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Tag Archive: Solaris Books

From a Solaris Books press release:

"Solaris is delighted to announce a new acquisition from debut author Tim Akers. Heart of Veridon is the first book in the Burn Cycle. Jacob Burn is a disgraced airship pilot, and a man augmented by strange implants designed to keep him alive in combat conditions.

"An exiled son of nobility, he now makes his own way in the criminal underworld of Veridon, the City of Cog. But soon Jacob finds himself caught in a conspiracy of sabotage and murder between the government and the church, a mystery that stretches back into the roots of the city of Veridon itself."

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Mark Newton of Solaris Books tells us about the brand new science fiction novel, by British writer Keith Brooke: "The Accord, a virtual utopia where the soul lives on after death and your perceptions are bound only by your imagination. This is the setting for a tale of love, murder and revenge that crosses the boundaries between the real world and this virtual reality.

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In a recent press release, Solaris Books have announced that they are delighted to have purchased a brand new anthology from one of genre fiction's leading editors, Ellen Datlow.

Solaris Books' Mark Newton tells us: "To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allen Poe, Solaris are pleased to announce an anthology of remixed and reimagined tales inspired by his work and edited by multi-award winner, Ellen Datlow.

"Top genre names including Sharyn McCrumb, Lucius Shepard, Pat Cadigan and M. Rickert are lending their talent to this project, retelling such classics as 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'. The anthology, simply titled Poe, will be published in both the US and UK, in January 2009.

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Solaris Books have announced a new deal for Amercian supernatural mystery author Justin Gustainis: Solaris will be publishing Evil Ways, the second book in Gustainis' Quincey Morris series.

Solaris' Mark Newton tells us: "Hot on the heels of Black Magic Woman, Justin Gustainis' breakthrough dark fantasy novel, comes the second Quincey Morris investigation.

"In a story that ranges from Baghdad to L.A., Evil Ways sees eccentric billionaire, Walter Grobius, attempt to unleash a devastating magical apocalypse. Quincey Morris, and his partner, white witch Libby Chastain, are drawn into their deadliest case yet..."

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A couple of weeks ago, we reported on a new deal for UK author James Lovegrove for a novel called The Age of Ra, to be published by Solaris Books.

Intrigued by the concept, we dropped James a line with a few questions to see if he'd be prepared to shed a little more light on the background to the new novel.

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From a Solaris Books press release: "Solaris is very excited to announce the purchase of the first six books in Simon R. Green's Nightside series for UK publication.

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Another quick round-up of external links for your contemplation and delectation...

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The latest news from the UK's Solaris Books imprint is that they're "proud and terrified" to announce a brand new acquisition from critically acclaimed writer Conrad A. Williams, Decay Inevitable, which Solaris is describing as "one of the grittiest modern fantasies ever written, and a masterful dark thriller."

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UK sf, fantasy and horror publisher Solaris Books have announced a deal for critically acclaimed author James Lovegrove, for a brand new epic science fiction novel, The Age of Ra.

Solaris' Mark Newton has some more information for us: "In The Age of Ra, the ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the Earth. The world is divided into warring factions, each under the aegis of a different deity.

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Last week, Solaris Books announced a deal for a new novel by British Fantasy Award-winning author Mark Chadbourn.

Mark Newton sent us the following detaiils: "The Lord of Silence is a thrilling new epic fantasy. When the great hero of the city of Idriss is murdered, Vidar, the Lord of Silence, must take his place as chief defender against the mysterious terrors lurking in the dense forest beyond the city's walls.

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

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In a recent press release, the UK's Solaris Books have announced the acquisition of three new 'Bengal Station' novels from Science Fiction author Eric Brown.

The release gives the following details: "Necropath, Xenopath and Cosmopath feature Jeff Vaughan, a telepath employed by the spaceport on Bengal Station, a vast twenty-level city-port that dominates the ocean between India and Burma.

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In March 2008, UK genre fiction imprint Solaris Books will be releasing the much-anticipated new Punktown novel from Massachusetts-based author Jeffrey Thomas. Blue War [Amazon] is a science fiction thriller set on a colony world in another dimension, with blue jungles and exotic cultures.

Private investigator Jeremy Stake is brought in by military leaders to investigate cloned human remains found in an otherwise empty city, and it leads him into a plot that could re-ignite an old war between two alien races.

To support the publication of Blue War Solaris will be offering a free download of our first Punktown novel, Deadstock [Amazon].

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Set in the far future, in deep, dark space, Andy Remic's War Machine [Amazon] is a novel that examines themes of betrayal, loss and retribution, as well as the concept of whether a lifetime of evil and can be overcome by one good deed.

The blurb tells us that ex-soldier Keenan is now working as a private investigator on a planet at the peaceful fringes of the Tri-Gal. Since his family has died he's run up debts and is a heavy drinker, but he cannot refuse business. When a prince from the Jervai Province offers him a case onto a dangerous colony world, but the royal also offers clues as to the murderers of Keenan's family. It is a mission he cannot refuse...

"The writing of War Machine over the past eighteen months was, truly, an arduous experience," Remic assured us. "No, really it was. I know all writers say that sort of thing, but for me this whole creative enterprise was a unique and mind-blowing experience. I will share it with you. But be warned, dear reader, this tale is not for the faint-hearted..!

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A press release from Solaris Books has announced the publication of a brand new anthology of Steampunk-themed fiction: "BL Publishing is utterly delighted to announce the purchase of a major new anthology from editor and reviewer Nick Gevers [co-editor of the recent Infinity Plus anthology] for its growing Solaris imprint.

"Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology is a brand new anthology of all-original stories from some of the genre's foremost writers, which will be published simultaneously in both the US and UK by Solaris, in paperback, in Autumn 2008

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From a Solaris press release: "BL Publishing imprint Solaris Books is very excited to announce an exciting new project with Chris Roberson, author of Set the Seas on Fire [Amazon] and The Dragon's Nine Sons [Amazon].

"Three Unbroken is the next epic novel in the Celestial Empire sequence and details the explosive war between the Chinese and Aztec empires as they battle for control of the red planet, Fire Star.

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News just in from the UK's Solaris Books: "Christian Dunn, commissioning editor for Solaris Books, has concluded a deal with literary agent Dorothy Lumley for the world mass market rights to Brian Lumley's latest Lovecraftian story collection, The Taint and Other Novellas: Best Mythos Tales Volume One.

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SF / thriller writer Andy Remic will be putting in a number of public appearances in the next few weeks to promote his new, high-octane, action-packed novel, War Machine [Amazon], which will be published by Solaris Books on November 5th.

Here's a chunk of War Machine blurb to whet your appetite: "In a time of post-Singularity and FTL, the Helix War has raged across galaxies. Ex-soldier Keenan is now working as a private investigator on a planet at the peaceful fringes of the Tri-Gal. Since his family has died he's run up debts and is a heavy drinker, but he cannot refuse business.

"When a prince from the Jervai Province offers him a case onto a dangerous colony world, but the royal also offers clues as to the murderers of Keenan's family. It is a mission he cannot refuse. However, for this case he must gather together his old military unit, a group who swore they'd never work together again..."

And here's the itinerary for his extended trip around the UK:

• October 12th - guest of the Birmingham SF Group, at the Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham from 7.45 p.m.
• November 2nd to 4th - Novacon, Walsall
• November 10th - book signing at Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.
• November 17th - book signing at Forbidden Planet Bristol, from 1.00 - 2.00 p.m.

More info from Andy Remic's website.

Source: Andy Remic

Solaris Books have announced that they will be publishing a brand new fantasy trilogy by British fan-favourite fantasy author Juliet E. McKenna next summer.

The new series, Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution is described by Solaris as "an incredible fantasy trilogy that tells of political upheaval born of civil war in the country of Lescar."

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BL Publishing's Solaris Books imprint has announced a new deal for a brand new novel by Northern Ireland based fantasy writer Paul Kearney, author of the acclaimed Monarchies of God and Sea Beggars books.

Kearney's new novel will not be a continuation of the Sea Beggars series, publication of which has stalled ever since both the UK and US publisher failed to agree a contract for a new volume with Kearney; despite strong enthusiasm for the series from both his UK and US editors. Instead his new Solaris title, The Ten Thousand, will be set in a new milieu and is planned - at present - as a stand-alone volume.

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Science Fiction author, critic and academic Adam Roberts' new novel, Splinter, will be published next month by UK genre imprint Solaris Books. In a freely acknowledged nod to one of the past-masters of the genre, Splinter has inspired by a classic Jules Verne novel, one which hasn't seen a fresh translation into English in over 130 years, until now: Solaris are also publishing a two-volume slipcased edition that includes Roberts' re-translation of the Verne in question, which will be exclusivley available from Waterstone's in the UK.

We dropped Adam a line to ask him a few questions about Splinter and about the inspirational monsieur Verne.

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Chris Roberson's name is already on the grapevine as a rising genre star and his career certainly seems to be gathering momentum. The last twelve months has seen the release of The Voyage Of Night Shining White from PS Publishing and Paragaea: A Planetary Romance from Prometheus Books; with The Dragon's Nine Sons coming out from Solaris in 2008.

But that's not all. His current novel was released this month and is called Set The Seas on Fire. It's a historical fantasy, a nautical adventure set during the Napoleonic wars, full of all manner of ship-to-ship combat, muskets and sabers. But at its heart it's really a love story. With zombies.

UKSFBN tracked Mr Roberson down to pop him a few pertinent questions...

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It's always nice to find a genre novel that combines multiple aspects of the fantastic with a fluid prose style and an excellent underlying structure. Emily Gee's Thief With No Shadow combines mythological monsters, a medieval setting and a large dose of romance to create the emotional tale of Melke, a wraith, who can make herself invisible at will, a useful trait if she is to save her brother, Hantje, from certain death.

Because Hantje has been captured by the fire-breathing Salamanders and the price for his freedom is a magical necklace, owned by a nearby family. Melke uses her skills to steal the jewelry but in doing so condemns the family to death instead, as an ancient curse descends with the loss of the necklace…

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Games Workshop / Black Library Publishing's Solaris Books imprint has announced details of a forthcoming anthology publication, to be compiled by author, editor, journalist and blogger Lou Anders; probably best known for his current work with US genre specialist Pyr Books.

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Back in May one of the rising stars of the UK genre publishing scene, Solaris Books, announced the details of deals for two new titles, for publication at the end of 2007 and early 2008.

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The UK's newest publishing imprint, Solaris Books, has recently announced deals for two brand new fantasy novels for publication next year, one by veteran Dragonlance scribe Ed Greenwood, the second by hotshot newcomer James Maxey.

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Solaris Books, the original fiction imprint from Games Workshop's BL Publishing has announced the line-up of titles for their Spring 2007 launch.

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George Mann of Solaris Books, the new original Sci-Fi & Fantasy imprint from Games Workshop's BL Publishing dropped us a line to tell us thjat they'll be publishing the new Brian Lumley novel - The Touch which UK fans will be able to look forward to in February of next year.

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