For Immediate Release
April 12, 2008

Jeff Carlson sold Mind Plague, sequel to last summer’s Plague Year and the upcoming Plague War, to Anne Sowards at Ace via Donald Maass in a “solid” deal in five figures. The sale also activated a purchase clause in Carlson’s contract with German publisher Piper Verlag, which secured Mind Plague for a mid five figure price, plus bestseller bonuses which, if attained, will double that advance.

Ace will publish Plague War in July, with Mind Plague set to follow in Summer 2009.  Piper Verlag plans to release the nanotech Plague novels beginning in September as “part of a special marketing campaign aiming to link phantastic and mainstream novels in order to widen the range for ‘phantastic thrillers’ in both the mainstream and the science fiction/fantasy market,” including advertising, special pages in Piper catalogues, and cross-promotion in genre and non-genre media.

Plague Year has also sold to Spanish publisher Minotauro. Audio rights went to Recorded Books and Audible.com, who will release Plague Year on CD and as a digital download in July.

 Reviews of Plague Year:

“Engrossing and believable. Plague Year offers the most pure adrenaline you’ll find in a novel all year.”—SF Reviews (www.sfreviews.net)

“Jeff Carlson debuts boldly and strongly, providing a thrilling, fast-paced novel that’s sure to be gulped down in a single sitting by avid readers.” —Paul Di Filippo, Science Fiction Weekly (www.scifi.com)

“Unique. I look forward to seeing what he comes up with next.” —Bookgasm (www.bookgasm.com)

“Carlson has crafted an exceptional, gripping debut that exposes the worst and best of humanity while maintaining a constant tension level that will keep the pages turning to the very end. The personal and political machinations are credible, the characters are well developed and the climax satisfying. This apocalyptic view of nanotechnology provides plenty to think about.” —Monsters and Critics (www.monstersandcritics.com)

About the Author

Jeff Carlson’s short stories and nonfiction have appeared in a variety of top publications such as Boys’ Life, Asimov’s, Writers of the Future XXIII, and the upcoming Fast Forward 2 anthology. He is also collaborating with New York Times bestselling author David Brin on a new adventure series entitled Colony High.

Readers can find free fiction, tour dates, contests and more at www.jverse.com.

Members of the press are encouraged to email Jeff at jeff@jverse.com with questions or to arrange interviews.