Translation Rights Guide

Pan Macmillan
Translation Rights Guide
Autumn 2014
Contents
Fiction - 3
YA, Fantasy & Science Fiction - 27
Non-Fiction - 39
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A meticulously constructed psychological thriller loaded with tension
REBOUND
Aga Lesiewicz
As a successful media executive Anna Wright has a
seemingly perfect life, a house in one of the most
affluent areas of London a 4 x 4 BMW, a rich boyfriend and a pet Labrador called Prada.
Macmillan
January 2016
Manuscript available
But Anna's highly organized and prosperous life
begins to crumble when, out jogging on Hampstead
Heath one day, she meets an attractive man with
whom she has a passionate sexual encounter. This
chance meeting coincides with the start of a series
of violent attacks on women on the Heath.
As Anna's professional life becomes increasingly
pressured and poisonous, she finds her obsession
with the handsome stranger grows until she is
forced to ask herself whether it was her own recklessness that had unleashed the violence on the
Heath. Has her impulsive behaviour endangered
her own life?
Aga Lesiewiz came to England in 1986 from her
native Poland where she'd always dreamt of being a
writer. After studying English literature she spent
years working in radio and television.
This is her first novel.
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What if the worst thing you could imagine wasn't losing a loved one,
but them returning to life?
THE RETURNED
Seth Patrick
In a small Alpine village in the shadow of a vast
dam, people start to appear in a state of confusion,
trying to return to their homes. What they do not
yet know is that they have been dead for several
years, and no-one is expecting them to return.
And they are not the only ones to have returned
from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series
of grizzly murders which bear a chilling
resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the
past...
Macmillan
October 2014
Manuscript available
Rights sold
French: Michel Lafon
Based on Les Revenants, the internationally
acclaimed French TV series, The Returned is a
gripping supernatural thriller.
Seth Patrick is the author of Reviver (Pan, 2013)
which has been published widely internationally.
Film rights to Reviver have been optioned by
Legendary Pictures.
Les Revenants aired in over 70 territories including Brazil & Latin America
(HBO), China (Sohu), Taiwan (PTS), Hungary (Viasat), Italy (Sky Italia),
Norway (NRK2), Sweden (SVT), Switzerland (RTS), and The Netherlands
(Film). A second season is due to go into production during 2015, for
screening in 2016.
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‘Thrillers are a dime a dozen, but tales this psychologically rich and
unsettling don't come along quite so often’ Irish Voice
NO PLACE TO DIE
Clare Donoghue
While investigating a report of a missing person,
Detective Sergeant Jane Bennett discovers a
sinister murder scene where an underground
tomb has been created and the victim left to die a
slow and lonely death.
Pan
March 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
US: St Martin’s Press
Dutch: De Fontein
German: Egmont
Italian: Fanucci
Her superior, and former mentor, DI Mike
Lockyer, has only recently returned from
suspension following his personal involvement
with a female witness in a case that resulted in
her murder. With her boss a shadow of his
former self, DS Bennett must take the lead in a
case which becomes ever more ominous and
dangerous as the investigation deepens. The
hunt is on for a killer with a mind so twisted that
he, or she, is likely to stop at nothing.
Clare Donoghue was long-listed for the CWA
debut dagger for Never Look Back and this is her
second Lockyer & Bennett crime thriller. She is
currently writing the third.
Praise for Clare Donoghue’s debut, Never Look Back (Pan, 2014)
‘An excellent procedural debut with depth of characterization and plenty of
suspense’ Kirkus
‘A gutsy, gruesome, and compelling thriller’ Booklist
‘An assured and shocking debut from a talent to watch’ David Hewson
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‘Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius’
Daily Telegraph
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
Jeffrey Archer
The fifth spellbinding book in the epic Clifton
Chronicles series
Mightier than the Sword begins with the
explosion of a bomb on the Buckingham and
ends with two courtroom trials. This is Jeffrey
Archer's most accomplished work to date, with
all the trademark twists and turns that have
made him one of the most popular authors in the
world.
Macmillan
February 2015
Rights sold
Brazil: Bertrand
Chinese Simplified:
Chongqing Daily News
Polish: Rebis
Jeffrey Archer has topped the bestseller lists
around the world, with sales of over 270 million
copies. He is the only author ever to have been a
number one bestseller in fiction (seventeen
times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction
(The Prison Diaries). He is married with two sons
and lives in London and Cambridge.
‘Jeffrey Archer is, first and foremost, a storyteller . . . You don't sell 250
million copies of your books (250 million!) if you can't keep an audience
hooked – and that’s what Archer does, book after book’ The Times
Series publishers
US: St Martin’s Press
Brazil: Bertrand
Bulgarian: Bard
Dutch: Meulenhoff Boekerij
French: les Escales
German: Heyne
Greek: Harlenic Hellas
Hebrew: Modan
Hungarian: General Press
Japanese: Shinchosha
Latvian: Kontinents
Marathi: Mehta
Norwegian: Vigmostad & Bjørke
Polish: Rebis
Portuguese: Europa America
Romanian: Vivaldi
Russian: Atticus-Azbooka
Serbian: Laguna
Spanish: Planeta
Swedish: Damm Förlag
Turkish: Altin
Vietnamese: Phuong Dong
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The deepest family secrets lead to the darkest deeds in Lulu Taylor's
haunting new novel
THE SNOW ANGEL
Lulu Taylor
Cressida Felbridge, a debutante in 1960s London
society, is set to marry a friend of her brother’s.
But she soon meets the painter Ralph Few, and
when she does Cressie knows her life will never
be the same again.
Pan
December 2014
Manuscript available
Publishers
Bulgarian: Ergon
German: Krueger
Greek: Oceanida
Latvian: Kontinents
Norwegian: Cappelen
In the present day, Emily Conway has everything
she could wish for. But as Emily and her husband
Will drive to a party, Will reveals that he has been
betrayed by his business partner. Steering the car
off the road at high speed, their perfect life is
abruptly ended. When she wakes from her
injuries, Emily is told of a mysterious legacy: a
house in Cumbria on the edge of an estate, left to
her by a woman she has never met…
Lulu Taylor studied English at Oxford University
and had a successful career in publishing before
she became a writer. Her first novel, Heiresses,
was published in 2007 and nominated for the
RNA Readers' Choice award. It was followed by
Midnight Girls, Beautiful Creatures, Outrageous
Fortune and most recently, The Winter Folly.
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What if the thing you were most afraid of was your husband?
THE LIAR’S CHAIR
Rebecca Whitney
Rachel Teller and her husband David appear
happy, prosperous and fulfilled. The big house,
the successful business . . . They have everything.
However, control, not love, fuels their relationship
and David has no idea his wife indulges in
drunken indiscretions. When Rachel kills a man
in a hit and run, the meticulously maintained
veneer over their life begins to crack.
Mantle
February 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
France: Denoel
A startling, dark and audacious novel set in and
around the Brighton streets, The Liar's Chair will
keep readers on the edge of their seats until the
final page is turned. A stunning psychological
portrait of a woman in a toxic marriage, Rebecca
Whitney's debut will show that sometimes the
darkest shadow holds the truth you have been
hiding from . . .
