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Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Best (Baneberry Hall #1) – Frederick Gero Heimbach As he would be first to admit, Mason Best is a genius. He lied—oops, charmed—his way into Baneberry Hall, the nation’s top prep school, didn’t […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Conscript – Scott Bartlett The Scourge are back And the Corps needs recruits. Desperate to free his younger siblings from debt slavery, Po Abbato turns to crime. He’s caught, and offered a […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Chords of Fate (The Wayward Chronicles #1) – D. K. Holmberg We were called the Wayward. It was a derogatory term for some, but it was one we embraced. Most of us […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Enemy Below (Nocturnus #1) – Devon C. Ford We aren’t alone. The enemies are already here… beneath our feet. Beneath the surface, a war rages between the surviving demons still inhabiting the […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Cirsova #18 / Spring 2024 – edited by P. Alexander Eighteen stories of heroic adventure and daring suspense. Including: “A Quick Laugh with Death” by William Drell – Investigating the medical blackmail of […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Conduit’s Key (Essence Wielder #4) – Dan Michaelson and D. K. Holmberg As Dax explores his new connection to essence, a new threat emerges. Dax is challenged by his new connection […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Anvil’s Mark (The Queen’s Blade #3) – D. K. Holmberg A deadly power upends everything a Blade knows. The Queen’s Blade saga continues. Zaren, steadily forging alliances in the bustling Busal […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Game of Immortals (Saga of the Swordbreaker #5) – Kit Sun Cheah  Immortal Glory is the most prestigious tournament in the rivers and lakes. Martial immortals from around the world gather in […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Casebook of Patrick Midnight – Arbogast The 1920s. The Jazz Age. The United States is beaming after its victory in World War I and its new standing as the chief economic […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Foiled Ambitions (Four Horsemen: The Phoenix Initiative #11) – John M. Olsen What do you do with technology that could ignite a second guild war? After being saddled with a money-pit spaceship […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Aetheric InFusion (Magical Fusion #3) – Johnathan Brooks Exposed as a “Fusion prodigy” to the Mages of Copperleaf Academy and the Martials of Fort Pinevalley, Larek struggles with the attention and expectations […]