Solaris swoops for Sterner-Radley's 'uproarious' fantasy novel

Solaris has swooped for Snowblooded, a Scandinavian historical fantasy from Emma Sterner-Radley.

Editor Amy Borsuk acquired world all language rights, excluding north America, from Anna Carmichael at Abner Stein in association with ST Gibson at Speilburg Literary Agency. The book will be published in summer 2024.

The synopsis reads: "State-sanctioned assassins Valour and Petrichor were plucked from the streets of 18th century Vinterstock as children and raised to be rivals. When brash butch Valour and uptight dandy Petrichor are given the job of co-assassinating their city’s elusive seller of illegal magic tonics, they must quell their bickering long enough to buy their way out of the abusive order that reared them and into a normal life."

Sterner-Radley commented: "I am very pleased to be working with the great team at Solaris and to get a chance to share my love of the history and mythology of my native country, and write the LGBTQIA characters that mirror my own experiences.”

Borsuk added: "Emma has created an uproarious romp with characters that will warm your heart and then break it.”