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The UK's Solaris Books have announced two new deals for current Solaris authors Gail Z. Martin and James Maxey.

Solaris' Mark Newton sent us the pertinent details: "Solaris is delighted to announce the acquisition of further novels in two of their bestselling fantasy series.

"Books three and four have been purchased in Gail Z. Martin's highly successful Chronicles of the Necromancer series. The Summoner was one of the most important fantasy debuts in both the US and UK in 2007. The Blood King, hitting shelves in February, promises to take the series and Gail's status to the next level.

"The sequels, the first of which is called Dark Haven, will develop a new story arc in the Winter Kingdoms that will delight her ever-growing fanbase.

"Solaris has also acquired a third book in James Maxey's Dragon Age series, which continues the stunning twist on dragon-based fantasy that was established in Bitterwood and will continue in Dragonforge, published in March 2008.

"Commissioning Editor Christian Dunn said: 'Both these authors played a huge part in the great success of Solaris's debut year. Gail has developed a legion of fans of high fantasy, and James has shown popularity with his reinvention of dragon novels. I'm very happy to be publishing more of their fine work.'"

For more information, visit the Solaris Books website, or check out the Solaris Editors' blog, When Gravity Fails.

Titles Featured in this Article
Title	Author	Amazon Info
The Summoner	Gail Z. Martin
The Blood King	Gail Z. Martin
Bitterwood	James Maxey
Dragonforge	James Maxey

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