November Chronicle - Book Deals - The Chronicle - The Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Web Site

If you have any news of books sold (or re-sold or foreign language sales) please email the information to mailto:methos@eternalnight.co.uk and it will included in the next Chronicle.

Michael A. Arnzen: Michael Arnzen has sold 100 JOLTS: Shockingly Short Stories to Raw Dog Screaming Press for publication in Spring 2004. The book will debut at World Horror Convention in Phoenix. Arnzen's collection of 100 short-shorts includes three pieces that appeared here at The Eternal Night.; .
Gary A. Braunbeck: With From Beneath These Fields of Blood having been pulled from Demonic Books following contractual problems it will now be getting a limited edition hardcover release from Shocklines which will feature introductions to the stories not in the previous paperback edition as well as a new story.; Leisure Books will be releasing In Silent Graves, a new horror novel in April 2004.; Prodigal Blues, a 90,000 word horror novel sold to Cemetery Dance Publications.; .
Chris Bunch: Chris Bunch's Shadow Warrior trilogy will be published next September in one "bumper volume".; .
Eoin Colfer: Eoin Colfer's next Artemis Fowl book has sold to Jonathan Burnham at Miramax in a two book deal reportedly worth $2million.; .
Wanda Dyson: Supernatural thrillers DEDUCTION and ATTRACTION (the sequels to Dyson's earlier novel ABDUCTION) have sold to Shannon Hill at Barbour Publishing.; .
Dotti Enderle: The eighth book in Dotti Enderle's Fortune Tellers Club series which tells the stories of a group of three girls using divination and psychic ability to solve mysteries sold to Megan Atwood at Llewellyn. The book will be called The Gray Lady.; .
Jennifer Fallon: Australian novelist Jennifer Fallon has signed a three book deal with Orbit UK which will see them release her Demon Child trilogy - comprising Medalon, Treason Keep and Harshini.; .
Christopher Fowler: Christopher Fowler's new horror novel Breathe will be published in June 2004 by Telos Publishing.; .
Adam Guillain: Patricia Billings at Milet Publishing has bought BELLA BALLISTICA AND THE TEMPLE OF TIKAL and it's sequel which comprise the first two volumes in a new young adult fantasy series featuring an adopted 11-year-old Guatemalan orphan girl living in South East London.; .
Rick Hautala: FOUR OCTOBERS, a collection of supernatural/suspense novellas has sold to Rich Chizmar at Cemetery Dance.; .
G. Miki Hayden: Silver Lake Publishing have picked up the rights to Agatha nominee G. Miki Hayden's new novel NEW PACIFIC. This will be the sequel to Pacific Empire.; .
Brian A. Hopkins: Brian A. Hopkins has signed a deal with Earthling Publications to write a sequel to his novella El Die de Los Muertos.; .
Michael Jasper: Prime Books will be releasing the short story collection Gunning for the Buddha during the middle of 2004.; .
Julie Kenner: Julie Kenner has signed a two book deal with Allison McCabe at Berkley for CARPE DEMON: Adventures of a Demon-Slaying Soccer Mom (about your average, everyday mom with two kids, a husband, and one very big secret--she used to be a Demon Hunter) and a sequel novel.; .
Tanith Lee: Young Adult novel PIRATICA: A Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure upon the High Seas sold to Lucia Monfried at Dutton Children's.; .
George Mann: Telos Publishing will be releasing the original sf novella The Human Abstract by George Mann.; .
Louise Marley: SINGER IN THE SNOW, a childrens fantasy novel to Sharyn November at Puffin/Viking Children's.; .
Graham Masterton: UK Horror author Graham Masterton has signed a three book deal with Leisure Books. This will comprise the final past of the Manitou series Misquamacus, a Wendigo novel and the fourth and final installment in the Night Warriors series.; .
Willam Meikle: Scottish horror writer Willam Meikle has just signed a new two-book deal with Black Death Books. This deal will see a private-eye-meets-tentacled-lovecraftian-demons-in-Glasgow romp, tentatively titled The Amulet as well as an omnius edition of his Watcher series.; .
Yvonne Navarro: Yvonne Navarro will be writing the novelisation of the movie HellBoy for Simon & Schuster.; .
Paul Park: THE PRINCESS OF ROUMANIAM, a modern day fantasy novel to David Hartwell at Tor.; .
Kit Peel: Children's thriller/fantasy novel THE AFRICA STONE to Alessandra Balzer at Hyperion Books for Children.; .
John Pelan: John Pelan's Darkside 4 and Darkside 5 (two further volumes in his dark fiction anthology series) have sold to Laura Anne Gilman at Roc.; .
Adam Roberts: Following the success of his recent spoof novel The Soddit (released as by A.R.R.R. Roberts), Gollancz have signed another spoof from Adam Roberts called The Matrix Derided for release in May 2004.; .
Justina Robson: Justina Robson's Natural History will be published in the USA by Bantam Spectra.; .
Steve Savile: Reprint rights to Laughing Boy's Shadow have been bought by Prime Books for an early 2004 release.; .
Harry Shannon: MEMORIAL DAY, Harry's next novel will be published in May 2004 by Five Star Mysteries.; .
William Shatner: S&S Audio have picked up audio rights to CAPTAIN'S BLOOD,, the eighth in a series of Star Trek novels written by William Shatner. The author will be narrating the audio book himself.; .
Rie Sheridan: Mundania Press will be releasing a print version of Rie's short story collection RieVisions. The ebook rights remain with SunySide Up.; .
Steven Shrewsbury: Black Death Books will be releasing STRONGER THAN DEATH a second novel featuring Steven Shrewsbury's character Dack Shannon. They will be releasing BULLETPROOF SOUL (the first) shortly.; .
D.A. Stern: The novelization of the movie "THE PUNISHER" will be published in March 2004 by Del Rey.; .
Charles Stross: Charles Stross has signed a two-book deal with Orbit UK. Singularity Sky will see print in August 2004 with its sequel Iron Sunrise to follow later.; .
Jeffrey Thomas & Scott Thomas: Prime Books have signed Jeffrey Thomas & Scott Thomas's The Sea of Flesh and Ash for a March 2004 release. This will come in two formats, a 500-copy limited edition hardcover for $35.00; and a 26-copy lettered edition signed hardcover with slipcase and music cd for $100.00. It will feature two novellas, one from each author.; .
Eric Trautmann: Del Rey will publish THE ART OF HALO by Eric Trautmann in october 2004 as part of the Microsoft Xbox publishing program.; .
Steve Voake: Children's book THE DREAM WALKER'S CHILD, being a tale of alternate universe sold to Julia Wells at Faber & Faber at auction. The deal (which also includes a second book) will see this book released in Spring 2005.; .
Conrad Williams: Game, a novella, will be released by Earthling Publications in December 2003.; Use Once, Then Destroy, a collection of short fiction, will be released by Night Shade Books in April 2004.; .
N. Lee Wood: Science fiction novel MASTER OF NONE (described akin to Handmaid's Tale meets The Left Hand of Darkness sold to Jaime Levine at Warner Aspect.; .