Author Archives: John

Do you write games or write about them? We’re interested in you. The Merry Blacksmith Press is looking for books with a gaming theme to them–RPGs, strategy, board games, game development, and game history. This is a call for mostly … Continue reading →

We’re at Readercon again this year–Quincy, Massachusetts this time with a new hotel and a larger dealers room! We’ll have two tables stocked with books just for you including our newest release, Everybody Dies Tomorrow by Matt Howarth–a zombie apocalypse … Continue reading →

We are deeply saddened and devastated to learn of the passing of Bud Webster. Bud had been ill for a while, and had moved into hospice care, but no amount of foreknowledge really prepares one for reality. There are a … Continue reading →

New from TA Pratt, creator of Marla Mason and author of Bride of Death and Lady of Misrule. When a vile spirit awakens in the underworld, only sorcerer (and part-time death god) Marla Mason can save the world from devastation. From … Continue reading →

O yez, o yez! A brand spanking new volume (our fifth!) of thigh-slappingly hilarious cartoons from the master of wordplay, Timothy C. Lockley! You’ve seen his work before in On Facebook… Everybody Knows You’re a Dog and When Cliches Collide. … Continue reading →

Gilded Age Newport… Millionaires and robber barons come to spend the season in their opulent mansions while their wives throw lavish balls and gossip over afternoon tea. In 1893, the toast of the town is a spirit-medium—just returned from Europe—who … Continue reading →

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Stay tuned over the next few days and weeks for ordering information on two of our latest titles. First up is our fifth volume of cartoons by the master of wordplay Timothy Lockley. Next up is the latest from Rory … Continue reading →

Just in time for Readercon! We are completing the 2050: A Future History trilogy by J. Zornado with 2050: When Immortals Reign.  Also now available for order is a new, yes NEW, Matt Howarth novel. Tuners follows an adventurous band … Continue reading →

Now available for order, the second volume of J. Zornado’s captivating 2050: A Future History trilogy. What power rules the world? Two thousand years after the fall of civilization, Vilb continues his epic journey, desperately in search of his humanity … Continue reading →