Fiction Rights Guide

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FICTION
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FILM & TV TIE-INS
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MASS MARKET GENRE AND CULT FICTION
FANTASY / SCI FI
THRILLERS
CRIME / HORROR
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MOVIE TIE-INS
The Great Wall opens worldwide in February 2017, an epic sci-fi
adventure set around one of the world’s most iconic structures, and
featuring a star-studded cast from both Hollywood and Chinese cinema.
Mashing elements of science fiction and history, the film tells how the wall was erected to defend against a largescale invasion of giant mythical creatures. In 15th century China, warriors discover the hurried construction of a
massive wall. As night falls they realize that the wall was not built just to keep out the Mongols, but something
altogether more inhuman and more dangerous.
The Great Wall stars Matt Damon, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Jing Tian, Luhan and Zhang Hanyu and is
directed by Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower and The Flowers of War).
THE GREAT WALL
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
The Great Wall is Zhang Yimou’s first English-language film. It is produced by Legendary Entertainment and
distributed by Universal.
AUTHOR TBC
February 2017
Movie Tie-In
PB 400pp (TBC)
RESIDENT EVIL: THE
FINAL CHAPTER
The official novelization of the final instalment in the blockbuster
Resident Evil movie franchise, based on the hit video game series.
TIM WAGGONER
February 2017
Movie Tie-In
PB 400pp (TBC)
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter opens worldwide January / February 2017.The film stars Milla Jovovich and Ali
Larter and is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The most recent film in the franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution
(2012) grossed over $240m worldwide. This new film picks up immediately after the events in Resident Evil:
Retribution, with humanity is on its last legs after Alice is betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C.
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must
return to where the nightmare began - Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces
for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. In a race against time Alice will join
forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action-packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant
monsters. Between regaining her superhuman abilities at Wesker’s hand and Umbrella’s impending attack, this
will be Alice’s most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion.
MOVIE TIE-INS
Welcome to the jungle and the king of beasts - KONG!
The origins of one of cinema’s most beloved and most fearsome monsters will be revealed in the forthcoming
blockbuster movie Kong: Skull Island.
This is the official novelization of the movie which features an all-star cast including: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson,
Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly and Tom Wilkinson. It is produced by Legendary Entertainment and will be
released worldwide in March 2017.
Also available - The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island - see separate Non-Fiction rights guide.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
AUTHOR TBC
March 2017
Movie Tie-In
PB 320pp (TBC)
Warcraft - an epic fantasy film based on the hugely successful World
of Warcraft video game. Warcraft will be released around the world in
June 2016.
Directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code), and with a screenplay by Jones and Charles Leavitt, the film
will star Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell and Rob Kazinsky.
Set on the world of Azeroth, the film portrays the origin story of the initial encounters between the
humans and the orcs, with an emphasis upon both the Alliance’s and Horde’s sides of their conflict. Featuring
characters such as Durotan and Lothar, the film will take place in a variety of locations established in the video
game series.
WARCRAFT:
DUROTAN
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
PREQUEL
CHRISTIE GOLDEN
May 2016
Movie Tie-in
PB 320pp
Titan is delighted to be publishing two official tie-in books to accompany this film. Warcraft the novelization
and prequel will appeal not only to all the many millions of fans of the World of Warcraft dark fantasy games
series, but to all those who will delight in what is set to be a cutting edge technological directorial feat.
The Warcraft franchise is made up of five core games: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness,
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. The fourth and best-selling
title of the franchise is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where players control
their own character and interact with each other in a virtual world. With almost seven million subscribers,
World of Warcraft is currently the world’s most-subscribed MMORPG, and holds the Guinness World Record
for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers. Having grossed over 10 billion dollars, it is also the highestgrossing video game of all time. In January 2014 it was announced that more than 100 million accounts had
been created over the game’s lifetime.
Rights sold: Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (complex), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German,
Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Thai.
WARCRAFT
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
CHRISTIE GOLDEN
June 2016
Movie Tie-in
PB 304pp (TBC)
MOVIE TIE-INS
Independence Day Resurgence - the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster.
Set for worldwide release June 2016.
Independence Day: Resurgence is directed by Roland Emmerich and stars Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd
Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox and Brent Spiner, reprising their original roles, along with newcomers Liam Hemsworth,
Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joey King and William Fichtner.
Titan presents two fiction tie-ins to this blockbuster film - the official novelization and the official prequel
novel.
Also available for translation: The Art of Independence Day: Resurgence. See separate Non-Fiction rights guide.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
RESURGENCE
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
Using recovered extraterrestrial technology taken from the spaceships and data left by the invaders after the
last attack, the nations of Earth collaborate on an immense defense program to protect the planet. When the
aliens attack with unprecedented force, the planet unites to use the alien technology in a bid to protect the
globe from another invasion. But the alien onslaught is so huge it looks very much like the Earth will not be
able to withstand it...
ALEX IRVINE
June 2016
Movie Tie-in
PB 368pp
INDEPENDENCE
DAY: CRUCIBLE
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
PREQUEL
GREG KEYES
June 2016
Movie Tie-in
PB 384pp
An omnibus of three novels which tie into the original blockbuster
1996 movie, collected together for the first time.
Contains three official Independence Day novels: The Silent Zone prequel, the official Independence Day
novelization and Independence Day: War in the Desert.
THE COMPLETE
INDEPENDENCE
DAY OMNIBUS
DEAN DEVLIN & ROLAND
EMMERICH / STEPHEN
MOLSTAD
April 2016
Movie Tie-in
PB 896pp
MOVIE TIE-INS
July 2017 will see a brand new Planet of the Apes movie, entitled
War for the Planet of the Apes. In this special year for the franchise,
Titan is pleased to present two brand new Planet of the Apes novels.
Further announcements to be made, please enquire.
DEATH OF THE
PLANET OF THE
APES
ANDREW E.C. GASKA
October 2017
Science Fiction
PB 320pp (TBC)
Death of the Planet of the Apes
Death of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled for publication two months before the release of War for the
Planet of the Apes.
It is the final story to feature Taylor, the astronaut (Charlton Heston) character from Planet of the Apes, and is
written by Apes expert Andrew E. C. Gaska. Taylor appeared briefly in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, but his
whereabouts remained largely unknown—until now. Revealed for the first time are Taylor’s deadly adventures,
the violent unrest among the apes, and the secrets of the mutant city hidden beneath the Forbidden Zone.
Andrew E.C. Gaska is a consultant for Rockstar Games, the founder and creative director of BLAMI
Ventures design studio and writes the Charger series for Titan Comics.
CLASSIC PLANET OF
THE APES:
AN ANTHOLOGY
JAMES BEARD AND RICH
HANDLEY (EDS)
January 2017
Science Fiction
PB 320pp (TBC)
Classic Planet of the Apes
Brand new, original stories set in the world of the original Planet of
the Apes films and TV series, featuring a strong line-up of writers
including several New York Times bestselling authors.
Each writer will explore a different facet of the post-apocalyptic world, so readers will be treated to a wide
and entertaining variety of action-adventure stories which will add layers of detail to the world of the original,
fan-favourite Planet of the Apes series. The first book of its kind, tapping into the renewed interest in the
Planet of the Apes.
Authors include: Dan Abnett (Warhammer, co-creator of new Guardians of the Galaxy), Greg Keyes (Dawn
of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm), Bob Mayer (NYT bestselling military fiction author), Kevin J. Anderson
(NYT bestseller, Dune co-author),Greg Cox (NYT bestseller, tie-in novels),Nancy Collins (NYT bestseller, tiein novels, YA fantasies), Dayton Ward (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Andrew E.C. Gaska (Death of the Planet
of the Apes), John Jackson Miller (NYT bestseller, Star Wars), Jonathan Maberry (NYT bestseller, Patient Zero
zombie novels), Paul Kupperberg, Will Murray, Robert Greenberger,Ty Templeton, Rich Handley, Jim Beard.
Crimson Peak - the most recent film from director Guillermo del Toro.
The official novelization of the horror film of the decade. A character-driven horror movie, with tinges of
gothic romance, Crimson Peak is reminiscent of the early Spanish-language horror films that made del Toro’s
name. Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver.
Del Toro has described Crimson Peak as a ‘ghost story and gothic romance’.
Guillermo del Toro is the director of numerous top movies including Pacific Rim, Blade, Blade 2, Hellboy and
Pan’s Labyrinth.
CRIMSON PEAK
THE OFFICIAL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
NANCY HOLDER
October 2015
Movie Tie-in
PB 352pp
GAMING FICTION
Dishonored
The award-winning videogame Dishonored - now a new
fiction series.
Revenge solves everything...
Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, Dishonored follows the story of Corvo Attano,
bodyguard to the Empress of the Isles. He is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin,
seeking revenge on those who conspired against him.
Following its release in 2012, Dishonored won several awards, including the 2012 Spike Video Game award
for Best Action-Adventure Game and the 2013 BAFTA award for Best Game. In June 2015 Bethesda
announced that a sequel game, Dishonored 2, was in development, set for release in 2016.
ADAM CHRISTOPHER is the author of acclaimed original science fiction novels such as The
DISHONORED
THE CORRODED MAN
ADAM CHRISTOPHER
July 2016
Game Tie-in
PB 368pp
Burning Dark and The Machine Awakes, as well as the Elementary novel The Ghost Line, based on the hit
American television series. He is an avid player of the Dishonored video game, and will work directly with
the game team on the novels.
DISHONORED
NOVEL 2
ADAM CHRISTOPHER
February 2017
Game Tie-in
PB 368pp
DISHONORED
NOVEL 3
ADAM CHRISTOPHER
June 2017
Game Tie-in
PB 368pp
Deus Ex
A brand new official Deus Ex novel, published to coincide with the
new game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, released August 2016.
Produced in full collaboration with the game developer Eidos-Montreal, Deus Ex: Black Light will form a bridge
between the events in the last game Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the new game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Deus Ex games have received massive critical acclaim since 2000 and sold over 4.5 million units worldwide.
A film adaptation has been optioned by CBS.
JAMES SWALLOW is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books
including fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and more. His other credits include scripts for
video games and radio dramas, including Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fable: The Journey, Battlestar Galactica
and Killzone 2.
DEUS EX:
BLACK LIGHT
JAMES SWALLOW
August 2016
Game Tie-in
PB 336pp
Also available for translation: The Art of Deus Ex Universe. See separate Non-Fiction rights guide.
ALIEN
Following the huge success of our new Alien fiction, we are pleased
to announce the acquisition of all previous Aliens novels, now being
collected into a series of omnibus editions. Translation rights to all
books are now available.
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
VOLUME ONE
STEVE PERRY / S.D. PERRY
January 2016
Collects three official Aliens spin-off novels: Earth Hive by Steve
Perry, Nightmare Asylum by Steve Perry and The Female War by
Steve Perry and Stephani Perry.
PB 832pp
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
VOLUME TWO
Collects two official Aliens spin-off novels: Genocide by David
Bischoff and Alien Harvest by Robert Sheckley.
DAVID BISCHOFF / ROBERT
SHECKLEY
June 2016
PB 624pp
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
Collects Rogue by Sandy Schofield and Labyrinth by Stephani Perry.
VOLUME THREE
SANDY SCHOFIELD / S.D. PERRY
December 2016
PB 608pp
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
VOLUME FOUR
Collects Music of the Spears by Yvonne Navarro and Beserker by
Stephani Perry.
YVONNE NAVARRO / S.D. PERRY
June 2017
PB 608pp TBC
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
VOLUME FIVE
Collects Original Sin by Michael Jan Friedman and DNA War by Diane
Carey.
MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN /
DIANE CAREY
December 2017
PB 608pp TBC
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
Collects Cauldron by Diane Carey and Steel Egg by John Shirley.
VOLUME SIX
DIANE CAREY / JOHN SHIRLEY
June 2018
PB 608pp TBC
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS OMNIBUS:
VOLUME SEVEN
B.K. EVENSON / S.D. PERRY
December 2018
PB 608pp TBC
Collects Criminal Enterprise by Stephani Perry and No Exit by B.K.
Evenson.
ALIEN / PREDATOR
Classic Aliens vs Predator and Predator stories, now once again
available.
THE COMPLETE
ALIENS VS PREDATOR
OMNIBUS
Contains: Prey by Steve Perry, Hunter’s Planet by S.D. Perry and War
by David Bischoff.
THE COMPLETE
PREDATOR OMNIBUS
Contains Concrete Jungle by Nathan Archer and Cold War and Big
Game by Sandy Schofield.
STEVE PERRY / S. D. PERRY /
DAVID BISCHOFF
November 2016
PB 650pp TBC
NATHAN ARCHER / SANDY
SCHOFIELD
January 2018
PB 650pp TBC
ALIEN
Following our successful launch of brand new Alien novels, we are
pleased to announce further Alien novels as well as two entirely new
series: Predator and Alien vs Predator.
Introducing these series with a bang is The Rage War - an explosive,
epic storyline across the worlds of Alien, Alien vs Predator
and Predator.
The Rage War - an incredible new trilogy by bestselling author
Tim Lebbon.
PREDATOR: INCURSION (The Rage War: Book One):
PREDATOR:
INCURSION
(THE RAGE WAR 1)
TIM LEBBON
October 2015
Science Fiction
PB 336pp
When Predator ships begin entering human space, the assumption is that they are invading, and retaliation
is quick. Then a mission into Predator space reveals many more ships, but discovers that they are fleeing. For
an enemy is launching an assault on the Predators - an enemy who has figured out how to weaponize
the Aliens...
