Author Archives: John

Yep! A new Marla Mason book from TA Pratt is on its way for the 2015 season. We’re in the final proof stages and the book will be available for order as soon as the start of April. In Lady … Continue reading →

Battles and airships and alien gods (oh, my)! For our next holiday season offer, we bring you some old-school high adventure! Join displaced Earthman John Carter as he explores Barsoom and gets caught up in ancient intrigue and powerful, planet-wide … Continue reading →

From now until January 5th, you can order our two books aimed specifically at aspiring writers: Nascence by Tobias Buckell and Letters From Gardner: A Writer’s Odyssey by Lou Antonelli for only $20 plus shipping. They also make great gifts … Continue reading →

From now until January 5th, you can order all three Bud Webster books from Merry Blacksmith Press for only $35 plus $6 shipping.  That’s almost $15 in savings.  These books make great gifts for friends and family, or yourself! (And … Continue reading →

Huzzah, huzzah! Ayep, we’re getting into the holiday spirit with an offer–more like a series of offers. Every Monday we’ll be announcing a new December special offer which will not expire until January 5th. That’s five great deals all in one … Continue reading →

Holy smokes! We have two new great titles to announce the release of–just in time for holiday shopping. First up is our fourth collection of outrageous cartoons from the genius-warped mind of Timothy C. Lockley: The Worst Case Scenario Is … Continue reading →

Now available for order! This book is hard to classify, difficult to categorize. If you flip randomly through the pages, you’re most likely to think it is a short fiction collection, specifically of science fiction and fantasy stories. But look … Continue reading →

We’re very happy to announce that Gallows Hill by Rory O’Brien is now available for order! First day back on the job, and there’s a corpse hanging at the infamous Gallows Hill in Salem, Massachusetts. In therapy and still shaken … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Tim Pratt and Bud Webster who each have a Merry Blacksmith title on the 2013 Locus Recommended Reading List. Way to go! Tim Pratt’s Antiquities and Tangibles: And Other Stories is a collection of 23 incredible works of … Continue reading →

A recent conversation I had on Facebook about biographies led to me wondering I don’t run across many biographies or autobiographies of female writers–particularly from the genre community. While this could easily be a personal failing on my part for … Continue reading →