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Thursday, February 21, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: Solaris Books signs author Keith Brooke!

Solaris Books have signed up author Keith Brooke for a stunning new science fiction thriller called “The Accord.”

The Accord, a virtual utopia where the soul lives on after death and your perceptions are bound only by your imagination. This is the setting for a tale of love, murder and revenge that crosses the boundaries between the real world and virtual reality.

When Noah and Priscilla escape into the Accord to flee Priscilla’s murderous husband, he plots to destroy the whole Accord and them with it. In revenge they arrange to have him assassinated but their success comes at the price of giving him the keys to the virtual kingdom. How can they hope to escape their stalker when he can become anything or anyone he desires and where does the pursuit of revenge stop for immortals in an eternal world?


Consultant Editor George Mann said of the deal: “I had the pleasure of publishing Keith’s short story, “The Accord”, in the first Solaris Book of New Science Fiction. When Keith approached us with his idea to expand it into a novel, we were all incredibly enthused. This is a major breakthrough novel from an author I’ve admired for many years.”

The short story that the novel was based on has been chosen for Gardner Dozois’ next Year’s Best Science Fiction.

Keith Brooke’s first novel appeared in 1990, and he has published four more adult novels, two collections, and over 60 short stories. Since 1997 he has run the web-based SF, fantasy and horror showcase Infinity Plus, featuring the work of around 100 top genre authors, including Michael Moorcock, Stephen Baxter, Connie Willis, Gene Wolfe, Vonda McIntyre and Jack Vance. An anthology of the Best of Infinity Plus was published by Solaris last year. His most recent novel, “Genetopia”, was published by Pyr in 2006 and was their first title to receive a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Writing as Nick Gifford, his teen fiction is published by Puffin, with one novel optioned by Little Bird.

I’m not familiar with Keith Brooke’s work, but this sounds really cool :) I should probably check out that short story too. Anyways, for more information, read the full press release
HERE.

7 comments:

RobB said...

I read and reviewed Genetopia last and liked it quite a bit. I thought it was an interesting blending of fantasy and science and fiction.

Chris, The Book Swede said...

His short story in the Solaris book is good. Read it yesterday. Will be looking forward to this!

Robert said...

I'll have to see if I can't get a copy of "Genetopia". It sounds like a book I would enjoy :) I also have a copy of that Solaris SF anthology somewhere around here...if only I can find it ;)

John Ottinger III (Grasping for the Wind) said...

I read and reviewed it here.

Robert said...

Ah, thanks for the link John. You know, I thought the cover looked familiar :)

John Ottinger III (Grasping for the Wind) said...

Your welcome. And thanks for lettign me know about this new release, I would have missed it, and I really like Brooke, so I would have felt the loss.

Anonymous said...

I've read both Genetopia and the story in Solaris SF and both were ok but not memorable to me. Still I will check out the new book since it has potential.

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