SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY PUBLISHER SOLARIS ANNOUNCES FIRST SEASON LINE-UP & NEW WEBSITE

BL Publishing is very excited to announce the full line-up of titles for its launch season of Spring 2007, as well as the debut of its new Solaris Books website at www.solarisbooks.com. All titles are released simultaneously in the UK and US, except where noted.

FEBRUARY 2007

THE SOLARIS BOOK OF NEW SCIENCE FICTION – Ed. GEORGE MANN
ISBN: 978-1-84416-448-6 416pp $7.99/£7.99 Science Fiction

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction is a short story anthology of the highest order, showcasing the talents of some of the world’s greatest science fiction writers, including Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, Mike Resnick & David Gerrold, Paul Di Filippo, Ian Watson and Brian Aldiss. The eclectic stories in this collection range from futuristic murder mysteries, to widescreen space opera, to tales of first contact with alien beings. All stories are original to the collection.

George Mann is the editor of The Mammoth Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction and the author of two SF/Fantasy novels.

THE SUMMONER – GAIL MARTIN
Book One of the Chronicles of the Necromancer
ISBN: 978-1-84416-468-4 544pp $7.99/£7.99 Fantasy

The world of Prince Martris Drayke is thrown into sudden chaos and disorder when his brother murders their father and seizes the throne. Cast out, Martris and a small band of trusted friends are forced to flee to a neighbouring kingdom where he believes they can regroup and plot their retaliation. With only a handful of loyal colleagues to support him, he must seek retribution and restore his father’s honour. But if the living are arrayed against him, Martris must call on a different set of allies: the ranks of the dead.

Gail Martin is a stunning new fantasy author from South Carolina. She’s also a successful marketing executive who has won a succession of prestigious awards for her corporate communications writing.

MARCH 2007

DEADSTOCK – JEFFREY THOMAS
A Punktown novel
ISBN: 978-1-84416-447-9 416pp $7.99/£7.99 Science Fiction

Punktown, crime-ridden metropolis on the colony world Oasis, is home to the scum of countless alien races. Stalking its mean streets is Jeremy Stake, the private detective with chameleon-like abilities he does not want and cannot control. There’s his wealthy client, Fukada, whose company makes synthetic life forms as playthings for the rich. Then there’s Fukada’s beautiful teenage daughter, whose priceless one-of-a-kind living doll has been stolen. And then there’s the doll itself, growing in size, intelligence, and resentment. The destinies of all these individuals will converge, and collide, in Punktown.

Jeffrey Thomas is the author of the acclaimed collection Punktown. His novels include Letters from Hades, Boneland, Everybody Scream! and Monstrocity, which was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award.

DANTE’S GIRL – NATASHA RHODES
A Kayla Steele novel
ISBN: 978-1-84416-666-4 416pp $7.99/£7.99 Paranormal Romance

Kayla Steele is a girl with a problem. First of all, she’s trying to hold down her job at the perfume counter of a large department store, whilst staying on top of her mounting pile of bills. As if that wasn’t enough, she’s also on a mission to learn the Dark Arts so that she can avenge the death of her boyfriend and bring down the cabal of supernatural entities that is stalking the streets of LA. Then, of course, there’s the dead boyfriend himself, Karrel Dante. She’s really got no idea where that relationship is going at the moment… Dante’s Girl is a dark, sexy, adventure-filled novel that explores the supernatural underbelly of life in contemporary LA – and the issues faced by a girl who really just wants to spend some quality time with her dead boyfriend.

Natasha Rhodes lives a glamorous life in LA as a rock band photographer and screenwriter. Her previous titles include the novelizations of the movies Blade: Trinity and Final Destination.

APRIL 2007

THE TOUCH – BRIAN LUMLEY (UK ONLY)
ISBN: 978-1-84416-485-1 448pp £9.99 Dark Fantasy/Horror

The Touch marks the start of a brand new Necroscope sequence, which sees the arrival of Scott St. John, a fledgling Necroscope who is struggling to come to terms with bizarre powers he does not yet understand. Guided by the ghost of the original Necroscope, Harry Keogh, St. John must work to prevent a triad of malevolent aliens from destroying the world!

Brian Lumley is the author of the bestselling Necroscope series, as well as numerous other tales of fantasy, horror and science fiction. His work is published worldwide to critical acclaim.

MAY 2007

THIEF WITH NO SHADOW – EMILY GEE
ISBN: 978-1-84416-469-1 448pp $7.99/£7.99 Fantasy

Melke is one of the most unusual thieves ever to have walked the land of Vere, aided by the magic which courses through her veins, allowing her to walk unseen. When, however, it transpires that a necklace she has stolen holds the key to both saving her brother’s life and to breaking a terrible curse, she has to do the unthinkable: steal it back from the most inhospitable place known to man – the den of the fire-breathing salamanders. Things are about to get very tough for Melke indeed, especially when she comes to realise that the people she thought were out to get her may actually be her only allies… Thief With No Shadow is a rich, romantic fantasy tale set in a world where the ordinary and extraordinary co-exist, where fire-breathing salamanders live alongside men, and magic runs in the blood of mortals.

Emily Gee is the daughter of famous New Zealand novelist Maurice Gee. Thief With No Shadow is her first novel.

For more information please contact BL Publishing on: solaris@blpublishing.com 
or call George Mann on ++44 (0)115 - 900 4172