ALIEN: INVASION (The Rage War: Book Two):
Secrets are revealed as we discover the nature of the enemy who has figured out how to make Aliens into
the ultimate weapons. And while Predators and humans aren’t on the best of terms, they recognize the
value of the age-old saying, ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’. Strange alliances are born.
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: ARMAGEDDON (The Rage War: Book Three):
Despite all efforts, the enemy reaches human space. If the Colonial Marines and the Predators cannot stop
the enemy in time, Earth will fall - and with it, all of humankind.
MORE NEWS
ALIEN: INVASION
(THE RAGE WAR 2)
TIM LEBBON
April 2016
Science Fiction
PB 288pp TBC
* Following on from The Rage War trilogy will be two further new novels in each of the three series:
Predator, Alien and Alien vs Predator.
* There are new films in development for Alien (directed by Neill Blomkamp of District 9) and Predator
(directed by Shane Black of Iron Man 2), which will create increased enthusiasm for both. This trilogy will
capitalize on the renewed interest.
*Alien Day - the Alien franchise will recieve a marketing push from Fox on 26th April each year.
TIM LEBBON has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Scribe Awards for original and tie-in
fiction, and his novelization of 30 Days of Night was a New York Times bestseller. His tie-in novels include
Star Wars: Into the Void, The Cabin in the Woods, and Hellboy: Unnatural Selection. He has also written
two original novels, Coldbrook and The Silence, both of which are published by Titan Books.
ALIEN VS.
PREDATOR:
ARMAGEDDON
(THE RAGE WAR 3)
TIM LEBBON
September 2016
Science Fiction
PB 288pp TBC
ALIEN
Three stand-alone, fully licensed and original novels set in the Alien
universe, tying directly in to the first two movies, Alien and Aliens.
Alien, the 1979 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, has had a significant impact on popular culture. In
2002 it was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library for historical preservation as a film which is
‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant’. In 2008 it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science
fiction genre by the American Film Institute, and as the 33rd-greatest movie of all time by Empire magazine.
Now readers can enjoy three brand-new Alien novels by hand-picked authors, developed in conjunction with
20th Century Fox. These adventures will take readers back to the core of the Alien universe, revealing neverbefore-explored secrets of the Weyland Corporation and the xenomorphs—the predatory aliens themselves.
These novels are cohesive and are designed to fit within the canon of the original films Alien and Aliens.
ALIEN
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
TIM LEBBON
January 2014
Science Fiction, PB 352pp
By returning to the events depicted in those films, and including the most popular character of the Alien
franchise—Ellen Ripley—we capture the excitement and dynamics that launched the Alien concept. The third
novel is a unique and direct prequel to the movie Aliens.
Tim Lebbon, James A. Moore, and Christopher Golden have collaborated to tie these three novels into both
Alien and Aliens—the most acclaimed installments of the entire Alien saga. The three exciting novels will also
work to form a cohesive trilogy expanding the core canon of the Alien universe.
TIM LEBBON has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Scribe Awards for original and tie-in fiction,
and his novelization of 30 Days of Night was a New York Times bestseller. His tie-in novels include Star Wars:
Into the Void, The Cabin in the Woods, and Hellboy: Unnatural Selection. He has also written two original
novels, Coldbrook and The Silence, both of which are published by Titan Books.
JAMES A. MOORE has twice been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, for both the novel Serenity
ALIEN
SEA OF SORROWS
JAMES A.MOORE
July 2014
Science Fiction, PB 352pp
Falls and the novella Bloodstained Oz (written with Christopher Golden). He wrote the tie-in novel Buffy the
Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, as well as his original Serenity Falls horror trilogy, Writ in Blood, The Pack, and
Dark Carnival.
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is a New York Times bestselling author and has written novels in the
worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Battlestar Galactica, X-Men, and more. His acclaimed original fiction
includes Strangewood, The Ferryman, The Boys are Back in Town, and Soulless. His forthcoming novel Tin Men
has been optioned to become a major motion picture from Warner Bros. A frequent collaborator, he often
works closely with other authors: notably Tim Lebbon and James A. Moore.
ALIEN
RIVER OF PAIN
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
November 2014
Science Fiction, PB 352pp
ALIEN
With a new film in development, interest in Alien is at an
all-time high.
Here are the celebrated official novelizations of all the previous
Alien films.
Alien
ALIEN
The crew of spaceship Nostromo is suddenly awoken from cryogenic sleep because of mysterious signals coming
from an unknown planet received by the ship’s computer. The astronauts land on the planet’s surface to investigate
an alien spaceship. When one of them is attacked by an alien (which fastens itself to his face), the crew returns to
their ship, abandoning the planet. Then the real horror begins.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER
April 2014
Science Fiction, PB 288pp
Alan Dean Foster’s novelization of Alien, published to coincide with the film’s release in 1979, set the gold standard
for novelizations and remains a classic to this day.
THE OFFICIAL
NOVELIZATION
Aliens
Having survived one encounter with an alien, Ripley is persuaded to return to the planet where her crew found
the alien ship. A colony has been established there, but suddenly all contact with the settlers has been lost.
Accompanied by marines, Ripley is going to find out why.
Alien³
ALIENS
THE OFFICIAL
NOVELIZATION
ALAN DEAN FOSTER
April 2014
Science Fiction, PB 320pp
Ellen Ripley continues to be stalked by the savage alien race after her escape pod, ejected from Colonial Marine
spaceship Sulaco, crash lands on a prison planet, killing everyone else on board. Unknown to Ripley, an alien egg is
on board the ship. The alien is born inside the prison and sets out on a killing spree.
Alien: Resurrection
Ellen Ripley awakens on board the space station Auriga. Her last memory is of her own fiery death. And yet she
is somehow alive. Ripley discovers that her ‘resurrection’ is a result of an incredible experiment which has altered
both her and the creature she has been carrying. To combat the incalculable alien menace, she teams up with a
renegade band of space smugglers.
ALIEN3
THE OFFICIAL
NOVELIZATION
ALAN DEAN FOSTER
May 2014
Science Fiction, PB 256pp
ALAN DEAN FOSTER is the acclaimed author of more than one hundred books, including major movie
tie-ins for Star Wars, Alien and Transformers. His work includes excursions into hard science fiction, fantasy, horror,
detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages
and has won awards in Spain and Russia. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990,
the first work of science fiction ever to do so. Foster’s Pip and Flinx novels and The Founding of the Commonwealth
series have been popular bestsellers in the science fiction and fantasy genres. Alan Dean Foster was awarded the
IAMTW Grand Master Scribe Award in 2008.
A.C. CRISPIN was the New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, including tie-ins to Star Trek, Star Wars, V
and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2013, she was named a Grandmaster of the International Association of Media
Tie-In Writers.
ALIEN:
RESURRECTION
THE OFFICIAL
NOVELIZATION
A.C. CRISPIN
March 2015
Science Fiction, PB 320pp
GAMING FICTION
Mass Effect
Launching a brand new series of Mass Effect novels which tie in to the
epic game.
With a new game - Mass Effect: Andromeda - set for release in 2016, the launch of a new series of canonical
novels is timely. While earlier Mass Effect games focused on the defense of the Milky Way galaxy, with humans
pitted against a race of ruthless mechanical invaders known as the Reapers, the new story will take the game in a
dramatic new direction and is set in a new region of space, with a new and
deadly enemy.
Titan will publish four unmissable Mass Effect novels, sure to appeal to the game’s huge number of fans. The game
Mass Effect has won numerous awards, including Best Story, Best Voice Acting, Best Original Music and, from The
New York Times, Game of the Year.
MASS EFFECT:
ANDROMEDA
INITIATIVE
The novels will act as prequel and sequels to the events in the games and will become part of the overarching
Mass Effect saga. They will focus on key characters and answer the many questions fans have been asking.
N. K. JEMISIN
August 2016
PB 336pp TBC
MASS EFFECT:
NOVEL 2
March 2017
PB 336pp TBC
MASS EFFECT:
NOVEL 3
September 2017
PB 336pp TBC
Resident Evil - one of the world’s most popular and best-selling video
games, has spawned five live action films.
Seven official and acclaimed Resident Evil stand alone novels, all written by S.D. Perry.
MASS EFFECT:
NOVEL 4
MAC WALTERS
March 2018
PB 336pp TBC
RESIDENT EVIL
7 NOVELS
S.D. PERRY
AVAILABLE
PB
The Umbrella
Conspiracy
288pp
Nemesis
320pp
Caliban Cove
256pp
Code: Veronica
272pp
City of The Dead
336pp
Zero Hour
272pp
Underworld
288pp
TV
The Blacklist
A new series of original novels based on the hit US TV series starring
James Spader.
The Blacklist TV series stars James Spader as Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington, the former US Navy officer turned
high-profile criminal who has voluntarily surrendered to the FBI after eluding capture for decades. Red offers to
give the FBI a list of the most dangerous criminals in the world in exchange for immunity from prosecution but
insists on working exclusively with a rookie FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone).
THE BLACKLIST
NOVEL 1
AUTHORS TBC
August 2016
PB 320pp
NOVEL 2
January 2017
PB 320pp
NOVEL 3
April 2017
PB 320pp
An immediate hit with viewers, a third series of The Blacklist has now been commissioned and will air in
September 2015.
Also available - The Blacklist: Elizabeth Keen’s Dossier. See separate Non-Fiction guide.
Grimm
A new series of original novels based on the hit NBC TV series, inspired
by Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Grimm averages 6 million viewers in the US, where it airs on NBC. The show airs in the UK on Watch, as well
as in over 30 foreign language territories. Grimm was co-created by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel executive
producer David Greenwalt, and the mix of fantasy, mystery, chills and humour will appeal to fans of Once
Upon a Time and Supernatural. Seasons 1 to 3 are currently available on DVD/Blu Ray and the show has been
renewed for a fifth season.
‘It’s impossible not to love the new season of Grimm.’ LA Times
GRIMM
THE ICY TOUCH
JOHN SHIRLEY
November 2013
Fantasy / TV Tie-In
PB 320pp
‘A cop drama—with a twist… dark and fantastical.’ The Oregonian
The Icy Touch
Back in the nineteenth century a Wesen and a Grimm fight to the death. The Grimm wins, but the Wesen’s
son escapes and vows revenge. In the present day, Captain Renard sends Nick and Hank to investigate a crime
cartel named Le Touche Givre (The Icy Touch), which is involved in forced prostitution and drug pushing. Nick
gradually realizes that their dangerous leader is intent on tracking him down.
The Chopping Block
A cache of bones is found in a shallow grave in local woods. Meanwhile, missing persons cases in Portland seem
to be on the increase. As more bones are discovered, Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt and his
partner Hank Griffin investigate – but there seems to be no connection between the victims…
The Killing Time
GRIMM
THE CHOPPING BLOCK
JOHN PASSARELLA
February 2014
Fantasy / TV Tie-In
PB 336pp
GRIMM
THE KILLING TIME
TIM WAGGONER
September 2014
Fantasy / TV Tie-In
PB 272pp
A mysterious creature stalks the streets of Portland, looking for a new identity. With one touch it can dissolve
its victim, assuming their appearance, personality, and memories. When Portland homicide detectives Nick
Burkhardt and Hank Griffin are called in to track down a missing person, Nick comes face to face with the
changeling, but its powers have an unexpected effect on the Grimm, unleashing a deadly Wesen plague and
untold chaos.
JOHN SHIRLEY is a prolific writer of fantasy, noir and science fiction. He has written over thirty books,
ten collections of short stories, TV scripts and screenplays. His novels include Everything is Broken, The Other End,
Bleak History, Crawlers, Demons, In Darkness Waiting, and seminal cyberpunk works City Come A-Walkin’, and the A
Song Called Youth trilogy of Eclipse, Eclipse Penumbra, and Eclipse Corona. His collections include the Bram Stoker
and International Horror Guild award-winning Black Butterflies, Living Shadows: Stories: New & Pre-Owned and In
Extremis: The Most Extreme Stories of John Shirley. He also writes for screen (The Crow) and television.
JOHN PASSARELLA is the Bram Stoker award-winning author of Wither, Wither’s Rain, Wither’s Legacy,
Kindred Spirit, Shimmer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble, Angel: Avatar, Angel: Monolith, Supernatural: Rite of
Passage and Supernatural: Night Terror. He owns AuthorPromo.com, a web design company with New York Times
bestselling clients, and resides in New Jersey.
TIM WAGGONER has published more than twenty novels and two short story collections, and his articles
on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest and Writers’ Journal, among other publications. He teaches Creative
Writing at Sinclair Community College and in Seton Hill University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular
Fiction programme.
TV
Beauty & The Beast
A new series of original novels based on the hit CW series starring
Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan.
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
VENDETTA
NANCY HOLDER
November 2014
TV Tie-in, PB 304pp
A modern-day romantic love story with a supernatural twist, Beauty & The Beast appeals to fans of shows
such as The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf and Grimm. Now in its fourth season, the show has a very loyal fanbase
of ‘beasties’. It won the 2014 and 2015 People’s Choice Awards for Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show and
Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress, plus the 2013 Award for Favourite New Drama.
Vendetta
During a mysterious blackout, Angelo DeMarco, the son of New York City’s most powerful family, is kidnapped. NYPD detectives Catherine Chandler and Tess Vargas are on the case when they learn of a second
missing person: Cat and Vincent have to confront their pasts and prove their epic love.