Rebecca Whitney studied Creative Writing at
Sussex. She has a background in film and
television production and runs a business with
her filmmaker husband. The Liar's Chair is
Rebecca's first novel. She is working on her
second.
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The stunning and timely new novel from Sarah Butler, author of
the international sensation Ten Things I've Learnt About Love
BEFORE THE FIRE
Sarah Butler
It's June 2011, and Stick’s plans for the summer
are brought to an abrupt standstill when his best
friend is killed in a random knife attack.
Then he meets J and she might just be everything
he needs. Except she's a firebrand with a grudge
against the police, and the August riots are just
around the corner...
Picador
March 2015
Manuscript available
Publishers
US: Penguin Press
Chinese Complex:
Linking
*Brazil: Novo Conceito
Danish: L&R
*Dutch: Ambo Anthos
*German: Droemer
Greek: Klidarithmos
Hebrew: Kinneret
*Italian: Garzanti
Norwegian: Cappelen
Damm
Russian: Ripol Classic
Spanish: Duomo
*Swedish: Norstedts
Turkish: Altin
Vietnamese: Tre
Sarah Butler is the author of Ten Things I've
Learnt About Love, which was translated into
fourteen languages. She also runs a consultancy
developing literature and arts projects.
‘This is a thought- as well as emotion-provoking
novel. . .It also sparkles with hope’
Independent on Sunday
‘[an] increasingly suspenseful plot thread that has
the reader racing towards the end’
Daily Mail
*Rights also sold in
Before the Fire
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‘Prepare to be dazzled by this monumental novel...a true achievement’
Sunday Times
THE KILLS
Richard House
Told in four parts, Sutler, The Massive, The Kill
and The Hit, The Kills is an epic literary thriller of
crime and conspiracy, moving across continents,
characters and genres.
Picador
Rights sold
US: Picador
Dutch: De Geus
Italian: Fanucci
Japanese: Hayakawa
Spain: ECC Ediciones
Film rights are optioned
to Playground.
Richard House is an author, film maker, artist
and university lecturer. As well as the digital-first
novel The Kills, he has written two previous
novels (Bruiser and Uninvited), which were
published by Serpent’s Tail in the 1990s. He is a
member of the Chicago-based collaborative
Haha. He is the editor of a digital magazine,
Fatboy Review.
Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker
Prize
‘For all its bulk The Kills proves easily digestible...it is well worth ejecting
five or six conventional thrillers from your holiday luggage and devoting
yourself to The Kills for a few days. Like all the best thrillers, it takes you
on a hell of a ride’
Daily Telegraph
‘an ambitious and complex meta-thriller that spins its many stories like
plates, tantalising you at every turn . . . a page turner . . . and a book absolutely to be read twice over.’
Independent
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A seductive tale from the mistress of the erotic
OUR LITTLE SECRET
Jenna Ellis
Despite a steady job as a nanny and a stable
relationship with boyfriend Scott, 20 year old
Sophie Henshaw is restless. Bored of living in the
small town where she grew up, Sophie begins to
think that there must be more to life. Lusting for
travel and spurred on by best friend Tiff, Sophie
sees a job ad in The Lady and applies for work
with a family in New York.
Pan
July 2015
Manuscript available
Working for Edward Parker, a cutting-edge art
curator, and his wife Marnie, a lingerie designer
and ex-model, propels Sophie into a glamorous
world she could never have dreamed of. But with
her growing feelings for Edward and the pair’s
increasingly strange behaviour, Sophie begins to
realise that all is not what it seems with this
seductive couple.
Jenna Ellis is the pseudonym for a number one
bestselling author of commercial fiction whose
books have been translated into twenty-six
languages.
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A scorchingly hot story of love, friendship, heartbreak, and family,
perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks and Abbi Glines
COME BACK TO ME
Mila Gray
Home on leave in sunny California, Marine and
local lothario Kit Ryan finds himself dangerously
drawn to his best friend’s sister, Jessa – the one girl
he can’t have.
Pan
October 2014
Rights sold
US: Simon Pulse
Brazilian: Sextante
Italian: Deagostini
Portuguese: Presenca
What starts out as a summer romance quickly
develops into a passionate love affair that turns
both their worlds upside down and when
something more than distance and time rips them
apart they're forced to decide whether what they
have is really worth fighting for.
Mila Gray is a screenwriter and author of YA
novels under her real name Sarah Alderson,
including the Lila series of books, The Sound and
Out of Control.
‘A captivating, heartfelt and sexy romance about the power of a love that won't
let go’
Liz Bankes, author of Irresistible
‘The sexiest, most romantic book I've ever read . . . I couldn't put it down’
Becky Wicks, author of Before He Was Famous
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‘This seriously creepy psychological thriller set deep in the Suffolk
countryside is Louise Millar's best book yet’ Alex Marwood
THE HIDDEN GIRL
Louise Millar
Will and Hannah Riley have been waiting a long
time to adopt, and Hannah is obsessed with the
idea of their new ‘dream’ family home in Tornley
that will improve their chances with social
services.
Pan
May 2014
Rights sold
US: Atria
Previous Publishers
Brazil: Novo Conceito
Chinese simplified:
Beijing HepingYahua
Dutch: De Fontein
French: Presses de la Cite
German: Krueger
Norwegian: Cappelen
Spanish: Ediciones B
Then Hannah witnesses an assault on a
vulnerable woman in the field next to their new
house and she starts to realise that everything in
Tornley is not what it seems. She has to make a
choice. Tell the police, and risk her social worker
becoming suspicious about the safety of Hannah
and Will’s new home; or cover up the crime, to
get what she wants.
Louise Millar has worked as commissioning
editor at Marie Claire, as well as writing for The
Sunday Telegraph, Eve, Psychologies, Stylist, and
the Guardian. The Playdate (2012) was her
acclaimed debut novel, followed by Accidents
Happen in 2013. Louise is currently writing her
fourth book to be published in 2015.
‘As Millar makes truth elusive and builds suspense, she is establishing herself in the top tier of writers of psychological thrillers."
Booklist, starred review
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The second stunning novel in the Commandant Serge Morel series
from the author of The Lying-Down Room
DEATH IN THE RAINY SEASON
Anna Jaquiery
When a French man is found brutally murdered in
the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh, Commandant
Serge Morel finds his holiday drawn to an abrupt
halt. The victim - Hugo Quercy - was the dynamic
head of a humanitarian organisation which looked
after the area's troubled local teenagers. But what
was Quercy doing in a hotel room under a false
name? And who broke into his house the night of
the murder, leaving behind a trail of bloody
footprints?
Macmillan
April 2015
Manuscript Nov 2014
A deeply atmospheric, moving crime novel bristling
with truth and deception, secrets and lies; in Death
in the Rainy Season, a haunting and compelling
mystery unravels an exquisitely wrought human
tragedy.
Anna Jaquiery has worked as a journalist in several
countries, starting out as a freelance reporter in
Russia. The Lying-Down Room, her much-lauded
debut novel, was the first in a series to feature
Commandant Serge Morel. This is her second novel.
