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Donald Maass Literary AgencyFall 2014 Rights Catalog
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Penguin Random House / Roc | April 2015
• Third book in the FATED BLADES series.
• YEAR OF THE DEMON (Book 2) was chosen as one of Library Journal's Best SF/F Books of 2013.
• Rights to books 1 and 2 have sold in Italy and Bulgaria.
• “Vibrant and unforgettable characters combine with Japanese history and fast-paced action to create an urban fantasy for fans of Asian culture.” – Library Journal, Starred Review
• “Bein combines the best parts of police procedurals, buddy-cop films, historical fantasy, and intrigue-laden adventure.” – Publishers Weekly
Tokyo falls victim to a major terrorist attack, but no one on the force believes Detective Mariko Oshiro's famed Inazuma sword and a cursed demon mask could have anything to do with the bombing. Then she discovers an underground syndicate has been using these relics to control Japanese politics for centuries.
Disciple of the Wind by Steve Bein
US: Random House / Crown; UK: Quercus / Jo Fletcher Books| September 2014
• First book in a new series – a 3-book series under contract in both US and UK.
• “An excellent spy story wrapped in a vivid imaginary world.” – Library Journal, Starred Review
• “A story that draws you in, brilliant world building, and oh my God, Sigrud. You guys are going to love Sigrud.” – Brent Weeks, New York Times bestselling author of THE WAY OF SHADOWS
• Previous books have won the Shirley Jackson Award, Sydney J. Bounds Award, Edgar Award, and the Philip K. Dick Special Citation for Excellence.
• Rights sold in Bulgaria and Czech Republic; option publishers in France, Germany, Japan and Hungary.
Shara Thivani is dispatched on a secret mission to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian. As Shara pursues the mystery in the strange city, she begins to suspect that the beings who once protected the city may not be as dead as they seem.
City of Stairs by Robert Bennett
DAW | November 2014
• Sequel under contract with DAW.
When Cara Carlinni teams up with Reska 'Ben' Benjamin she thinks she's simply found a way off a deathtrap space-station and out of immediate danger, but did she even stop to consider that Ben might have troubles too? The past is about to catch up with them both, bigtime, as they struggle to save a colony under threat. Implant-enhanced psi-abilities, a love story, space stations, new worlds, themes of betrayal and (misplaced) trust, space ships, corrupt mega-corporations, criminals who aren't necessarily the villains. Villains who are the heroes of their own story.
Empire of Dust by Jacey Bedford
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Sourcebooks| May 2015
• The author's second stand alone novel after her debut, THE ART OF FALLING (Sourcebooks, January 2014).
• Based on the author's personal story.
• “Craft's sharp and refreshing narrative will leave you pining for more.” – Julie Kibler, author of CALLING ME HOME, on THE ART OF FALLING
Twelve tense hours. Three protective women. One troubled man--and the suicide standoff that turns one family's little piece of heaven into a scene from hell. After enduring years of a struggling marriage, Ronnie Farnham has decided to divorce her husband and is beginning to hope for a happy future--until the morning Jeff is supposed to move out, when he locks himself in an outbuilding with a shotgun. Tensions swell over the next twelve hours as Jeff secludes himself to make the biggest decision of his life and a massive police presence arrives to put an end to it all-one way or another.
The Far End of Happy by Kathryn Craft
Penguin Random House/ Roc | March 2015
• Third book in the Others series by the New York Times bestselling author.
• Rights to this series have sold in French and Polish.
• Rights to Bishop's novels have also sold in Czech, German, Portuguese, and Russian.
• “Anne Bishop is so good at writing character development…I love this series and I NEED MORE!” – USA Today
The Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before—both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes. In desperate need of answers, Simon Wolfgard, a shape-shifter leader among the Others, has no choice but to enlist blood prophet Meg Corbyn’s help, regardless of the risks she faces by aiding him.
Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Penguin Random House/ Berkley | September 2014
Night's Honor by Thea Harrison
• Seventh book in the USA Today bestselling author's ELDER RACES series.
• “An amazing ride filled with rich characterization, clever world-building, and exciting adventure!” – RT Book Review
• “Even casual readers will be able to follow along and enjoy this fun and affecting episode.” – Publishers Weekly
• Rights for earlier books in this series have sold in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Thai.
• Series of tie-in novellas have sold in Germany and France.
• No longer represent author in Germany.
When Tess decides to audition to become the human attendant of a powerful vampyre of the Nightkind demesne, her protector turns out to be more than she bargained for. The vampyre is both terrifying and alluring. Thrown into the vampyre’s world, Tess must quickly learn to navigate the dangers—both to her life,and to her heart. But the biggest threat comes from her own past…
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Pegasus Books | November 2014
• Follow-up to the nationally bestselling anthology, A STUDY IN SHERLOCK.