Some Gave All
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
When Vincent Keller is approached by the family of a fellow soldier who went missing in Afghanistan, he vows
to help them uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Meanwhile, Catherine is working on the case of
a young girl so traumatized by the brutal murder of her aunt that she is unable speak. Cat and Vincent risk
everything to prove that even in the darkest place there is hope.
SOME GAVE ALL
NANCY HOLDER
May 2015
TV Tie-in, PB 288pp
NANCY HOLDER is a New York Times best-selling author and four-time winner of the Bram Stoker
Award. She has written dozens of novels, short stories and essays, including several Buffy the Vampire Slayer
and Angel tie-in novels, and has co-authored the first two Buffy Watcher’s Guides.
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
FIRE AT SEA
NANCY HOLDER
May 2016
TV Tie-in, PB 320pp
SPARTACUS
SWORDS AND ASHES
J.M. CLEMENTS
January 2012
TV Tie-in
PB 336pp
Spartacus
The hit Starz TV show, which combines blood-soaked action, exotic
sexuality, villainy and heroism.
Two stand-alone novels set in the world of the Spartacus TV series tell brand-new stories of blood, sex and
politics set in the uncompromising, visceral world of the arena.Torn from his homeland and the woman
he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime
entertainment. To survive, he must become more than a man. More than a gladiator. He must become a
legend.
Swords and Ashes
The gladiator Spartacus, the new champion of Capua, fights at the graveside of a rich man who was brutally
murdered by his own slaves. Seeing an opportunity, ambitious lanista Quintus Batiatus plots to seize the dead
man’s estate.
Morituri
Batiatus and Solonius vie with each other for the favour of one Marcus Licinius Crassus, an Equites who
aims at the Praetorship. Thrilled by the bloody violence of the fights, Crassus decides to set up his own
gladiatorial school.
J.M. CLEMENTS is the author of over thirty books, including Pirate King, Marco Polo and A Brief
History of the Vikings.
SPARTACUS
MORITURI
MARK MORRIS
August 2012
TV Tie-in
PB 304pp
MARK MORRIS won the 2007 British Fantasy Award for editing the highly acclaimed Cinema
Macabre. He is the author of sixteen novels. , including Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy,
Fiddleback, The Deluge, four Doctor Who books, a Torchwood novel.
KIM NEWMAN
Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbervilles
A hugely enjoyable and fiercely clever romp from award-winning novelist
Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula .
Imagine the twisted evil twins of Holmes and Watson and you have the dangerous duo of Professor James
Moriarty – wily, snake-like, fiercely intelligent, unpredictable – and Colonel Sebastian ‘Basher’ Moran – violent,
politically incorrect, debauched. Together they run London crime, owning police and criminals alike, and unravel
mysteries, all for their own gain.
‘It’s witty, often hilarious stuff. The author portrays the scurrilous flipside of Holmes’s civil ordered world,
pokes fun at “guest stars” from contemporary novels and ventures into more outré territory than Conan
Doyle even dared.’ Financial Times
MORIARTY: THE
HOUND OF THE
D’URBERVILLES
KIM NEWMAN
September 2011
Crime
PB 496pp
‘Kim Newman has done something really audacious with Conan Doyle’s criminal genius… The notion of
reinventing Moriarty and Moran as malign doppelgangers of Holmes and Watson may have been done before,
but not with the firecracker exuberance that Newman brings to it.’ The Independent
An English Ghost Story
A dysfunctional British nuclear family seeks a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside.
At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family.
But when the house turns on them, it seems to know just how to hurt them the most – threatening to destroy
them from the inside out.
‘That oh-so-unassuming title does not equip you for the journey you’re about to undertake. Immersive,
claustrophobic and utterly wonderful.’ M. R. Carey, New York Times bestselling author
‘Kim Newman is more than a star of the fantastic – he’s an entire constellation… It deserves to stand beside
the great novels of the ghostly.’ Ramsey Campbell, Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award-winning author
‘Newman now owns the genre. He is that rarity, a writer who is equally adept at fiction and non-fiction. I want
to read everything he writes.’ Pat Cadigan, Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author
AN ENGLISH
GHOST STORY
KIM NEWMAN
October 2014
Horror
PB 320pp
‘A masterful and often disturbing updating of the traditional haunted house story given a modern twist by an
author who continues to push the limits of every genre.’ Stephen Jones, World Fantasy Award-winning editor
Shortlisted for the inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror.
The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School
When her mother finds her sleeping on the ceiling, Amy Thomsett is sent to Drearcliff Grange School in Somerset.
Although it looks like a regular 1920s boarding school, Amy learns that Drearcliff girls are special, the daughters of
criminal masterminds, outlaw scientists and master magicians. When one of the girls in her dormitory is abducted, Amy
and her friends must form a secret, superpowered society called the Moth Club to rescue her.
Angels of Music
A brand-new original novel from the award-winning author of Anno Dracula.
Deep in the shadows under the Paris Opera House resides Erik the Phantom, mysteriously enduring through the
decades as the mastermind behind a strange and secret agency. A revolving door of female agents are charged by
wealthy Parisians and the French Government to investigate crimes and misdemeanours they would prefer to keep out
of the public eye.
THE SECRETS
OF DREARCLIFF
GRANGE SCHOOL
KIM NEWMAN
October 2015
PB 426pp
ANGELS OF MUSIC
KIM NEWMAN
October 2017
PB 400pp
KIM NEWMAN is a critically acclaimed author and movie critic. He has won the Bram Stoker,
International Horror Guild British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo
and World Fantasy Awards. He also writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The
Times, Time Out and others media and makes frequent apprearances on radio and TV. Kim Newman is the
author of numerous works of fiction (including Anno Dracula, The Bloody Red Baron, Dracula Cha Cha Cha
and Johnny Alucard) and non-fiction (including Nightmare Movies and Millennium Movies).
CRIME
New, highly entertaining and clever thriller series from a
New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist
Kieran Crowley.
Hack
A fast-paced page-turner, fuelled by non-stop action and hilarious plot twists. It’s a dog-eat-dog world at
the infamous tabloid The New York Mail, where brand-new pet columnist F. X. Shepherd finds himself on
the trail of The Hacker, a serial killer who is targeting unpleasant celebrities.
‘A witty and incisive mystery set in the raucous world of tabloid journalism. Laugh out loud funny and
suspenseful – it’s like Jack Reacher meets Jack Black.’ Rebecca Cantrell, author of The Blood Gospel
‘Crowley creates an endlessly witty, cheerful and capable protagonist. Humor pervades even in violent
scenes, setting the book apart from similar crime novels. A rollicking, sharp-witted crime novel.
Crowley’s book delivers high and frequent thrills.’ Kirkus Review
HACK
AN F. X. SHEPHERD NOVEL
KIERAN CROWLEY
October 2015
Crime/Thriller
PB 352pp
SHOOT
AN F. X. SHEPHERD NOVEL
KIERAN CROWLEY
October 2016
Crime/Thriller
PB 320p
Shoot
F.X. Shepherd is juggling a new job as a PI, while keeping up with his strangely popular pet column.
He is hired by a congressman who has received death threats, part of the escalating war between the
Republican Party and Tea Party extremists. A series of murders of gun rights politicos at a presidential
convention ratchets up the stakes, and Shepherd must fight off his liberal parents, do-anything-for-a-story
reporter Jeannie Mac, and a gang of mysterious gunmen.
KIERAN CROWLEY is a New York Times bestselling author and investigative reporter. He has
written several non-fiction books, including Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer,
Burned Alive and The Surgeon’s Wife. As a New York Post reporter he covered hundreds of trials and
murders, including the assassination of John Lennon and the case of David ‘Son of Sam’ Berkowitz.
A gripping new trilogy, heart-pounding adventure featuring the
Gunn Brothers.
Search and Destroy
Brothers Danny and Clay Gunn were brought up an ocean apart, but blood will out. Both served in the
military, and both know how to kill, taking work as private military contractors and freelance ‘fixers’. But
when they save a female journalist in the Nevada desert, it is they who become the targets, stalked by
a paramilitary team known only as The Presidents, under orders from the heart of government. To stay
alive they must turn the tables, stop running, and become hunters once again.
This classic ‘race across America’ thriller, with the two brothers and the young woman they’ve saved
trying to escape a gang of hired killers, will appeal to fans of Lee Child, Matt Hilton and James Patterson.
SEARCH AND DESTROY
A GUNN BROTHERS
THRILLER
JAMES HILTON
June 2016
Crime/Thriller
PB 352pp
FIGHT OR DIE
JAMES HILTON
June 2017
Crime/Thriller
PB 356pp
BOOK 3 (TITLE TBC)
JAMES HILTON
June 2018
Crime/Thriller
PB 356pp
JAMES HILTON is the author of several ebooks and short stories. He is a 4th Dan Black Belt
in Shotokan Karate, and has worked as a martial arts instructor, which has been invaluable in crafting
his fight scenes. He is currently working on a YA series. He lives in Carlisle. James is the brother of the
bestselling thriller author Matt Hilton.
CRIME
Darkly comic new crime series set in and around Cambridge.
The Bursar’s Wife
The Bursar’s Wife introduces George Kocharyan, one time policeman and now a private detective. Amidst
the usual jobs following unfaithful wives and husbands (including a woman he’s just photographed engaged
in ‘callisthenics’ in a parked car), he is approached by the glamorous Sylvia Booker. Sylvia is the wife of the
bursar of Morley College, and is worried that her daughter Lucy is in with the wrong crowd at Emmanuel.
Strange events unfold: an unfaithful wife is found dead and Sylvia’s husband commits suicide. A mild stabbing
and the unwanted intervention of female police DI Stubbings cause George to wonder if all the threads are
connected...
E.G. Rodford is the crime-writing pseudonym of award-winning author Mischa Hiller whose novel Sabre
Zoo won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Hiller is also the author of Shake Off and the
forthcoming Disengaged.
THE BURSAR’S WIFE
A GEORGE KOCHARYAN
MYSTERY
Two further George Kocharyan mysteries will be published in 2017 and 2018. Certain to appeal to fans of
Alison Bruce, Chris Ewan, Colin Bateman, Robert Lewis, Malcolm Pryce, Declan Burke and
Will Thomas.
E.G. RODFORD
March 2016
Crime
PB 400pp
A tense and lyrical new crime series set on the Faroe Islands and
featuring Detective Jan Reyna.
The Blood Strand
Having left the Faroes when he was three years old, Jan Reyna is now a British murder squad police
detective, and the Islands are completely foreign to him. But he is drawn back when his estranged father
is found unconscious in an isolated spot, a shotgun by his side and someone else’s blood in his car. Then
a man is found washed up on a beach, a shotgun wound in his side. Is his father responsible for the man’s
death? What about his half-brothers, and the signs that one of them may have been blackmailed? As the
stakes get higher he must decide whether to stay or forsake the strange, windswept Faroe Islands for good.
The Killing Bay
THE BLOOD STRAND
A FAROES NOVEL
CHRIS OULD
February 2016
Crime
PB 352pp
THE KILLING BAY
A FAROES NOVEL
CHRIS OULD
February 2017
Crime
PB 352pp
THE FIRE PIT
A FAROES NOVEL
CHRIS OULD
February 2018
Crime
PB 352pp
The arrival in Tórshavn of environmental activists campaigning against oil exploration in Faroese waters
creates tension and conflict as islanders defend their rights to self-determination in the face of foreign
ideology. Hours after a violent clash between islanders and protesters, a Danish woman from the activist
group is found dead and apparently raped, for which a local man is arrested and charged. But as Hentze
and Reyna look deeper into the case it gradually becomes clear that the killing has other motivations, and
that both sides are being manipulated in a way which brings betrayal and another death before it’s resolved.
The Fire Pit
When forty-year-old skeletal remains of a child are unearthed at an isolated farm on the island of Sandoy,
Hjalti Hentze is charged with investigating the death. But as Hentze’s investigation turns to the commune
which occupied the farm in the mid 1970s, Jan Reyna discovers a connection to the death of his mother
and long-repressed memories from his childhood. Increasingly driven to exorcise his demons, Reyna
uncovers an ever-darker conspiracy of murder and abuse spanning four decades, from Denmark to
England and finally back to the Faroes. However, as Hentze puts the same pieces together, he has a growing
realisation that Reyna may be about to make a mistake from which there can be no return.
A highly atmospheric and tightly plotted series which will appeal to fans of Henning Mankell, Ann Cleeves
and Peter May.
CHRIS OULD is a BAFTA award-winning screenwriter who has worked on TV shows including The
Bill, Soldier Soldier, Casualty and Hornblower. He is the author of two adult novels and the YA novels The
Killing Street and Street Duty.
CRIME
A new crime series from award-winning writer Conrad Williams
featuring PI Joel Sorrell.
DUST AND DESIRE
A JOEL SORRELL NOVEL
CONRAD WILLLIAMS
November 2015
Crime
PB 368pp
The Four-Year-Old, an extraordinary killer, has arrived in London, hell-bent on destruction… PI Joel Sorrell
is approached by the mysterious Kara Geenan, who is desperate to find her missing brother. Joel takes on
the case but almost immediately, an attempt his made on his life. The body count increases. And then Kara
vanishes too… Joel realizes he must track down the killer if he is to halt a grisly masterplan – even if it means
sacrificing his own life.
A gripping new crime thriller series from the critically acclaimed author of The Unblemished featuring Private
Investigator Joel Sorrell, a man with more than his share of demons on his back.
CONRAD WILLIAMS is the author of seven novels, four novellas and a collection of short stories.
