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Titan snags ‘refreshingly original’ fantasy adventure from Mike Brooks
Titan Books has acquired a new fantasy adventure novel from The God-King Chronicles author Mike Brooks.
Managing fiction editor George Sandison acquired world all-language rights from Laura Bennett at Liverpool Literary. Assistant editor Elora Hartway will oversee publication for June 2026.
Described by Titan Books as a novel “packed with laughs, escapes and kick-ass action”, This Is Where the Future Bleeds follows Kitt Carver, a diviner who works in the business of finding destinies for the rich and powerful. But it is clear that one of the destinies she has found has made someone unhappy when she is nearly killed and her regular broker is murdered.
The blurb states: “Kitt gathers a mismatched group around her and sets off across the Timeless Lands to warn the destiny’s recipient, unaware that she has her own destiny – one which might spell disaster for everyone.”
The publisher added: “This Is Where the Future Bleeds centres on a smart-talking bunch of rogues and dropouts who are thrust into the destinies of empires, perfect for fans of Kings of the Wyld and Arcane.”
Hartway said: “Reading This is Where the Future Bleeds for the first time was a joy. It had everything I wanted in an epic fantasy – and everything I didn’t know I needed. I got my magic swords, cinematic fights and sprawling worlds, but also an achingly earnest queer romance and giant wasps. Mike Brooks then added to that mix a heady dose of demons and gods and destinies, all strung together with enough wit, warmth and zinging humour to power the sun.
“It’s relatable and earnest, riveting and refreshingly original, but more than all that, it’s just fun. I’m so thrilled to be working with Mike on This is Where the Future Bleeds, and I can’t wait for readers to discover it and fall just as deeply in love with it as I have.”
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Bennett added: “I knew this book was special from the first page. Mike has written something spectacular here and I am thrilled that Titan will be bringing it into readers’ hands. From the very first meeting, the team’s passion has been obvious and I can’t wait to see how it develops under their care.”
Brooks said: “I’m delighted to be working with Titan on This Is Where the Future Bleeds, a fantasy adventure in a dying world which those with power won’t stir themselves to save, so long as they’re still comfortable. Did I mention that it’s a fantasy? It’s definitely a fantasy. Come for the giant wasps, stay for the sapphic romance.”
