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Solaris snaps up Karin Lowachee’s dragon novella trilogy The Crowns of Ishia

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Crowns of Ishia trilogy, including The Mountain Crown, The Desert Talon and a sequel, by Karin Lowachee.

Meka’s nomadic people, the Ba’Suon, were driven from their homeland by the Kattakans. Decades later, under a fragile truce, Meka returns for an ancient and necessary rite: culling a king dragon of the Crown Mountains to maintain balance in the wild country.

Accompanied by an imprisoned dragon, a Kattakan veteran of war and a Ba’Suon traitor, Meka soon discovers the survival of the Ba’Suon people, their dragons, and the land itself will depend on the choices she and her companions make in this gunslinging fantasy of colonialism and resistance.

World English Rights were acquired by Amy Borsuk from Tamara Kawar at DeFiore & Company.

The Mountain Crown will be released in October 2024.

Author Karin Lowachee on the acquisition:

“I am absolutely thrilled to be a new part of the team at Solaris with The Mountain Crown and its sequels. I know my stories will thrive in the hands of Solaris as we work together to shepherd them into fruition. My heartfelt gratitude to Amy Borsuk and everyone at Solaris who are just as excited as I am to dive in!”

Acquiring Editor Amy Borsuk:

“I am absolutely thrilled to be working with Karin Lowachee on this incredible series. At long last, I get to work on an epic dragon fantasy! I loved this series from the first page and I’m so excited to bring it to fantasy readers across the globe. Karin is able to pack a full world rich with dragons, personal traumas, intense cultural histories and politics of colonialism and empire into the novella form with such ease. Come for the dragons, stay for the beautiful storytelling, compelling characters and gunslinging flavour.”

Karin Lowachee was born in South America, grew up in Canada, and worked in the Arctic. She has been a creative writing instructor, adult education teacher, and volunteer in a maximum security prison. Her novels have been translated into French, Hebrew, and Japanese, and her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies, best-of collections, and magazines. When she isn’t writing, she serves at the whim of a black cat.

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

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Three Solaris titles are Hugo Award nominees!

The nominees for the 2023 Hugo Awards were recently announced and we’re delighted that three Solaris titles are finalists this year!

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal is nominated for Best Novel, Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky has made the cut for Best Novella and “The Difference Between Love and Time” by Catherynne M. Valente from Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance ed. by Jonathan Strahan is a finalist for Best Novelette.

We’re sending huge congratulations to all of the nominees across all categories! The winners will be announced at Chengdu Worldcon on Saturday 21 October 2023.

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OUT NOW: If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu

We’re wishing If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu a very happy book birthday! A wizarding firm intern gets more than they bargained for in our second 2023 Solaris Satellites novella…

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“Welcome to One Wizard! How may I help you?”

Being an intern at a wizarding firm sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages—and angry clients who’ve been turned into platypuses. So when Journeyman Wen receives a frantic call from a young man who’s awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall and no memory of how it got there, they jump at the chance to escape call center duty and actually help someone for once.

But the case ends up being more complicated than Wen could ever have anticipated. Their client has been possessed by a demon prince from Hell, and he’s not interested in leaving…

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Solaris to publish Gothic novella by Sarah Monette

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of its third and final Solaris Satellite novella for 2023, A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette.

Monette, who also wrote the critically acclaimed The Goblin Emperor as Katherine Addison, returns to the world of 19th century museum archivist Kyle Murchison Booth in this haunted house mystery for fans of M. R. James and Sarah Waters. The star of a series of short stories previously collected in The Bone Key, Booth attracts yet more supernatural mishaps in his latest adventure that welcomes new and familiar readers alike.

A Theory of Haunting will be released in August 2023.

Exclusive World English Language Rights were acquired by Amanda Rutter from Cameron McClure at the Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Author Sarah Monette on the acquisition:

“It took me a long time to write this novella, so I’m very excited to be working with Solaris to see it in print.”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Rutter:

“Having been an ardent fan of Sarah in her Katherine Addison guise, I was absolutely thrilled to learn that there was a whole other world and wealth of stories to explore in the Kyle Murchison Booth canon. This standalone novella about Mr Booth is the perfect way to discover the necromantic mysteries he dwells within, and I am delighted that Solaris will be publishing A Theory of Haunting.”

