Accent UK is Chosen...

I've been sitting on this one for a what seems like forever and a day, but I think I can safely put the news out there now: I'm putting together an original graphic novel for Accent UK called Chosen, due to be published under their Blessed/Cursed line!

To whet your appetite, here's the basic breakdown:

Assigned to investigate a strange anomaly around the sun, the Icarus IV suddenly loses contact with Earth. When communications are restored, it's revealed that most of the crew are dead or dying.

A year after the mission returns home, the ship's first officer, Jeff Anderson, finds himself gradually picking through the pieces of his life. Recently divorced and unable to find his place in the world, he resolves to find the remaining survivors to finally get to the bottom of what happened to them - even if it means exposing the terrifying secrets they've been hiding from the world...

I've been fortunate enough to work with Accent UK before, having contributed to some of their past - and upcoming - anthologies, so it's actually pretty exciting to have the opportunity to take the next step with them and produce something full length for their line. They've set a level of quality with their books which is pretty high, so I'm hoping I can match that with Chosen and make it a worthy addition to their growing library.

There's not really much more I can add this point, because it's all still in the early stages of development and there's a long way to go. The story's plotted and I've scripted about a quarter of it so far, but that's about it. No artist is on board and no release date has been set.

Needless to say, though, I'll be posting more about Chosen when I the wheels are more fully in motion.