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14 agents have named Gideon the Ninth as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 7 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.
This is Allegra's broadest and most passionate category, and their definition of 'speculative' is intentionally wide: fantasy, science fiction, fabulism, horror…
View wishlist →This is the center of gravity for her list. She gravitates toward the literary end of the genre spectrum — voice and character come before plot mechanics, and w…
View wishlist →He has a genuine appetite for work that resists genre labels entirely — books that leave editors simultaneously confused and electrified. The test is whether a …
View wishlist →O'Brien wants fantasy across all age groups and across the tonal spectrum — from vast, world-built secondary-world epics to quieter, grounded stories where magi…
View wishlist →MacLysaght is hunting for dark, layered adult speculative fiction with real literary texture—think necromantic or body-horror aesthetics, queer villains who are…
View wishlist →Wants second-world and contemporary fantasy with unique magic systems and efficient world-building — no invented-language vocabulary required to follow along. S…
View wishlist →Ferrao is looking for romantasy that earns both halves of its label — meaning serious worldbuilding and plot alongside genuine romantic chemistry, not one at th…
View wishlist →Beyond horror and romance, she is open to the full speculative range in adult fiction — fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, folklore-infused work, gothic…
View wishlist →This is clearly Hannah's highest-priority adult category. They want fully realized secondary-world fantasy with intellectual ambition, grounded narratives that …
View wishlist →Grounded SF and futurism are front-of-mind priorities, as is space opera. Jackson wants work that earns its ideas — speculative premises that feel inevitable on…
View wishlist →He is actively seeking fantasy and speculative fiction that draws on non-European folklore, mythology, and cosmology—African, Filipino, South Asian, and other t…
View wishlist →Armada's middle-grade appetite is broad but specific: voice-driven mysteries with series potential, upmarket stories with a vivid sense of place, humor-forward …
View wishlist →This is where Abellera's most recent and most competitive deal-making lives. She wants fiction rooted in non-Western cultures — particularly Asian and AAPI-insp…
View wishlist →A well-documented strength backed by confirmed sales. For science fiction, she wants space opera, post-apocalyptic fiction, grounded speculative work, and ident…
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