The Sign of the Raven will be published by DK flip in 2026!
I’m absolutely THRILLED that my debut novel, The Sign of the Raven, will be published in the UK in August 2026 by the incredible team at DK as part of their brand new imprint DK flip!
A thrilling teen adventure set in an alternate 19th century London, The Sign of the Raven follows fifteen-year-old Ashlyn as she is recruited into the Corvi Signum - a secret society of lucid dreamers… When government propaganda begins to creep like smog into the dreams of London’s citizens, only Ashlyn can stand between a sinister politician and his tyrannical political ambition - but the dreamworld is a treacherous place. Time seems to slip backwards and forwards like sand through an hourglass, and soon Ashlyn must risk both her past and her future in the fight for freedom of thought itself…
I am so grateful to (and in awe of!) my absolute superstar agent (the brilliant Lydia Silver) who’s instant and complete belief in this novel made sure it found it’s absolute perfect home. I’m still pinching myself that I get to work with such a powerhouse publisher whose books lined my childhood bookshelves, and have already been blown away by the passion and creativity of the DK team. I’d say it’s a dream-come-true, but the truth is it’s so much more than that... It’s also a particularly exciting announcement, because The Sign of the Raven will be among the very first books to be published by DK’s brand new fiction imprint, DK flip: I’m so honoured to be part of this new and exciting chapter for such a treasured publishing brand.
The Sign of the Raven will be published in hardback in August 2026, with a second novel to follow in August 2027. You can read the official announcement - and all about the other brilliant books that will be published by DK flip! - in The Bookseller here.
There are lots of really exciting plans in the works (watch this space…!), and I can’t wait for readers to join Ashlyn and the Corvi Signum when the book is published next summer.
(For any professional or rights inquiries about The Sign of the Raven, please contact Lydia Silver at Darley Anderson Children’s)