Stars and Sabers Gazette - Jan. 2, 2026

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year! We hope your year is filled with stories. We'll be sharing more from our roster for you soon!

PREORDER NOW - Early 2026 Books

And as a gift to your future self or someone you love (and just in time for Valentine's Day!), you can preorder SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy Award finalist P.A. Cornell. This is a retrofuturistic, sci-fi romance novelette. Out February 3, 2026.

Find preorder links here, with more being added, as well as a book launch event listed:

Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl – Stars and Sabers

Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by award-winning author P.A. Cornell is a sci-fi romance novelette set in a retrofuturistic Toronto, publishing February 3, 2026 via Stars and Sabers Publishing.

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Be transported in IMAGINE A FRIEND by Emmy Award winner David Quantick, a heartfelt and nostalgic alternate world friendship novella. Out March 3, 2026.

Find preorder links here, with more being added soon:

Imagine a Friend – Stars and Sabers

Imagine a Friend is a heartfelt, whimsical, magical novella by Emmy Award winner David Quantick, out March 10, 2026 via Stars and Sabers Publishing.

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Both P.A. Cornell and David Quantick each have another book out later in 2026. More on that soon.

Help Us Meet Our Crowd-funding Goal!

We are crowd-funding for our horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM. As of today, we are just shy of 20% funded and we'd love your support for this great book, scheduled for release in June 2026!

Of Dread, Decay, and Doom – Stars and Sabers

Of Dread, Decay, and Doom: a horror-themed anthology edited by Jendia Gammon, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee, featuring masters of horror fiction.

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Link to crowd-funding info here:

https://ko-fi.com/jendiagammon/goal?g=18

AVAILABLE NOW - Science Fiction Day

It's science fiction day, and what better excuse to add to your TBR? Here are our currently available speculative titles:

OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS - a cross-genre anthology with 29 authors

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OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE - a magic-themed anthology with 31 authors

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ECHOES AND EMBERS: SPECULATIVE STORIES - collection of sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism stories by Bram Stoker and Elgin Award winner Pedro Iniguez

Echoes and Embers – Stars and Sabers

Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories is a science fiction and fantasy short story collection by Bram Stoker Award winning author Pedro Iniguez

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THE NGA’PHANDILEH WHISPERER: A SAUÚTIVERSE NOVELLA - a sci-fi and horror novella by Solstice, Ignyte, British Fantasy, Locus, and Foreword Indies Award winner Eugen Bacon

The Nga’phandileh Whisperer – Stars and Sabers

The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella is a science fiction horror novella from award-winning author Eugen Bacon.

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THE LEGEND LIMINAL - a sci-fi and surreal novella by acclaimed author Ren Hutchings

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THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for supporting a small business. 2026 is going to be a stunning year filled with many standalone author works and new anthologies, and we are finalizing our 2027 roster as well.

Learn more about us:

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Jendia Gammon (Editor-in-Chief and CEO)