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Germany's Blanvalet/Random House has secured rights to first-time writer, Nicole Alexander's The Bark Cutters and her upcoming novel, Wangallon. Full of action, romance, tragedy, family secrets and misunderstandings, this novel has a bit of something for everyone but particularly the discerning commercial women's fiction reader.
BENEATH HILL 60
by Will Davies
Transworld has acquired UK rights to this extraordinary WWI story of the bravery of Australian miners and soldiers who tunnelled under Hill 60 near Ypres to create a new frontline, enabling the march to Berlin. The film Beneath Hill 60 has been released in Australia to box office success.
THE CLEANER and
THE KILLING HOUR
by Paul Cleave
Poland's Bauer-Weltbild Media has secured translation rights to Cleave's chilling titles, The Killing Hour and The Cleaner. These titles combined have now been sold to nine territories including Germany (Heyne), France (Sonatine Editions) and Russia (Mir Knigi).
by James Bradfield-Moody and Bianca Nogrady
Korea Economic Daily & Business Publications has secured translation rights to The Sixth Wave – a truly motivating title which teaches us how to succeed in this resource-limited world. Japanese language rights have also sold to Tokuma Shoten Publishing.
EMPRESS OF ROME:
NEST OF VIPERS
Serbian language rights to the second book in this provocative series about the sex, murder and corruption at the dawning of the Roman Empire have been licensed to Alnari. Alnari has previously secured rights to the first title in the series, Den of Wolves, which has also sold to Spain (Via Magna), Russia (Exmo) and Turkey (Epsilom).
CHILDREN'S TITLES
PEARLIE SERIES
by Wendy Harmer
It's non-stop action for the world's favourite fairy, Pearlie, who is taking the world by storm. In our tenth rights sale, Chinese Complex Character rights in the first and fourth titles of the Pearlie series have licensed to Tony Culture, Taiwan. Random House Mondadori in Spain has licensed the most recent title in the series, Pearlie and the Cherry Blossom Fairy.
I LOST MY MOBILE AT THE MALL
by Wendy Harmer
North American rights to this hilarious story about a teenager on the edge of a technological breakdown have been licensed to Kane Miller. Previous sales include Brazil (Editora Fundamento) and Korea (GaeAmNaMu).
ALICE-MIRANDA
by Jacqueline Harvey
Spain's Laocoonte has secured Spanish language rights to the first two titles of this charming series about a truly positive girl who can just about solve any problem. Turkish language rights of Alice-Miranda at School have also licensed to Artemis. Alice-Miranda has previously sold to Random House US/Delacorte in a two-book deal.
THE FLOODS SERIES
by Colin Thompson
Turkey's Artermis has secured translation rights to the first three titles of this gruesomely fun series by Colin Thompson. Portuguese language rights in the fifth and sixth titles have also been licensed to Brinque, Brazil.
GRIMSDON
by Deborah Abela
German rights to this thrilling new stand-alone novel set in a post-apocalyptic flooded world by Deb Abela have been licensed to Random House Germany.
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