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RNS Number : 7596B  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  01 February 2024

 

Bloomsbury latest Sarah J. Maas novel - House of Flame and Shadow - reaches
Number 1 globally on Amazon

 

 

1 February 2024, LONDON: Bloomsbury, the leading independent publisher, is
pleased to announce that Sarah J. Maas' latest novel, House of Flame and
Shadow, which was launched on 30 January 2024, has reached Number 1 globally
on Amazon.  This includes reaching #1 in the US, UK, Australia, Germany,
France, Sweden and Spain.

 

House of Flame and Shadow is the third instalment in the Crescent City series,
following global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and
Breath. This is Sarah J. Maas' 16(th) book, all of which have been published
by Bloomsbury.  In addition, we have a further six books under contract with
Sarah J. Maas.

As reported in our interim results in October, Sarah J. Maas sales grew by 79%
year-on-year, reflecting strong backlist sales across all three series: A
Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass and Crescent City.

Fantasy has become extremely popular around the world. According to Nielsen
Bookscan, in the UK the Fantasy and Sci-Fi genre has grown by 54% in the last
five years.  At Bloomsbury, we are fortunate to represent not only Sarah J.
Maas, but many other high-profile authors in the genre, including epic fantasy
bestseller Samantha Shannon, Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke, iconic
storyteller Alan Moore, and Cixin Liu, whose Three Body Problem series is soon
to be a huge Netflix release. Bloomsbury continues to invest in the remarkable
talent to be found within fantasy writing through our newly launched
Bloomsbury General list.

 

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, commented: "Sarah
J. Maas is a publishing phenomenon.  Her books have a huge audience which
continues to grow thanks to Sarah's immersive storytelling, our major
publicity and marketing campaigns, and incredible word of mouth. This latest
novel of hers is set to break new records and we are delighted with the
response so far."

 

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For further information please contact:

 

 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
 Tamsin Garrity, Head of Investor Relations  tamsin.garrity@bloomsbury.com

 Hudson Sandler                              +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
 Dan de Belder/Hattie Dreyfus/Emily Brooker  bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com

 

 

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury is a leading independent publisher of fiction, non-fiction,
children's, specialist, academic and professional titles, listed on the London
Stock Exchange. It is one of the few publishers with a portfolio that includes
both general and academic publishing. Bloomsbury's ambitious growth story has
seen the Group become a significant global publisher with offices in the UK,
US, Australia and India.

 

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