasy, combining happily-ever-after romance with a story of disordered eating and healing. Perfect for fans of Freya Marske’s THE LAST BINDING and Foz Meadows’ A STRANGE AND STUBBORN ENDURANCE.

“Prince Fierre has three big problems. He’s suffering from a mystery illness. He’s surrounded by lords who expect personal favours. And worst of all, he’s in love with his best friend, Aiven, a former farm boy and studious enforcer of rules.

With his father gravely ill, the Prince-Regent Fierre must brace himself for the responsibilities of ruling a kingdom, and navigate the politics of the noblemen who want his favours, or him. And his first act is to appoint Aiven as his Star of the Sky, right-hand to the prince. Can Fierre heal himself, deal with the noblemen snapping about his ankles, and keep his best friend at his side without losing him?”

Darcy Ash is the author of The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre. She often writes about queer relationships, illness, and characters from low-income backgrounds. She can regularly be found dreaming about travel.

Acquiring editor, Amy Borsuk: “I’m so excited to be working with Darcy Ash on this heartfelt fantasy romance. Fierre’s journey is beautiful, the passion is intense, and Aiven is the sweethearted friend everyone needs. I’m thrilled that Solaris Nova readers will get to start off their 2025 with this one!”

Author, Darcy Ash “I’m so happy to be sharing this story of romance, illness and healing with readers, and inviting them on Fierre and Aiven’s journey. My thanks to Solaris for taking this book on and loving it enough to share it with the world!”

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Solaris to publish horror western Red Rabbit for the UK

Against a red desert background, the cover for RED RABBIT by Alex Grecian

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian for the UK.


A rip-roaring horror romp for fans of Stephen Graham Jones and The Magnificent Seven, Red Rabbit follows an unlikely group racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen stagecoach in pursuit of a witch named Sadie Grace. As their posse grows, so too does the danger, but this hodgepodge crew are determined to get the bounty on Sadie’s head—or die trying.


UK/BC Rights (excluding Canada) were acquired by Chiara Mestieri from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein, in association with The Gernert Company


Red Rabbit will be released in September 2024. Cover design by Sam Gretton.


Author Alex Grecian on the acquisition:


“I’m both proud and incredibly delighted to join Solaris in bringing Red Rabbit to a new readership.”


Acquiring Editor Chiara Mestieri:


“I am so thrilled to be bringing Red Rabbit to the UK! Alex blends the horror and Western genres so cleverly, and I couldn’t tear myself away from the cracking pace and epic scope of its narrative, its quick-witted characters, and the delightfully folky horrors they encounter along the journey. I can’t wait for new readers to saddle up for the ride.”

Alex Grecian is the New York Times bestselling author of The Yard and its sequels The Black Country, The Devil’s Workshop, The Harvest Man, and Lost and Gone Forever, as well as the contemporary thriller The Saint of Wolves and Butchers, and the ebook The Blue Girl. He has also written multiple award-winning graphic novels, including Proof and Rasputin.


For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris to publish Tlingit epic fantasy by Caskey Russell

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition The Raven and Eagle Series, consisting of The Door on the Sea and its two sequels, by Caskey Russell.

From member of the Tlingit Nation of Alaska, Caskey Russell, The Door on the Sea is a Tlingit answer to Tolkien in which a bookish outcast must lead a crew including warriors, a giant wolf, and the mythical Raven to steal the only weapon that can defeat the shapeshifting colonists that threaten his community.

A modern, Indigenous reclamation of the quest fantasy genre, an ode to the power of storytelling, and an alternate-history retelling of white missionary colonialism, The Door on the Sea is a rich, adventurous debut for fans of Black Sun and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.

World All Languages Rights were acquired by Amy Borsuk from Lauren Bajek at Liza Dawson Literary Agency. The Door on the Sea will be released in September 2025.

Author Caskey Russell on the acquisition:

“I am thrilled and delighted to be working with Solaris on The Door on the Sea and my entire Raven and Eagle Series. And I’m very grateful for Solaris for providing a way to share these stories, which are grounded in Tlingit culture, with the world. I want to thank Amy Borsuk and the entire Solaris team for working with me to bring these books to life!”