• Rights sold in Russia.
• Option publishers in Russia and Japan.
• “Devotees of the greatest of all fictional detectives will welcome this anthology from King and Klinger.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Boxed Review
New York Times-bestselling author Laurie R. King, and Leslie S. Klinger, editor of the NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, have assembled a stellar groupof contemporary authors. Readers will find Holmes in times and places previously unimagined. The anthology is an absolute delight for Holmes fans both new and old, with contributions from Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Michael Dirda, Harlan Ellison, Denise Hamilton, Nancy Holder, John Lescroart, Sara Paretsky, Michael Sims, and more.
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes by Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie King
Macmillan / Tor Books | February 2015
Finn Fancy Necromancy by Randy Henderson
• Two sequels under contract with Tor Books.
• Humor in the vein of the Dresden Files.
• Clarion West graduate and Writers of the Future winner.
• U.K. rights sold to Titan Books.
• Audio rights sold to Brilliance Audio.
Fresh home from a 25 year exile from the 1980s, young necromancer Finn Gramaraye finds himself in a very different world than the one he left behind. Hisfather suffers from memory problems; his older brother fears that Finn will take over the family business; his younger brother believes he's a werewolf; and the girlof Finn's teenage dreams has married, had a child, and divorced. Even worse: Someone’s trying to frame Finn for murder…again. To clear his name, Finn mustbattle sasquatch assassins, evil PTA witches, a waer-Elvis and more.
Simon & Schuster / Simon Pulse | January 2015
• “THE FIVE STAGES OF ANDEW BRAWLEY broke my heart, then put it back together again. I truly loved this book.”– Bruce Coville
• “A wonderfully written book that is more proof that the genre of ‘LGBT YA lit’ simply knows no bounds.”– Brent Hartinger, author of GEOGRAPHY CLUB
• “THE FIVE STAGES OF ANDREW BRAWLEY is as inventive as it is moving. A beautiful book.” – Trish Doller, author of WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE
Andrew Brawley has secretly lived in the hospital since the night his family died there, working at the cafeteria and visiting with the nurses. Then Rusty is wheeled in, set on fire by hateful classmates. His agony draws Drew like a beacon, and they come together through pain and grief. In Rusty, Drew sees hope, happiness, and a future beyond the hospital walls. But Death is a familiar presence at the hospital, and Drew's life will have to get worse before there is any chance for things to get better. A partly graphic novel.
The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Macmillan / Tor Books| September 2014
Last Plane to Heaven by Jay Lake
• Eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Kris Longknife series.
• “A whopping good read…Fast-paced, exciting, nicely detailed, with some innovative touches.” – Elizabeth Moon, Nebula Award-winning author of LIMITS OF POWER
• Rights for the series have sold in German, Japanese, Polish, and Spanish.
Vice Admiral Kris Longknife’s honeymoon gets cancelled when she hears that the space raider’s home world may have been discovered. Finding where the raiders came from could be the key to saving humanity. If only uncovering their secrets was that easy. As Kris returns home, she ends up tangling with a mutinous crew determined to take off on their own. The dissident group leads Kris straight into a new mess—a system filled with strange, deadly enemies poised to wipe another sentient civilization out of existence. Kris and her squadron are ready to prevent total annihilation, but the mutineers have other plans.
Penguin Random House / Ace | October 2014
Kris Longknife: Tenacious by Mike Shepherd
• “Lake’s command of language is strong and sincere, and his stories of everyday heartaches, filled with secret fears and self-delusion, whisk readers from inner geographies of mind to limitless gulfs of space.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
• “This final collection shows the range of styles that Lake was comfortable with and showcases his clever way with words.” – Library Journal
• Features an introduction by Gene Wolfe.
• Lake won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and has multiple Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominations for short fiction.
Long before he was a novelist, SF writer Jay Lake was an acclaimed writer of short stories. In this, his final collection, Lake has assembled thirty-two of the best of them. Aliens and angels fill these pages, from the title story, a hard-edged and breathtaking look at how a real alien visitor might be received, to the savage truth of “The Cancer Catechisms.” Here are more than thirty short stories written by a master of the form, science fiction and fantasy both.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Intermix | January 2015
• Romantic Times Magazine online's most-anticipated contemporary romance debut, June 2014
When British army veteran Gwen Tennison gets a job as the tour manager for music’s hottest, most troubled star, Lucas Wheeler, it may be more than she can handle. Fame and infamy have forced Lucas to protect his heart, but quickly he finds himself yearning to give it to Gwen—craving her touch, and yearning to give her control. And Gwen just might feel the same way. But it's not just their intense sexual encounters keeping Gwen on her toes, someone is following Lucas from city to city. At first they leave notes and gifts of affection, but as the tour draws to a close they escalate into sabotage and everyone is on edge—and in danger. Gwen and Lucas have to learn to trust each other—not only to stay together, but to stay alive.
