Jennifer Jackson – Literary Agent

Congratulations to client Cherie Priest! Her novel, Not Flesh Nor Feathers, is a finalist for the Endeavour Award, for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year. The award is announced annually at OryCon, held in Portland, Oregon.

Jim Butcher is at #2 on the hardcover list with Small Favor (The Dresden Files, Book 10). His second month on the list!

C.E. Murphy’s The Queen’s Bastard (The Inheritors’ Cycle, Book 1) is at #1 on the trade list.

And Jay Lake ties for the #9 spot on the mass market list with the paperback edition of Mainspring.

Congratulations to everyone!

One of the fine supporting cast of the dark-fantasy mystery series the Dresden Files here gets his moment
in the spotlight. When his sister Lara, ruler of the White Court clan, proposes a job for Thomas Raith,
series star Harry Dresden’s vampire half-brother, he can’t refuse because the messenger is Thomas’ former
victim and true love, Justine, and the villain involved is a new client of Harry’s. Thomas has to work
without Harry noticing him, which is difficult, given how sensitive Harry’s gotten. Practiced rogue
Thomas manages somehow in this satisfying novella.

Pre-Order Backup, available October 31, 2008

Congratulations to Elizabeth Bear on winning a Theodore Sturgeon Award, honoring the best short fiction published in the US, for her short story “Tideline” (originally published in Asimov’s, June 2007).

“The second book in Adina’s series, set in a posh San Francisco boarding school, allows readers to get to know the characters better. The plot is appropriate for its intended audience and never gets too preachy. Gillian’s first-person point of view keeps the storyline from being too much like the first book, It’s All About Us, and the mystery will pique the reader’s interest.”

Summary: Gillian Chang must work twice as hard in school to please her over-achieving Asian family. She balances aptitude in her classes with her love for God and her friends. She’s very attracted to fellow student Lucas Hayes and is thrilled when they begin a relationship. Things aren’t as they seem on the surface, though — can Gillian’s friends convince her that something isn’t right?

Buy Book 1:
It’s All About Us

Pre-Order Book 2 (coming on August 11th from FaithWords):
The Fruit of My Lipstick