Vacancies

Dear All

Please note that Abaddon has three vacancies that we are seeking to fill. The details are as follows:

Desk Editor
Ref AW148JO

Oxford based publisher Rebellion seeks an experienced Desk Editor for established line of genre fiction. The ideal candidate will have at least 2-3 years’ experience of working in an editorial role, copy-editing and proof reading skills, an understanding of book production, an enthusiasm for the fields of science-fiction, fantasy and horror and will preferably be educated to degree level. To apply please send CV and covering letter, including details of your current salary, to vacancies@rebellion.co.uk quoting the job title and reference number.

Account Manager
Ref AW149JO

Oxford based publisher Rebellion seeks an experienced Account Manager to handle its fiction and Graphic Novel lists. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years’ experience in book sales and account management, an understanding of book production and marketing, an understanding of and enthusiasm for genre fiction, a solid grounding in the book trade and will preferably be educated to degree level. To apply please send CV and covering letter, including details of your current salary, to vacancies@rebellion.co.uk quoting the job title and reference number.

eBook Production Assistant
Ref AW150JO

Oxford based publisher Rebellion seeks an eBook Production Assistant for 3 month contract role to turn our published genre fiction novels into online eBooks, involving use of InDesign to extract text, minor editing of script files and HTML files and resizing of graphics. You will need excellent proof reading skills, and take pride in producing accurate and neat work. InDesign experience is preferred but not essential if you are a quick learner, have basic technical ability and a genuine interest in furthering your production skills. To apply please send CV and covering letter, including details of your current salary, to vacancies@rebellion.co.uk quoting the job title and reference number.

A quick missive

Hi Folks

Just a quick one as I'm so busy right now. Anyhew, here's how things stand. Tomes of The Dead: Tide of Souls and Twilight of Kerberos: The Crucible of The Dragon God are now at press, and very marvelous books they are too, if I do say so myself. Tomes of The Dead: Way of The Barefoot Zombie will be going to press next week in time for a late release as will Pax Britannia: Evolution Expects. So there will be a whole stack of Abaddon goodness heading your way soon.

The new size suits the books really well, you may have seen the evidence of this with The Afterblight Chronicles: Operation Motherland which is now on shelves.

Meanwhile, I'm very pleased to say that Mr Scott Andrews will be returning to his Afterblight characters next year with his third book for us, The Afterblight Chronicles: Children's Crusade. And, for Twilight of Kerberos, Mike Wild will be returning for a third book in the Kali Hooper chronicles, provisionally titled The Engines of Apocalypse. Already 2010 is shaping up to be a very exciting year indeed.

Right, that's it from me, back to the manuscript mountain.

Happy Reading!

Jonathan Oliver

Editor

Books a plenty

Hi All

Many apologies for the radio silence of late. It has been just a wee bit busy at Abaddon HQ, but there are many exciting things to share with you. Firstly, we have a new cover artist in the form of the massively talented Greg Staples. Greg, as you may well know, is very well known for his stunning fantasy artwork on such properties as Magic The Gathering and World of Warcraft. He is highly respected for his work for the Galaxy's Greatest Comic 2000 AD also. Anyway, Greg has produced two incredible covers for us.

The first is for Tomes of The Dead: Hungry Hearts by Gary McMahon:

As you can see, Greg's artwork is highly detailed and lushly presented.

Greg's other cover for us is for Twilight of Kerberos: Night's Haunting by Matthew Sprange:

Greg will be working on more covers for us in the future.

This is not to say, however, that Mark Harrison will not also be continuing produce his stunning covers for us. Mark is hard at work on a couple of new ones as I type.

In other news, The Afterblight Chronicles: Operation Motherland by Scott Andrews will finally be hitting the shelves in a couple of weeks. Trust me when I tell you it will have been worth the wait. Scott's second Afterblight book has been a pure joy to edit and packs just as much punch as Schools' Out. Fans of the series are in for a real treat.

Folks may also be interested to know that with this release Abaddon Books are becoming enbigenated. Yes, that's an actual word, I can make them up, I'm an editor you know? Starting with Operation Motherland our books will be moving to B format, which means they will be larger and should look more prominent on the shelves. The designers have also been playing around with the format of the novels so expect a feast for thine eyes.

Now, some news on 2010. I've been firming up a few of the titles and there are big things in the offing.

Firstly, I'd like you to welcome US author Weston Ochse to the fold, who is penning a zombie novel for us called Tomes of The Dead: Empire of Salt for release early next year. Weston is a massively talented author whose work I've admired for a while now. It's fantastic to have a new writer on board, and particularly one from the States. You can catch up with what Weston is currently up to on his blog.

Also, we have two new series lined up for next year. Firstly we have Rebecca Levene's series concerning international espionage and the supernatural. We have yet to decide on a title for this series, but the first novel is called Cold Warriors and is just superb. It's a real thrill to be working with Rebecca again and this new horror series looks like it's going to be epic.

We also have a new Science-Fiction series with No Man's World. In this a group of World War One Tommies are transported to a strange alien planet in a freak accident. There they must learn how to survive in a hostile environment while facing a sinister threat from within their own ranks. Pat Kelleher, a first time novelist, is writing the first book. Pat's ideas virtually sparkle on the page and his first book promises to be a science-fiction adventure like no other!

