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Stars and Sabers Gazette - August 4, 2026

Welcome to your next great reads!

Dear Readers,

Welcome to your next great reads!

Two Weeks to The Astronaut Among the Flowers!

The Astronaut Among the Flowers is the short story collection of Nebula finalist P.A. Cornell (author of Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl) out August 18! Cover by Loreto Salinas Retamal. Find preorder links here, or order from your favorite bookseller:

"Excels at presenting fascinating presmises which deliver deeply emotional gut-punches that stay with you long after the story ends." - R.S.A. Garcia, Nebula and Sturgeon Award-winning author of The Nightward — "Excels at presenting fascinating premises which deliver deeply emotional gut-puches that stay with you long after the story ends." - R.S.A. Garcia, Nebula and Sturgeon Award-winning author of *The Nightward*

Toronto readers! P.A. Cornell's book launch is taking place at Bakka-Phoenix Books on Saturday, August 22 at 2:00 PM. More info:

Preorder Now for Spooky Season!

Gutterspace is the cosmic horror novella by Justine Norton-Kertson. Releasing October 13, just in time for Halloween! Cover by Chris Panatier. With interior illustrations by Ahmed Raafat. Find preorders here (more forthcoming as they roll out):

NOW AVAILABLE: Omniboz and Of Dread, Decay, and Doom!

You can now purchase Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz, our homage to L. Frank Baum, published on his birthday! Co-edited by Jendia Gammon and Ernie Chiara, with stories by both, as well as cover art and a story from Eric Shanower (of many Oz books, as well as Age of Bronze). Additional stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dennis K. Crosby, Helen Glynn Jones, Vincent V. Cava, J.R. Dawson, Jeannie Warner, Nicole Field, Patrick Barb. Stories range from light to very dark! Not for children...

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Our mondo horror anthology, Of Dread, Decay, and Doom is now available!

A horror-themed anthology edited by Jendia Gammon, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee, featuring masters of horror fiction. Cover by Niall C. Grant. With interior illustrations by Ahmed Raafat and Jendia Gammon.

Contributing Authors:

Eugen Bacon, Patrick Barb, James Bennett, Renan Bernardo, Katrina Carruth, Vincent V. Cava, Andrew K. Clark, P.A. Cornell, Dennis K. Crosby, Nicole Field, KC Grifant, Jamal Hodge, Somto Ihezue, Pedro Iniguez, John Hornor Jacobs, Alice James, Ai Jiang, Helen Glynn Jones, Red Lagoe, Ruth Frances Long, Sarah L. Miles, Lee Murray, Cassandra Newbould, Justine Norton-Kertson, Amadin Ogbewe, Chris Panatier, David Quantick, Eden Royce, Eric Shanower, Riley Silverman, Diogo Silva Ramos, Mark Stay, Casey Stegman, Angela Sylvaine, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Tim Waggoner, Kali Wallace, and J.L. Worrad.

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