Orbit is delighted to announce that we’ve acquired Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race, the first book in a trilogy that reimagines the Tudor queens with an exciting fantasy twist; a story of brave women, courtly love, sexy yearning, tricksy prophecies and dragons. It’s the perfect read for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree, Wild and Wicked Things and Six the musical.

Zoë Plant at the Bent Agency sold World English rights in Six Wild Crowns plus two further novels in the series to Commissioning Editor Nadia Saward at Orbit, Little, Brown Book Group in a six-figure pre-empt deal. Executive Editor Brit Hvide has acquired for Orbit US and publication is planned for Spring 2025.

The Tudor queens as you’ve never seen them before. . . Henry VIII had it coming.

As tradition has it, the king of Elben must marry six queens and magically bind each of them to one of the island’s palaces or the kingdom will fall.

Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry’s favourite queen. She relishes the games at court and the political rivalries with his other wives. Seymour is the opposite – originally sent to Boleyn’s court by another queen as a reluctant spy and assassin, she ends up catching Henry’s eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king.

But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things – friends and allies – the balance of power begins to shift. Together, they uncover a dark and deadly truth at the heart of the island’s magic. Boleyn and Seymour’s only hope of survival rests on uniting all six of the rival queens – but Henry will never let that happen.

We can’t wait to share Six Wild Crowns with you in 2025! In the meantime, please join us in welcoming Holly to Orbit! You can find her on Twitter @ecarylloh and at her website.