One was the winner of the August Derleth award for Best Novel (British Fantasy Awards 2010), while The
Unblemished won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel in 2007 (he beat the shortlisted
Stephen King on both occasions). He won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer in 1993, and
another British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (The Scalding Rooms) in 2008.
For fans of Peter Robinson and Jonathan Kellerman.
SONATA OF THE DEAD
A JOEL SORRELL NOVEL
CONRAD WILLLIAMS
July 2016
Crime
PB 320pp
HELL IS EMPTY
A JOEL SORRELL NOVEL
CONRAD WILLLIAMS
November 2016
Crime
PB 320pp
‘A gritty and compelling story of the damned and the damaged; crackling with dark energy and razor-sharp
dialogue. Conrad Williams is an exciting new voice in crime fiction, and Joel Sorrell is a character you will
want to see plenty more of.’ Mark Billingham
‘Williams is so good at what he does that he probably shouldn’t be allowed to do it anymore, for the sake
of everyone’s sanity.’ Publishers Weekly (starred review)
‘Conrad Williams writes dark and powerful prose balancing the poetic and elegant with needle-sharp
incision.’ Guardian
A witty and atmospheric 1930s New York mystery series, following
the adventures of Morgan DeWitt and his mentor, columnist
extraordinaire, Alexander Brass.
‘Michael Kurland writes a brilliant period piece that fans of the the classic thirties mystery will simply devour.
The inclusion of famous people adds a humorous but authentic touch to a fabulous whodunit’ Midwest Book
Review
TOO SOON DEAD
AN ALEXANDER BRASS
MYSTERY
MICHAEL KURLAND
November 2015
Crime
PB 256pp
A sparkling crime series set in New York City in the 1930s, starring newspaperman Alexander Brass. Will
appeal to fans of Alan Bradley, Carola Dunn and L.C. Tyler. Author Michael Kurland has a strong internet
presence, with his own website and blog.
Too Soon Dead
Dark deeds among the movers and shakers in Depression-era New York City animate a lively chase for a
story (and a murderer) for newspaper nightclub columnist Alexander Brass. When a furtive tipster promises
an explosive story and gives Brass an envelope filled with photographs of several powerful people caught in
compromising sexual positions Brass sends a newspaper stringer to follow the mystery man. But the stringer
is found murdered and Brass and his team resolve to find the killer, running the gauntlet of blackmailing Nazis,
accommodating nymphomaniacs and US senators along the way.
The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes
THE GIRLS IN THE
HIGH-HEELED SHOES
AN ALEXANDER BRASS
MYSTERY
MICHAEL KURLAND
February 2016
Crime
PB 320pp
Two-Headed Mary, the philanthropic panhandler who dresses like a society matron when she approaches
theatergoers for donations to nonexistent charities, is missing. So is sidelined hoofer Billie Trask, who
disappeared from the cashier’s office of K. Jeffrey Welton’s hit show Lucky Lady with the weekend take.
Could either of them have followed a third Broadway babe, Fine and Dandy chorine Lydia Laurent—whose
strangled, nude body, accompanied by two complete suits of clothing, has been found in Central Park? Since
the police are as helpless as they always are in 1935, it falls to New York World columnist Alexander Brass
and his cheerfully wide-eyed sidekick Morgan DeWitt to dig up the truth.
MICHAEL KURLAND is an American author of more than thirty novels, but is best known for his
Edgar-nominated mystery series featuring Professor Moriarty including The Infernal Device and The Great
Game. He has also edited several Sherlock Holmes anthologies and written non-fiction such as How to Solve
a Murder: the Forensic Handbook.
CRIME
A brand-new period mystery series featuring young Oxford
don Duncan Forrester, written by acclaimed British Hollywood
screenwriter Gavin Scott. Will appeal to fans of John le Carré, Colin
Dexter and Dorothy L. Sayers.
A friend accused of murder. A war that may not be over...
It is the winter of 1946 and after years of war, ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester
is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient History Fellow. But his peace is shattered when a muchdisliked Fellow is found dead in the quad, stabbed and pushed from an upper window. A don is suspected and
arrested for the murder, but Forrester is not convinced of his friend’s guilt. On the hunt for the true killer, he
finds himself plunged into a mystery involving lost Viking sagas, Satanic rituals and wartime espionage.
Features cameos by J.R.R. Tolkien, Ian Fleming and Thor Heyerdahl! Two further Duncan Forrester mysteries The Age of Olympus and The Age of Exodus - will be published in 2017 and 2018.
THE AGE OF
TREACHERY
A DUNCAN FORRESTER
MYSTERY
GAVIN SCOTT
April 2016
Crime
PB 320pp
GAVIN SCOTT is a British Hollywood screenwriter who spent twenty years as a radio and television
reporter for BBC and ITN, and has worked in film and television with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. His
films include Small Soldiers and The Borrowers; among his television series are The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
and War and Peace: his next project is Dunkirk.
Highly atmospheric and tightly-plotted new crime series set in Nice,
featuring Captain Paul Darac of the Brigade Criminelle.
Reminiscent of Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano novels, this series will also appeal to fans of Michael
Dibdin and Fred Vargas.
Impure Blood
Murder casts a long shadow… In the heat of a French summer, Captain Paul Darac of the Nice Brigade
Criminelle is called to a highly sensitive crime scene. A man has been found murdered in the midst of a
Muslim prayer group, but no one saw how it was done. Then the organisers of the Nice leg of the Tour de
France receive an unlikely terrorist threat. In what becomes a frantic race against time, Darac must try and
unpick a complex knot in which racial hatred, sex and revenge are tightly intertwined.
Babazouk Blues
IMPURE BLOOD
A CAPTAIN DARAC
MYSTERY
PETER MORFOOT
April 2016
Crime
PB 352pp
BABAZOUK BLUES
A CAPTAIN DARAC
MYSTERY
PETER MORFOOT
April 2017
Crime
PB 352pp
BOX OF BONES
A CAPTAIN DARAC
MYSTERY
PETER MORFOOT
April 2018
Crime
PB 352pp
In the heart of the old town of Nice, the Babazouk, an old woman’s body is found. A quarter rich with the
smell of Moorish coffee and fresh fish, the Babazouk is also Captain Paul Darac’s own home, and he and his
officers from the Brigade Criminelle are called to the scene. Then it is discovered that the woman suffered
from a heart condition and her death is put down to natural causes, but Darac becomes fascinated by the
woman’s life and the anomalies of the case. He must put aside allegiances past and present to disentangle a
story of greed and murder - and become a target himself.
Box of Bones
It is Carnival time in Nice, and for three weeks the boulevards are alive with dancers, jugglers and musicians.
Amidst the colour and pageantry, Captain Paul Darac of the Brigade Criminelle is investigating a series of
suspicious deaths. He and his team reopen a closed case that may provide new insights, but their own lives
are in danger as they uncover a story of terrifying ambition and betrayal.
Reviews of Peter Morfoot’s work:
‘This has ‘cult classic’ written all over it… very, very funny… hilarious and outrageous…’ Time Out
‘A funny, savage and endlessly inventive satire… a compelling story in its own right.’ Gareth Edwards, Producer
of Dead Ringers and Spaced
‘Glorious. Sure-fired to give you more belly laughs than a night out with Johnny Vegas.’ The Non-League Paper
PETER MORFOOT is the acclaimed author of Burksey and several BBC television and radio plays. He
was Moderator for Film Studies for the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education 2001–12,
holds a Ph.D in Art History and has spent 30 years exploring the Alpes Maritimes region of France, the setting
for his crime series featuring Captain Paul Darac of the Brigade Criminelle de Nice.
CRIME
LADY, GO DIE!
MICKEY SPILLANE /
MAX ALLAN COLLINS
May 2012
Crime
PB 256pp
Mickey Spillane, creator of the no-holds-barred private investigator
Mike Hammer, is legendary. His books have sold more than 225 million
copies internationally. Spillane entrusted his archives and unpublished
manuscripts to his close friend Max Allan Collins to preserve and
complete after his death in 2006 and we are pleased to present the
result of this extraordinary meetings of minds.
Lady, Go Die!
The lost sequel to the first Hammer novel I, the Jury. Hammer and Velda go on vacation to a small beach town
on Long Island but when a woman turns up naked—and dead—astride the statue of a horse in the small-town
city park Hammer feels compelled to get involved.
‘Our excitement over this release can barely be contained.’ Crime Fiction Lovers
‘Tremendous fun with every bit of the adrenaline rush that I expect from a Hammer book, and really
captures the spirit of the original Spillane novels.’ Comic Book Resources
Complex 90
COMPLEX 90
MICKEY SPILLANE /
MAX ALLAN COLLINS
May 2013
Crime
PB 256pp
Hammer accompanies a politician to Moscow, where he is arrested by the KGB and imprisoned. He quickly
escapes, but back in the States, the government is none too happy. Russia demands his return to stand charges,
and various government agencies are following him. A question dogs Hammer: why does Russia want him back?
‘A sexy spy tingling action romp through Moscow and New York City.’ Retrenders
King of the Weeds
Hammer finds himself up against a clever serial killer targeting only cops. A killer his old friend Captain Pat
Chambers had put away many years ago is suddenly freed on new evidence, and Hammer wonders if this
seemingly placid old man might somehow be engineering cop killings.
‘Fans of the long-running series should bump this one to the top of their reading lists.’ Booklist
KING OF THE WEEDS
MICKEY SPILLANE /
MAX ALLAN COLLINS
May 2014
Crime
PB 272pp
‘Pure hard boiled (Don’t call this noir) detective story telling here as done by a pair of masters of the craft.’
Crimespree
Kill Me, Darling
Mike Hammer’s secretary and partner Velda has walked out on him, and Mike himself is just surfacing from a
four-month bender. But then the murder of an old cop who worked with Velda when she was on the NYPD
Vice Squad attracts Hammer’s attention. What’s more, Pat Chambers reveals that Velda is in Florida, the moll of
gangster and drug runner Nolly Quinn. Hammer hits the road and drives to Miami, where he enlists the help of
a newspaperman and a police detective. But can they find Velda in time?
KILL ME, DARLING
MICKEY SPILLANE /
MAX ALLAN COLLINS
April 2015
Crime
PB 256pp
Don’t Look Behind You
Mike Hammer is a popular guy. At least with certain people. But a failed attempt on his life by a contract killer
gets him an unlikely security jobfor a Hollywood producer having a party to honor his fiancée, a New York
socialite. Trying to prevent the woman’s kidnap, while still trying to figure out who wants him dead is no walk in
the park.
The Will to Kill
Taking a midnight stroll along the Hudson River, Mike Hammer gets more than he bargained for: a partial corpse
on an ice floe. The body is that of an ex-police captain, who spent the last years of his life as a butler to a
millionaire—also now deceased. Were both master and servant murdered?
DON’T LOOK
BEHIND YOU
MICKEY SPILLANE /
MAX ALLAN COLLINS
2015
Crime
MICKEY SPILLANE
Frank Morrison Spillane (March 9, 1918–July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American
author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million
copies of his books have sold internationally. In 1980, Spillane was responsible for seven of the top 15 all-time
best-selling fiction titles in the U.S.
FANTASY
A child is kidnapped with consequences that extend across
worlds… A writer reaches into the past to discover the truth
about a possible murder… Far away a young woman prepares
for her mysterious future…
In a future scarred by fracking and ecological collapse, Jenna Hoolman lives in the coastal town of
Sapphire. Her world is dominated by the illegal sport of smartdog racing: greyhounds genetically
modified with human DNA. When her young niece goes missing that world implodes... Christy’s
life is dominated by fear of her brother, a man she knows capable of monstrous acts and suspects
of hiding even darker ones. Desperate to learn the truth, she contacts Alex, a stranger she knows
only by name, and who has his own demons to fight… Maree is a young woman undertaking a
journey that will change her world forever.
The Race weaves together story threads and realities to take us on a gripping and spellbinding
journey..
Critical acclaim:
‘Totally assured – this is a literate, intelligent, gorgeously human and superbly strange SF novel that
will continually skewer your assumptions.’ Alastair Reynolds,
‘A clear contender for the novel of the year and it firmly positions Nina Allan as one of the
strongest authors of speculative fiction today. Simply brilliant stuff.’ Upcoming4Me.com
THE RACE
NINA ALLAN
July 2016
Fantasy
PB 448pp
The Race was shortlisted for the Kitchies’ Red Tentacle Award, the BSFA Award and the John W.
Campbell Memorial Award in 2015.
NINA ALLAN is well-known for her award-winning short fiction. She has won the BSFA
Award for Short Fiction, the prestigious Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire and the Aeon Award. She has
been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award four times and was a finalist for the 2014 Shirley
Jackson Award. The Race is Nina Allan’s extraordinary debut novel.
Jurassic Park meets Gladiator in this stunning debut. Classic
time-travel sci fi with an etraordinary alternate history twist,
reminiscent of Crichton’s Timeline and Christopher Priest’s
The Adjacent.
Sometime in the near future, energy giant NovusCorp has developed technology which can
transport objects and people from the past to the present day. The company’s biggest secret
is that that they have moved the lost population of Pompeii to a replica city, hidden deep in
central Asia. For post-grad historian Nick Houghton, the chance to study these real Romans is
incredible. But he soon realises that although the Romans are ignorant of modern technology
(for now) they are far from easy captives. Pompeii city boss Marcus Barbatus wasn’t appointed
by the emperor because he was soft. The Romans carved out the biggest empire the world had
ever seen, thanks to the uncompromising leadership of men like Barbatus. The stage is set for the
ultimate clash of cultures…
DANIEL GODFREY studied at Cambridge University and gained an MA from Leeds in
transport planning. He now works for an engineering consultancy writing technical reports for
non-technical audiences. A dedicated reader of SF and historical fiction, he has had several short
stories published including in My Weekly and Writing Magazine. New Pompeii is his first novel.
