News New digital-first imprint Solaris Nova offers 50% of net revenue royalty

[E G Logan]

Solaris has launched a new digital-first imprint which, it says, will focus on "uniquely punchy and fast-paced" science fiction, fantasy and horror. Aiming to produce its first title in February 2024, Solaris Nova plans a list that will “draw readers in through romance and mystery and push the boundaries of the imagination".

Despite that reference to romance and mystery, the imprint is looking for neither, but exclusively for science fiction, fantasy and horror, from both agented and non-agented writers. It claims it is particularly interested in those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

Terms would be: “50% of net revenue royalty on every e-book sold and a 20% of net revenue royalty of every print on demand book sold”. Solaris is owned by games producer Rebellion.

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

Solaris has launched a new digital-first imprint which, it says, will focus on "uniquely punchy and fast-paced" science fiction, fantasy and horror. Aiming to produce its first title in February 2024, Solaris Nova plans a list that will “draw readers in through romance and mystery and push the boundaries of the imagination".

Despite that reference to romance and mystery, the imprint is looking for neither, but exclusively for science fiction, fantasy and horror, from both agented and non-agented writers. It claims it is particularly interested in those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

Terms would be: “50% of net revenue royalty on every e-book sold and a 20% of net revenue royalty of every print on demand book sold”. Solaris is owned by games producer Rebellion.

Solaris has a good reputation. They didn't used to do kids or YA. Their website doesn't specify now.

 

[Pamela Jo]

Cool. Thanks for posting. It says 2 languages. I wonder which 2? I'm betting Spanish


Solaris Books

Parent company	Rebellion Developments
Founded	February 2007
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Headquarters location	Oxford
Distribution	Simon & Schuster
Key people	Jonathan Oliver (Editor-in-Chief)
Publication types	Books
Fiction genres	Science fiction Fantasy Dark fantasy
Official website	www.rebellionpublishing.com/imprint/solaris/

Solaris Books is an imprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasynovels and anthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors. The range is owned by Rebellion Developments and distributed to the UK and US booktrade via local divisions of Simon & Schuster.

History​

Solaris Books was founded in February 2007 by BL Publishing, to trade alongside their existing licence-based imprint the Black Library, and the then-existing Black Flame imprint. When asked why BLP had started the new imprint, Consulting Editor George Mann stated that "...between... the major corporate publishers... and... the small and independent press... there seems to be little or no room left for the midlist,"[1] and that Solaris would provide a mass-market platform for up-and-coming writers, or established writers with smaller readerships.
In September 2009, it was announced that Solaris Books had been bought by Rebellion Developments, who also publish comics and graphic novels under 2000 AD imprint and genre fiction under the Abaddon Books imprint, for an undisclosed sum.[2] The imprint came under the leadership of Abaddon editor Jonathan Oliver, who ran both imprints side by side as Editor-in-Chief, along with editors David Moore and Jenni Hill.[3]
As of August 2023, Solaris had published over 300 titles,[4] including anthologies and new editions of out-of-print titles.

Publications​

• Arch Wizard (by Ed Greenwood, December 2008, ISBN 978-1-84416-651-0)
• Bitterwood (by James Maxey, July 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-487-5)
• Dante's Girl (by Natasha Rhodes, March 2007, ISBN 1-84416-666-X)
• Dark Lord (by Ed Greenwood, September 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-519-3)
• Deadstock (by Jeffrey Thomas, March 2007, ISBN 1-84416-447-0)
• Helix: (by Eric Brown, June 2007, ISBN 1-84416-469-1)
• House of Fear Anthology edited by Jonathan Oliver ISBN 978-1-907992-06-3
• Infinity Plus (edited by Keith Brooke and Nick Gevers, August 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-489-9)
• Phoenicia's Worlds (by Ben Jeapes, 2013)
• Set the Seas on Fire (by Chris Roberson, August 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-488-2)
• Splinter (by Adam Roberts, September 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-490-5)
• The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (edited by George Mann, December 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-523-0)
• The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (edited by George Mann, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-374-1)
• The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three (edited by George Mann, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84416-709-8)
• The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two (edited by George Mann, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84416-542-1)
• The Summoner (by Gail Z. Martin, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-468-3)
• The Touch (by Brian Lumley, March 2007, ISBN 978-1-84416-485-1)
• Thief With No Shadow (by Emily Gee, May 2007, ISBN 1-84416-469-1)