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Solaris to publish O. O. Sangoyomi’s Masquerade for the UK

A black starred background, blue-purple circles. Acquisition Announcement, O. O. Sangoyomi, MASQUERADE, Summer 2024. The White Solaris Logo is in the top right corner.

Solaris is excited to announce the acquisition of Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi, and a second novel, for the UK.

Set in an alternate version of 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a luscious literary speculative tale of power and freedom inspired by the myth of Persephone.

Òdòdó’s hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the the warrior king of Yorùbáland. Already shunned as social pariahs, living conditions for Òdòdó and the other women in her blacksmith guild grow even worse under Yorùbá rule.

Then Òdòdó is abducted. She is whisked across the Sahara to the capital city of Ṣàngótẹ̀, where she is shocked to discover that her kidnapper is none other than the vagrant who had visited her guild just days prior. But now that he is swathed in riches rather than rags, Òdòdó realizes he is not a vagrant at all; he is the warrior king, and he has chosen her to be his wife.

In a sudden change of fortune, Òdòdó soars to the very heights of society. But after a lifetime of subjugation, the power that saturates this world of battle and political savvy becomes too enticing to resist. And as tensions with rival states reveal elaborate schemes and enemies hidden in plain sight, she must re-forge the shaky loyalties of the court to her favor, or risk losing everything—including her life.

UK/BC, excluding Canada, English Language Rights were acquired by David Moore from Chris Scheina at Forge Books.

Masquerade will be released on 4th July 2024.

Author O.O. Sangoyomi on the acquisition:

“I am delighted that my debut novel has found a home at Solaris. I cannot wait to introduce my Medieval West African retelling to the United Kingdom.”

Acquiring Editor David Moore:

“I’m delighted to be bringing this wonderful book to the British market. Masquerade is a visceral, powerful, gorgeously written book that will introduce readers to a world they know too little about.”

O.O. Sangoyomi (she/her) is a Nigerian American author with a penchant for African mythology and history. During a childhood of constantly moving around within the U.S., she found an anchored home in the fictional worlds of books. Sangoyomi is a graduate of Princeton University, where she studied English and African American Studies. Masquerade is her debut novel.

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

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Solaris to publish Matt Wallace’s Savage Company and Savage Bounty for the UK

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Savage Company and Savage Bounty by Matt Wallace for the UK.

An epic fantasy with a diverse ensemble cast for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Anna Smith Spark, Savage Company follows warrior Evie, charged by a grieving widow to find a man Evie herself once loved who holds the key to expose the dark underbelly of the Empire’s missing population.

UK/BC, excluding Canada, English Language Rights were acquired by David Moore from Becky LeJeune at Bond Literary Agency.

Savage Company, the first book in the series, will be released in April 2024.

Author Matt Wallace on the acquisition:

“Solaris publishes some of my absolute favourite authors in the genre right now. I’m beyond thrilled to join their ranks. I’m also grateful to David Moore, and to my wonderful agent, Becky LeJeune, for making this happen.”

Acquiring Editor David Moore:

“I’m a big fan of Matt’s, and the Savage Rebellion is the best kind of epic fantasy – gritty, smart and complex, but still hopeful and full of heart. This is really exciting!”

Matt Wallace is a Hugo Award winner and the author of the Sin du Jour series, the Savage Rebellion trilogy, and the middle grade novels Bump, The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid, and Nowhere Special. He’s also penned over one hundred short stories in addition to writing for film, television, and video games. In his youth he traveled the world as a professional wrestler and an unarmed combat and self-defense instructor before retiring to write full-time. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nikki.

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

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Solaris launches digital-first imprint, Solaris Nova

Solaris has launched a brand new digital-first imprint, Solaris Nova, focusing on uniquely punchy and fast-paced science fiction, fantasy and horror that invites readers to see the world differently and keep them reading late into the night. We want to be drawn in by romance, mystery, the thrilling escape. We want our books to reflect the diverse world we live in and push the boundaries of the imagination. We’re especially looking for writers from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

Headed by editor Amy Borsuk, Solaris Nova seeks to expand upon Solaris’s diverse and inclusive list to offer agented and unagented writers from all backgrounds a bespoke and boutique publishing experience. We offer authors a 50% of net revenue royalty on every eBook sold, and a 20% of net revenue royalty of every print on demand book sold.

In addition to seeking out new voices, Solaris Nova will also be the home of a selection of backlist Solaris titles, with the first to be published in February 2024.

Submissions are now open. Agented submissions can be sent direct to novasubmissions@rebellion.co.uk, whilst unagented submissions should be submitted through the form on Solaris’ website: https://rebellionpublishing.com/solaris-nova/

Required supporting documents include cover letter, synopsis and full manuscript.

