Gollancz acquires three heroic fantasy adventures
Gollancz, an
imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, is thrilled to announce the acquisition
of World Rights excluding USA to a trilogy of self-contained action-packed
heroic fantasies from Dan Abnett. A highly talented and prolific writer of
novels, computer games and comics, Dan Abnett’s shared world fictions have been
set in many universes, including DOCTOR WHO, ALIEN, WARHAMMER and GUARDIANS OF
THE GALAXY.
Gollancz
Associate Publisher, Simon Spanton, acquired the three books in THE WIELD
series from Charlotte Robertson at United Agents.
Simon
Spanton said, “It’s been hard
to miss Dan’s
contribution to the genre over recent years. He has an amazing and proven knack
for finding readers beyond the immediate genre markets so I am really thrilled
that he’s joining
Gollancz for this venture into his own world; a project where he can give his
extraordinary imagination free rein.”
Dan Abnett said, “I’m more than a little pleased to
be joining the Gollancz list. In my teens, I quickly learned that the sight of
one of their classic yellow-covered editions on the shelf of a library or
bookshop was a guarantee of an extraordinary reading experience. THE WIELD is a
story I especially want to tell, and I am simply delighted that it is going to
be published by the most respected SF and Fantasy imprint in the world.”
The highly
original THE WIELD trilogy takes place in a human-populated society with a
vivid dark ages culture. Following an ancient and elite band of warriors, THE
WIELD books are dynamic heroic fantasy adventures packed with vivid action and
bloody battles. The flawed but engaging characters and the enthralling premise
with a clever twist, will appeal to readers of Dan Abnett’s bestselling Black Library
books, and fans of David Gemmell and dynamic heroic fantasy.
The first
book of THE WIELD series will be published in trade paperback and eBook in 2016
with the other two books to follow in 2017 and 2018.
Dan Abnett is a
best-selling writer of tie-in novels, original fiction, comics and computer
games. He is the author of, amongst many others, the Gaunt's Ghosts books -
Black Library's most successful line. It was his run on the GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY comic that Marvel based the mega-hit movie on. Dan Abnett has also
worked in the video game market and scripted the latest Alien game – ALIEN:
ISOLATION which has stellar reviews.
About
Gollancz: Gollancz
is the oldest specialist SF & Fantasy publisher in the UK. Founded in 1927
and with a continuous SF publishing programme dating back to 1961, the imprint
of the Orion Publishing Group is home to a galaxy of award-winning and
bestselling authors. Through our long-running SF and Fantasy Masterworks
programme, and major digital initiative the SF Gateway, Gollancz has one of the
largest ranges of SF and Fantasy of any publisher in the world.
THE WIELD *
Dan Abnett * November 2016
Trade
paperback £14.99 / eBook £7.99
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