‘A terrific book you will read with a creeping sense of dread’
Malcolm Mackay, on The Lying-Down Room
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The new spine-chilling psychological thriller from the highly-acclaimed
author of The Forbidden and The Sleep Room
THE VOICES
F. R. Tallis
In the scorching summer of 1976 - the hottest
since records began - Christopher Norton, his wife
Laura and their young daughter Faye settle into
their new home in north London. The faded glory
of the Victorian house is the perfect place for
Norton, a composer of film soundtracks, to build
a recording studio of his own.
Macmillan
April 2014
Rights sold
US: Pegasus Books
Previous Publishers
US: Pegasus Books
Czech: Baronet
French: 10/18
German: btb
Russian: Centrep’graph
Spanish: Espasa
But soon in the long, oppressively hot nights,
Laura begins to hear something through the
crackle of the baby monitor. First, a knocking
sound. Then come the voices...
Frank Tallis is a writer, lecturer and clinical
psychologist. He has received or been shortlisted
for numerous awards and his Dr Liebermann
series has been translated into fourteen languages
and has been optioned for TV adaptation by the
BBC.
Film rights to The Voices have been optioned to
Working Title.
'a darkly joyful ride with creepy and thrilling moments in abundance'
The Independent on The Forbidden
‘[a] clever, spooky asylum thriller’
The New York Times on The Sleep Room
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‘Modern storytelling...and old school terror. Very scary, highly
recommended’ Jonathan Maberry, NYTimes bestselling author
NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE
Adam Nevill
Cash-strapped, working for agencies and living in
shared accommodation, Stephanie Booth feels she
can fall no further. So when she takes a new room
at a good price, she believes her luck has finally
turned. But her new home is not what it appears
to be.
Pan
October 2014
Rights Sold
US: St Martin’s Press
Previous Publishers
China: Faces (complex)
China: Shanghai (simple)
French: Bragelonne
German: Heyne
Polish: Ksiaznica
Russian: Exmo
Serbian: Laguna
Spanish: Minotauro
Thai: Tawansong
Turkish: Pegasus
It's not only the eerie atmosphere of the vast,
neglected house—it's the whispers behind the
fireplace, the scratching beneath floors, and the
young women weeping in neighbouring rooms.
And things are about to get much, much worse.
Adam Nevill is the author of Banquet for the
Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days and
House of Small Shadows.
* Winner of the 2012 British Fantasy Award for
Best Horror Novel - for The Ritual
* Winner of the 2013 British Fantasy Award for
Best Horror Novel – for Last Days
Praise for House of Small Shadows
‘chilling, disorienting, and deeply creepy. It has the feel of a cult classic, something horror fans will still be reading with immense delight fifty years from now’
Scott Smith, author of The Ruins
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‘As gripping as the TV series. It will keep you pinned to the very
last page’ Jens Lapidus
THE KILLING III
David Hewson & Søren Sveistrup
Detective Inspector for homicide, Sarah Lund, is
contacted by old flame Mathias Borch from
National Intelligence. Borch fears that what first
appeared to be a random killing at the docks is
the beginning of an assassination attempt on
Prime Minister Troels Hartmann. The murder
draws attention towards the shipping and oil
giant, Zeeland, run by billionaire Robert Zeuthen.
But when Zeuthen’s 9-year-old daughter, Emilie,
is kidnapped the investigation takes on a different
dimension...
Macmillan
February 2014
Rights sold
German: Pauls Zsolnay
Dutch: De Boekerij
Polish: Marginesy
David Hewson is the bestselling author of more
than sixteen books published in over twenty
languages. His popular Costa crime series is in
development for a series of TV movies set in
Rome.
Søren Sveistrup is the Emmy award-winning
screenwriter of Denmark’s hit TV series:
Forbrydelsen.
'[Hewson] has taken what was television gold and turned it into literary gold'
Daily Telegraph
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‘Jahn just gets better and better. He’s a writer not to be missed’
Mark Billingham
DARK HOURS
Ryan David Jahn
Meet Private Investigator Damien Lamb, a man
hardened by life’s knocks, and seeking justice
against those who have wronged society. When the
vulnerable Abigail walks into his office asking for
Lamb to retrieve her daughter from the confines of
infamous cult, The Children of God, Lamb can’t
help but fall for her story.
Macmillan
July 2015
Previous publishers
US: Penguin
Chinese complex:
Spring International
Danish: Hr Ferdinand
Dutch: De Fontein
French: Actes Sud
German: Heyne
Icelandic: Bjartur Verold
Italian: Fanucci
Japanese: Shinchosha
Norwegian: Schibsted
Spanish: Circulo /RBA
Turkish: Kara-Etik
And so begins a breath-taking and dangerous
journey as Lamb attempts to rescue Abigail’s
daughter, Lily, and bring down the charming yet
heinous leader of the cult, Rhett Mosley. But
Abigail’s motivations might not be as clear as they
first seem and Lamb finds himself in more danger
than he could ever have imagined . . .
Ryan David Jahn is a novelist and screenwriter. He
is author of Acts of Violence, winner of the 2010
CWA Debut Dagger, Low Life, The Dispatcher, The
Last Tomorrow, and The Gentle Assassin
‘Reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy’s tales of vengeance, The Dispatcher is
an impressively accomplished performance that never strains for mythic
power but nevertheless acquires it’
Sunday Times
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‘Chills the blood . . . would make Ian Rankin's old man Rebus choke
on his whisky chaser’
Big Issue on Dark Flight
PATHS OF THE DEAD
Lin Anderson
When Amy MacKenzie agrees to attend a meeting
at a local spiritualist church, the last person she
expects to hear calling to her from beyond the
grave is her son. The son whom she’d only spoken
to an hour before.
Pan
August 2014
Lin Anderson is author of nine novels featuring
forensic expert Dr Rhona MacLeod which have
been translated into a number of languages. The
series has been optioned for television and Final
Cut is currently being developed as a three part
series. Also a screenwriter, her film River Child
won a student BAFTA and the Celtic Film Festival
best fiction award. Currently Chair of the Society
of Authors in Scotland, she is also co-founder of
Bloody Scotland, Scotland's International Crime
Writing Festival.
‘Easy Kill is definitely a cut above the average: vivid and atmospheric, with
an enthralling chase through the city's sewers towards a thrilling
denouement’
Guardian
19
An unnerving psychological thriller from the bestselling author of
The Cruellest Game.
FRIENDS TO DIE FOR
Hilary Bonner
A group of friends living in Covent Garden are
subjected to the whims of a dangerous prankster.
At first, the tricks are somewhat funny, if
inconvenient. But as they continue they become
more violent until finally someone lies dead.
Macmillan
July 2014
As the remaining friends struggle to manage their
grief and identify the culprit, suspicion soon falls
close to home and secrets once furtively kept
hidden are brought to light. Alliances are formed,
and the once cosy group begins to turn on each
other. Could one of them really be capable of
murder?
Hilary Bonner is an author and former chairman
of The Crime Writers’ Association. Her published
work includes nine previous novels, five non
fiction books, and short stories. She is a former
Fleet Street journalist, show business editor of
three national newspapers and assistant editor of
one.
Hilary is currently writing her next book, Death
Comes First, for publication by Macmillan in 2015.
‘an absorbing, suspenseful and ultimately shocking psychological thriller ‘
Irish Independent
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The fall of Rome was just the beginning. A new empire will rise . . .
