SF Signal (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
Fantasy author Gail Martin is launching a huge kickoff to promote her new book Dark Haven , book three in The Chronicles of The Necromancer which will published by Solaris Books in February of 2009. What's the book about? In Dark Haven , the effects of Jared the Usurper's reign of terror go further than anyone imagined, striking at the stability of the Winter Kingdoms. Undead forces align against...
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
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 [...]
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on a new deal for UK author James Lovegrove for a novel called 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 [...]
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
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.
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 29/01/2008
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."
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 28/01/2008
Here's your chance to win some bling! One lucky SF Signal reader, chosen at random, will win a Chronicles of The Necromancer Mega-Pack, courtesy of author Gail Martin and Solaris Books. The Mega-Pack contains: 1 signed limited edition advance review copy of The Summoner 1 signed limited edition advance review copy of The Blood King 1 signed final copy of The Blood King (which has about 20,000 words...
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 27/01/2008
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 [...]
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 24/01/2008
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 [...]
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 18/12/2007
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 [...]
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 07/12/2007
Extraordinary Engines is a forthcoming steampunk anthology from Solaris Books, including original stories by Daniel Abraham, Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, Beth Bernobich, Eric Brown, Keith Brooke, Paul Di Filippo, Hal Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Jay Lake, Margo Lanagan, James Lovegrove, Ian R. MacLeod, Michael Moorcock, James Morrow, Kim Newman, Robert Reed, Chris Roberson, Adam Roberts, Lucius Shepard, Brian...
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 04/12/2007
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 [...]
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 29/11/2007
Detail: The UK's Solaris Books have begun the online serialisation of Three Unbroken by Chris Roberson, making the first chapter available to read on their website at www.solarisbooks.com/books/three-unbroken/free/ (you can sign up to the dedicated RSS Feed for future posting updates). Solaris Books' European Sales & Marketing manager George Mann explains how the serialisation will develop: [...]
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 28/11/2007
Solaris Books is serializing Chris Roberson's second Celestial Empire novel, Three Unbroken , online for free. (The first novel, The Dragon's Nine Sons , is reviewed here .) Here's a more detailed description of Three Unbroken from the press release: 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...
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | 23/11/2007
Here's the synopsis for Paul Kearney's ( www.paulkearneyonline.com ) forthcoming The Ten Thousand : The world of Kuf, an ancient Assurian Empire, dominant, prestigious and thought to be invincible, is about to be shaken to its very foundations. An exile from the empire, the Great King’s brother, hires a force of ten thousand elite mercenaries of a legendary race known as the Macht to take the throne...
The UK SF Book News Network (Free subscription) | 11/11/2007
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 [...]