Editor Amy Borsuk on the launch:

“I’m so excited to be launching our new digital-first imprint, Solaris Nova! Nova is going to be a wonderful opportunity for our team to build new relationships with innovative and diverse authors of scifi, fantasy and horror, and to bring these compelling stories to a wide-reaching audience of avid readers. We can’t wait to take this grand step into digital publishing and harness the greater reach it provides for authors and readers alike.”

Rebellion CEO and Creative Direction Jason Kingsley OBE:

“Solaris has been going from strength to strength, we have a roster of bestsellers and prize winners, and we’re delighted to be bringing that expertise, talent and enthusiasm to the digital sphere with Solaris Nova.”

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

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Saint Death’s Daughter wins World Fantasy Award!

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Saint Death’s Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney has won the 2023 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel!

Following the kooky and creepy adventures of necromancer Lanie Stones as she fights to keep her home in the wake of her parents’ murders, and the found family she makes in the aftermath of loss, Saint Death’s Daughter is a whimsically Gothic delight for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Nettle and Bone.

The Solaris team are beyond thrilled that this warm hug of a debut novel has received such a prestigious award. The sequel, Saint Death’s Herald, will be released in Spring 2025!

Discover all of the wonderful winners and nominees of this year’s World Fantasy Awards here, and head on over to C. S. E. Cooney’s website to read her acceptance speech.

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Solaris to publish Southern vampire horror Bless Your Heart for the UK

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan for the UK.

Set in Southeast Texas in 1999, Bless Your Heart follows the Evans women—Ducey, Lenore and Grace—owners of the only funeral parlour in town, whose job for the past eighty years has been ensuring the dead stay dead. When the body of the town gossip rises from her coffin, it’s clear that the Strigoi―the original vampire―have returned.

As more folks turn up dead and Deputy Roger Taylor begins asking way too many questions, the Evans women must take up their blades to protect their town.

UK/BC Rights (excluding Canada) were acquired by Amanda Rutter from Kerry Nordling, Vice President/Director of Sub-Rights at Minotaur Books.

Bless Your Heart will be released in July 2024.

Author Lindy Ryan on the acquisition:

“I’m delighted to steep UK readers in Southern charm and introduce them to the Evans women and their monstrous southeast Texas hometown by working with Solaris on Bless Your Heart.”

Acquiring Editor Amanda Rutter:

“Lindy’s sharp, clever, funny writing is a perfect match for the Solaris list, and I am over the moon that we have signed Bless Your Heart for the UK market. I cannot wait for readers to enjoy the charm and terror of this amazing book.”

Lindy Ryan is a Bram Stoker Awards®-nominated and Silver Falchion Award-winning editor, author, short-film director, and professor. Ryan is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue, the world’s leading horror culture and entertainment brand, and a regular contributor at Booktrib and LitReactor. Her guest articles and features include NPR, BBC Culture, Irish Times, Daily Mail, and more. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), the International Thriller Writers (ITW), and the Brothers Grimm Society of North America. In 2022, she was named one of horror’s most masterful anthology curators, alongside Ellen Datlow and Christopher Golden, and has been declared a “champion for women’s voices in horror” by Shelf Awareness (2023). Her animated short film, Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray, based on her children’s book of the same name, won the Grand Prix Award at the 2022 ANMTN Awards.

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

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OUT NOW: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

We’re wishing The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas a very happy book birthday!

The house has ideas of its own in this luscious Gothic horror debut set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, where newlywed Beatriz’s attempts to start a new life are thwarted by the evil that lurks in her husband’s home. For fans of Rebecca and Mexican Gothic, The Hacienda is the perfect read for the spooky season—and beyond!

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Hacienda San Isidro was meant to be Beatriz’s haven, her salvation from an oppressive life with her uncle and his vicious wife. When Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposed, Beatriz dreamed only of the security his estate in the countryside would provide, ignoring the rumors surrounding his first wife’s demise and his sinister allegiances. She will have her own home again, no matter the price.

But the house has ideas of its own. Visions and voices claw at Beatriz, stealing her sleep, and the weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Deep in her bones, Beatriz knows—something is wrong with San Isidro.

Desperate for help, she turns to the young priest, Padre Andrés. Handsome and sympathetic, he seems like Beatriz’s only hope. But as their passions rise and the walls close in around Beatriz, the weight of secrets everyone is carrying may lead them all to their doom.

“A haunted history, a gory gothic, a forbidden romance. This book kept me up at night, and it was worth every second of lost sleep.” —Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

“A hypnotic, sinister tale that is equal parts terrifying and luxurious. Cañas’s debut is a nightmare lined with velvet.” —Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

“Lush, sinister, and darkly romantic. The Hacienda is a haunting and brilliant debut.” —Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching

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OUT NOW: Sign Here by Claudia Lux

We’re wishing Sign Here by Claudia Lux a very happy book birthday!

For fans of The Good Place and We Sold Our Souls, this speculative thriller follows a man determined to get out of Hell—and the family he must destroy to do it.

