Solaris scoops Jewish fantasy trilogy from Kaplan

Solaris has scooped “lyrical, enchanting and clever” novel The Pomegranate Gate and its two sequels by Ariel Kaplan. 

Editor Amy Borsuk acquired UK, Commonwealth and European English language rights from Hannah Bowman at Lisa Dawson Associates. The Pomegranate Gate will be published in summer 2023. 

The publisher wrote: “Set in a mythical Spain at the height of the Inquisition, The Pomegranate Gate follows Toba Peres and Naftaly Cresques, who are forced to flee their home after the Queen orders all Jews to convert or leave. Their fates are inextricably bound together when Naftaly finds himself in possession of a book he’s forbidden to open and Toba stumbles through a magical gate into another realm, home of the fabled, square-pupilled immortals known as the Maziks, whose own Inquisition are on the hunt.” 

Borsuk commented: “Ariel Kaplan’s The Pomegranate Gate blends the realities of Sephardic Jews in exile with a fantastical world full of ancient secrets, curses and demons. It’s lyrical, enchanting and clever, and I love that this epic tale is Jewish at its very core. I am absolutely thrilled to be the UK editor and cannot wait to see it on bookshelves and in readers’ hands.”

Kaplan added: “I’m thrilled that Rebellion will be publishing the UK editions of The Pomegranate Gate and its sequels! I’m very much looking forward to working creatively with the entire staff.”