NEW POMPEII
DANIEL GODFREY
August 2016
PB 352pp
FANTASY
DEBORAH A. WOLF
November 2016
Fantasy
HB 320pp TBC
‘Daru, the Dreamshifter’s apprentice, came into the light alone.
Sulema’s heart skipped into a trot, and then to a canter, as his dark
eyes wandered wide and dreaming among the girl-children of the
Pride. She held her breath as his gaze found hers and held, as he
took a step forward…’
THE FORBIDDEN CITY
A new beautifully written epic fantasy series.
DEBORAH A. WOLF
November 2017
Fantasy
HB 320pp TBC
The last Aturan King is dying, and as his strength fades so does his hold on sa and ka. Control of this
power is a deadly lure; the Emperor stirs in his Forbidden City to the East, while deep in the Seared
Lands, the whispering voices of Eth bring secret death. Eight men and women take their first steps along
the paths to war, barely realizing that their world will soon face a much greater threat; at the heart of
the world, the Dragon stirs in her sleep. A warrior would become Queen, a Queen would become a
monster, and a young boy plays his bird-skull flute to keep the shadows of death at bay.
THE DRAGON’S LEGACY
BOOK 1
(THE DRAGON’S LEGACY
BOOK 2)
THE SEARED LANDS
(THE DRAGON’S LEGACY
BOOK 3)
Advance praise:
DEBORAH A. WOLF
November 2018
Fantasy
HB 320pp TBC
‘Beautiful and haunting. Hafsa Azeina, a shaman, and her warrior daughter, Sulema, are women of true
strength. I was pulled into a world of large-scale epic fantasy, in the tradition of Guy Gavriel Kay, that
caught me from page one. This a rare find and not to be missed.’ Barb Hendee, national bestselling coauthor of the Noble Dead Saga
‘The last time a book grabbed me this fast was when I beta read Twelve Kings for Bradley P. Beaulieu. No
joke.’ Sarah Chorn, Bookworm Blues
DEBORAH A. WOLF has some personal knowledge of life as a barbarian warrior, having grown
up in a wildlife refue in Alaska. She later worked as an Arabic linguist for the US Army.
A new urban fantasy series from TV psychic Michelle Belanger.
‘A singular reading experience.’ Laurell K. Hamilton
Conspiracy of Angels
When Zachary Westland regains consciousness on the winter shores of Lake Erie, his memories are
gone. All he has are chaotic visions of violence and death… and a business card for Club Heaven.
There Zack finds the six-foot-six transsexual decimus known as Saliriel, and begins to learn what has
happened.
Alarming details emerge, of angelic tribes trapped on Earth and struggling in the wake of the Blood
Wars. Anakim, Nephilim, Gibburim, and Rephaim – there has been an uneasy peace for centuries, but
the truce is at an end.
With the help of his ‘sibling’ Remiel and Lilianna, the lady of beasts, Zack must stem the bloodshed
before it cannot be stopped. Yet if he dies again, it may be for the final time.
CONSPIRACY OF
ANGELS
NOVELS OF THE
SHADOWSIDE 1
MICHELLE BELANGER
October 2015
Crime
PB 432pp
Author Michelle Belanger’s experience and awareness in the paranormal field go far beyond the usual
author credentials.
MICHELLE BELANGER is a non-fiction author, a member of the vampire community, and
a psychic seen regularly on the television series Paranormal State. She’s been featured on programs
on HBO, the History Channel, and CNN Headline News and teaches classes around the USA on
dreamwalking, energy exchange, and spirit communication.
FANTASY
A time-travel dark fantasy trilogy from award-winning
Mark Morris.
Blending crime, horror, steampunk and dark urban fantasy, Obsidian Heart is a huge, phantasmagorical
jigsaw puzzle of a story told in three very distinct parts, each with its own unique atmosphere. Full
of twists and turns, it is a Weaveworld for the twenty-first century – brash, audacious and packed with
surreal and outrageous imagery. The Obsidian Heart trilogy is a dark supernatural time-travel thriller
which readers will find impossible to resist.
The Wolves of London
OBSIDIAN HEART BOOK 1:
THE WOLVES OF LONDON
MARK MORRIS
October 2014
Fantasy/Paranormal
PB 352pp
Alex Locke is an ex-con turned psychology lecturer, who one day receives an offer that he cannot
refuse. What follows drags him down into a nightmare more terrifying than anything he could ever have
imagined, a nightmare in which he is pursued not only across London, but ultimately across time by the
fabled Wolves of London, a group of ruthless assassins with unbelievable powers.
‘Mark Morris is a stellar talent. If you haven’t read him before, now’s the time!’
Christopher Golden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Snowblind
‘Mark Morris is one of the best horror writers we have. If you’re not reading him, you’re missing out.’
Michael Marshall Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Intruders
‘A new novel from Morris is always cause for celebration, and this first in a brand new trilogy ushers
in his greatest, most complex and compelling work yet.’
Tim Lebbon, New York Times bestselling author of Coldbrook
‘In The Wolves of London, Mark Morris not only crosses genre boundaries, but creates an entirely new
territory in the landscape of dark fiction. Part crime novel, part fantasy, part science fiction – entirely
engrossing.’ Sarah Pinborough, author of Mayhem
The Society of Blood
OBSIDIAN HEART BOOK 2:
THE SOCIETY OF BLOOD
MARK MORRIS
October 2015
Fantasy/ Paranormal
PB 304pp
Transported through time to the dank streets of Victorian London, Alex Locke seeks to unravel the
mysteries of the Obsidian Heart, the enigmatic object to which his fate is inextricably bound. When a
string of grisly murders takes place across the capital, Alex follows a trail that will lead him through the
opium dens of Limehouse into the dark and twisted world of the Society of Blood, and ever closer to
unlocking the secret of the Heart.
The Wraiths of War
In the final volume of the thrilling dark fantasy trilogy, Alex Locke is transported to London at the time of
the First World War – will he finally discover the truth about the Obsidian Heart?
Praise for Mark Morris:
‘Mark Morris is one of the finest horror writers at work today.’ Clive Barker
‘Fast gaining a reputation as the most stunningly original dark fantasist working in Britain today.’
Starburst Magazine
‘A skilfully constructed tale, topped off with a mind-boggling twist.’ The Times
OBSIDIAN HEART BOOK 3:
THE WRAITHS OF WAR
MARK MORRIS
October 2016
Fantasy/ Paranormal
PB 400pp
MARK MORRIS won the 2007 British Fantasy Award for editing the highly acclaimed
Cinema Macabre, a book of fifty horror movie essays by genre luminaries. He is the author of
sixteen novels, including Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Fiddleback, The Deluge, four
Doctor Who books, and a Torchwood novel. Most recently he has written the official tie-in novel to
the zombie apocalypse computer game Dead Island and a novelisation of the 2014 movie Noah.
FANTASY
Gestapo Mars
Extraterrestrial espionage with sex, violence and Nazis…
Carter Sloan is a trained assassin – the best there is, pulled out of cryogenic sleep whenever an
assignment demands his skills. So when he’s woken up only to discover that he’s been in the deep
freeze for 258 years, he’s seriously pissed off. Yet his government needs him to hunt down the enemy
known as the Daughter of the Brass Dragon. The future of the galaxy-spanning Reich depends on it, so
Sloan is off – screwing, swearing and shooting his way across interstellar space. It’s action, adventure and
disgusting gelatinous aliens as only Victor Gischler can create them.
‘Gischler knows not only how to make his characters hilarious caricatures, but also ust intelligent enough
to be worth rooting for’ Rocky Mountain News
‘Genius’ James Rollins
‘Perfectly capture[s] the breathless writing style of the classic pulps; here is a man who was born to write
action scenes.’ Starburst
GESTAPO MARS
A CARTER SLOAN NOVEL
VICTOR GISCHLER
September 2015
Science fiction
PB 304pp
GESTAPO MARS 2
A CARTER SLOAN NOVEL
‘These are the very adult adventures of an irreverent action anti-hero whose derring-do will keep you in
stitches.’ Count Gore
GESTAPO MARS 2
Pulled out of his self-inflicted cold sleep once again, Carter Sloan is hit with a gargantuan bill for his
cryogenic care. Unable to pay, he’s sent to the wretched, Casablanca-like world of Dresden, trapped
in the middle of a cold war between the Nazi Reich and two alien races. When a beautiful alien envoy
from one of the races arrives, Sloan knows what he needs to do. Lots of cloak and dagger and political
intrigue and gratuitous nudity ensue. Casablanca soon becomes Heart of Darkness when the gorgeous
alien envoy is kidnapped, and he takes a boat upriver into enemy territory to rescue her.
VICTOR GISCHLER
VICTOR GISCHLER is an American author of humorous crime fiction whose debut novel Gun
Monkeys was nominated for the Edgar Award. He is also a comic book writer of titles including X-Men,
Wolverine, The Punisher, Deadpool, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Titan Comics Grindhouse-style series
Sally of the Wasteland.
Turbulence
How would you feel if you actually got what you wanted? And what would you do if you could really
change the world?
TURBULENCE
SAMIT BASU
July 2012
Science Fiction
PB 368pp
Aman Sen is smart, young, ambitious and going nowhere. But then he gets off a plane from London to
Delhi and discovers that he has turned into a communications demigod. Indeed, everyone on Aman’s
flight now has extraordinary abilities. Aman wants to heal the planet but with each step he takes, he finds
that helping some means harming others.
‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll gasp and you will demand a sequel.’
Ben Aaronovitch, author of Rivers of London
‘…inventive and very clever. But most of all, it is fun. If you have ever picked up a comic book and
enjoyed it, then this is a must-buy.’ Starburst
Resistance
Eleven years after the passengers of flight BA142 from London to Delhi developed extraordinary abilities
corresponding to their innermost desires, the world is overrun with supers. Some use their powers for
good, others for evil, and some just want to smash up iconic monuments and get on TV. But now, from
New York to Tokyo, someone is hunting down supers, killing heroes and villains both, and it’s up to the
Unit to stop them…
‘If you read Turbulence and enjoyed it, just know you’ll love this one, too. And if you haven’t
discovered either book, you’re in for a great ride.’ Geek Dad
RESISTANCE
SAMIT BASU
July 2014
Science Fiction
PB 304pp
SAMIT BASU’s first novel, The Simoqin Prophecies, was published by Penguin India when he was
just 23. It was the first book in the bestselling Gameworld Trilogy and marked the beginning of Indian
English fantasy writing. The other books in the trilogy are The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba
Revelations. Samit’s work in comics ranges from historical romance to zombie comedy, and includes
diverse collaborators, from X-Men/Felix Castor writer Mike Carey to Terry Gilliam and Duran Duran.
FANTASY
Introducing zombie hunter Ashley Parker in an exciting new series
from Dana Fredsti.
Plague Town
In the small university town of Redwood Grove, people are succumbing to a lethal strain of flu. They are
dying – but not for long. Ashley Parker discovers that she is a ‘wild card’ – immune to the virus – and is
recruited by a shadowy paramilitary organisation that offers her the chance to fight back. Bonding with
her fellow wild cards, Ashley begins to discover skills she never knew she had.
Plague Nation
PLAGUE TOWN
AN ASHLEY PARKER
NOVEL
DANA FREDSTI
April 2012
Fantasy
PB 368pp
Having stopped the wave of the undead that swarmed their facility, Ashley Parker and the other wild
cards are assaulted by an unknown enemy and forced to travel to a secret laboratory in San Francisco.
En route some are killed and others kidnapped. But the worst is yet to come, as the truth begins to
emerge about the paramilitary society, the Dolofónoi tou Zontanoús Nekroús (DZN).
Plague World
Having been ambushed in San Francisco, Ashley and the wild cards must pursue the enemy to San Diego.
There they will discover a splinter group of their own organization. But the worst discovery is that the
plague has gone airborne, making it transferable without physical contact.
‘Ashley Parker is exactly the kind of girl to turn my head. She’s tough and sexy, a lover and a fighter. She’s
got an acid tongue and mischievous gleam in her eye. If you like your heroines smart and sassy and kickass capable, Ashley Parker has what you need. And Plague Nation is exactly what the zombie genre
needs.’
Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Inheritance
‘A fast-moving zombie tale that reads like a blast of energy.’ Lois Gresh, New York Times bestselling
author of Eldritch Evolutions
‘Sexy, weird, creepy, over-the-top zombie goodness. Required reading for the deranged.’
Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Marvel Zombies Return
PLAGUE NATION
AN ASHLEY PARKER
NOVEL
DANA FREDSTI
April 2013
Fantasy
PB 336pp
‘You love zombies? You loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Your one true wish and secret desire is that
someone would come along and mash the two together in an exquisitely violent yet equally hilarious
fashion? Stop searching friends, Dana Fredsti’s Plague Town, the first novel in a planned trilogy, has
delivered the goods.’ Opinionless
‘Not only is the prose good, but it’s seasoned with a dash of steamy romance and an excellent sense of
originality and pacing… it survives the zombie apocalypse in style.’ Misprinted Pages
‘Fast, furious, and fun, Plague Nation takes the promise of Plague Town and builds upon it, delivering bigger
and better zombie mayhem. Top-notch gory goodness.’ Mira Grant, author of the Newsflesh series
DANA FREDSTI is the author of Murder for Hire: The Peruvian Pigeon and co-author of What
Women Really Want in Bed. She blogs frequently and has made podcast and radio appearances. She
has also appeared in various zombie/horror movies projects, and worked on Sam Raimi’s Army of
Darkness as an armourer’s assistant, sword-fighting captain, and sword-fighting Deadite.
