The Broken Binding acquires Anna Smith Spark's new duology
The Broken Binding Publishing has acquired Anna Smith Spark’s new duology, The Golden Road to Thearanor. Marcus Gipps, publishing director at the Broken Binding Publishing, acquired World English with audio rights in a two-book deal from Oliver Cheetham at Mic Cheetham Agency.
The first book, The Queen of the Sword and the Sun, a "high fantasy battle-poetry fever-dream", will be published in September 2027.
Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust grimdark epic fantasy series The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying and The House of Sacrifice; A Woman of the Sword; and the folk horror high fantasy The Remaking of This World Ruined series A Sword of Bronze and Ashes and A Sword of Gold and Ruin.
She said: "To be published by the Broken Binding Publishing feels like a glorious epic fantasy dream. Their love of beauty and wonder shines from everything they do; I am so excited to be a part of the family creating brave new worlds for their readers to delight in (or perhaps tremble at)."
Gipps said: "Anna Smith Spark has been a fixture of the UK fantasy community for a while now, and I’ve always wanted to work with her on her clever, emotional, fantastical stories. I’m delighted she is coming to the Broken Binding, and can’t wait for the world to meet her amazing new characters!"