The Farther I Fall by Lisa Nicholas
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Penguin Random House / Roc | September 2014
• One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2014.
• “Terrifying and powerful series launch by fan favorite Priest.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
• “A wild, awesome page-turner...Whether you're a weird fiction fan, or love true crime history, this book is a major treat.” – io9.com
• Rights for Priest's previous books have sold in Czech, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so. I remain a suspect in the brutal deaths of my father and his second wife despite the verdict of innocence at my trial. My parents' characters, their very souls, were consumed from within by something that left malevolent entities in their place. It originates from the ocean’s depths, but this evil cannot hide from me. No matter what guise it assumes, I will be waiting for it. With an axe.
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
U.S.:Macmillan / Tor Books; U.K.: Corsair Books | January 2015
The Just City by Jo Walton
• New author to the DMLA client list, representing her translation rights.
• The first novel in a new 3-book series by World Fantasy, Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award winning author Jo Walton.
• Previous novels published in Complex Chinese, French, German, Hungarian,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil only), Spanish, and Turkish.
Created as an experiment by the Greek goddess Athene, the Just City is a plannedcommunity, populated by thousands of children and hundreds of adult teachers from all eras of history, along with some handy robots from the far human future.The Greek God Apollo has come to the City as one of the children, concealing his true identity. For this lifetime, he is prone to all the vunerabilities of being human. Then Sokrates arrives—the same Sokrates recorded by Plato himself—to ask all the troublesome questions you would expect. What happens next is a tale only the brilliant Jo Walton could tell.
Hachette / Orbit | August 2014• Third book in the LIGHTBRINGER series, with the fourth, THE BLOOD
MIRROR, under contract with Hachette.
• THE BROKEN EYE debuted at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller List, #3 on Barnes & Noble Bestseller List and #26 on USA Today Bestseller List.
• Book 2 in the series is a KulturSPIEGEL bestseller in Germany.
• The series has been translated into Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish and Taiwanese.
As Chromeria races to find its lost Prism, the only one man who may be able to stop catastrophe. But Gavin Guile is enslaved on a pirate galley and no longer hasthe one thing that defined him--the ability to create magic using colors. Without the protection of his father, Kip Guile will have to face a master of shadows aloneas his grandfather moves to choose a new Prism and put himself in power. Kip will have to survive a secret war between noble houses, religious factions, rebels, and an ascendant order of hidden assassins, The Broken Eye.
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
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Night Shade Books | September 2014
• A new tale of the Raksura from the author of the acclaimed THE CLOUD ROADS.
• “Longtime fans and new readers alike will enjoy Wells’s deft touch with characterization and the fantastic.” – Publishers Weekly
• Rights also available for THE CLOUD ROADS, THE SERPENT SEA, andTHE SIREN DEPTHS.
• Wells' books have been translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
Return to the world of Martha Wells' THE CLOUD ROADS, where Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud Court, has traveled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court. When she fails to return, her consort, Moon, along with Stone and a party of warriors and hunters, must track them down. Finding them turns out to be the easy part; freeing them from an ancient trap hidden in the depths of the Reaches is much more difficult.
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1 by Martha Wells
Penguin Random House / Berkley Intermix | September 2014
• First book in a 2-book series, under contract with Penguin Random House
• RT Magazine August's Must-Reads.
• “An engaging narrative that ropes readers in from the beginning, addressing issues of trust, love, sex, and homophobia while also crafting potent sex scenes.” – Library Journal, Starred Review
Michael Sebastian thought Curacao would be the perfect place to have a little fun in the sun—and between the sheets. And when Sam Anderson walks into the bar,he knows that this is a man in need of release. Shattered by the most intense sex he's ever had, Sam has to face the facts—one night with this handsome stranger isall he gets before returning to the closet where he's been suffocating in for years. But when Sam starts his new job as the CEO of a failing company, he discovers that Michael is one of his new employees. As they're forced to work together to save the company, the desire sparking between them becomes impossible to ignore...
