Canadian publishing group Editions AdA has secured the French-language rights to Of Masks and Chromes and The Kingdom of Deceit, the first two novels in Robert Ricci Young Adult fantasy series The Red Harlequin. 

The deal, which was brokered by Ricci’s literary agent Koko Media, covers France, Belgium, Canada, French-speaking Switzerland and French territories,

AdA plans to make The Red Harlequin a trans-media brand with extensions into music licensing and film.