But, back to the next few months and you can expect a superb zombie novel with Jasper Bark's Tomes of The Dead: Way of The Barefoot Zombie, rousing fantasy adventure in Mike Wild's Twilight of Kerberos: The Crucible of The Dragon God and steampunk tales of derring do in Pax Britannia: Evolution Expects by Jonathan Green, all of which should be hitting UK shelves very soon.

Right, that's it for now. Back to the manuscript mountain with me.

Happy Reading

Jonathan Oliver

Editor

Release Dates

All fixed now :)

Julian

Release Date Bug

Hey All,

Since we swapped the site about, there's a bug with the release dates we're looking into - so please disregard them until further notice :)

Thanks,

Julian Hall

Zombies and tentacles and bears, oh my!

Hello

Well, it's been a particularly lovely winter so far with snow, more snow, bit of ice, torrential rain, so it's nice to be able to bring you good news. Yes, more Abaddon titles are in the offing and I have lovely new covers to show you courtesy of lovely Mark Harrison. Did I mention how lovely he is?

Anyway, first up we have Simon Bestwick's debut novel Tomes of The Dead: Tide of Souls. 

I've been reading Simon's short fiction for a while now and it's a pleasure to be able to work with him on his first novel. Simon's fiction is fierce, uncompromising and dark. A stunning new writer who is certainly one to watch. Tide of Souls is due to be releases in July in the UK and US dates will be confirmed later on.  With our zombie fiction this year we're very much aiming for a darker, more gritty feel and Simon has delivered this in spades.

Next up we have the return of Mr Al Ewing. Al is no stranger to Abaddon having produced two brilliant tomes of pulp joy, with Pax Britannia: El Sombra and Tomes of The Dead: I, Zombie. Now he's ventured into the world of the Afterblight with Death Got No Mercy. 

We certainly had fun formulating this cover, and I can honestly say that I've never had an author ask me to have a man punching a grizzly bear on the cover of his book before.

I just recently finished reading the first half of this and I can tell you that it's hilarious bear punching, redneck baiting, bare knuckle fighting, drugged-up, messed-up Scooby Gang, future San Francisco based fun. Trust me, that will make sense when you read it. I don't think we'll have published anything quite like this before. Due out in September in the UK. US release date to be confirmed.

And finally, may I introduce you to a little known author, new on the scene, all fresh-faced and wide-eyed... Me.

Yes, I'm having a scribble, so to speak. Now, before you ask, no I'm not editing my own book. Rebecca Levene (author of Kill or Cure and Anno Mortis) has agreed to be my editor on this project and her advice and encouragement have been invaluable. So, let me introduce Twilight of Kerberos: The Call of Kerberos.

The Call of Kerberos introduces our final hero to the series, Silus. Silus is a fisherman who finds himself on the run from the Final Faith and part of the crew of an unusual ship. More secrets of the world of Twilight are revealed and there's certainly plenty of sword and sorcery. This will be hitting the UK shelves sometime in October, US date to be confirmed.

And that's the new title line-up.

Don't forget to check out Twilight of Kerberos: The Light of Heaven, which should be hitting shelves in the UK very soon.

And don't forget that we have a Facebook page which you can join to discuss our titles and such like.

Right, that's about all from me. 

Back to editing and writing and that.

Happy reading.

Jonathan Oliver

Editor

Steaming into 2009

Hello All

Hopefully you're suitably recovered from the festive period and are enjoying the latest that Abaddon has to offer. Keen-eyed readers will have already spotted Jonathan Green's latest Pax Britannia novel, Human Nature in stores. US readers will have to wait until February but that's not so far away. If you need reminding of what said tome looks like, well here it is:

Jonathan is currently feverishly working away on the follow-up, Evolution Expects, which you can expect in May of this year (August US release) and which will also feature the exclusive novella, Conqueror Worm, which dips into the past of Pax Britannia.

It's all hands on deck here at Abaddon as we get the next few titles ready to press. Twilight of Kerberos: The Light of Heaven by David A. McIntee should be going off to the printers later this month and I've been doing read-throughs of the first halves of several books. I can report that Tomes of The Dead: Way of The Barefoot Zombie by Jasper Bark, Tomes of The Dead: Tide of Souls by Simon Bestwick and Twilight of Kerberos: The Crucible of The Dragon God are all shaping up to be real corkers!

Anyhew, that's it for now. Short and sweet as it were. Hopefully you've noticed the ace new zombie strip from Pye and Keef on the front page. This missive from the corrupt minds of those two gentlemen will be updated periodically with their filthy outpourings so keep checking back.

In other news I can report that I finally finished reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series (all seven books) and verily dub it the mutt's nuts. A superb fantasy/horror/western/ SF series that's as much about King himself as it is about Roland's quest. I'm now kicking it old skool with John Brunner's SF classic Stand on Zanzibar. Very good.

