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A.F. Steadman Fantasy Novel Series ‘Skandar And The Unicorn Thief’ Lands 7-Figure Book & Movie Deals With Simon & Schuster And Sony Pictures
Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a dazzling double deal, Simon & Schuster Children’s UK and Simon & Schuster US have made a seven-figure worldwide rights deal — a precedent for a debut fantasy novel — and Sony Pictures in turn has made a preemptive seven-figure screen rights deal for Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, the first of a much anticipated fantasy adventure novel series by A. F.