HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought a new young adult series about an exiled angel. World rights to the series, by Rebecca Lim, were bought by Lisa Berryman, publisher at HC Australia and Rachel Denwood, publishing director at HC UK, for an undisclosed sum.

The first book in the series, Mercy, will be published simultanously in the UK and Australia in November. The publisher described the book as being about an exiled angel called Mercy, who is cast out of heaven after “taking Lucifer’s side in the great celestial battle”. The publisher said: “In each book she will assume a new human persona and be tasked with solving a series of earthly mysteries as she seeks to atone and win back her place in the
heavens.”

Berryman said: “The electric combination of angels and mystery makes Mercy one of the most exciting and compelling books I have read in a long time.” Denwood added: “Mercy is a superb addition to our strong young adult portfolio. Winningly high-concept, stylishly written, and with an utterly enthralling girl character at its heart, it will strike a chord with lovers of supernatural fiction and those teens who enjoy a really good mystery. “We’re delighted this lost angel has found a home at HarperCollins!”

Taken from the Bookseller.

This sounds like an incredibly intriguing series, don’t you think? It’s out on 28th October and here’s the full synopsis:

There’s something very wrong with me. I can’t remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I got here. All I know is that when I wake up, I could be any one. It is always this way. There’s nothing I can keep with me that will stay. It’s made me adaptable. I must always re-establish ties. I must tread carefully or give myself away. I must survive. Mercy doesn’t realise it yet, but as she journeys into the darkest places of the human soul, she discovers that she is one of the celestial host exiled with fallen angel, Lucifer. Now she must atone for taking his side. To find her own way back to heaven, Mercy must help a series of humans in crisis and keep the unwary from getting caught up in the games that angels play. Ultimately she must choose between her immortal companion, Lucifer, and a human boy who risks everything for her love.

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