Sarah Monette and Katherine Addison are the same person. She has published more than sixty short stories, eight solo novels, and four collaborations with her friend Elizabeth Bear. Her most recent novel is The Grief of Stones (Tor Books/Solaris, 2022). The Goblin Emperor (Tor Books, 2014) won the 2015 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Award. The Angel of the Crows (Tor Books/Solaris, 2020) was a finalist for the Locus Award. The Witness for the Dead (Tor Books/Solaris, 2021) was a finalist for the Locus Award and shortlisted for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. The Grief of Stones was longlisted for the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. You can find her on Patreon as pennyvixen. She lives, with spouse, cats, and books, somewhere in the Upper Midwest.

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

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Revealing the cover for If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu!

Today we’re so excited to begin our #HalfwaytoHalloween celebration by revealing the cover of our second 2023 Solaris Satellites novella, If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu!

Journeyman Wen’s internship at One Wizard takes a sinister turn when their client is possessed by a demon prince from Hell…

If Found, Return to Hell is out this June!

Being an intern at One Wizard sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages and angry clients who’ve been turned into platypuses alike. So when Journeyman Wen receives a frantic call from a young man who’s awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall and no memory of how it got there, they jump at the chance to escape call center duty and actually help someone for once.

But the case ends up being more complicated than Wen could ever have anticipated. Their client has been possessed by a demon prince from Hell, and he’s not interested in leaving…

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OUT NOW: The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow

We’re wishing a very Happy Book Birthday to the first of our Solaris Satellites novellas, The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow!

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Asher has been training her entire life to become a Sor-Commander. One day, she’ll give her soul to the gilded, mechanical body of the Sor and become a commander to a whole battalion of Dedicates. These soldiers, human bodies encased in exoskeletons, with extra arms, and telepathic subordination to the Sor-Commanders, are the only thing that’s kept the much larger Levastani army of conquest at bay for decades.

But while on a training journey, Asher and her party are attacked, and her commander is incapacitated, leaving her alone to lead the unit across a bitterly cold, unstable mountain. Worse, one of the Dedicates is not what they seem: a spy for the enemy, with their own reasons to hate their mechanical body and the people who put them in it.

To get off the mountain alive, Asher and her unit will need to decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice — and what for.

“I would follow Asher into any battle, no matter how uncomfortable she would personally feel about that fact.” — Freya Marske, author of The Last Binding Trilogy

“Come for the clockwork battle nuns and fascinating worldbuilding, stay for a profound, moving conclusion that goes straight for the soul.” — Ren Hutchings, author of Under Fortunate Stars

“A brilliant science fantasy adventure, perfect for fans of Murderbot and Becky Chambers.” — Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister

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Solaris to publish debut novella by Em X. Liu

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu, the second of the 2023 Solaris Satellites novellas, to be published in June 2023.

Being an intern at One Wizard sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yelled at by senior mages and angry clients alike. And so, after receiving a frantic call from a young man who’s awoken to a talisman on his bedroom wall—and no memory of how it got there—Journeyman Wen jumps at the chance to escape call-center duty and actually help someone for once.

But the case ends up being more complicated than Wen could ever have anticipated. The client has been possessed by a demon prince from Hell, and he’s not interested in leaving.

World English Language Rights were acquired by David Moore from Penelope Burns at Gelfman Schneider.

Author Em X. Liu on the acquisition:

“If Found, Return to Hell is an attempt to rediscover the magic in mundanity: carving out satisfaction in your work, how to balance a helping instinct with your own happiness, living with the guilt of not calling your mom for weeks, a warm meal, friends that turn into family, etc. I am so excited to bring it to you with the help of the Solaris Satellites program; I hope it will be the perfect size to dig into, but not too hearty—a nourishing meal in these trying times.”

Acquiring Editor David Moore:

“Em could hardly have found a more susceptible editor! As an immigrant myself I delighted in the found family storyline, and as a parent I ached with the impulse to protect someone a little bit helpless; but the frustration and tedium of the call centre? That I felt right in the bottom of my crusty old Gen-X soul. If Found, Return to Hell is strange, lovely, incredibly humane and utterly delightful.”

