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Orbit to publish Ford's epic fantasy The Bone Raiders in 2025
Orbit has signed The Bone Raiders, an epic fantasy by Vancouver-based author Jackson Ford.
The imprint’s publisher Anna Jackson acquired world English language rights in two novels set in the world of The Bone Raiders from Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock. Bradley Englert, senior editor at Orbit US, has acquired rights in US & Canada. Orbit will publish the book globally in May 2025.
The publisher said: “This epic fantasy follows the story of the Rakada, a fearsome band known as the Bone Raiders, due to their charming habit of wearing the bones of those they kill on their armour. But being a raider is tough these days, especially when the High Chieftain is trying to wipe out you and your kind. When Sayana, a young Rakada scout, finds herself face-to-face with a fire-breathing lizard of legend during a raid-gone-wrong, she comes up with an audacious plan to save the Rakada and preserve their way of life. A plan that involves convincing the lizard to let her ride it.”
Jackson said: “I really fell for The Bone Raiders – this is such a fun and absorbing epic fantasy that really packs a punch.”
Ford commented: “Bad guys are always the best fun to write – especially bad guys who have everything to lose. I had a wild time creating the world of The Bone Raiders, and I can’t wait for readers to get their teeth into it.”
Wilson said: “Take one fearsome warrior band, add a giant fire-breathing lizard, heap on sass by the bucketload – it can only be the new Jackson Ford. We’re delighted to have Anna and Bradley from Orbit along for the ride. Epic fantasy has never felt so fresh and feisty.”
Jackson Ford is a pseudonym for Rob Boffard, a South African writer who now lives in Vancouver. He is the author of the Frost Files series, about a government operative with telekinetic powers. He has released four science fiction novels as Boffard (all published by Orbit), and was previously a journalist for over a decade, writing for the Guardian, the BBC and Wired Magazine among others.
