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Open Call for Welcome to Miskatonic University

With Ride the Star Wind in the editing phase, we are now open to submissions for our next anthology: Welcome to Miskatonic University, an anthology of modern-day weird tales set in good ol' MU.

Miskatonic University is still going strong in the Arkham Valley (and in various satellite campuses and research stations around the world). Resilient and forward thinking, few institutions can weather the times and adapt like good ol' MU. It's a strange brew of conservatively reaching into the past wh...

Space Madness: Ride the Star Wind Kickstarter

We are currently blazing through the slush pile to finish reading all of the submissions for Ride the Star Wind: Cthulhu, Space Opera, and the Cosmic Weird. We're attempting to finish and notify authors by the end of March .

This anthology combines the excitement of space opera with the weirdness of cosmic horror, and we could use your help to make it even better. This is an All in 1 Kickstarter campaign, so it only has one tier and only lasts one week.

These are tales of adventure and wonder in...

PRESS RELEASE: Open Call for Ride the Star Wind

Following on our anthologyTomorrow's Cthulhu, we're launching a themed anthology series of weird horror set in or inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos.

The next release is Ride the StarWind: Cthulhu, Space Opera, and the Cosmic Weird, presenting tales that combine space opera with cosmic weird horror,either set within the Cthulhu Mythos orinspired byit. It is now open to submissions. Send us into space, away from earth, and bring the weird! Give us adventure and wonder, spaceships and monsters,...

NEVER NOW ALWAYS by Desirina Boskovich

Broken Eye Books just signed with Desirina Boskovich to bring you Never Now Always, a sci-fi/horror novella that explores how the stories we tell about ourselves shape us and those around us.

We're delighted to work with the very talentedDesirina. Having so thoroughly enjoyed "The Great Dying of the Holocene," her short story for our anthologyTomorrow's Cthulhu, we knew we wanted to see more from her right away.

What's the novella about? A world where memory and family aren't taken for granted...

IZANAMI'S CHOICE Release Day, Plus Audio Clip

It's that day! The first day of September, also known as the day that Izanami's Choice goes on sale.

To celebrate, we recorded an audio version of the first chapter (linked below) and asked the author about how this alternate history, father-daughter team up of samurai and robot action came about:

Adam, was there anything in particular that inspired you to write IC?

For a story that mixes so many things, it's probably not surprising that I had alotof inspirations. I consciously pulled inspirati...

The Technology in Izanami's Choice

I was just reminded of whyI loveIzanami's Choiceso much—the thought and care put into the story's worldbuilding.When asked about the level of technology, the robots, in our soon-to-be-released alternate history sci-fi novellaset in Meiji Era Japan, this is what author Adam Heine had to say:

It's primarily a combination of two what-ifs:What if Charles Babbage had successfully completed his difference engine and analytical engine designs? (This is essentially the same what-if behindThe Differen...

Izanami's Choice is a Genre Blender

Izanami's Choice is our upcoming novella of samurai vs. robots! It's an alternate history, sci-fi novella set in Meiji Era Japan, exploring how Japan might have grappled with the rise of artificial intelligence in an already turbulent era.

"Compelling," says Paul Constant of The Seattle Review of Books. It's a "ferocious little genre blender in book form: part Hammett novel, part Kurosawa Samurai epic, part Blade Runner, and entirely obsessed with keeping the reader’s eyes moving from one page to the next."

Izanami's Choice is available for pre-order from Broken Eye Books and Amazon.

Izanami's Choice is Drawing Attention

Adam's Heine'sIzanami's Choiceis making waves! Early reviews are are very positive.

"Compelling," says Paul Constant of The Seattle Review of Books. It's a "ferocious little genre blender in book form: part Hammett novel, part Kurosawa Samurai epic, part Blade Runner, and entirely obsessed with keeping the reader’s eyes moving from one page to the next...Heine has tapped into a big one: the concept of free will, how it relates to one’s responsibility to the community, and whether we can ever...

Royden Poole's Field Guide to the 25th Hour

Today, we release Royden Poole's Field Guide to the 25th Hour, marking Clinton J. Boomer's return to the 25th Hour and the angry, foulmouthed character of Royden Poole that he created for his debut The Hole Behind Midnight. This collection of short stories gives you brief and hilarious interludes into the character's life.

Royden Poole's Field Guide to the 25th Hour by Clinton Boomer

Clinton J. Boomer returns to the world ofThe Hole BehindMidnightwiththis collection of short stories: Royden Poole's Field Guide to the 25th Hour.

Have you already read The Hole Behind Midnight? Then this is the same lovable, terrible Royden you remember. Are you new to Clinton J. Boomer? ThenRoyden Poole's Field Guide to the 25th Houris the perfect place to start. Pre-order today in print or ebook.

Another Bad Day for Royden Poole...

Join the King of Jangladesh, angry and foulmouthed, as he fi...