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Stars and Sabers Gazette - July 28, 2026

Our latest newsletter features all sorts of bookish updates!

Dear Readers,

We've got several bookish updates for you!

Available for Preorder!

We currently have two books available for preorder!

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 preorders here, or order from your favorite bookseller. More links will appear soon.

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:

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):

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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