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ed. Forrest Aguirre: Ministry of Whimsy / Nightshade Books will release Leviathan 4: Cities, a short story anthology, during 2004.; .
Brian Aldiss: Brian Aldiss has sold Sanity and the Lady, a science fiction novel to PS Publishing.; .
Catherine Asaro: Catherine Asaro's book The Charmed Sphere will become the second book published by Luna Books when it is published in February 2004; .
Kage Baker: Nightshade Books will release Mother Aegypt, a short story colleciton, during 2004.; .
Iain M. Banks: Nightshade Books will release The State of the Art during 2004. This short story collection was previously published in the UK.; .
Elizabeth Bear: a near-future science fiction thriller HAMMERED, about a disabled veteran pulled into a complex conspiracy surrounding the development of interstellar flight to Anne Groell at Bantam Spectra in a three book deal which also includes the two sequels SCARDOWN and WORLDWIRED.; .
Caitlin Brennan: The Mountain's Call, to be published by Luna Books in September 2004.; .
Terry Brooks: The sixth MAGIC KINGDOM OF LANDOVER novel will be published by Del Rey in fall 2006. The first five book sin the series, written a decade ago featured Ben Holliday as the owner of a magical kingdom he bought from a catalogue, this time the story will feature his rebellious teenage daughter.; .
Jacqueline Carey: Jacqueline Carey has sold a new fantasy trilogy to Jamie Levine at Warner. Called The Imriel Trilogy this will see the return of characters from her successful D'Angeline trilogy.; .
Jonathan Carroll: Jonathan Carroll has sold Glass Soup, a sequel to his White Apples, to Patrick Nielsen Hayden at Tor.; .
P.C. Cast: Elphame's Choice, to be published by Luna Books in December 2004.; .
Hertzan Chimera: Hertzan Chimera has confirmed that Cyber-Pulp want a second volume of CHIMERAWORLD. The first volume is due in paperback/eBook early in 2004. The second volume should follow it early in 2005.; .
Michael Cisco: Ministry of Whimsy / Nightshade Books will release The San Veneficio Canon, a novel, during 2004.; .
William Dietz: RUNNERS and a sequel have been picked up by Ginjer Buchanan at Berkley/Ace.; .
Stephen Erikson: Three books, all to PS Publishing. The Healthy Dea, Fishing with Grandma Matchie and The Devil Delivered. all of these are for 2004 publication.; .
Paul Di Filippo: US rights to Fuzzy Dice (my book of 2003 - Steve) have gone to Byron Preiss. UK publication was by PS Publishing.; .
Brian Freeman (as James Kidman): BLACK FIRE, a psychological horror novel will be published by Cemetery Dance in 2004.; .
Mary Gentle: PS Publishing have picked up Mary Gentle's novella Under the Penitence.; .
Laura Gilman: Staying Dead, to be published by Luna Books in August 2004.; .
Christie Golden: On Fire's Wing, to be published by Luna Books in July 2004.; .
Jon Courtenay Grimwood: Jon Courtenay Grimwood noir alternate history detective trilogy Arabesque, consisting of PASHAZADE, EFFENDI, and FELAHEEN (published in the UK by Earthlight/Simon & Schuster) will finally receive publication in the USA from Bantam Spectra. The trilogy had previously been described (by Locus magazine) as "perhaps the most important SF trilogy of the past decade to remain unpublished in the United States". Now they will find out why.; .
John Grant: John Grant's first short story collection TAKE NO PRISONERS has sold to Robert I. Katz at Willowgate Press.; .
Deb Hale: The Wizard's Ward, to be published by Luna Books in April 2004.; .
Warren Hammond: Warren Hammond's debut novel KOP, a high-tech sf detective noir and a sequel to Jim Frenkel at Tor.; .
M. John Harrison: Nightshade Books will release The Course of the Heart during 2004. This novel has seen previous publication in the UK, but this will be the first US publication.; .
Michele Hauf: Seraphim, to be published by Luna Books in May 2004.; .
Robert A. Heinlein: Reprint rights for ROCKETSHIP GALILEO and PODKAYNE OF MARS resold to Ace Books.; .
Ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb: DARK DELICACIES, an anthology of original horror stories by some of the top horror writers (including Clive Barker, F. Paul Wilson and Brian Lumley) has sold to Claiborne Hancock at Carroll & Graf.; .
Linda Winstead Jones: Historical fantasy romance trilogy SISTERS OF THE SUN, to Christine Zika at Berkley. Publication to begin in 2005.; .
Anne Kelleher: Silver's Edge, to be published by Luna Books in June 2004.; .
P.B. Kerr: Thriller writer P.B. Kerr has signed a three book deal for his children's series called CHILDREN OF THE LAMP to Richard Scrivener at Scholastic UK and to Jean Feiwel at Scholastic US . The first book will be called THE AKHENATEN ADVENTURE and features the twelve-year-old twins of an affluent New York couple who develop an extraordinary gift for making other people's wishes magically come true.; .
Susan Krinard: Shield of the Sky, to be published by Luna Books in October 2004.; .
Mercedes Lackey: Mercedes Lackey's book The Fairy Gomother will become the first book published by Luna Books when it is published in January 2004; .
Rachel Lee: As yet untitled novel to be published by Luna Books in November 2004.; .
Nick Mamatas: Nightshade Books will release Move Under Ground, a Cthulhu novel, during 2004.; .
D.J. MacHale: A further three books (numbers five through seven) in MacHale's young adult fantasy series Pendragon sold to Julia Richardson at Simon & Schuster.; .
Stephanie Meyer: Stephanie Meyer's debut novel TWILIGHT (a teenage vampire love story) has sold to Megan Tingley and Jennifer Hunt at Little, Brown Children's as part of a three book deal.; .
Susan Spencer Paul: Regency period fantasy romance COUNTING THE STARS, and two sequels, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's; .
Adam Roberts: Nightshade Books will release Swiftly, a collection of short stories and Roberts's first US book, during 2004.; Orion/Gollancz will be publishing Adam Roberts next straight sf novel entitled The Snow in May 2004.; Summer 2004 will see Mr. Roberts third parody novel, his second Tolkien-ish spoof novel. This book will be called The Sellamillion; .
Gena Showalter: Romance novelist Gena Showalter's new paranormal romance series sold to Lauren McKenna at Pocket as part of a two book deal. The first book is set in near future Chicago and features an alien huntress hunting a mysterious alien serial killer - it is called MIA SNOW: ALIEN HUNTRESS; .
John Vornholt: Multi-book to Simon & Schuster's Pulse imprint for CUPIDITY along with extending novel THE TROLL KING into a trilogy.; .
Conrad Williams: Nightshade Books will release Use Once, Then Destroy, a short story collection, during 2004.; .
Sarah Zettel: In Camelot's Shadow, to be published by Luna Books in March 2004.; .
Zoran Zivkovic: Ministry of Whimsy / Nightshade Books will release The Fourth Circle during 2004.; .