PLAGUE WORLD
AN ASHLEY PARKER
NOVEL
DANA FREDSTI
August 2014
Fantasy
PB 320pp
FANTASY / ANTHOLOGIES
Deadbeat
A new series of urban fantasy detective novels from Guy Adams. Witty
and entertaining as well as dark and gruesome, in the vein of Jim
Butcher’s The Dresden Files.
Makes You Stronger
Sometimes death is only the start of your problems… Max and Tom are old, old friends, who used to be actors.
Tom now owns a jazz nightclub called Deadbeat which, as well as being their source of income, is also something
of an in-joke. In a churchyard one night they see men loading a coffin into the back of a van. But, why take a full
coffin away from a graveyard and, more importantly, why is the occupant still breathing? Tom and Max are on the
case. God help us…
DEADBEAT
MAKES YOU STRONGER
GUY ADAMS
June 2013
Urban Fantasy/Mystery
PB 304pp
Dogs of Waugh
There’s a new drug running rife amongst the Undead community. Once ingested, it simulates all of the symptoms
of the living: faster pulse, perspiration, the intoxicating rush of blood through your veins… Not that Max or Tom
would be stupid enough to try it, of course, they’re far too busy smashing their senses to a pulp working their way
though Deadbeat’s new cocktail menu. But, when people start vanishing from the Soho streets and some of their
customers disrupt big band nights by keeling over dead for the second time, they decide it might be worth looking
into, if only to stop profits dropping too far. Which, in a lifetime of bad decisions, may rank as their worst yet.
GUY ADAMS writes both popular fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of the bestselling Rules of Modern
Policing: 1973 Edition, a spoof police manual ‘written’ by DCI Gene Hunt of Life on Mars which sold over 120,000
copies and led to two sequels. Guy has also written two Torchwood novels, The House That Jack Built and The Men
Who Sold the World and The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional facsimile of a scrapbook kept by Doctor
John Watson. In addition, Adams has adapted three classic Hammer Horror movies into novels and is the author
of the fantasy novels The World House and its sequel Restoration.
DEADBEAT
DOGS OF WAUGH
GUY ADAMS
July 2016
Urban Fantasy/Mystery
PB 320pp
Dead Man’s Hand: An Anthology of The Weird West
In the vein of Stephen King’s Dark Tower stories, Orson Scott Card’s Tales of Alvin Maker, and films such as Cowboys
and Aliens, this is the definitive weird western anthology - the Wild West meets zombies, steampunk, heroic
fantasy, aliens, mad science, and time travel.
Features a stellar line-up of authors, including Hugh Howey, Orson Scott Card, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan
Maberry, Elizabeth Bear, Seanan McGuire, Ken Liu, Tad Williams, Alastair Reynolds, Garth Nix, Walter Jon Williams,
Alan Dean Foster, Jeffrey Ford, Joe R. Lansdale, Tobias S. Buckell and more.
‘There are some stories in this anthology that really put you to the edge of your seat and some that are for
me ready to be translated into a full length novel... one of the best anthologies that I have read this year.’ Book
Plank
DEAD MAN’S
HAND:
AN ANTHOLOGY OF
THE WEIRD WEST
JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS (ED)
May 2014
Adventure/Science Fiction
PB 416pp
JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS is the bestselling editor of Other Worlds Than These, Armored, Under the
Moons of Mars, Brave New Worlds, Wastelands, The Living Dead, Federations, The Improbable Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes, and The Way of the Wizard. He is a four-time finalist for the Hugo Award and a four-time
finalist for the World Fantasy Award. He is also the editor and publisher of the magazines Lightspeed and
Nightmare.
ANTHOLOGIES
Dead Letters
A superb themed collection of stories from contemporary masters of
horror, fantasy and speculative fiction.
The Dead Letters Office is the final repository of the undelivered. Love missives unread, gifts unreceived, lost
in postal limbo. Dead Letters features new stories from the masters of horror, fantasy and speculative fiction,
each inspired by an inhabitant of the Dead Letters Office.
Contributors: Nina Allan, Pat Cadigan, Ramsey Campbell, Claire Dean, Christopher Fowler, Muriel Gray,
Steven Hall, Joanne Harris, Maria Headley, Kirsten Kaschock, China Miéville, Alison Moore, Andrew Lane,
Adam Nevill, Nicholas Royle, Angela Slatter, Michael Marshall Smith, Lisa Tuttle, Conrad Williams.
Praise for Conrad Williams’ The Unblemished:
DEAD LETTERS
STORIES OF
MYSTERIOUS MAIL
EDITED BY CONRAD WILLIAMS
April 2016
PB 400pp
‘Williams is so good at what he does that he probably shouldn’t be allowed to do it anymore, for the sake of
everyone’s sanity.’ Publishers Weekly (starred review)
‘Conrad Williams writes dark and powerful prose balancing the poetic and elegant with needle-sharp incision.’
Guardian
CONRAD WILLIAMS is the author of seven novels, winner of the International Horror Guild’s Best
Novel Award and finalist for the British Fantasy and International Horror Awards.
Dark Detectives: An Anthology of Supernatural Mysteries
Features Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Brian Lumley, Kim Newman,
Peter Tremayne and more.
‘A first-rate anthology of short stories featuring the fearless activities of some of the most heroic and
renowned psychic sleuths.’ Gahan Wilson, Realms of Fantasy
DARK DETECTIVES:
AN ANTHOLOGY OF
SUPERNATURAL
MYSTERIES
EDITED BY STEPHEN JONES
March 2015
PB 480pp
‘Once again, master-editor Stephen Jones uses his phenomenal knowledge of the field and inventive
intelligence to select classics both old and new’ HorrorOnline
In the battle between good and evil, the supernatural investigators form the first line of defense against the
unexplainable. Here are eighteen pulse-pounding tales featuring uncanny sleuths battling against the weird,
written by: Clive Barker, R Chetwynd-Hayes, Basil Copper, Neil Gaiman, William Hope Hodgson, Brian
Lumley, Brian Mooney, Kim Newman, Jay Russell, Peter Tremayne, Manly Wade Wellman. Includes the entire
‘Seven Stars’ adventure by Kim Newman (Anno Dracula) and features illustrations by
Randy Broecker.
STEPHEN JONES is a highly respected and award-winning anthologist, well-known for his
top-quality horror collections.
Beyond Rue Morgue: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe’s First
Detective
BEYOND RUE
MORGUE:
FURTHER TALES OF
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S
1ST DETECTIVE
PAUL KANE/CHARLES
PREPOLEC (EDS)
July 2013
Crime
PB 336pp
Poe’s 1841 story ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ introduced the world to its first detective, C. Auguste
Dupin and inspired the creation of many others including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. In Beyond
Rue Morgue contemporary authors continue the exploits of Dupin, while retaining Poe’s sense of the
strange and macabre. Includes original stories from Guy Adams, Simon Clark, Ed Gorman, Joe R. Lansdale,
Elizabeth Massie, Jonathan Maberry, Thomas F. Monteleone, Yvonne Navarro & Weston Ochse, Lisa Tuttle
and Stephen Volk.
‘For fans of murder mysteries, this is a highly enjoyable anthology that is sure to engage and entertain.
Can a TV series be far behind?’ Huffington Post
PAUL KANE is a sci-fi, fantasy and horror author and journalist, and co-edited the horror
anothology Hellbound Hearts. CHARLES PREPOLEC is a the editor of the Sherlock Holmes
anthologies Gaslight Grimoire and Gaslight Arcanum.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Counterfeit Detective
An anonymous telegram brings strange news to Baker Street, news of an impostor Sherlock Holmes at
work in New York City, solving cases and taking society by storm. The real Sherlock Holmes, fresh from an
undercover mission for his enigmatic brother Mycroft, wastes no time in crossing the Atlantic to confront
the charlatan.
But he and Watson get more than they bargained for: the counterfeit Sherlock is nowhere to be found
and his clients are none too keen on revealing their secrets…
Praise for Stuart Douglas:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE COUNTERFEIT
DETECTIVE
STUART DOUGLAS
October 2016
PB 272pp
‘Reminiscent of the original brilliance that Conan Doyle gave us more than a century ago.’
Publishers Weekly
‘[As] pitch-perfect a Watsonian style and loving attention to character as I could ask for.’
Criminal Element
The Albino’s Treasure
When anarchists slash a painting of the Prime Minister in the newly opened National Portrait Gallery and
suggest that the man himself could be next, Scotland Yard have no choice but to call in Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes fakes his own death, infiltrates the anarchists, and solves the problem – only to return to Baker
Street and discover that his problems are only just beginning. Forged paintings, exotic criminal gangs and
threats to the monarch are only the start as Holmes and Watson pursue a centuries-old puzzle. As the
mysterious master criminal The Albino closes in on them, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race to
unravel the clues and locate England’s long-lost treasure.
STUART DOUGLAS is the author of numerous short stories and novellas and editor of several
anthologies. He set up the small press Obverse Books in 2009 and is the Features Editor of the British Fantasy
Society journal. He contributed a story to Titan’s Encounters of Sherlock Holmes in 2013 and lives
in Edinburgh.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE ALBINO’S
TREASURE
STUART DOUGLAS
May 2015
Crime
PB 272pp
The Patchwork Devil
London, 1919. While the world awaits the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Holmes and Watson are called to
a singular mystery. A severed hand has been found on the banks of the Thames, a hand belonging to a soldier
who supposedly died in the trenches two years previously. But the hand is fresh, and shows signs that it was
recently amputated. So how has it ended up back in London two years after its owner was killed?
‘Cavan Scott deserves note for being utterly charming, comprehensively Sherlockian, and possessed of a wry
narrator.’ Criminal Element
CAVAN SCOTT is the author of sixty books and audio dramas including the Sunday Times Top 10
THE PATCHWORK
DEVIL
CAVAN SCOTT
April 2016
Crime
PB 288pp
Bestseller Who-ology: The Official Doctor Who Miscellany, co-written with Mark Wright. He has written
for numerous tv series and games from Doctor Who to Adventure Time on top of his own novels and
short stories.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Ripper Legacy
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the case of a kidnapped child. With no ransom note, and a
sinister connection to the highest echelons of Victorian society, the companions’ lives are in danger. What is the
child’s true heritage? And what is the connection with the vicious Whitechapel murders?
A third blockbuster Sherlock Holmes movie is in the making, continuing the Guy Ritchie directed series that
stars Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.
Taps into the continuing popularity of Sherlock Holmes, with BBC series Sherlock and CBS series Elementary.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE RIPPER LEGACY
DAVID STUART DAVIES
July 2016
PB 224pp
The Devil’s Promise
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are holidaying on the English coast when they discover a corpse on
the beach… which then disappears. They can get little help from the nearby village, populated by strange and
unfriendly characters. Then the corpse suddenly reappears in their cottage and they are attacked by persons
unknown. Watson comes to, and discovers that months have passed, and Holmes is not the man he remembers.
What has happened to his friend? Does it have something to do with a dead devil-worshipper, whose children
happen to live in the cursed village?
Praise for David Stuart Davies:
‘A thundering good yarn… I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who has an affection for Holmes and
a good, old-fashioned page turner’ Sleuthing the Shelves
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE DEVIL’S PROMISE
DAVID STUART DAVIES
November 2014
Crime
PB 224pp
‘The best Sherlockian mystery novel I have seen all year… I do not hestitate to recommend it.’
Classic Specialities
DAVID STUART DAVIES is one of Britain’s leading Sherlockian writers. He has been the editor of
Sherlock Holmes The Detective magazine and has written several Holmes novels, the hit theatrical play Sherlock
Holmes: The Last Act and non-fiction including Starring Sherlock Holmes and a biography of Jeremy Brett. David
is an advisor to the Sherlock Holmes museum and has contributed commentaries to DVDs of the Basil
Rathbone Holmes films.
Murder at Sorrow’s Crown
It is July 1881, and a frantic mother comes to 221B Baker Street, begging Sherlock Holmes to find her son. A
naval officer posted to HMS Dido, he was part of the Naval Brigade that joined the Natal Field Force to fight
the Boers. But he did not return with his men, and is being denounced as a deserter. So begins a twisting tale
of assassination, diamond mines and military cover-ups. Can Holmes and Watson uncover the truth, a truth that
threatens the very fabric of the British Empire?
STEVEN SAVILE has written extensively for Star Wars, Warhammer (Black Library), Dr Who and Torchwood.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
MURDER AT SORROW’S
CROWN
STEVEN SAVILE & ROBERT
GREENBERGER
September 2016
Crime, PB 320pp
ROBERT GREENBERGER has had senior roles at DC and Marvel comics and has written many
fiction and non-fiction books.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Stuff of Nightmares
A spate of bombings has hit London, the most recent attack causing untold damage and loss of life at Waterloo
Station. Meanwhile, a strangely garbed figure has been spied haunting the rooftops and grimy back alleys of the
capital. The newspapers are full of fevered speculation about anarchists, anti-monarchists and Fenians as responsible
for the bombings, but Sherlock Holmes believes that this strange masked man may hold the key to the attacks. He
moves with the extraordinary agility of a latter-day Spring-Heeled Jack. He possesses weaponry and armour of
unprecedented sophistication. He is known only by the name Baron Cauchemar, and he appears to be a scourge
of crime and villainy. But is he all that he seems? Holmes and his faithful companion Dr Watson are about to
embark on one of their strangest and most exhilarating adventures yet.
