Solaris have concluded a three-book deal for Australian fantasy writer Rowena Cory Daniells with Christian Dunn of Solaris, via agent John Jarrold. The series is entitled King Rolen’s Kin and the first book, provisionally called BYREN’S BANE, is due for publication in early 2010. The deal is for World English Language rights.
The books follow the lives of three of King Rolen’s heirs, when their kingdom, Rolencia, is invaded by their ancestral enemy, Merofynia. A sweeping fantasy adventure, the narrative explores the eternal questions of ambition, trust and betrayal.
Rowena Cory Daniells first became involved in speculative fiction in 1976. Since then she has run a bookshop, then a graphic art studio where she illustrated children's books, had 6 children in 10 years, sold nearly 30 children's books and a fantasy trilogy (The Last T’En) internationally, established R&D Studios and served on the management committees of state and national arts organisations. She lives by the bay in Brisbane with her husband and children, and has a Masters in Arts (Research).
Solaris is delighted to have purchased two new science fiction novels from debut writer Ian Whates.Ian Whates has had short fiction published in a number of magazines. He has been nominated twice and shortlisted once for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction. The Noise Within will be his debut novel. It is due for delivery in October 2009 and publication in 2010, with the sequel coming a year later.
Solaris is delighted to announce a major new anthology from editor Jetse De Vries.Shine is a science fiction collection of near-future and optimistic stories, where some of the genres brightest stars and some of its most exciting new talents portray the possible roads to a better tomorrow.
THE LAST ANGEL
An angel is found murdered on the streets of Sunset Boulevard. To the media it’s the biggest story ever. To the Hunters, an underground monster-fighting hit-squad, it’s a case of ‘whodunnit’. To Kayla Steele, their newest member, it means a last chance to bring her murdered fiancé back from the dead, and to others it is the means to destroy the human race.
INTO THE NIGHTSIDE
It’s always night in the Nightside. It’s always three o’clock in the morning, and the dawn never comes. People are always coming and going, drawn by needs that dare not speak their names, searching for pleasures and services unforgivable in the sane, daylight world. You can buy or sell anything in the Nightside, and no one asks questions. No one cares.
Also online today are some desktop backgrounds made using Jonathan Barkat's wonderful cover art for Into the Nightside by Simon R Green.
These desktops can be downloaded from our Downloads Page.
To celebrate the fact that Stephen's story has made the shortlist, we have decided to support him by publishing the story online for free.
Also online today are some desktop backgrounds made using John Harris' smashing cover art for Kéthani by Eric Brown.
These desktops can be downloaded from our Downloads Page.
At Solaris we are all very pleased to hear that Thief with No Shadow is a finalist
in Romance Writers of America's Rita awards, which will be given at
their annual conference at the end of July. Emily Gee is up
for an award in two categories: Best Novel with Strong Romantic
Elements, and Best First Novel.
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. He makes his own way in the criminal underworld of Veridon, the City of Cog. 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.
Solaris have signed up Keith Brooke for a stunning new science fiction thriller, The Accord.
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.
Solaris is delighted to have purchased two new books, an anthology from Ellen Datlow, and a second Quincey Morris novel by Justin Gustainis.
To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, Solaris announce an anthology of remixed and reimagined tales inspired by his work and edited by Ellen Datlow.
Hot on the heels of Black Magic Woman, Justin Gustainis’s breakthrough dark fantasy, comes Evil Ways, the second Quincey Morris investigation.
Solaris is very excited to announce the purchase of the first six books in Simon R. Green’s Nightside series for UK publication.
John Taylor works the Nightside as a private investigator handling the strange, the oddball and the downright bizarre cases that no other PI would touch with a ten-foot wand. He’s very good at what he does though thanks to his gift—the ability to find anybody or anything, anywhere or anytime. His client list is almost as weird as the company he keeps—zombies, the possessed, angels and demons—but it’s his family that he should really be worrying about…
Solaris is proud and terrified to announce a new acquisition from critically acclaimed writer Conrad A. Williams.
Conrad A. Williams said: “I’m thrilled to be kicking off my career as Conrad A. Williams with Solaris. They are a knowledgeable, hungry, professional unit and I hope to be writing for them long into the future.”
To get you in the mood for BLUE WAR, a brand new Jeffrey Thomas novel, you can now read the entirety of Deadstock for free! Simply download the novel in PDF and Mobipocket Reader Format.
The adventure of Jeremy Stake, a private detective with chameleon-like abilities, begins in Deadstock - a science fiction thriller set in a crime-ridden metropolis called Punktown.
Critically acclaimed author James Lovegrove will write an epic new science fiction novel, The Age of Ra, for Solaris Books.
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. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place on the planet to have remained independent of the gods’ influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression. David and the Lightbringer have a personal connection. And there is far more to this freedom fighter than it seems, even as he drags the world towards one final, apocalyptic battle.
SOLARIS is proud to announce a new acquisition from popular British fantasy novelist Mark Chadbourn.
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. But Vidar is a man tormented — by a lost memory and a vampiric jewel that demands the life energy of others. Now, with a killer loose within Idriss, and the threat from without mounting, Vidar must solve a three thousand year-old religious mystery to unlock the terrifying secrets of his own past.
Solaris is delighted to 
