Gollancz acquires The Erebus Sequence by Den Patrick

[AncalagonTheBlack]

Gollancz has acquired a fantasy trilogy by Den Patrick set in a pseudo-Renaissance Italy for a pre-emptive six-figure deal.

Deputy publishing director Simon Spanton bought world rights in the three books from Juliet Mushens at The Agency Group, in her first deal for the new UK literary division at the agency.

The first three books are called The Erebus Sequence, and each book will centre on a different protagonist. The first novel, The Boy with the Porcelain Ears, follows the fate of Lucien 'Sinestra' De Fontein as he attempts to find his place among the nobility. Each novel will focus on the Orfano; deformed orphans left on the steps of the Great Houses.Each Orfano will be set against the internecine politicking of the nobles and a deeper corruption, reaching back hundreds of years.

http://www.denpatrick.com/

http://www.gollancz....atrick-trilogy/

[Lord of Rhinos]

Looks like it could be interesting.

Each novel will focus on the Orfano; deformed orphans left on the steps of the Great Houses.Each Orfano will be set against the internecine politicking of the nobles and a deeper corruption, reaching back hundreds of years.

I'd be more interested if the folks at Gollancz could actually write press releases.