Solaris scoops Wood's cyberpunk debut

Solaris has landed Aubrey Wood's "edgy" debut novel Bang Bang Bodhisattva, a comic science fiction mystery.

World English rights were acquired by acquiring editor Jim Killen from Stacia Decker at Dunow Carlson & Lerner. The novel will publish in 2023.

The novel follows a trans woman hacker-for-hire who, in an attempt to make rent, teams up with a Luddite police inspector to solve a murder she has been falsely accused of. 

Wood said: “I am ecstatic to be working with Rebellion Publishing, the home of Judge Dredd, to bring my hopelessly queer cyberpunk-buddy-comedy-noir-mystery to print. If you're a fan of 80s anime pinup girls, Daft Punk, Robert Patrick as the T-1000, hormone replacement therapy, the Nintendo Virtual Boy, a neat whiskey or a fruit-flavored cocktail, Philip K Dick, lo-fi hip-hop beats to chill/study to and/or the prospect of hope for humanity beyond the next seven to 10 years, I hope that Bang Bang Bodhisattva will hit just right.”

Killen said: “I am excited to have been able to pick up Aubrey Wood’s Bang Bang Bodhisattva for Rebellion. It hits the important points of Philip K Dick, Dashiell Hammet and The Maltese Falcon mixed with gaming culture, pop culture and LGBT culture. It’s an edgy, noir buddy-comedy that grabbed me from page one. I look forward to sharing it with everyone.”