Acquiring Editor Amy Borsuk:

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing Caskey’s fun, magical and epic Tlingit fantasy series to the world. Caskey’s nautical quest tale draws from Tlingit mythos and his own personal sense of Tlingit identity as shared with his family and his clan. This wonderful story has a fantastic cast of characters, featuring a particularly crude yet wise raven, bear humans, wolf cousins, a bookish hero and the warriors holding him up. But it is also much more than that: it is a captivating and original portal fantasy adventure that comes from the heart and explores the messy, harmful and tangled reality of what happens when one’s world is shaken by the invasion of those claiming everything you know is a lie.”

Caskey Russell is from Seattle Washington, and has lived in Oregon, Iowa, Wyoming, and New Zealand. He is a father, a professor, a musician, and an enrolled member of the Tlingit Nation (Eagle / Kooyu Kwáan) of Alaska.

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

For rights enquiries please contact Sam Birkett, Rights Manager: sam.birkett@rebellion.co.uk

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Solaris to publish The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau for the UK

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau for the UK, a Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel for fans of Squid Game and The Witcher in which a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena.

Lythlet and her only friend Desil are shackled to a life of debt and poverty that she fears they will never escape. Desperate for money, they sign up as conquessors: arena combatants who fight sun-cursed beasts in the seedy underworld of the city.

Match-master Dothilos is initially enamoured of Desil’s brawling reputation, but after seeing Lythlet lead the pair to triumph with her quick cunning, he takes her under his wing, scorning Desil. Ambition takes root in Lythlet’s heart as a life of fame and wealth unfolds in her imagination.

But Lythlet isn’t the only one out for coin and glory, and she soon finds herself playing an entirely different game—a game of politics and deception. As the cost of her ambition grows, she will have to decide if sacrificing her honour, and only friendship, is worth the chance to shape her own fortune.

UK/BC, excluding Canada, English Language Rights were acquired by Amanda Rutter from Keir Alekseii at Azantian Literary Agency.

The Serpent Called Mercy will be released in January 2025.

Author Roanne Lau on the acquisition:

“I am beyond delighted to be working with Solaris in bringing my debut The Serpent Called Mercy over to the UK and the Commonwealth. From day one, Amanda Rutter’s enthusiasm for my book has been nothing short of serotonin-boosting, and with her keen editorial eye and the brilliant Solaris team behind her, I have no doubt my book is in safe hands.”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Rutter:

“From the first time I read The Serpent Called Mercy, I knew that this was an exceptionally special book, which explores brilliant themes of friendship and the price of honour. Roanne’s writing is sublime, and I know readers will eat up Lythlet’s world.”

Roanne Lau is a speculative fiction author whose works are informed by her experiences living in Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan, and Japan and being the descendant of Chinese immigrants. She was selected for the Pitch Wars mentorship program in 2021. The Serpent Called Mercy is her debut novel.

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris acquires Vajra Chandrasekera’s award-winning fantasy novel The Saint of Bright Doors for the UK

Against a black background with white stars and the white Solaris logo in the top right corner, two blue circles. In the larger circle, white text "Acquisition Announcement. Vajra Chandrasekera. THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS. June 2024." In the smaller circle, an author photo of R. T. Ester.

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of Vajra Chandrasekera’s The Saint of Bright Doors and Rakesfall in a two-book deal for the UK.

The winner of the Crawford Award and a finalist for the Nebula Award, The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults against the mundane struggles of modern life, resulting in a novel that is revelatory and resonant.

Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to talk about in therapy.

He walked among invisible powers: devils and anti-gods that mock the mortal form. He learned a lethal catechism, lost his shadow, and gained a habit for secrecy. After a blood-soaked childhood, Fetter escaped his rural hometown for the big city, and fell into a broader world where divine destinies are a dime a dozen.

Everything in Luriat is more than it seems. Group therapy is recruitment for a revolutionary cadre. Junk email hints at the arrival of a god. Every door is laden with potential, and once closed may never open again. The city is scattered with Bright Doors, looming portals through which a cold wind blows. In this unknowable metropolis, Fetter will discover what kind of man he is, and his discovery will rewrite the world.

UK/BC, excluding Canada, English Language Rights were acquired by Amanda Rutter from Chris Scheina at Tordotcom.