THE SWORD OF ATTILA
David Gibbins
AD 439: The Roman Empire is on the brink of
collapse. A Vandal army has swept through the
Roman provinces of Spain and north Africa,
conquering Carthage and threatening Roman
control of the Mediterranean. But a far greater
threat lies to the east, a barbarian force born in
the harsh steppelands of Asia, warriors of
unparalleled savagery who will sweep all before
them in their thirst for conquest – the army of
Attila the Hun.
Macmillan
April 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
Brazil: Record
Dutch: Luitingh
French: Les Escales
German: Panini
Greek: Dioptra
Hungarian: PlayOn
Italian: Adriano Salani
Polish: Rebis
Spanish: La Esfera de
los Libros
For a small group of Roman soldiers and a
mysterious monk, the only defence is to rise
above the corruption and weakness of the Roman
emperors and hark back to the glory days of the
Roman army centuries before, to find strength in
their history. In the showdown to come, in the
greatest battle the Romans have ever fought,
victory will go to those who can hold high the
most potent symbol of war ever wrought by man
– the sacred sword of Attila.
David Gibbins is the author of seven previous
historical adventure novels that have sold over
two million copies and are published in twentynine languages. He taught archaeology, ancient
history and art history as a university lecturer,
before turning to writing fiction full-time.
‘What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown?
Answer: David Gibbins’
Daily Mirror
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An action-packed thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author
that will have readers gripped at every twist and turn
THE EINSTEIN CODE
Tom West
Marine archaeologists Kate Wetherall and Lou
Bates are diving in the Pacific Ocean when an
object carried on a powerful current hurtles
towards them. It is, they realise, the fuselage of
Amelia Earhart’s lost plane. In the cockpit they
find a corroded metal cylinder which is soon
confiscated from them upon landing on US soil,
while they find themselves arrested and
interrogated by special forces.
Pan
March 2015
Manuscript available
Later, an extraordinary piece of footage comes to
light: of Einstein talking about a radical new
defence technology he had been working on, and
a cipher sent by a French scientist across the
globe on a fateful flight back in 1937.
There is no time to lose. Whoever can decrypt
the lost cipher, which holds the key to Einstein’s
secret defence technology, could hold the key to
global power.
Tom West is the pseudonym of Michael White,
author of ten novels including the international
bestseller Equinox which was translated into 35
languages and was a UK Top 10 hit. He is also coauthor, with James Patterson, of Private Down
Under. His most recent novel as Tom West is the
conspiracy thriller The Titanic Enigma, published
by Pan in 2013. and
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‘This book is a sheer delight. Funny, warm and a real page turner’
Katie Fforde on What Would Mary Berry Do?
A VERY BIG HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
Claire Sandy
For one long hot summer in Devon, three families
are sharing one very big house in the country. The
Herreras: made up of two tired parents, three
grumbling children and one promiscuous dog;
the Littles: he's loaded (despite two divorces and
five kids), she's gorgeous, but maybe the equation
for a truly happy marriage is a bit more
complicated than that; and the Browns, who
seem oddly jumpy.
Pan
July 2015
Rights sold
(What Would Mary
Berry Do?)
Dutch: De Fontein
By the pool, new friendships blossom; at the aga
door, resentments begin to simmer. Secret
crushes are formed by the teens, as the adults
loosen their inhibitions with litres of white wine
and start to get perhaps a little too honest.
Mother hen to all, Evie Herreras has a lifechanging announcement to make, one that could
rock the foundations of her family. But will
someone else beat her to it?
Claire Sandy is the pen name of Bernadette
Strachan, author of a number of successful
women’s fiction novels, as well as The Valentine’s
Card, writing as Juliet Ashton.
Praise for What Would Mary Berry Do?, Pan, 2014
‘A laugh on every page’
Lucy Diamond, author of The Beach Cafe
‘I recommend you devour it immediately’
Kirsty Greenwood, author of Yours Truly
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‘a rattling good read…there are moments here to shock…be warned:
you may never hear strange noises at night in quite the same way’
York Press
THE EDGE OF DARK
Pamela Hartshorne
Jane believes in keeping her promises, but a
deathbed vow in 1569 sets her on a twisting path
of joy and deceit that takes her from the dark
secrets of Holmwood House in York to the sign of
the golden lily in London's Mincing Lane.
Getting what you wish for, Jane discovers, comes
at a price. For the child that she longs for, the
child she promises to love and to keep safe, turns
out to have a darker soul than she could ever have
imagined.
Pan
March 2015
Manuscript available
Publishers
Dutch: Unieboek
French: L'Archipel
German: Goldmann
Italian: Nord
Over four centuries later, Roz remembers
nothing of the fire that killed her family, or of the
brother who set it. A beautiful Tudor necklace
found in the newly restored Holmwood House
triggers disturbing memories of the past at last –
but the past Roz remembers is not her own . . .
The Edge of Dark is Pamela Hartshorne’s third
novel to explore the haunting relationship
between the past and the present. An historian
as well as an award-winning romance writer, she
lives in York, and continues to draw inspiration
from her PhD research to write about the 16th
century, in fact and in fiction. Time’s Echo, her
first novel written under her real name, was
shortlisted for awards on both sides of the
Atlantic .
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An exciting new series from international bestselling author
Lucinda Riley
THE SEVEN SISTERS
Lucinda Riley
Macmillan
November 2014
Manuscript available
Rights sold
Greek: Dioptra
Rights available via
Macmillan
Swedish, Hebrew,
Dutch, Portuguese
(Portugal)
Maia D'Apliése and her five sisters gather
together at their childhood home, 'Atlantis' - a
fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores
of Lake Geneva - having been told that their
beloved father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa
Salt, has died. Maia and her sisters were all
adopted by him as babies and, each of them is
handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage a clue which takes Maia across the world to a
crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Once there, she begins to put together the pieces
of where her story began . . .
Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and wrote
her first book aged 24. Her novel Hothouse
Flower (also called The Orchid House) was
selected for the UK’s Richard and Judy Book
Club in 2011 and went on to sell over 2 million
copies worldwide and become a New York Times
bestseller. Her next novel, The Girl on the Cliff,
also made it onto the New York Times bestseller
list, in its first week, and her latest book, The
Light Behind the Window (also called The
Lavender Garden) was a number one bestseller
on the German chart.
Lucinda’s books are translated into 22 languages
and published in 36 countries.
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YA
Fantasy
&
Science Fiction
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‘Something special…The story grips from the astonishing opening
sequence to the unexpected conclusion’ The Times
BLACK DREAM
Col Buchanan
The third book in the compelling Farlander
quartet.
Tor
March 2015
Manuscript available
Previous publishers
US: Tor
Bulgarian: Prozoretz
Dutch: Luitingh
French: Bragelonne
German: Heyne
Italian: Rizzoli
Polish: Amber
Romanian: Trei
Russian: Centrepolygraph
Spanish: Planeta
In his quest to restore his lost apprentice to life,
the old Farlander assassin, Ash, will risk
everything and journey to the fabled Isles of the
Sky to see his vow fulfilled. Travelling through the
lands of the Kush, he and his companions risk
their lives to gather the vital life-giving royal milk
they’ll need. But even greater danger awaits them
in the mysterious cities of the Isles of the Sky
where the power mad immortal ruler has no love
of strangers and Ash must use all his skill and
cunning just to ensure they survive…
Col Buchanan is a Northern Irish fantasy writer.
