Press Release: Deals Done
Vampires With A Twist
Posted at 8:53PM Monday 08 Feb 2010
HarperCollins Children's Books have secured UK rights in Claudia's Gray's, Evernight. A three-book deal was acquired by Nick Lake, Editorial Director from Helen Boomer at HCUS. With global sales already reaching the half-million mark, Evernight is sure to be a UK hit and HarperCollins will fast-track publication for March 2010. This will be closely followed by book two, Stargazer, in May and book three, Hourglass in July.A lonely girl, a beautiful boy and a load of terrifying vampires. Think you've seen it before? Well get ready for a shock, because this is paranormal romance with a twist... and a razor-sharp bite. In this brilliant take on the vampire love-story - shy teenage girl Bianca discovers that nothing at her new school is quite what it seems... and that includes herself. Commenting on the deal, Nick Lake said "Paranormal romance is riding high right now but vampires are Darwinian too... only the strongest survive. Claudia Gray's Evernight series is one that will stand the test of time. It's huge in the US and rightly so - it's a fabulously immersive, involving story in the best teen tradition, and it has more than one shocking twist up its sleeve. We're proud that with the acquisition of these books we now have two of the best authors in the genre, as Claudia Gray joins the brilliant Melissa Marr."
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