The Saint of Bright Doors will be released on 6th June 2024. Preorder here.

Author Vajra Chandrasekera on the acquisition:

“I’ve long been a fan of the wonderful work that Solaris publishes, and I’m utterly delighted that they will be bringing my books to readers in the UK.”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Rutter:

“I am so thrilled to be publishing Vajra’s work for a UK audience – his books are vital and challenging, and I adored every word when I read them both. New readers can expect stunning prose, vivid characters, and utter originality, and I can’t wait to see what people think!”

Vajra Chandrasekera is from Colombo, Sri Lanka and is online at vajra.me. His debut novel The Saint of Bright Doors was a New York Times Notable Book of 2023, and his short fiction, anthologized in The Apex Book of World SF, The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, and The Best Science Fiction of the Year among others, has been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. His second novel Rakesfall is out in 2024.

For press enquiries please contact Natalie Sorrell Charlesworth, Digital Marketing and Social Media Executive: natalie.charlesworth@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris acquires dark sci-fi debut The Ganymedan by R.T. Ester

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Ganymedan by R.T. Ester, a dark and compelling science fiction debut that examines agency and sacrifice through one man’s desperate attempt to reach home.

The prodigal son of an anti-AI rebel faction, Kerwin Dotnet tried to make a life for himself as a mixologist on Mars. Now his tyrannical employer, the richest man alive, has been murdered, and K-Dot must depend on first-generation AI spaceship TR-8901 to get him to safety on Jupiter—or suffer a fate worse than death. But TR has a direct interest in identifying the murderer, and its devotion to law and order is the only thing keeping it from purposely self-destructing after 200 years of obsolescence.

World English Language Rights were acquired by Amy Borsuk from Jason Yarn at Jason Yarn Literary Agency.
The Ganymedan will be released in November 2025.

Author R.T. Ester on the acquisition:

“I am very pleased to have joined the Solaris family. Meeting Amy Borsuk last November, I connected instantly with her vision for The Ganymedan, her very observant take on its protagonist, and her enthusiasm for the themes it explores. I was quickly assured the story had found its home and, seeing a notable commitment to publishing thought-provoking fiction, I am thrilled it will be in the caring hands of the Solaris team. I look forward to working with Amy and everyone else to get my scorpion-and-turtle retelling that blends the transhumanist noir of Altered Carbon with the gritty spacefaring of The Expanse out into the world.”

Acquiring Editor Amy Borsuk:

“I’m so excited to be the editor for this provocative and brilliantly intense sci-fi story from R.T. Ester! This compelling story of one man’s doomed and determined journey home explores thought-provoking themes of agency and autonomy, and sacrifice in the name of goodness. It also has a brilliant outmoded, sentient spaceship who acts as counterpoint to everything. R.T. is a brilliant writer and those ready for darker shades of sci-fi, or journeys home, or sentient AI, will love this book.”

Originally from Nigeria, R.T. Ester moved to the United States in 1998 and, catching the creative bug early on, studied art with a focus on design. While working full time as a graphic designer, he began to write speculative fiction in his spare time and, since then, has had stories published in Interzone and Clarkesworld. The Ganymedan is his first novel.

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk.

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Solaris Nova to publish Regency fantasy trilogy by Natania Barron

We’re delighted to announce the latest addition to the Solaris Nova family: Netherford Hall by Natania Barron.

The first in a brand new trilogy combining the Regency era with witchcraft, Netherford Hall is a sapphic historical fantasy in which Gentlewitch Edith Rookwood and her family return to their ancestral seat of Netherford Hall in Kent, England following a mysterious fire in their London home. It’s there Edith faces a new threat in the form of her tenant: the chaotic and lovely Poppy Brightwell.

The women can’t deny the attraction growing between them, but Edith needs to marry for money to save her new home from usurpers—and Poppy’s very soul is at risk when she discovers the bargain her parents made with a being they thought was a witch.

Netherford Hall will hit shelves in August 2024!

World All Languages Rights were acquired by David Moore from Stacey Graham at 3 Seas Literary Agency.

For press enquiries please contact Jess Gofton, PR & Marketing Manager: jess.gofton@rebellion.co.uk