His first two books are Farlander and Stands a
Shadow, he is currently working on his fourth.
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A tale of heroism and lost powers for fans of Trudi Canavan, David
Eddings and Karen Miller
STARBORN
The Worldmaker Trilogy: Book 1
Lucy Hounsom
Tor
March 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
German: Piper
When Kyndra accidentally breaks a sacred
artefact at her village’s coming-of-age ceremony,
she finds all hands turned against her. Then,
following too swiftly for coincidence, a madness
sweeps her home, along with unnatural storms.
An angry mob blame her and she fears for her life
— until two strangers, wielding a power not seen
for centuries, take her to safety. They flee to the
sunken citadel of Naris, but worse dangers will
lie ahead, amongst the underground city’s
politicians, fanatics and rebels. But in its
subterranean chambers, she will find her true
path – facing betrayal and madness to find it.
With George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones
now a huge TV success, fantasy fiction has never
been more popular. And these books are
traditional fantasy at its very best.
Lucy Hounsom works for Waterstones and has a
BA in English & Creative Writing from Royal
Holloway. She went on to complete an MA in
Creative Writing under Andrew Motion in 2010.
Her second book in The Worldmaker trilogy will
be delivered in 2015, for publication in 2016.
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The opening of an exciting new fantasy series in the vein of Mark
Lawrence's Prince of Thorns and Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself.
THE GODLESS
Ben Peek
The Godless is set fifteen thousand years after the
War of the Gods. The bodies of the gods now lie
across the world, slowly dying as men and women
awake with strange powers that are derived from
their bodies.
Tor
August 2014
Rights sold
US: Thomas Dunne
German: Piper
Ayae, a young cartographer's apprentice, is
attacked and discovers she cannot be harmed by
fire. Her new power makes her a target for an
army that is marching on her home. With the
help of the immortal Zaifyr, she must come to
grips with her new powers and the enemies they
make.
Ben Peek is the author of two previous
novels Black Sheep (2006), and Twenty-Six Lies,
One Truth (2006), as well as co-author of a
novella Above, Below (2012), which was
nominated for a Ditmar SF Award in his native
Australia. His first short story collection, Dead
Americans,
was
published
by
ChiZine
Publications in 2014.
‘readers fond of epic fantasies set in vivid, and occasionally lurid, worlds will
find [The Godless] right up their alley’
Publisher’s Weekly
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Continuing from the acclaimed historical fantasy Drakenfeld by
Mark Charan Newton
RETRIBUTION
Mark Charan Newton
Having just solved a difficult case in his home city
of Tryum, there's no chance for a break as Lucan
Drakenfeld and his companion Leana are ordered
to journey to the country of Kuvush where a highpowered priest has gone missing. When they
arrive, they discover the Priest has already been
found - or at least parts of him have.
Macmillan
October 2014
Rights sold
Italian: Fanucci
When another body is discovered mutilated and
dumped in a public place they realise there's a
very sinister force at work. And in a city where
nothing is as it seems finding the truth is not a
simple matter.
Mark Charan Newton is a writer and author
whose books include the acclaimed four-book
Legend of the Red Sun fantasy series.
‘Drakenfeld is a flawed yet appealing hero and Newton has wrought a fastpaced fantasy thriller which should appeal to readers of C J Sansom’
Independent on Sunday
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With shades of Jasper Fforde and comparisons to Doctor Who, The
Invisible Library marks the start of a fresh urban fantasy series
THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY: Book One
Genevieve Cogman
Irene is a dimension-hopping ‘book spy’ for the
secretive Library. Along with her enigmatic
assistant Kai, she’s posted to an alternative
London to retrieve a dangerous book, which
some will kill to retain. Irene must be top of her
game or she’ll be off the case. Permanently…
Tor
January 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
German: Lubbe
Italian: Fanucci
Soon, she’s up to her eyebrows in thieves,
murderers, secret societies, the fae and giant
mechanical centipedes. Good thing Irene can call
on the aid of a deer-stalker wearing detective
(who bears more than a passing similarity to a
certain fictional sleuth) for assistance. And when
things get tough, Irene is more than ready to do
whatever it takes. For this assignment could
endanger The Library and the nature of reality
itself.
Genevieve Cogman has written for several roleplaying game companies, including the Dresden
Files RPG for Evil Hat Productions. The Invisible
Library is her debut novel.
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The second book in Liz de Jager's compelling YA fantasy trilogy is
perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Melissa Marr
VOWED
The Blackhart Legacy - Book 2
Liz de Jager
Kit Blackhart must investigate why children are
disappearing from a London estate. Their
parents, the police and Kit's fae allies claim to
know nothing. And as more children disappear,
the pressure mounts.
When Kit digs too deep he uncovers a mystery
that's been hidden for one thousand years. It's a
secret that could destroy our world.
Tor
November 2014
Manuscript available
Liz de Jager is a blogger, book reviewer, and
champion of genre fiction and YA writing. Her
widely acclaimed blog My Favourite Books has
placed her close to the heart of the YA writing
community. Banished, the opening book in The
Blackhart Legacy was published by Tor in
February 2014. Book 3, Judged, will follow in
August 2015.
‘If you love feisty kick-ass heroines, action packed plots and beautifully detailed fantasy worlds teaming with magic and horror then this is the book
for you! …Banished is a great start to a new fantasy series and I’m already
looking forward to book two’
One More Page
‘De Jager's fantasy world is enthralling and immersive, many fathoms
deep . . . Wonderful’
Mike Carey
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A thrilling YA trilogy for fans of The Hunger Games from Amazon
UK Number 1. bestselling author
RENEGADE
Silver Blackthorn Trilogy Book 2
Kerry Wilkinson
Silver Blackthorn is on the run. All she really
wants is to be reunited with her family and
friends but the time for thinking about herself
has passed. Now the fates of eleven other
teenagers are in her hands - and they are all
looking to her for a plan.
Pan
May 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
US: St Martin’s Press
With an entire country searching for the escaped
Offerings, Silver is under pressure to keep them
all from the clutches of the Minister Prime, King
Victor and the Kingsmen. As expectations are
piled upon the girl with the silver streak in her
hair, she realises that life will never be the same
again.
Kerry Wilkinson’s self-published debut crime
novel, Locked In, became a number one bestseller
in the UK, selling over 100,000 copies in just six
months. Pan Macmillan acquired the entire sixbook series featuring DS Jessica Daniel.
‘Wilkinson creates a villain and a system so unpleasant that readers will
long to see them destroyed…a strong voice and an intricate endgame’
Publisher’s Weekly
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‘John Gwynne hits all the right spots in his epic tale of good vs
evil . . . definitely one to watch' SFX
RUIN:
The Faithful & The Fallen: Book 3
John Gwynne
Compared to David Gemmell and George R. R
Martin, John Gwynne's first novel Malice won the
Gemmell Legend award for best debut novel. The
second book, Valour was published in 2014 to
critical acclaimed. The epic story of continues in
Ruin.
