Orbit publisher

Straka · Sep 21, 2009

It could be that my marketplace awareness is getting better, but I hadn't heard of Orbit until I read The Last Wish. Now I'm seeing their publications more and more and I've liked the ones I've read. Anyone else noticed this or feel similar?

It looks like they've been around a while though only recently have they gone international.

waylander · Sep 21, 2009

Orbit (a division of Hachette) are the biggest player in the UK fantasy marketplace and moved in to US publishing 4/5 years ago.

rugcat · Sep 21, 2009

Orbit has been around quite a while. Editor Devi Pillai is in attendance at many of the big SF/F cons.

geardrops · Sep 21, 2009

I had the same experience with Orbit. "Oh, I've never heard of them" promptly followed by "I think this is the seventh Orbit book I've read and loved this year."

Fun fact: Spiny Norman on these forumses is being published by them. Due January, I believe.

Fenika · Sep 22, 2009

Title suggestions plz?

ChaosTitan · Sep 22, 2009

Red-Headed Stepchild, Jaye Wells
Soulless, Gail Carriger (coming soon)
The Dante Valentine or Jill Kismet series, by Lilith Saintcrow
Tempest Rising, by Nicole Peeler (aka, AW member Morrigan) (coming soon)

Edielin · Sep 22, 2009

They seem fairly (well, very) large in the UK. A fair proportion of my books are Orbit here!

Straka · Sep 22, 2009

I really enjoyed Stan Nicholls Orcs omnibus. Good cover work too.

Morrigan · Sep 22, 2009

Orbit rocks.

They publish everybody in the UK and they just moved here a few years ago. They're growing their stable. I am one of their ponies. Neigh. ;-)

kerplunk · Sep 25, 2009

The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks rocked!

waylander · Sep 25, 2009

Straka said:
I really enjoyed Stan Nicholls Orcs omnibus. Good cover work too.

Great writer and a really nice bloke too. He came and talked to my writing group

Straka · Sep 25, 2009

waylander said:
Great writer and a really nice bloke too. He came and talked to my writing group

Agreed on the first part. After I finishing the first book of omnibus I looked at my own writing, shivered, then muttered, "So far to go."

Orbit publisher

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