On a slightly lower note I'm really sad to hear about the closure of the Murder One bookshop on London's Charring Cross Road. Murder One was the mecca for the crime fan. A veritable treasure trove of everything the genre had to offer. I gather that the owner, Maxim Jakuwbowski, is now retiring and I'd like to give an electronic tip of the hat to this fine gent. He had done a brilliant job over the years and is one of crime fiction's shining lights.

Remember folks, that if you're a genre fan (or indeed a fan of any type of book) and live near an independent book store, be sure to support it. These people do it for the love as well as the money and they need the dedication of fans to keep them going.

Anyhew that's all from me for now. Happy reading.

Jonathan Oliver

(Editor)

Ho Ho Ho (and so on, and so forth)

Yuletide greetings to you all

Man, have I ever been flat out intensely busy! Hence the relative lack of blog posts. Many apologies for not swinging by here more often, but the fruits of our labours will hopefully be exciting and tantalising you in 2009. So what news? Firstly lets have a look at some very sexy new covers. Here we have the cover for Jasper Bark's zombie novel Way of The Barefoot Zombie a satirical look at upper management, economic greed and the undead. Topical and zombie tastic!

Jasper is a superb writer, having produced the Sniper Elite novelisation and the thrilling, Dawn Over Doomsday for the Afterblight Chronicles series. We're all very much looking forward to seeing  what Jasper is going to produce for this foray into horror.

And now, I can also reveal the next cover in our Twilight of Kerberos sword and sorcery series, this is for Mike Wild's The Crucible of The Dragon God, the second book in the Kali Hooper trilogy. We've only just got the art in for this so we haven't had a chance to ad cover text, but behold it in all its glory anyway:

As ever Mark Harrison is to thank for these stunning covers. And, as we're doing 12 titles next year instead of 8 you can expect more from this man. That's right, no rest for Mark. He loves it really.

In other news Pax Britannia: Human Nature is now at press and should be at the distributors just before Christmas in order for an early January launch. Apologies for the delay on this but I'm sure you'll agree that it has been worth it when you read the latest installment of Ulysses Quicksilver's adventures. Included in this novel is an exclusive festive short story, Christmas Past, set in Oxford and featuring a collection of very disreputable gentlemen. And, as if that weren't enough excitement for you, you can meet Jonathan Green, the author of these delectable tales in person on Jan 9th (2009 obviously) at the Shaftsbury Avenue Forbidden Planet store in London, where he will be signing copies of Human nature between 6-7pm. Don't miss out if you're in the area. As ever, don't forget to check out Jonathan's blog.

And then in February we shall see a new character enter the world of Twilight of Kerberos when David A. McIntee's Light of Heaven is published. The final touches are being applied to the novel right at the moment so that should be winging its way to the printers in early January.

So, much going on and much to look forward to.

Right, on with the work.

Have a splendid Christmas and a great New Year.

All The Best

Jon (Editor)

The Hooded Man shall return

Hello Folkses

Another missive from Abaddon HQ for you. Mainly to tell you that I have recently commissioned Paul Kane to write a sequel to The Afterblight Chronicles: Arrowhead called Broken Arrow. This will follow the adventures of Robert and his entourage from the first novel and expands on the already intriguing world that Paul has created. The release date is still to be confirmed so watch this space for more news. In the meantime, if you haven't already, I strongly urge you to check out Arrowhead. It's already been garnering much praise, with Death Ray calling it "huge fun."

Meanwhile we've been busy putting the finishing touches to the latest volume in the Pax Britannia series, Jonathan Green's Human Nature. Expect more swashbuckling and steam-punk styled horror and intrigue from the pen of Pax Britannia's creator. Plus, as an added bonus, Human Nature, will include the short story "Christmas Past", specially commissioned for this volume. 

2009's titles are already shaping up nicely, with 12 titles already commissioned. Yus, that's four more than this year! We're upping the Abaddon goodness for you people. So expect 3 books in each series, instead of 2 plus more from the Twilight of Kerberos series, expanding on this vast sword and sorcery world and introducing a new character to the mix.

In the meantime, as we approach this festive season, why not spend the long winter nights perusing one of our fine titles? Or, they make perfect gifts for loved ones.

Anyhew, until next time.

Happy reading

Jonathan Oliver (Editor)

On Zombies, Pax Britannia and more zombies

Hello All

First of all, apologies for the lack of posts of late. I have been in manuscript land for the last two weeks and have had very little time to do anything other than read and copy-edit. 

Anyway, talking of books I'm very pleased to be able to announce that we have commissioned another Tomes of The Dead title for 2009: Hungry Hearts by the very talented Gary McMahon.

I've been reading Gary's short work for a while now and his fiction has an intelligent fierceness that makes for very compelling reading. So, please welcome him to the Abaddon fold.

On the Pax Britannia front I can now reveal the cover for Evolution Expects, the fifth book in the series by Jonathan Green, due out April 2009 (US release date to be confirmed).

As for our current list, I suggest you go check out your local book stores for Tomes of The Dead: Anno Mortis by Rebecca Levene. This is a superb addition to our zombie range set in Ancient Rome. This title will be released February next year in the States.

That's all for now. 

Happy reading

Jonathan Oliver