‘A tremendously accomplished thriller which leaves the reader in no doubt that they are in the hands of a
confident and skilful craftsman.’ Starburst
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE STUFF OF
NIGHTMARES
JAMES LOVEGROVE
August 2013
Crime
PB 304pp
‘Dramatic, gripping, exciting and respectful to its source material, I thoroughly enjoyed every surprise and twist
as the story unfolded.’ Fantasy Book Review
‘This is delicious stuff, marrying the standard notions of Holmesiana with the kind of imagination we expect
from Lovegrove.’ Crimetime
Gods of War
1913. The clouds of war are gathering. The world’s great empires vie for supremacy. Europe is in turmoil, a
powder keg awaiting a spark. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock
Holmes’s retirement cottage. The local police are satisfied that it’s a suicide. The victim, a young man, recently
suffered a disappointment in love, and Beachy Head is notorious as a place where the desperate and depressed
leap to their deaths. Holmes, however, suspects murder. As he and Watson investigate, they uncover a conspiracy
with shocking ramifications. There are some men, it seems, who not only actively welcome the idea of a world
war but are seeking divine aid to make war a reality.
‘Lovegrove has once again packed his novel with incident and suspense.’ Fantasy Book Review
‘An atmospheric mystery which shows just why Lovegrove has become a force to be reckoned with in genre
fiction. More, please.’ Starburst
SHERLOCK HOLMES
‘A very entertaining read with a fast-moving, intriguing plot.’ The Consulting Detective
GODS OF WAR
JAMES LOVEGROVE
June 2014
Crime
PB 304pp
The Thinking Engine
March 1895. Hilary Term at Oxford. In the newly-built extension to the University Galleries, Professor Quantock
has put the finishing touches to a wondrous computational device which, he claims, is capable of analytical thought
to rival that of the cleverest men alive. Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel
to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they
compete to see which of them can be first to solve a series of crimes. As man and machine vie for supremacy, it
becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda. Holmes’s and Watson’s lives are on the line as a ghost
from the past catches up with them…
JAMES LOVEGROVE is the New York Times best-selling author of The Age of Odin, the third novel in his
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE THINKING ENGINE
JAMES LOVEGROVE
August 2015
Crime
PB 304pp
critically-acclaimed Pantheon military SF series. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his
novel Days and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel Untied Kingdom.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
(Cthulhu Casebooks 1)
A brand new series featuring Sherlock Holmes battling the denizens of HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu, written by New
York Times bestselling author, James Lovegrove.
In London’s East End, an outbreak of insanity sees ordinary men and women reduced to gibbering, incoherent
wrecks; a mysterious creeping fog hides terrifying apparitions that rob the wits of all who see them and even
inspire suicide. Sherlock Holmes, in the infancy of his detecting career, deduces a connection between these
sinister ‘shadows’ and an Oriental drug lord who is bent on expanding his criminal empire. Yet there are even
more sinister forces at work, as the great detective faces a challenge so fearsome and deadly that his career may
be over almost as soon as it has begun.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
AND THE SHADWELL
SHADOWS
CTHULHU CASEBOOKS 1
JAMES LOVEGROVE
November 2016
Crime
PB 352pp
The Breath of God
A body is found crushed to death in the London snow. With no footprints anywhere nearby, it seems almost as
though the man has been killed by the air itself. While pursuing the case, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel
to Scotland to meet with the one person they have been told can help: the occultist Aleister Crowley. Sherlock
Holmes teams up with Crowley to solve the mysterious murders of London’s most prominent masters of the
unknown. A thrilling new Holmes novel from an acclaimed writer and Holmes fan.
‘Smartly written in the familiar Holmes style, the book has a crisp wit, high adventure, knowing nods to
literary fans, and a well plotted mystery.’ The Daily Rotation
‘Intoxicating stuff, delivered with real flair, and a worthy addition to Titan Books’ growing library of Holmes
tales by diverse hands.’ Barry Forshaw Crimetime
‘Guy Adams has concocted a delightful homage to perhaps the most famous figure in the mystery
genre.’ Hellnotes
‘Guy Adams screams out a rollicking horror-filled adventure featuring the world’s greatest detective… highly
recommended’ Dread Central
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE BREATH OF GOD
GUY ADAMS
October 2011
Crime, PB 256pp
The Army of Dr Moreau
Following the trail of several corpses seemingly killed by wild animals, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
stumble upon the experiments of Doctor Moreau. Moreau, through vivisection and crude genetic engineering
is creating animal hybrids, determined to prove the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin. In his laboratory,
hidden among the opium dens of Rotherhithe, Moreau is building an army of beast men. Tired of having his
work ignored – or reviled – by the British scientific community, Moreau is willing to make the world pay
attention using his creatures as a force to gain control of the government.
‘Succeeds both as a literary jeu d’esprit and detective story, with a broad streak of irreverent humour.’
Financial Times
‘Invariably, when the author has this much fun, the reader benefits.’ New York Journal of Books
‘This is a thriller, both of crime and horror. Trying to limit yourself to just one more chapter is as much a
challenge as Holmes trying to survive his trial with this mad scientist.’ Ain’t It Cool
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE ARMY OF DR
MOREAU
GUY ADAMS
August 2012
Crime, PB 288pp
GUY ADAMS is the author of the bestselling Rules of Modern Policing: 1973 Edition, a spoof police manual
‘written’ by DCI Gene Hunt of Life on Mars which sold over 120,000 copies and led to two sequels. Guy has
also written two Torchwood novels, The House That Jack Built and The Men Who Sold the World and The Case
Notes of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional facsimile of a scrapbook kept by Dr John Watson.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE MOONSTONE’S
CURSE
SAM SICILIANO
February 2017
Crime, PB 336pp
The Moonstone’s Curse
Sherlock Holmes and his cousin, Dr Henry Vernier, have a new client. Charles Bromley comes to Baker Street,
fearful that his wife is in danger. She has seen a mysterious Indian face at her window, and believes that it is
connected with the Moonstone, a fabulous diamond that has been in her family for generations, stolen from
a sacred Hindu statue. Holmes and Vernier, along with Vernier’s wife Michelle, visit the Bromleys to investigate.
They seeks to discover whether the Moonstone is the genuine article by visiting a jeweller, a jeweller who is
then found murdered with a note by his side, claiming that the Moonstone Curse was responsible. Then the
diamond is stolen, and Holmes and Vernier must try to unravel a mystery centuries in the making.
Praise for Sam Siciliano:
‘The tone is Holmesian to the last detail, with the reader swept along to a satisfying ending. A fine addition to
the Holmes canon.’ Library Journal
‘Wonderfully atmospheric and moves briskly.’ Publishers Weekly
The White Worm
Sherlock Holmes and his cousin Dr Henry Vernier travel to Whitby to investigate a curious case on behalf of
a client. He has fallen in love, but a mysterious letter has warned him of the dangers of such a romance. The
object of his affection is said to be under a thousand-year-old druidic curse, doomed to take the form of a
gigantic snake. Locals speak of a green glow in the woods at night, and a white apparition amongst the trees. Is
there sorcery at work, or is a human hand behind the terrors of Diana’s Grove?
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE WHITE WORM
SAM SICILIANO
February 2016
Crime
PB 336pp
The Web Weaver
A mysterious gypsy places a cruel curse on the guests at a ball. When terrible misfortunes begin to befall some
of those guests, Mr. Donald Wheelwright engages Sherlock Holmes to find out what really happened that
night. With the help of his cousin, Dr. Henry Vernier, and Henry’s wife Michelle, Holmes endeavours to save
Wheelwright and his beautiful wife Violet from a devastating gypsy curse.
‘A genuinely exciting climax which had me completely enthralled to see how both the romance and the
mystery played out.’ The Bookbag
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE WEB WEAVER
‘An enjoyable excursion into the world of Sherlock Holmes. It stayed close enough to the original to be
completely recognisable while introducing enough new ingredients to make this a fresh reading experience.’
Book Geeks
SAM SICILIANO
January 2012
Crime, PB 400pp
The Grimswell Curse
When Rose Grimswell breaks off her engagement to Lord Digby, the concerned fiancé calls on Sherlock
Holmes to visit the ancestral home to find out why. Holmes, his cousin Henry, and wife Michelle explore the
legend of the Grimswell Curse when a mysterious figure is spotted on the moor accompanied by a large
creature… In The Grimswell Curse Holmes returns to the wilds of Dartmoor in a case which recalls his earlier
adventures with a celebrated hound!
‘This is a dark, enjoyable tale with similarities to Hounds of Baskerville.’ Geek Dad
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE GRIMSWELL CURSE
SAM SICILIANO
November 2013
Crime
PB 336pp
SAM SICILIANO developed a taste for fantastical worlds very early on. He grew up reading the goldenage science fiction of Heinlein and Andre Norton, the Mars and Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and, of
course, Sherlock Holmes. Sam has a Ph.D in English from the University of Iowa and still has diverse reading
tastes and a long-time fascination with gothic and fantasy fiction.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Will of the Dead
A young man named Peter Maugram appears at the front door of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson’s
Baker Street lodgings. Maugram’s uncle is dead and his will has disappeared, leaving the man afraid that he
will be left penniless. Holmes agrees to take the case and he and Watson dig deep into the murky past of
this complex family. A brand-new Sherlock Holmes novel from the acclaimed author of the Newbury and
Hobbes series.
‘A dark, enjoyable tale with similarities to Hounds of Baskerville.’ Geek Dad
‘Fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable.’ Project Fandom
‘Kick back, relax and let yourself be taken for a more than elementary ride.’ Curiousity of a Social Misfit
‘Mann clearly knows his Holmes, knows what works and... the book is all the better for it.’
Crime Fiction Lover
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE WILL OF THE DEAD
GEORGE MANN
November 2013
Crime, PB 256pp
‘Mann writes Holmes in a eloquent way, capturing the period of the piece perfectly, throwing Jeremy
Brett fuelled childhood memories at me with every page and I must say that, if all non-Doyle Holmes
adventures are this good, I will certainly read more… Those of you that love your Sherlock in any form,
this is a must read.’ Cult Den
‘An excellent bridge between what most people know of Holmes and where he could go.’ Raging
Biblioholism
‘George Mann has a unique talent for writing steam punk. His stories are imaginative and full of a late
19th century English charm.’ Book Plank
The Spirit Box
Summer 1915. As Zeppelins rain death upon the rooftops of London, eminent members of society begin
to behave erratically: a Member of Parliament throws himself naked into the Thames after giving a proGerman speech to the House; a senior military advisor suggests surrender before feeding himself to a tiger
at London Zoo; a famed suffragette suddenly renounces the women’s liberation movement and throws
herself under a train. In desperation, an aged Mycroft Holmes sends to Sussex for the help of his brother,
Sherlock.
‘An amazing story. Even in the established world of Sherlock Holmes, George Mann is a strong voice
and sets himself apart!’ Book Plank
SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE SPIRIT BOX
GEORGE MANN
August 2014
Crime
PB 256pp
GEORGE MANN is the author of the Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well
as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the
BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris
Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Inspired by the master Arthur Conan Doyle, four anthologies of
Sherlock Holmes stories from a variety of exciting voices in modern
horror and steampunk.
ENCOUNTERS OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
GEORGE MANN (Ed)
February 2013
Crime/Mystery
PB 352pp
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Fourteen brand-new Sherlock Holmes stories from Mark Hodder, Mags L. Halliday, Cavan Scott, Nick Kyme,
Paul Magrs, George Mann, Stuart Douglas, Eric Brown, Richard Dinnick, Kelly Hale, Steve Lockley, Mark Wright,
David Barnett, and James Lovegrove.
Further Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Once again the spirit of Sherlock Holmes lives on in this collection of twelve new adventures. Featuring
original stories from Philip Purser-Hallard, Andrew Lane, Mark A. Latham, Nick Campbell, James Goss, William
Patrick Maynard & Alexndra Martukovich, Roy Gill, Scott Handcock, Guy Adams, Lou Anders, Justin Richards,
and Philip Marsh.
FURTHER
ENCOUNTERS OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
GEORGE MANN (Ed)
February 2014
Crime/Mystery
PB 304pp
Two brand new collections of Sherlock Holmes stories.
Two brand-new collections of Sherlock Holmes stories from a variety of exciting voices in modern crime,
fantasy, horror and steampunk, edited by respected anthologist George Mann. Stories are told from the point
of view of famous associates of the great detective, including Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, Sherlock himself, Irene
Adler, Langdale Pike, and of course, Professor Moriarty...
