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Canelo snaps up 'eerily prescient' novels by Firefox author Thomas
Canelo is to reissue 18 books by techno-thriller novelist Craig Thomas, marking the 45th anniversary of his Cold War classic Firefox.
Editors Michael Bhaskar, Craig Lye and Kit Nevile jointly acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in 18 titles from The bks Agency and Mach6 Publications, the company that owns the copyright to Thomas’ work.
Thomas is credited with inventing the genre of techno-thriller with his 1977 novel Firefox. It follows a new stealth-fighter plane with thought-controlled missiles built by the Soviets.
"Coming at a time of heightened tensions with Russia, and in the wake of the box office success of ’Top Gun: Maverick’, the book is both eerily prescient and perfect for an audience of Cold War, espionage and military thriller fans," the publisher said.
The first books are publishing in October in paperback and e-book, with the rest to follow next year.
Sue Everett, owner of Mach6, said: "Craig Thomas is among the crème de la crème of British thriller writers so when the copyright of his 18 novels went to auction, I was terrifically excited at the prospect of bringing all his adventure stories to a 21st-century audience. We now begin the journey and hopes are that his stories will excite an even bigger audience via TV and film. Watch this space."
Bhaskar, who is also publishing director at Canelo, said "We’ve been chasing Craig Thomas for years. These were some of the most iconic smash-hit thrillers of their time and defined a genre that captured the public’s imagination like few others. Gripping, explosive and suddenly extremely relevant, it’s time for the techno-thriller to fly once again. Buckle up!"
