Second Sky snaps up The Silversmith by LJ Claren
Second Sky has triumphed in a hotly contested auction for the bestselling self-published romantasy The Silversmith and four future books in the series by LJ Claren.
Second Sky has triumphed in a hotly contested auction for the bestselling self-published romantasy The Silversmith and four future books in the series by LJ Claren.
Jack Renninson, Consultant Associate Publisher, acquired world all-language rights (excluding English-language audio) via Katie Reed and Andrea Hurst at Andrea Hurst & Associates Literary Management.
The Silversmith was an immediate BookTok hit on launch, hitting the top hundred in the US Kindle chart and amassing over 6 million Kindle Unlimited pages read in its first month.
Second Sky will release a new eBook edition of The Silversmith in October 2025, with a print edition planned for February 2026. US print editions will be published simultaneously by Forever, the romance imprint of Grand Central Publishing, with Junessa Viloria editing.
Set in a world of vanished gods and hidden magic, The Silversmith follows a young woman who has been promised in marriage to a powerful army commander. She journeys with a group of mismatched companions to meet her betrothed but finds herself drawn irresistibly to the dark, mysterious stranger assigned to guard her.
Translation offers started coming in before it was officially out on submission, and it looks set to be one of the hot books at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Renninson says,
‘LJ is one of the brightest new voices in romantasy, and readers are already falling in love with her writing around the world. The romance between Aryella and Smyth is one for the ages, with intense yearning and a final twist that will leave your jaw on the floor. I could not be more excited to be working with LJ, Junessa, and our incredible partners at Grand Central to bring The Silversmith to a whole new audience.’
Claren says,
‘I am ecstatic to be working with the amazing team at Second Sky including my editor, Jack Renninson, on all five books of the Selvaren series. These characters have been with me for a very long time, and it’s a dream to have found the perfect partnership to help bring their story to so many readers. I am so excited for what the future holds!’
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