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Pan Macmillan has acquired world rights for two epic fantasy novels in new series The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne.
Julie Crisp, editorial director of Pan Macmillan, made the five-figure pre-emptive deal through agent John Jarrold for a "very good" five-figure sum.
The stories combine elements of Celtic myth and an imagined beginning of the Roman Empire, and are set on a continent called Banished Lands. The debut follows Corban, a young man who wants to become a warrior but who has a higher destiny.
Crisp said: "This is an incredibly exciting book. It gave me the same feeling when reading it that I had when I first read George R R Martin, Robert Jordan and Patrick Rothfuss. I fell in love with the characters, the world building and the detailed imagining. The beginning of a brand new series, this is a contemporary epic fantasy that I'm sure will gather an enthusiastic and loyal readership and we're thrilled to be publishing John at Tor UK."
Jarrold said: "Julie's enthusiasm was immediate when it was submitted to major publishers on both sides of the Atlantic, and she was able to bring her senior colleagues on board with a very strong pre-emptive offer within days."
The first volume in the series, So Deep a Malice, will be published by Tor UK in 2012, with sequel Terror of Heaven to be released in 2013.