Brandon Sanderson won not one but two Hugo Awards at LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention. His novella THE EMPEROR’S SOUL (Tachyon) will almost certainly be the first of many winners by Brandon of the most important awards in sf/fantasy, and he was also part of the team behind Writing Excuses, winner of

Calling all Brandon Sanderson and Infinity Blade fans! ChAIR Entertainment, a division of Epic Games, has officially announced the upcoming release of INFINITY BLADE: REDEMPTION, the sequel to Infinity Blade: Awakening! Here’s a peek at the plot: INFINITY BLADE: REDEMPTION delves deeper into the fantastical world of Infinity Blade, a world of mystery and intrigue where

Great Brandon Sanderson news, everyone! Brandon’s novella, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL, is a finalist for this year’s  World Fantasy Award! The winners will be announced at the World Fantasy Awards Banquet on Sunday, November 3, in Brighton, UK. This is just the latest recognition of Brandon’s incredible talent, as the novella is also a finalist for the

We are excited to announce that JABberwocky has added New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz to our client roster! Bill is the author of over 40 titles and is best known for his military science-fiction series: Legion of the Damned. The second book in the prequel series, ANDROMEDA’S CHOICE, will be released this

Every year at Dragon*Con (the world’s largest fantasy/SF convention held in Atlanta, GA), YA Lit chooses a single novel to feature in its book club panel; and this year we are excited to learn that FAIR COIN by E.C. Myers is their 2013 selection! Prior to the start of Dragon*Con, YA Lit will announce their selection

We’re very excited to share that True Blood, the television series based on the #1 NY Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, has been picked up for a seventh season! This comes as no surprise to JABberwocky, as the series remains one of HBO’s top-rated shows, drawing over 10 million viewers a week. The popularity of

With so many people heading off to see World War Z at the multiplex we’d like to draw your attention very quickly to Adam-Troy Castro and Johnny Atomic’s Z IS FOR ZOMBIE.  Sardonic and fun, this richly illustrated and richly invented book is an alphabet primer to the Zombie Apocalypse.  It’s the book where “X

Greetings everyone! As you know, the past couple of months have seen JABberwocky clients become finalists and award winners left and right, and July looks to be no different! We are very pleased to announce that Mark Hodder is a finalist for the 2012 Sidewise Award for Alternate History! The third book in his Burton

Smashing news! E.C. Myers‘ debut novel, FAIR COIN, has just been nominated for a British Fantasy Award! This book, which has not yet been published in the UK, has made a huge splash with British readers through word of mouth alone and is now a finalist in the “Best Newcomer” category. The winners will be

Another day, another award nomination for a JABberwocky author! We are very proud to announce that Rochelle Staab has been nominated for a Daphne du Maurier Award.  BRUJA BROUHAHA, the second novel in her bestselling Mind for Murder Mystery series is one of the nominees for “Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense Novel.” This award, given out by the

Ten years after its publication, Elizabeth Moon‘s Nebula award-winning novel, THE SPEED OF DARK, is still being recognized for its incredible literary merit. Joshua has always said this is the novel he’s most proud to represent, and after receiving the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novel, it’s clear the world agrees. THE SPEED OF DARK

Even though it won’t be officially announced until this weekend, JABberwocky has received advance notice that Myke Cole‘s SHADOW OPS: CONTROL POINT has won the 2013 Compton Crook Award! Presented to a single author, the Compton Crook Award celebrates the best debut novel written each year. When CONTROL POINT was first published by Ace in

Exciting news everyone! We just found out that THE RITHMATIST landed at #6 on the New York Times Bestseller list! This is the highest debut placement for an original work of fiction by Brandon Sanderson. This is his first young adult novel and it has already sold incredibly well prior to last week’s publication in

Our heartiest congratulations to E.C. Myers, whose debut novel FAIR COIN has just been awarded the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.  It’s one of the most esteemed awards in SF/F, voted on by the author’s peers in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was announced at

  As of today, JABberwocky is excited to announce that DEAD EVER AFTER is currently the #1 bestselling book in not one, not two, not even three, but four countries! News of Sookie’s global domination is soon to be printed by the New York Times in the United States, the Sunday Times in the UK, the Toronto Star

In case you missed the news yesterday, Le Festival des Mondes Imaginaires (or Festival of Imaginary Worlds) held in the City of Epinal announced the winners of their annual award for excellency in French fantasy: the Imaginales Prize. Brandon Sanderson was JABberwocky’s only author represented across the multiple categories included in the Imaginales Prize, and