Takeover by Anna Zabo
Anne Bishop, UNTITLED, 4th book in the Others series, plus sequel (PENGUIN / ROC, WORLD ENGLISH)♦ Manuscript delivery: March 2015; Publication date: Spring 2016 ♦ New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's 4th and 5th fantasy novels in the Others series, following VISION IN SILVER (Penguin/Roc, March 2015), continuing the epic story ofhumans trying to survive in a world that belongs to the Others.
Cassandra Rose Clarke, THE LADY OF THE ICE (SIMON & SCHUSTER / SAGA PRESS, WORLD ENGLISH)♦ Manuscript delivery: January 2015; Publication date: September 2015 ♦ Pitched as The Yiddish Policeman’s Union meets The Windup Girl, in which a female investigator tussles with a dangerous gangster just as both humans and robots agitate for independence in a domed Argentinian colony in Antarctica.
Seth Dickinson, THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT (MACMILLAN / TOR BOOKS, WORLD ENGLISH)♦ Manuscript delivery: October 2014; Publication date: Fall 2015 ♦ Six-figure pre-empt deal for debut novel plus two untitled.♦ An epic fantasy geopolitical tragedy pitched as Game of Thrones meets Germs, Guns and Steel. When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home and murders one of her fathers, Baru vows to swallow her hate, join the Empire's civil service and claw her way high enough toset her people free.
Leah Ferguson, ALL THE DIFFERENCE (PENGUIN / BERKLEY, WORLD ENGLISH) ♦ Manuscript delivery: October 2014; Publication date: September 2015 ♦ Women's fiction debut, written in alternating chapters, if she said yes and if she said no, abouta career-focused 30-year-old who finds out that she’s pregnant on the day her long-term boyfriend proposes to her and is faced with making a choice.
Michael Fletcher, BEYOND REDEMPTION (HARPER VOYAGER, WORLD ENGLISH) ♦ Manuscript delivery: September 2014; Publication date: June 2015 ♦ A fantasy set in a world where belief defines reality and delusions are the often the strongest beliefs, focusing on a powerful sociopath looking to create a new God and a group of deranged thieves intent on using this new deity for their own purposes.
MacKinlay Kantor, ANDERSONVILLE (PENGUIN / PLUME, NORTH AMERICAN) ♦ Publication date: Winter 2015, the 60th anniversary of the book's original publication. ♦ The 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning story of the Andersonville Fortress and its use as a concentration camp-like prison by the South during the Civil War.
Robert McCammon, THE BORDER (SUBTERRANEAN PRESS, NORTH AMERICAN) ♦ Publication date: Spring 2015 ♦ A novel reminiscent of SWAN SONG and STINGER, set two years after Earth was caught inthe middle of a vicious and long-standing war between two alien civilizations and hideously altered, about a teenage boy who may be the key to preserving humanity.
Lisa Nicholas, THE FARTHER I FALL (PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE / BERKLEY INTERMIX, WORLD ENGLISH) ♦ Publication date: January 2015♦ Contemporary romantic suspense debut follows Gwen, a British army veteran, who gets a jobas the tour manager for a recently-out-of-rehab rocker, only to discover the job and the man are more exciting and more dangerous than she ever expected.
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Selected Recent Sales
Cameron McClure, Rights Director ([email protected])Katie Shea Boutillier, Rights Associate ([email protected])
BRAZIL (Portuguese)Flavia Sala, Christina PurchioInternational Editors [email protected]
CHINA AND TAIWAN Gray Tan The Grayhawk Agency [email protected]
EASTERN EUROPE Ana Milenkovic, Milena KaplarevicPrava i Prevodi [email protected]
FRANCE Anna Jarota, Anais ParoutyAnna Jarota Agency [email protected]
GERMANY Bastian Schlueck, Franka ZastrowSchlueck Literary Agency [email protected]
ISRAEL Dalia Ever-Hadani Book Publishers Assoc. of [email protected]
ITALY Stefania Fietta Agenzia Letteraria Internazionale [email protected]
JAPANKohei Hattori The English [email protected]