ASSOCIATES OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
BRAND NEW TALES OF
THE GREAT DETECTIVE
EDITED BY GEORGE MANN
August 2016
PB 304pp
Praise for George Mann:
‘Fans of Holmes looking for a strong anthology that just happens to feature some of the most exciting
upcoming genre fiction talent in the UK today should take a look. Mann has a compiled a great collection
here, and it’s well worth your time.’ Starburst
‘Fourteen tales in all, and not one of them a disappointment.’ Wired
‘Fans of Holmes would do well to check out this volume. Recommended.’ Fandom
‘Mann’s collection, and its contributing authors take the reader as close to the workings of Holmes’ mind
as you can get without actually being him.’ IHO Geek
‘We hope that there will be many more encounters to come.’ Starburst
FURTHER
ASSOCIATES OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
BRAND NEW TALES OF
THE GREAT DETECTIVE
EDITED BY GEORGE MANN
August 2017
PB 304pp
‘Bizarre stories of the futuristic, the supernatural, the paranormal and the surreal… if you enjoyed the
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes you’ll enjoy Further Encounters.’ Sherlock Holmes Journal
‘Both a diversion and a pleasurable read.’ Crime Fiction Lover
‘If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes then this is definitely a set worth picking up because you can clearly
see that these writers are fans of the great detective himself and therefore treat the character with
respect.’ Curiosity of a Social Misfit
CLASSIC HORROR
Brand-new, terrifying, and thoroughly entertaining short
stories of horror and the macabre, inspired by the works of H. P.
Lovecraft.
Black Wings of Cthulhu Volumes 1, 2 and 3
BLACK WINGS OF CTHULHU
VOLUME 1:
TWENTY-ONE TALES OF
LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR
S. T. JOSHI (ED)
March 2012
Horror, PB 512pp
H. P. Lovecraft is one of the most famous names in twentieth-century horror, having inspired
authors from Stephen King to Clive Barker, and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. One of the most
popular writers of the pulp era in the 1920s and ’30s, his stories have been continuously in print
ever since.
‘So what is it about Lovecraft that keeps me coming back? Maybe it’s just that we like the way he
gives us monsters to draw with our minds.’ Neil Gaiman
‘Lovecraft was my literary mentor, as he was for so many others.’ Robert Bloch, author of Psycho
Black Wings of Cthulhu Volume 1 features stories by prominent writers including
Caitliín R. Kiernan, Brian Stableford, Ramsey Campbell, Nicholas Royle, Michael Shea, W.H. Pugmire,
Darrell Schweitzer.
‘The contributors use Lovecraft as their inspiration for a breathtaking range of colorful new
ideas and literary styles… will delight even horror fans completely unfamiliar with Lovecraft.’
Booklist
BLACK WINGS OF CTHULHU
VOLUME 2:
FURTHER TALES OF
LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR
S. T. JOSHI (ED)
February 2014
Horror, PB 400pp
Black Wings of Cthulhu Volume 2 features stories by Caitlín R. Kiernan, John
Shirley, Melanie Tem, John Langan, Chet Williamson, Richard Gavin, Tom Fletcher, Jonathan Thomas,
Don Webb and Jason C. Eckhardt.
‘Every story in this collection is outstanding. Joshi… finds those authors who feel Lovecraft in
their souls. This is a superb anthology.’ Horror Novels Reviews
Black Wings of Cthulhu Volume 3 contains seventeen stories by some of the
foremost writers in contemporary weird fiction, using the ideas, imagery, and atmosphere of H. P.
Lovecraft’s tales as springboards. Black Wings 3 demonstrates how H. P. Lovecraft’s work continues
to inspire some of the best in contemporary weird writing.
FORTHCOMING IN 2016 - Black Wings of Cthulhu Volume 4
BLACK WINGS OF CTHULHU
VOLUME 3:
NEWTALES OF
LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR
S. T. JOSHI (ED)
March 2015
Horror, PB 400pp
S. T. JOSHI is a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken,
and others. He has edited the definitive restored editions of the works of Lovecraft, several
annotated editions of Bierce and Mencken, and has written such critical studies as The Modern
Weird Tale. His biography H. P. Lovecraft: A Life won the Horror Writer Association’s Stoker
Award for Best Non-Fiction.
Acolytes of Cthulhu
Twenty-eight works in the vein of the master, H. P. Lovecraft, by some of his greatest disciples.
Includes writing from Neil Gaiman, Manly Wade Wellman, Edmond Hamilton, Jorge Luis Borges,
Randall Garrett, S.T. Joshi, Dirk W. Mosig, Don Burleson, David Kaufman, Gustav Meyrinck, Richard
F. Searight and Franklin Searight, Elwin G. Powers, James Causey, C. Hall Thompson, David H. Keller,
M.D. Arthur Pendragon, Steffan B. Aletti, John Glasby, Henry Hasse, Charles A. Tanner, Earl Pierce, Jr.,
Joseph Payne Brennan, C.M. Eddy, and Duane Rimel.
ACOLYTES OF CTHULHU
ROBERT PRICE (ED)
June 2014
Horror, PB 480pp
ROBERT M. PRICE is the editor of the journal Crypt of Cthulhu and one of the most
acclaimed Lovecraft scholars and editors in the world. As a prominent American theologian,
he brings a unique perspective to the works of H. P. Lovecraft, drawing in authors from a wide
spectrum of styles and backgrounds.
CLASSIC HORROR
Shadows Over Innsmouth
Under the unblinking eye of World Fantasy Award-winning editor Stephen Jones, sixteen of the finest modern
authors contribute stories to the canon of Cthulhu. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s classic story ‘The Shadow
Over Innsmouth’, included here, today’s masters of horror return to that decayed, forsaken New England
fishing village with its sparkling treasure, loathsome denizens, and unspeakable evil.
This anthology features the original Lovecraft story, plus stories by Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Kim
Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, John Glasby, Jack Yeovil, Guy N. Smith, Adrian Cole, David Langford, Brian
Lumley, Basil Copper, Nicholas Royle, D. F. Lewis, Paul McAuley, Avid Sutton, Brian Mooney, Brian Stableford
and Peter Tremayne.
‘A fine assembly of talented writers… A superb anthology for Lovecraft fans.’
Science Fiction Chronicle
‘Horror abounds in Shadows Over Innsmouth.’ Publishers Weekly
SHADOWS OVER
INNSMOUTH
STEPHEN JONES (ED)
September 2013
Horror, PB 496pp
‘Good, slimy fun… There are a number of genuinely frightening pieces here.’
San Francisco Chronicle
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth
In this companion to the above, acclaimed anthology editor Stephen Jones has assembled eleven of the most
popular modern Lovecraftian authors. Also included is Lovecraft’s own unpublished draft of his tale ‘The
Shadow Over Innsmouth’.
Includes stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Kim Newman, Paul McAuley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, John Glasby, Richard A.
Lupoff, Basil Copper, Hugh B. Cave, Steve Rasnic Tem, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, and Michael Marshall
Smith.
‘All eleven stories were of a high quality and filled in gaps of the mythos or expanded them in ways that
even Lovecraft may not have imagined.’ Fantasy Book Review
‘This is another awesome collection of Innsmouth short stories, creepy and compelling, sitting alongside
some remarkable artwork.’ Bookshelf Butterfly
WEIRD SHADOWS
OVER INNSMOUTH
STEPHEN JONES (ED)
October 2013
Horror, PB 368pp
‘If you are a Lovecraft fan then you will either have this in your collection already or you’ll be wanting to
add it.’ Curiosity of a Social Misfit
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Respected horror anthologist Stephen Jones edits this collection of seventeen stories inspired by the
twentieth century’s master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth,’ in which a young man
goes to an isolated, desolate fishing village in Massachusetts, and finds that the entire village has interbred with
strange creatures that live beneath the sea, and worship ancient gods.
STEPHEN JONES is a highly respected and award-winning anthologist, well-known for his top
quality horror collections.
WEIRDER SHADOWS
OVER INNSMOUTH
STEPHEN JONES (ED)
January 2015
Horror, PB 384pp
CLASSIC HORROR
New fantastic tales of terror inspired by Lovecraft’s
magnum opus.
H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, with its doomed expedition to the Antarctic and the
unspeakable horror found there, is considered by Michael Chabon to be ‘One of the greatest short
novels in American literature.’ Now some of the greatest authors of the modern era line up to
bring us new tales of terror inspired by Lovecraft’s magnum opus.
A brand-new anthology edited by Lovecraftian expert S. T. Joshi, The Madness of Cthulhu features
new stories by modern authors, and is inspired by what is considered to be Lovecraft’s masterpiece,
At the Mountains of Madness.
The Madness of Cthulhu Volume 1
Brand-new tales by Caitlin Kiernan, John Shirley, Harry Turtledove, Jason C. Eckhardt and more. As a
bonus, the volume includes past works by science fiction masters Robert Silverberg and Arthur C.
Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
THE MADNESS OF CTHULHU
VOL 1
S. T. JOSHI (ED)
October 2014
Horror, PB 304pp
The Madness of Cthulhu Volume 2
This second anthology inspired by At The Mountains of Madness and other works by Lovecraft
further expands upon the theme of doomed expeditions and cosmic horror, with never-beforeseen contributions by Jonathan Maberry (foreword), Kevin J. Anderson, Alan Dean Foster, Greg Bear
and Brian Stableford.
S. T. JOSHI is a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken,
and other writers, mostly in the realms of supernatural and fantasy fiction. He has edited the
definitive restored editions of the works of Lovecraft, several annotated editions of Bierce and
Mencken, and has written such critical studies as The Modern Weird Tale. His biography H. P.
Lovecraft: A Life won the Horror Writer Association’s Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction.
THE MADNESS OF CTHULHU
VOL 2
S. T. JOSHI (ED)
October 2015
Horror, PB 304pp
CHILDREN’S / CELEBRITY FICTION
An enchanting and mischievous debut from Evangeline Lilly, the
star of LOST, THE HOBBIT and ANT-MAN.
Meet Selma of the Rin-Run Royals, a clever little girl who is spoiled to the core. One day Selma
stumbles upon a band of colourful marionettes, and gets more than she bargained for. The remarkable
Squickerwonkers of the fabulous Squickershow are about to teach Selma that she will not always get
her way...
Beautifully illustrated by Weta Workshop’s Johnny Fraser-Allen, this eccentric and visually stunning
cautionary tale will appeal to adults and children alike. Foreword by Oscar-winning film director
Peter Jackson.
THE SQUICKERWONKERS
EVANGELINE LILLY
ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHNNY FRASER-ALLEN
FOREWORD BY PETER JACKSON
2014
Children’s Fiction
HB 42pp
Full colour throughout
‘Every now and then, if you are lucky, you come across a story full
of magic… The Squickerwonkers is just such a wonderful tale.
Cleverly told and stunningly visual, children of all ages will delight
in the book’s deliciously dark mischief.’ Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
& Philippa Boyens
‘An eccentric and charming children’s book.’ The Bookseller
‘One of the best picture books I’ve ever read. I’d like to have more
picture books written for my age (nine) because I love drawing
and pictures as much as I love words.’ The Guardian (Children’s
Book Site)
‘The Squickerwonkers is a soon-to-be-series that’s a delight to
read and to look at.’ Barnes and Noble
‘The dark, alluring tale of a spoiled girl who’s taken in by a band of
eccentric marionettes.’ USA Today
‘Gorgeously grotesque.’ Total Film Magazine
‘A beautiful reminder of the power of story.’ Waterstones.com
‘Stunning. Delightful. Epic. Luxurious.’ Comics Review
EVANGELINE LILLY is a Canadian actress who first shot to fame through her Golden Globe
nominated role as Kate Austen in the hit TV show LOST. Winner of a Screen Actors Guild Award for
that show, Evangeline went on to star in Afterwards, Real Steel, The Hurt Locker, The Hobbit and, most
recently, in Marvel’s Ant-Man. Apart from acting, Evangeline is passionate about writing and this is her
first published work.
Evangeline Lilly
CELEBRITY FICTION
US basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reveals
the untold story of Sherlock’s brother Mycroft in his
stunning debut novel.
Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name
for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State of War. Yet this most British
of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best
friend, Cyrus Douglas. Mycroft’s comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas
receives troubling reports from home. There are rumours of mysterious disappearances,
strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies
found drained of blood. Mycroft and Douglas are drawn into a web of dark secrets that
grows more treacherous with each step they take…
This harrowing adventure changes Mycroft’s life, setting him on course for the man he
would later become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power
behind the British Government.
‘A polished diamond of a book’ The Baker Street Babes
‘Beautifully written and full of intrigue’ Robert Towne,
Oscar-winning screenwriter
MYCROFT HOLMES
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
& ANNA WATERHOUSE
September 2015
Crime
HB 336pp
‘An instant classic in the Sherlockian pastiche genre, and
a must-read’ Lyndsay Faye, bestselling author of The
Gods of Gotham
‘Abdul Jabbar makes his triumphant adult fiction debut’
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
‘A delicately woven plot, bringing together such diverse
elements as Trinidadian culture and folklore, the tobacco
importation business in London, and a villain’s elaborate
scheme to bring slavery back to the Caribbean—along
with the usual Holmesian array of brightly obtuse
knowledge and libertine philosophy. Even Donald Trump
would enjoy the book’s twists.’ Esquire
‘Holmesians will find much to appreciate in the novel’s
depiction of a character whose mind is as keen as
Sherlock’s’ Time Magazine
‘If you are looking for a mystery with suspenseful action,
charming characters, fascinating relationships and fun
twists and turns, then this is the novel for you.’ Geek Hard
Show Review
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a Basketball
Hall of Fame inductee, a United States Cultural Ambassador and a New York Times
bestselling author. He has written eleven books including children’s stories, two
autobiographies and several historical works. Mycroft Holmes is his first adult novel. His
children’s book What Color is My World? won the NAACP award for Best Children’s Book.
Kareem can safely be described as the worldest tallest Holmesian.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Anna Waterhouse is a professional screenwriter and script consultant and has worked
alongside several film legends. She was supervising producer and co-writer (with Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar) of the critically acclaimed documentary On the Shoulders of Giants which
won the Best Documentary NAACP Image Award and two Telly awards in 2012.
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