Abaddon Books is very pleased to
announce that desk editor David Moore is to be the imprint’s new commissioning
editor.
David will oversee Abaddon
Books’ new commissions as well as creating more new original shared worlds – joining
series such as the zombie-themed novels of Tomes
of the Dead, the post-apocalyptic Afterblight
Chronicles, and the Steampunk adventure pulp of Pax Britannia.
This year Abaddon Books will
launch two new series – Chuck Wendig’s Gods
and Monsters (named as one of the ‘Essential Science Fiction and Fantasy
books of 2013’ by io9) and Toby
Venables’ Guy of Gisburne, as well as
more in the Weird Space series by SF
legend Eric Brown.
Editor-in-chief of Abaddon Books
and Solaris, Jonathan Oliver, said: “Ever since David started with Rebellion
Publishing, it’s been clear that he has an incisive eye for what makes a story
work and an editorial hand that gets the best out of a book, while maintaining
a great relationship with the author. I’m really excited to be handing over the
Abaddon reins to David and can’t wait to see what he plans for the imprint.”
David said: “I’ve loved every
minute of my time with Abaddon Books so far: we punch above our weight, take
risks, produce the books we want to and have fun doing it. Getting a chance to
take the helm on the imprint Jon put so much of his love and energy into, to
steer it through the next few years and stamp my own mark on it, is incredibly
exciting. Also scary. Very scary. I’ve already changed trousers twice today.”
Born and raised in Australia,
David has lived in three different countries, but as of last year has spent
more than half his life in the UK. A life-long geek, passionate reader and
aspiring writer (he began the first of, to date, five unfinished novels, Eight-legged Aliens, on a Commodore 64),
David has been writing for magazines and websites for 15 years, working in the
publishing industry for three, and picking on people’s grammar and spelling
since he could walk. His past career has been mixed, to say the least,
including bar and theatre work, providing technology support in the banking
sector and filling tea and coffee pots in an architectural firm. He lives in
Reading with his wife, Tamsin.