Tor
June 2015
Rights sold
US: Orbit
Italian: Fanucci
‘Influenced by Gemmell’s Rigante and GRR
Martin’s Game of Thrones – two good strands of
DNA. Great characters and plot – it gets faster
and more fascinating by the page…[a] hell of a
debut: Highly recommended.’
Conn Iggulden
The fourth book, Wrath, will follow in 2016.
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A brilliant new standalone fantasy from the author of the Shadows
of the Apt series
GUNS OF THE DAWN
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The long-allied states of Denland and Lascanne
find themselves at war after the villainous
Denlanders revolted against their monarchy and
marched on their northern neighbours. In
Lascanne there comes a call for more soldiers, to
a land already drained of husbands and fathers
and sons. Every household must give up one
woman to the army. True to her faith in the
righteousness of her country’s cause and the
honour of her family, Emily Marshwic enlists,
seeking the truth of a war that killed her brother.
Tor
February 2015
Manuscript available
Previous publishers
US: Prometheus
Bulgarian: Bard
Czech: Zoner
German: Heyne
Polish: Rebis
Russian: AST
At the front, with just enough training to hold a
musket, Emily comes face to face with a senseless
and bloody reality. She falls in love with Giles
Scavian, a wizard given vast destructive power by
the touch of the king. As the war becomes
worse, and as she begins to have doubts about
the justice of Lascanne’s cause, Emily finds
herself in a position where her choices will make
or destroy both her own future and that of her
nation.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the
critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series.
This is his first stand-alone fantasy.
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Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find a new home.
But when they find it, can their desperation overcome its dangers?
CHILDREN OF TIME
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time tells the story of a desperate
quest to preserve the last remnants of humanity,
which brings out the best and very worst in
Tchaicovsky's impressive cast of characters.
Tor
July 2015
Manuscript available
It describes a future where our kind once
travelled the stars. But here our reach exceeded
our grasp, and we fell back to Earth. Now, the
ragged remnants of our species are fleeing a
dying planet one last time, following ancient star
maps and searching for a new home. But they
cannot know that mankind's oldest fear is
already waiting for them.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the
critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series.
This is his first science fiction novel, a
standalone.
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This is the first volume in a no-holds-barred adventure set in
Asher's popular Polity universe
DARK INTELLIGENCE
Neal Asher
One man will transcend death to seek
vengeance. One woman will transform
herself to gain power. And no one will emerge
unscathed.
Thorvald Spear wakes in hospital, where he finds
he’s been brought back from the dead. What’s
more, he died in a human vs. alien war which
ended a whole century ago. But when he relives
his traumatic final moments, he finds the spark
to keep on living. That spark is vengeance.
Tor
January 2015
Manuscript available
Rights sold
US: Skyhorse
Previous Publishers
Czech: Polaris
French: Fleuve Noir
German: Lubbe
Japanese: Hayakawa
Lithuanian: Eridanas
Romanian: Nemira
Russian: Eksmo
Spanish: Factoría de
Ideas
Neal Asher was born in Essex, and is author of
over sixteen highly acclaimed SF novels and short
stories, including Gridlinked, The Line of Polity,
The Departure, Zero Point and Jupiter War.
Acclaim for Neal Asher
‘Playing like a turbo-charged mix of Total Recall
and The Bourne Identity… plenty of thrills’
SFX
‘Big weapons, big monsters, and human disasters
on an increasingly cosmic scale . . . A great novel’
Interzone
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A group of apocalypse survivalists harvest weapons from dying
worlds. But who is the organisation pulling their strings and what
do they want?
EXTINCTION GAME
Gary Gibson
Jerry Beche should be dead. But instead of dying
alone, he's been rescued from a desolated earth
where he was the last man alive. He's then trained
for the toughest conditions imaginable and
placed with a crack team of specialists. Each one
is also a survivor, as each one survived the violent
ending of their own versions of earth. But who is
the shadowy organization that rescued them?
Tor
September 2014
Rights sold
French - L’ Atalante
As Jerry struggles to obey his new masters, he
starts distrusting his new companions. A strange
group, their motivations are less than clear, and
accidents start plaguing their missions. Jerry
suspects the organization is lying to them, and
there is a spy within their midst. As a dangerous
situation spirals into fatal, who can Jerry trust?
Gary Gibson’s novels include the Shoal series (Stealing Light, Nova War,
Empire of Light) plus the stand-alone books Angel Stations, Against Gravity,
Final Days and The Thousand Emperors. He's also written a stand-alone
novel, Marauder, set in the Shoal series universe. His current project is a new
series starting with Extinction Game.
‘believable characters, interesting situations, stunning settings, and, above all
else, a compulsively readable story makes this a must-read for sci-fi fans.
Highly recommended’
SFF World
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Non-fiction
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A vivid, authoritative account of the investigation and trial of
Oscar Pistorius
BEHIND THE DOOR: The Oscar
Pistorius & Reeva Steenkamp Story
Mandy Wiener & Barry Bateman
On Valentine’s day, 2013 the news of Reeva
Steenkamp's fatal shooting by Oscar Pistorius
stunned the world. Over the ensuing months
every detail was analysed, debated, and digested.
The world was haunted by a story that was
examined from every possible angle. Public
perception vacillated from version to version and
from hour to hour.
Macmillan
October 2014
Publishers
US: St. Martin’s Press
South Africa: Macmillan
Spanish: Urano
Finally, Judge Masipa found him to be not guilty
of premeditated murder - but guilty of culpable
homicide.
Behind the Door is a compelling narrative that
meticulously unpacks the evidence that has been
so heavily scrutinised on all sides. But more than
that, this book goes beyond the facts of the case
in search of the wider context behind the
shocking tragedy. Vivid and gripping, Behind the
Door is the most authoritative and insightful
account of what really happened behind closed
doors that fateful Valentine's night.
Mandy Wiener is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of the
true-crime bestseller Killing Kebble. Wiener has reported on crime, the courts
and politics in South Africa for over a decade.
Barry Bateman has been reporting in Pretoria for over ten years, most recently
as the Pretoria Correspondent for Eyewitness News, for which he has won several awards. Bateman was the first journalist on the scene of the shooting and
has been covering every development since.
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A dramatic narrative history of the pivotal year that shaped the
modern world
1946: MAKING THE POST-WAR
WORLD
Victor Sebestyen
With the end of the Second World War, a new
world was born. In 1946 the Cold War began, the
state of Israel was conceived, the independence
of India was all but confirmed and Chinese
Communists gained a decisive upper hand in
their fight for power. It was a pivotal year in
modern history in which countries were reborn
and created, national and ideological boundaries
were redrawn and people across the globe began
to rebuild their lives.
Macmillan
October 2014
Rights sold
US: Pantheon
Chinese Simplified:
Changshin Senxin
German: Rowohlt Berlin
Taking readers from Berlin to London, from Paris
to Moscow, from Washington to Jerusalem and
from Delhi to Shanghai, this is a vivid and wideranging account of both powerbrokers and
ordinary men and women from an acclaimed
author.
