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Sarah J. Maas' book publisher launches a whole new imprint for more like that, with Alan Moore & Samantha Shannon as next authors

The publisher of Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series is breaking new ground with the sci-fi and fantasy imprint, Bloomsbury Archer

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The publishing house Bloomsbury has been having a bit of a moment for some time now. Ever since Sarah J. Maas's romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses took off on BookTok and other areas of social media, the future has never looked brighter for SFF fiction over at Bloomsbury. Now, the publisher is forging ahead with plans to expand their reach into fantasy and sci-fi with the new imprint, Bloomsbury Archer. 

On their website, the publisher describes Bloomsbury Archer as working "across the constellation of speculative fiction—from fantasy and science fiction to speculative romance, horror, myth retellings, alternate histories, and more. 'Archer' refers to the existing Bloomsbury emblem, Diana, goddess of the hunt, referencing the imprint’s pursuit of the very best storytelling and new stars." So, in the wake of Sarah J. Maas's success, it looks like Bloomsbury is looking to find and publish the next big juggernauts within SFF. Bloomsbury Archer will be led by the editorial and marketing leads, Noa Wheeler and Erica Barmash respectively, of the Sarah J. Maas group at Bloomsbury, and will no doubt carry over the same sensibility to the new imprint. 

It should also be noted that writer Alan Moore will be moving over to the Bloomsbury Archer imprint next year when it launches in the United States, alongside Samantha Shannon. Bloomsbury has published two books by Alan Moore thus far: a novel called The Great When in 2024, and a collection of short stories from 2022 called Illuminations. 

Keep an eye out next year for new speculative fiction from Bloomsbury Archer, with more to come from Alan Moore and Samantha Shannon. 

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Jules Chin Greene

Jules Chin Greene: Jules Chin Greene is a journalist and Jack Kirby enthusiast. He has written about comics, video games, movies, and television for sites such as Nerdist, AIPT, and Multiverse of Color.

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