The latest edition of Locus Magazine (out this week!) tallies up the bestselling SF/F titles for May and JABberwocky is happy to see three of our authors occupy a whole one-fifth of their hardcover and trade-paperback lists! Brandon Sanderson sits atop the hardcover list at #1 with A MEMORY OF LIGHT, but THE WAY OF KINGS (book

JABberwocky is delighted to congratulate Tanya Huff, whose The Silvered is now a finalist for the 2013 Aurora Award for Best Novel – English Language.  Given for over 30 years by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Aurora recognize achievement by Canadian writers of sf/f, and the winners will be announced at Canvention

The Crime Writers of Canada have just announced their nominations for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Award and Jabberwocky is excited to announce that Scott MacKay has once again been nominated in the short story category! The prestigious award chose “Cruel Coast” which appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine last July. This is MacKay’s second nomination

JABberwocky is pleased to announce our latest client – Sylvia Izzo Hunter! Sylvia has already made quite a splash – her debut trilogy, Midnight’s Daughters, sold to Ace following a three week auction! Publishers Weekly has the scoop, here. This was the agency’s biggest debut deal since Peter V. Brett sold The Warded Man. The first book, THE

We at JABberwocky are proud of the vast array of genres our authors represent and an oft overlooked category is the tie-in material. It’s rather remarkable that an author can take plots, characters, canons, etc. and turn it into wholly original stories that easily stand in their own. And Ari Marmell is one of the

Praised by Kirkus as “a compelling fantasy adventure… [and a] surprisingly witty debut,” VODNIK, Bryce Moore’s first novel, has just received two very nice fiction awards The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) announced on March 30th that VODNÍK has won its literary award in the Young Adult category. Bryce is in good company, as Elantris by Brandon Sanderson has

Every Friday Suvudu.com hosts a 50 page excerpt from a selected work of fiction, and this week they chose THE SPEED OF DARK by Elizabeth Moon! Originally published in 2003, this Nebula Award-winning novel has been re-released in a special Ballantine Readers edition to commemorate its 10th anniversary. The new SPEED OF DARK release also coincides with National

THE DAYLIGHT WAR, the third book in Peter V. Brett’s Demon Cycle series, hit shelves in German bookstores one month ago this week. In its first week on sale, the book landed at the #5 spot on the Der Spiegel bestseller list. His previous novel, The Desert Spear, topped out at #16 in 2010. Now in its

The mass market of Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris came out last week, and rocketed to #6 on the NY Times mass market paperback bestseller list, which will appear in the NY Times Book Review for April 14.  With the final Sookie Stackhouse book, Dead Ever After, slated to release in a month, and season 6

JABberwocky Literary Agency congratulates Brandon Sanderson on his first (certainly not the last!) fiction Hugo Award nomination, for his novella THE EMPEROR’S SOUL. If you haven’t read EMPEROR’S SOUL, you simply must.   Take advantage of the handy links on Brandon’s website.  We at JABberwocky knew is was an award-caliber piece of fiction the moment

A hero is nothing without a trusty sidekick. Where would Sherlock be without Watson? Batman without Robin? Sidekicks are essentials. Which is why we’re excited to announce that Rochelle Staab’s BRUJA BROUHAHA was awarded The Watson – the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Sidekick! Check out Rochelle’s reaction as her name was read: We expect

Publisher’s Weekly gave Brandon Sanderson’s debut novel for the young adult audience, THE RITHMATIST, a starred review! They said: “Featuring ingenious magic (complete with profuse chalk drawing–style diagrams and illustrations from [illustrator Ben] McSweeney), feisty characters, and a complex plot likely to unwind over several volumes, this high-spirited, exciting story will appeal to readers of

Jabberwocky had a double dose of good news when we found out that not one, but two, of our authors have been nominated for the Compton Crook Award! The Baltimore Science Fiction Society selected SHADOW OPS: CONTROL POINT by Myke Cole and FAIR COIN by E.C. Myers as finalists for their award which celebrates debut

Debut novel VODNIK by Bryce Moore (Tu Books) is one of the winners for the 2013 Westchester Fiction Award for Exemplary YA Fiction.  This is the first award for this wonderful first novel, and we’re certain it will be the first of many accolades for its author.  Brandon Sanderson said of VODNIK “compelling, interesting and