S&S sells Steadman's middle-grade series in 23 languages | The Bookseller

The global deals were largely snapped up by pre-empts and at auction. The series has sold to publishers in all territories including CITIC Press Corporation China, HarperCollins Germany, Penguin Random House Spain and Portugal, Hachette France and Ushio Japan.

Stephanie Purcell, rights director, said: "The rights team have had a phenomenal worldwide response to Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and it's been fantastic that so many international publishers share our passion and enthusiasm for this outstanding series. This is definitely the biggest series I have experienced in my rights career."