Acquisition Announcement: THE FISHER KING by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Orbit is thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired World English Rights to a gorgeous, romantic fantasy trilogy from Sarah K. L. Wilson, starting with The Fisher King. In this sumptuous fantasy perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig, Hannah Whitten, and Danielle L. Jensen, a desperate queen makes a deal with the gods—marry a poor, washashore fisherman and relinquish her crown—in order to save her people. But not all gods keep their promises, and the man may not be all he seems.

Queen Coralys rules the Kingdom of the Five Isles, but when disaster strikes, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she pleads with the gods for salvation. And they do save her, turning back the terrible winds and tide, and snatching her islands from the brink of destruction.

But the gods have a wicked sense of justice and they demand an exchange for their help: Coralys must marry the first man to set foot on her pier. Coralys expects the fleet of a neighboring country to come to rescue her people, led by its prince, a loyal ally. What she gets instead is a fisherman so sunburnt and stinking that her court can barely keep their breakfast down.

Coralys, undaunted, marries the fisherman just as she promised the gods, and sets out with him in his unkempt dinghy, with nothing but hopes of revenge against the gods to keep her from despair. But what this fearless queen does not know is that the fisherman is actually the god of the sea and he stepped on her dock on purpose.

His own kingdom besieged, his body terribly wounded, and his place as a god threatened, the god of the sea has plans to turn the tides set against him and finally offer a place of refuge for his people. But to work the magic he needs will require the willing help of the one woman bent on his destruction.

The Fisher King will publish in Fall 2025. Executive Editor Brit Hvide acquired World English rights at Orbit US, with Editorial Director Jenni Hill at Orbit UK.