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Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work and the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, but Pey has a plan—and all he needs is one last member of the Harrison family to sell their soul.

When the Harrisons retreat to the family lake house for the summer, with their daughter Mickey’s precocious new friend in tow, the opportunity Pey has waited a millennium for might finally be in his grasp. And with the help of his charismatic coworker Calamity, he sets a plan in motion.

But things aren’t always as they seem, on Earth or in Hell. And as old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the Harrisons’ shiny surface, revealing the darkness beneath, everyone must face the consequences of their choices.

“Twisted, witty, terrifying and ultimately completely heartbreaking. Frankly… Hell would be proud.”—Phoebe Waller-Bridge

“A clever premise executed with flair, Sign Here is an electrifying page-turner that balances the thrilling and grim with an astute exploration of morality, family ties, and the burden of secrets. A striking debut.”—Rachel Harrison, author of The Return

“The most dark, twisted fun I’ve had with a book for ages.”—C.J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Burning Girls

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Solaris snaps up new and backlist titles by Aliya Whiteley

Solaris is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two brand new novels, and four backlist titles, by Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author Aliya Whiteley.

A meta coming of age tale of stories within stories, Three Eight One follows Rowena Savalas, a curator of the 21st century’s primitive internet in the year 2314, who stumbles upon a story posted online in the summer of 2024 that leads her to question her own life choices and whether the truth behind the story really matters at all.

Previously published by Unsung Stories, Solaris will also reissue The Beauty, The Loosening Skin, The Arrival of Missives and Greensmith, with a tenth anniversary edition of The Beauty to be published in Summer 2024.

Three Eight One will be released in January 2024. World All Languages Rights for Three Eight One and a second title and exclusive rights in all languages and territories for The Beauty, The Loosening Skin, The Arrival of Missives and Greensmith were acquired by David Moore from Max Edwards at Aevitas Creative Management. Titan will continue to sublicense North American English language rights to The Beauty, The Loosening Skin and The Arrival of Missives from Solaris, as they previously had from Unsung Stories.

Author Aliya Whiteley on the acquisition:

“It’s a delight and a reassurance to know that Solaris will be publishing my novels and novellas, starting with my latest novel of adventure and discovery, Three Eight One, from 2024. Many thanks to David Moore and all at Solaris for deciding to champion my stories into the future.”

Acquiring Editor David Moore:

“Aliya is a ferocious talent, creating some of the smartest, weirdest, most hauntingly beautiful stuff in genre at the moment, and it’s an honour to be a part of that. Three Eight One is a gorgeous book, a coming-of-age story that’s also a road trip that’s also an exploration of generational tension that’s also a meandering commentary on authorship and authenticity that’s also one of the coolest bits of metafiction you’ll read this year.”

Aliya Whiteley’s strange novels and novellas explore genre, and have been shortlisted for multiple awards including the Arthur C Clarke award, BFS and BSFA awards, and a Shirley Jackson award. Her short fiction has appeared in many places including Beneath Ceaseless Skies, F&SF, Strange Horizons, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Lonely Planet and The Guardian. She writes a regular non-fiction column for Interzone magazine.

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

For rights enquiries please contact Reitha Pattison, Rights Manager: reitha.pattison@rebellion.co.uk

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OUT NOW: The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu

We’re wishing The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu a very happy book birthday!

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is reimagined as a queer locked-room thriller in this debut novel from a dazzling new voice in SFF. Hayden Lichfield’s father is dead and over the course of 24 hours, in a lab on lockdown, he must discover the truth…

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Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself.

Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me …

With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other people—his uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Felicia’s father Paul—one of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the lab’s resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the building’s secrets, uncover his father’s lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.

“Oh, the tension! It will murder you.”—Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

“The Death I Gave Him is the locked-room murder mystery queer Hamlet retelling of my dreams.”—Cassandra Khaw, author of The Salt Grows Heavy

“Liu’s prose cuts like a scalpel.”—Grace D. Li, author of Portrait of a Thief

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OUT NOW: The House of Saints by Derek Künsken

The House of Saints by Derek Künsken, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed The House of Styx, is out now!

The Venus Ascendant duology concludes in this stunning sci-fi family saga from the world of The Quantum Magician, where George-Étienne and his children fight to become one of the most powerful families the known galaxy has ever seen.

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George-Étienne and his children have formed The House of Styx, after finding a mysterious artefact on the surface of Venus herself. But with the discovery comes great risk, not only from a planet that kills with its very touch but also from the banks and powers of old Earth, who will stop at nothing to claim this new technology for themselves.

From humble origins, The House of Styx is determined to become one of the most powerful families in the known galaxy or die trying.

“Künsken’s skillful narrative weaves together tension, wonder, and emotional depth… [his] visionary storytelling ensures that readers will be captivated until the very end.”—SciFiNow