Victor Sebestyen was born in Budapest. As a
journalist, he reported widely from Eastern
Europe when Communism collapsed, and
covered the war in former Yugoslavia. He is the
author of Twelve Days: Revolution 1956
(Weidenfeld, 2006), an account of the 1956
Hungarian uprising; and Revolution 1989: Fall of
the Soviet Empire (W&N, 2009).
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A brilliantly readable and scholarly account examining how the
Cold War – and the Soviet Union - came to an end, a process with
transformed the world
THE END OF THE COLD WAR:
The Transformation of Russia
Robert Service
The dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and
the spread of Perestroika throughout the former
Soviet bloc was a sea change in world history and
two years later resulted in the dissolution of the
Soviet Union.
Macmillan
October 2015
Material Nov 2014
Rights sold
US: Perseus
Previous Publishers
Brazil: Record
Czech: Argo
Estonian: Varrak
French: Plon-Perrin
German: Suhrkamp
Japanese: Hakasuisha
Korean: Gyoynagin
Malayalam: DC Books
Portuguese: Aletheia
Spanish: Ediciones B
Turkish: Abis Yayinlari
In Ending the Cold War, acclaimed Russian
historian Robert Service examines exactly how
that change came about. Drawing on a vast and
largely untapped range of sources, he builds a
picture of all the influential players, not only in
America and the USSR, but throughout Eastern
and Western Europe, especially on Pope John
Paul II, Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel.
Robert Service is a Fellow of the British
Academy and of St Antony's College, Oxford. He
has written several books, including the highly
acclaimed Lenin: A Biography, Russia:
Experiment with a People, Stalin: A Biography
and Comrades: A History of World Communism,
as well as many other books on Russia's past and
present. Trotsky: A Biography was awarded the
2009 Duff Cooper Prize.
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'The biggest non-fiction project of our times’
The Bookseller
CIVIL WAR
The History of England: Volume III
Peter Ackroyd
Macmillan
September 2014
Rights sold
US: St Martin’s Press
In Rebellion, Peter Ackroyd captures the period
of Stuart rule as only he can. From the accession
of the thrillingly unappealing James VI & I, to
Oliver Cromwell, Ackroyd tells the story of the
turbulent seventeenth century, in which England
suffered through three civil wars and the
‘Glorious Rebellion of 1688’, as well as giving us
glimpses of the extraordinarily rich literature of
the time – Jacobean tragedy, Shakespeare’s late
masterpieces, the sermons of Dr Donne and
Lancelot Andrewes, Milton, Hobbes – and of
ordinary life, lived against a backdrop of constant
disruption and uncertainty.
Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, as
well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet and
historian. He is the author of more than 40
books. He holds a CBE for services to literature.
‘Ackroyd is prolific and versatile: he wins prizes for his fiction as well as his biographies, and is a poet as well as critic. This latest outing is perhaps his boldest; the Bookseller has compared it to “the monumental histories of Churchill,
Trevelyan, and Macaulay.’
Guardian Review Top Autumn Picks
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The ultimate guide to being the best driver you can be, by one of
the best drivers in the world
HOW TO DRIVE
Ben Collins
Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us
does on a regular basis -- and yet the average
learner receives just 18 hours' training -- less than
a Starbucks barista.
Macmillan
October 2014
Rights sold
US: Chronicle
Czech: Mlada Fronta
Dutch: A. W. Bruna
Latvian: Janis Roze
Polish: Insignis Media
Russian: Alpina
In this inspirational, instructive, and highly
entertaining book, Ben Collins uses his supercharged experience of racing, stunt-work and
cutting-edge scientific knowledge to tell you all
of the things that you didn't learn on your test -and in the process make your driving safer, more
economical and a lot more enjoyable. Packed
with
illustrations,
gobsmacking
driving
anecdotes, humour and wisdom, this is the
ultimate book for anyone who wants to be better
at something they do every day of their life.
Better known as The Stig from the BBC's Top
Gear, Ben Collins was the benchmark of speed
against which hundreds of celebrities set
themselves. But he is also the go-to driver for
Hollywood, driving as Bond’s stunt double
in Skyfall and The Quantum of Solace, the
batman film The Dark Knight Rises, and The Fast
& The Furious films. He has won races in every
form of circuit racing including NASCAR where
he was crowned European Champion, and the Le
Mans 24 Hour endurance series. He is a man who
has taught Special Forces how to drive. He's very,
very good at driving.
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‘[a] superb book…a brave and helpful contribution to deepening
our understanding of the intricate complexities of mental illhealth’ The Times
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T STOP:
OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost
in Thought
Dr. David Adam
In this captivating fusion of science, history and
memoir, science writer David Adam explores the
weird thoughts that exist within every mind, and
how they drive millions of us towards obsessions
and compulsions.
Picador
April 2014
Publishers
US: Sarah Crichton/FSG
Brazil: Objetiva
Chinese complex: Athena
Chinese simple: FLTRP
Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam
German: DTV
Portugal: Temas Debates
Told with fierce clarity and humour, this
extraordinary book is both the haunting story of
a personal nightmare, and a fascinating doorway
into the dark corners of our minds.
Dr David Adam is a science journalist and an
editor at Nature scientific journal. Previously he
has been a correspondent at the Guardian and
was named feature writer of the year by the
Association of British Science Writers.
‘The Man Who Couldn’t Stop is a fundamentally important book... I urge anyone to buy it. It will make you think again’
Sunday Times
‘One of the best and most readable studies of a mental illness to have emerged
in recent years..… While OCD might seek a false order in a messy world, the
book doesn't fall into the same trap. This is what makes it such an honest and
open and, yes, maybe life-changing work’
Observer
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Simple, calming mindfulness exercises for busy modern living
THE MINDFULNESS JOURNAL
60 Exercises to help you find peace and
calm wherever you are
Marcia Mihotich and Corinne Sweet
In today's busy world, finding physical and
mental space for peace and calm amidst the
competing demands of work, family and friends
can be a challenge. Mindfulness is a simple and
powerful practice that can help you cut through
the noise and reclaim tranquillity, wherever you
are.
Boxtree
November 2014
Material available
197 x1 30mm
224pp
The Mindfulness Journal offers an introduction to
mindfulness and easy exercises that can be done
whether you are sitting at your desk, squeezed on
to a crowded train, or standing in line at the
supermarket. Beautifully illustrated, with notes
pages to record your thoughts, this journal is
your indispensable companion to a more
peaceful, stress-free day.
Corinne
Sweet
is
a
psychologist,
psychotherapist and author of several nonfiction titles.
Marcia Mihotich is a London-based graphic
designer and illustrator whose clients include
The School of Life, The Young Vic and Guardian.
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A pocket-sized anti-stress colouring book to alleviate anxiety and
eliminate stress
THE MINDFULNESS COLOURING BOOK
Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People
Emma Farrarons
Working with your hands is one of the best ways to
soothe anxiety and eliminate stress. This stunning,
pocket-sized colouring book offers a practical
exercise in mindfulness that draws on your creativity
and hones your focus.
Boxtree
January 2015
Manuscript Oct 2014
178 x 124mm
112pp
Rights sold
Danish: Rosinate
German: Droemer
Beautifully illustrated, The Mindfulness Colouring
Book is filled with templates for exquisite scenes and
intricate, sophisticated patterns, prompting you to
meditate on your artwork as you mindfully and
creatively fill the pages with colour.
