In Case You Haven’t Heard: Ferals is the Next Big Thing…Before It Even Has An Author

fe·ral

ˈfi(ə)rəl,ˈferəl/

adjective
In a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication (pertains to an animal)

Raised by crows since the age of five, a thirteen-year-old named Caw is about to acquire his power as a Feral. Ferals are a unique group with the ability to “connect with and talk to animals.” What he’s about to realize though is that not all of his kind can be trusted.
Ferals is an upcoming book series purchased by Harper Collins in the UK and U.S.. The book series raised eyebrows in the publishing world when multiple publishers clawed over each other for the rights at the Frankfurt Book Festival last October. Within a week of releasing the proposal, companies all over the world clamored for a piece of the series and movie rights were optioned by Fox.  The funny thing is….at the time of purchase there was no author.  *
See, the series is an idea pitched by UK company Working Partners which is a book packager.  What they’ll do is gather a team of writers, add a pseudonym for the author, and “BAM” you have a hit series.
Hmmm, a book is the next “big thing” before it even has an author.  Are changes under way in the publishing world?

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*Info from Publisher’s Weekly October 10, 2013