Random House Children's Books has just announced the acquisition of Monster Republic by Ben Horton, for readers aged 11 upwards.
The three book deal, for World Rights, was done by Lauren Buckland, Editor at RHCB, with the packager, HotHouse Fiction.
Buckland commented, "Monster Republic is an edgy, exhilarating, power-paced blend of Alex Rider action and The Matrix science fiction that is utterly unputdownable. I know that readers will be hooked from the first page - resistance is futile! - I'm delighted that Random House Children's Books will be publishing this fantastic new series."
The first book in the series - Monster Republic: The Divinity Project - will publish in Corgi Children's Books paperback in Spring 2010.
A previous success story from HotHouse Fiction is DARKSIDE by Tom Becker, which won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize in 2007.
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