Take a few minutes out of your day, wherever you are,
and colour your way to peace and calm.
Emma Farrarons is a French illustrator and graphic
designer based in London.
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‘In an age of moral and practical confusions, the self-help book is
crying out to be redesigned and rehabilitated. We are proud to
announce its rebirth’
Alain de Botton
THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: HOW TO. . .
We need self-help books like never before, and
that is why in 2012 The School of Life, in
conjunction with Pan Macmillan, launched a
ground-breaking experiment: a series of
intelligent, rigorous, well-written self-help books,
put together by some of the leading minds in the
field.
Pan
January 2014
Rights sold
US: Picador
Chinese simplified:
Shanghai 99
Brazil: Objetiva
Hungarian: HVG
Romanian: Vellant
How to...
Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric
Stay Sane by Philippa Perry
More About Sex by Alain de Botton
Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield
Worry Less About Money by John Armstrong
Connect with Nature by Tristan Gooley
Think About Exercise by Damon Young
Age by Anne Karpf
Be Alone by Sara Maitland
Deal With Adversity by Christopher Hamilton
Create Emotional Health by Oliver James
Series publishers
US: Picador
Brazil: Objetiva
Chinese Complex: Prophet Press
Chinese Simplified: Shanghai 99
Dutch: De Arbeiderspers
French: Pocket
German: Kailash Verlag
Greek: Patakis
Hebrew: Modan
Hungarian: HVG
Italian: Ugo Guanda
Japanese: East Press
Korean: Sam & Parkers
Romanian: Vellant
Serbian: Mind Servis
Spanish: Ediciones B
Turkish: Sel
Portuguese: Lua de Papel
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An inspirational short series offering remedies to modern life’s big
anxieties, through exploring the work and ideas of several ‘great
thinkers’
LIFE LESSONS FROM...
Essential life lessons from great thinkers.
An inspirational series comprised of six short books
each written by acclaimed writers and academics
examining their own relationships with six great
thinkers and offering life lessons based on their
writings.
Pan
September 2013
Rights sold
US: Pegasus
Brazil: Jorge Zahar
French: Univers Poche
Greek: Patakis
Russian: Eksmo
The six titles in the series are:
Life Lessons from Freud by Brett Kahr
Life Lessons from Nietzsche by John Armstrong
Life Lessons from Bergson by Michael Foley
Life Lessons from Hobbes by Hannah Dawson
Life Lessons from Byron by Matthew Bevis
Life Lessons from Kierkegaard by Robert Ferguson
‘bristling with quotations, and thoroughly welcoming and approachable… If
the six books in the Life Lessons series can teach even a few readers to pay
passionate heed to the world – to notice things – they will have been an unquestionable success.’
John Banville
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One woman's shocking true story of overnight amnesia
I WOKE UP IN THE FUTURE
Naomi Jacobs
Naomi Jacobs went to sleep one night in 2008 as
a 32-year-old mother, and woke up the next
morning believing she was a fifteen-year-old
school girl. She did not recognise the house she
woke up in, though it was hers, nor her ten-yearold son, Leo. She didn't know it, but she had
dissociative amnesia.
Pan
April 2015
Manuscript Nov 2014
With the help of her personal diaries and those
close to her, Naomi set about piecing together as
much as she could of her missing years. What
she discovered shocked her. As she dug deeper,
she began to experience disturbing flashbacks of
traumatic events. Would Naomi ever find her
way back to the person she once was? Did she
even want to?
Naomi Jacobs was born in Liverpool, raised in
the West Midlands and now lives in Manchester
with her teenage son Leo and her cat Sophia. She
has a BSC in psychology. This is her first book
and film rights have been optioned.
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The extraordinary story of Jennifer Worth, of Call The Midwife,
and her sister Christine
THE MIDWIFE’S SISTER
Christine Lee
Pan
March 2015
Manuscript Nov 2014
Millions have fallen in love with Jennifer Worth
and her experiences in the East End as
chronicled in the popular television show Call
the Midwife but little is known about her life
outside this period. Now, in this moving and
evocative memoir, Jennifer's sister, Christine,
takes us from their early idyllic years to the
cruelty and neglect they suffered after their
parents divorced, from Jennifer being forced to
leave home at fifteen to their training as nurses.
After leaving nursing Jennifer went on to write
and Christine became a sculptor, but through
marriages and children, joy and heartbreak, their
lives remained intertwined. Absorbing and
emotional, The Midwife's Sister is testimony to an
enduring bond between two extraordinary
women.
Christine Lee was born in Essex in 1937. She
began her working life training as a nurse but,
after a change in career, now works as a figurative
sculptor. She designed the remarkable
Commemorative Fountain outside the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon.
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Now an Oscar-nominated film, Philomena is a compelling story of
family secrets, love and loss
PHILOMENA
Martin Sixsmith
When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in
1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be
looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her
baby for three years until the Church took him
from her and sold him, like countless others, to
America for adoption.
Pan film tie-in edition
October 2013
Rights sold
US: Penguin
Brazil : Verus
Chinese complex: Rye Field
Chinese simple: Beijing Uni
Czech: Argo
Dutch: Xander
French: Presses de la Cite
German: Ullstein
Italian: Piemme
Japanese: Shueisha Inc
Polish: Proszynski i S-ka
Portuguese: Planeta
Spanish: Santillana
Philomena's son grew up to be a top Washington
lawyer and a leading Republican official in the
Reagan and Bush administrations. But he was a
gay man in a homophobic party where he had to
conceal not only his sexuality but, eventually, the
fact that he had AIDs. With little time left, he
returned to Ireland and the convent where he was
born: his desperate quest to find his mother
before he died left a legacy that was to unfold
with unexpected consequences for all involved.
Martin Sixsmith was educated at Oxford,
Harvard and the Sorbonne. He worked for the
BBC as correspondent in Moscow, Washington,
Brussels and Warsaw. From 1997 to 2002 he
worked for the British Government as Director of
Communications. He is now a writer, presenter
and journalist. His previous books are The
Litvinenko File, Moscow Coup: The Death of the
Soviet System and two novels, Spin and I Heard
Lenin Laugh.
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The sequel to the bestselling book of cartoons Off The Leash: The
Secret Life of Dogs
OFF THE LEASH: A Dog’s Best Friend
Rupert Fawcett
In its first year as a daily cartoon blog on
Facebook, 'Off The Leash' has developed a
regular daily following of half a million dog lovers
from around the world. Capturing the secret
thoughts and dreams of dogs, Rupert Fawcett’s
work is brilliantly observed -- and touchingly true
to life.
Boxtree
October 2014
This second 'Off The Leash' book rounds up a
brilliant selection of hilarious portraits of dogs of
every size, shape and breed doing what they do
best: stealing beds, out-smarting cats and
questing for the perfect stick . . .
Rupert Fawcett is an English cartoonist living in
London. He became a professional cartoonist
almost by accident when in 1989, whilst doodling,
he drew a bald man in braces and carpet slippers
and called him Fred. The Fred cartoons went on
to be syndicated in the Mail on Sunday, were
published in several books and to date over 9
million Fred greetings cards have been sold in the
UK, Australia and New Zealand.
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