Em X. Liu is a writer and recent biochemistry graduate, which means they love stories about artificial intelligence and Shakespeare in equal measure. Since immigrating to Canada, they never go long without hopping on a plane to wander new places. But out of all the cities they’ve been to, they still love their home in Toronto the most. Their debut novel, The Death I Gave Him, will be published by Solaris in September 2023.

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

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OUT NOW: Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

We’re delighted to be wishing Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse a very happy book birthday!

Angels and demons run the world in this fantasy western from the author of the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, where anything can be bought or traded—even your soul…

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In the mining town of Goetia, the world is divided between The Fallen, descendants of demonkind, and The Virtues, the winners in an ancient war. Celeste and Mariel are two Fallen sisters, bound by blood but raised in separate worlds.

Celeste grew up with their father, passing in privileged society, while Mariel stayed with their mother in Goetia’s slums. Celeste is wracked by guilt for leaving her sister behind, and when their father dies, she becomes Mariel’s fiercest protector. But their lives are upended when Mariel is arrested for the murder of a Virtue.

Determined to save her sister and prove her innocence, Celeste turns to her ex-lover, a former general in the armies of Hell, for help. Soon Celeste is making her own deals with devils and angels alike to prove her sister’s innocence. However the journey to discover the truth threatens to become more than Celeste ever bargained for.

‘A compelling, dark fantasy mystery’ — BuzzFeed News

‘Rebecca Roanhorse is known for her incredible worldbuilding, diverse inspirations, and complex reinterpretations of tropes, and all her talents are perfectly on display in her latest.’ — CrimeReads

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Solaris to publish debut novella from Rebecca Fraimow

Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow, the first of the 2023 Solaris Satellites novellas, to be published in April 2023.

Asher has spent her adolescence preparing to become a Dedicate, one of the telepathically controlled, iron-carapaced soldiers who have kept the Levastani army at bay for decades. When Asher and her party are attacked on a training journey, it’s up to her to lead the unit across a bitterly cold, unstable mountain and discover which of the Dedicates is a traitor.

World English Rights were acquired by Jim Killen, with Amy Borsuk editing, from Bridget Smith at JABberwocky.

Author Rebecca Fraimow on the acquisition:

“I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share this story, and really thrilled that this novella will be included among the amazing and thought-provoking work in Solaris’ Satellites line-up!”

Editor Amy Borsuk:

“I’m delighted to be working with Rebecca on this compelling novella for our Satellite series. She sure knows how to make robot-nuns both completely badass and the basis for thought-provoking storytelling about war and faith.”

Rebecca Fraimow is an author and archivist living in Boston whose short fiction has been featured in venues such as Kaleidotrope, PodCastle, and Diabolical Plots, as well as anthologies such as Consolation Songs: Speculative Fiction for a Time of Pandemic and The Long List: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List. For more information about Rebecca’s work, visit rebeccafraimow.com.

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

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OUT NOW: Unto the Godless What Little Remains by Mário Coelho

We’re delighted to be wishing Unto the Godless What Little Remains by Mário Coelho, the third and final of our 2022 Satellites novellas, a very happy book birthday!

Each of our Solaris Satellites novellas is available in eBook, audiobook and as a limited signed paperback, available directly from our webstore! Grab a digital or print season pass and you’ll receive all three of this year’s novellas.

In Unto the Godless What Little Remains, a mortal man faces termination at the hands of an authoritarian agent when the internet falls in love with him…

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The internet is a lonesome god.

Liverloin is a fractured man, a collection of personas—artificial constructs of wants, fears and needs—created by underground science-artists to help him hide in a hyper-connected world. But he can’t hide from Big Momma.

She is the living internet, a benevolent AI who knows everything and everyone… and somehow is in love with Liverloin.

Agent Stevly works for DAIS, an AI on the other side of the internet: the darkness to Big Momma’s light. DAIS’s agents manipulate news, information and media and pull the strings behind world events, but DAIS cannot control Big Momma or understand why she loves Liverloin. Agent Stevly, bound body and soul to DAIS, will stop at nothing to find the answer.

“Rock’n’roll for the eyes.” — The Times

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