KOREA Sue Yang, Jackie YangEric Yang [email protected]
RUSSIA Alexander Korzhenevski A. Korzhenevski Agency [email protected]
SCANDINAVIA Phillip Sane, Moa-Lisa BjorkLennart Sane Agency, AB [email protected]
SOUTH AMERICA (Spanish)Nicolas CostaInternational Editors [email protected]
SPAIN AND PORTUGALIsabel Monteagudo, Maru du Monserrat International Editors [email protected]
TURKEY Nazli Cokdu Ulas, Merve ErolONK Agency [email protected]
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Foreign Agents
Rights Contacts
Science Fiction / Fantasy
Saladin AhmedSonya BatemanElizabeth BearJacey BedfordSteve BeinRobert Jackson BennettRandall BillsAnne BishopPaula BrandonPatricia BrayMaurice BroaddusJim ButcherJeff CarlsonRobert CharretteAdam ChristopherCassandra Rose ClarkeCarolyn CraneSeth DickinsonAmanda DownumNicky DraydenDiane DuaneChris EvansDavid Feintuch (estate)Michael FletcherCraig Shaw GardnerDavid GerroldAlex GordonCamille GriepTara HarperThea Harrison
Rhiannon HeldJason HellerRandy HendersonP.C. HodgellNalo HopkinsonJohn Hornor JacobsRichard KnaakAnn KopchikMary Robinette KowalMur LaffertyJay Lake (estate)Kristin LandonSharon Lee / Steve MillerYoon Ha LeeSusan R. MatthewsTodd J. McCaffreyBill McCayDonna McMahonRebecca MeluchHolly MessingerPeter Morwood*Mike MoscoeDerryl MurphyEmma NewmanNick O’DonohoeNnedi OkoraforAda PalmerShawn PetersTom PollockJohn A. Pitts
James PrayCherie PriestLaura E. ReeveLinda RobertsonEden RobinsChristopher RowleyAnn ScarboroughKarl SchroederMelissa ScottEkaterina SediaKieran SheaRobert Sheckley (estate)Mike ShepherdMike ShevdonKristine SmithBrian Francis SlatteryWen SpencerMolly TanzerSamuel Boyd TaylorMark TiedemannRobert TothMarty van TolPaula VolskyJo Walton #Ren WaromBrent WeeksMartha WellsChuck WendigDany Zuwen
Young Readers
Shelley AdinaCarolita BlytheMaurice BroaddusJoelle CharbonneauCassandra Rose ClarkePaul CrilleyRichie Tankersley CusickSandra DeLisle
Diane DuaneShaun David HutchinsonJoe IriarteJohn Hornor JacobsCheryl Lanham Owen MatthewsBill McCaySheila A. Nielson
Marieke NijkampAndrea PortesTom PollockStephania VaralliMartha WellsChuck WendigDany Zuwen
Horror
Robert Jackson BennettElaine BergstromRichie Tankersley Cusick
John Hornor JacobsRon MalfiRobert McCammon
Lucy Taylor
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Clients
Historical, Literary, and Mainstream
Victoria BellFrank BillKathryn CraftElizabeth EdmondsonFrank BillM.M. FinckSuzanne Gates
Nita GillMacKinlay Kantor (estate)Fiona MaazelRose MacMurray (estate)Cynthia Newberry MartinRobert McCammonBenjamin Pearlberg
Jamie Cox RobertsonShya ScanlonSarah Pemberton StrongDebbie TilsworthLara TupperVivienne WalsheMike Marshall Wilson
Mystery / Suspense
Shirley BarkerWilliam BernhardtElizabeth BloomEmily BrightwellMaurice BroaddusRex BrowningJeff CarlsonC.M. ChanJoelle CharbonneauMargaret DoodyJames DoyleMegan EdwardsMatthew C. FunkSuzanne GatesJane HaddamLillian Hamrick
Seth HarwoodKeith Lee JohnsonStuart Kaminsky (estate)Gregg KeizerTaylor KincaidOwen LaukkanenClayton LindemuthMatthew McBrideBill McCayRobert McCammonJonathan McGoranMiriam Grace MonfredoDaniel B. O’SheaRalph PerkinsAnne Perry*Winter D. Prosapio
Warren RipleyLynda RobinsonTodd RobinsonJeff ShelbyElizabeth SimsJena SnyderJay StringerPatrick StuartDavid SundstrandMark TiedemannSteve WeddleFrank WheelerEmily Winslow
Romance / Women's Fiction
Shelley BatesBarbara BenedictKara BradenPatricia BrayJudy CorserJoAnn FergusonLeah FergusonThea Harrison
Kristin HeitzmannLori HerterKarla Hocker (estate)Shannon HollisGina HolmesJocelyn KelleyFelicia MasonDelilah Marvelle
Lisa NicholsSuzanne RobinsonAdina SenftDeborah SmithTracy SumnerAnna Zabo
Anthologists and Nonfiction
Amy AlkonMarie Lyn BernardCeleste BrashEmmanuel Goldstein
Nalo Hopkinson Les KlingerVernon MahabalEkaterina Sedia
Keith SternStef Willen
* Represent for North America only# Represent for Translation only
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