Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy.

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Magic Kingdom at War #4 – Tao Wong

The worst thing about winning a battle? The mountain of paperwork that comes after.

Matt Fang may have won the fight, but now he’s left with a new town to manage, a whole new race of units to command, and a lot of catching up to do.

He’s still stuck in this strange realm, one of the last defenders of humanity against an enemy he doesn’t understand. No training manual, no clear answers—just endless conflict.

But he’s got a job to do, even if it’s not the one he signed up for.

At least ruling a Magic Kingdom at War beats punching in at the office.

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Tin Can Combat (I, Starship: A Space Opera #2) – Scott Bartlett

A darkness is spreading across the stars – and not just any darkness. This is a hyper-advanced, cancerous darkness named Corthaur, who was originally thought to be a pretty okay guy.

He is not an okay guy.

As the governing mind of humanity’s first interstellar military starship, Henry just wants to help.

But so much stands in his way.

There’s his AI-hating captain, for starters, who has severely limited the functions Henry can access.

There’s Corthaur, obviously, threatening to annihilate all life because he’s just that bitter.

And then there’s the fact that a single star system stands in the way of Earth and total destruction.

A system that’s about to fall under brutal attack.

The same system, as it happens, that Henry and his crew are about to show up in.

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The Hidden Emperor: An Ayla Rin Sci-Fi Graphic Novel – a Kickstarter campaign by Jon Del Arroz

Ayla Rin, Agent Of The Terran Imperium, returns to face a new sinister plot against the Imperium!

Something is amiss with the Emperor of Mankind. Ayla Rin discovers he’s been replaced by a clone who’s intentionally sabotaging the Imperium on behalf of the evil Scorpio Alliance! 

But worse, the Scorpio Alliance knows she knows. And that means blackmail. Ayla is forced to find a secret superweapon that could unleash devastation on the Imperium.

This Kickstarter campaign will close on September 16, 2024.

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Oh My Ghost – a Kickstarter campaign by Ghostmaya

After more than 2 years here in Kickstarter, we finally reach the season 1 finale of Oh My Ghost Webtoon Redraw Comic Version.

Oh My Ghost is a Long Run wholesome Action Comedy Romance Supernatural Horror Mystery webtoon series that is currently 7 seasons with 1000+ chapters.

The narrative is about a human guy, (Loi), a poor guy who is desperate to find a place to stay. So, Loi decided to live in a very cheap haunted house where he will meet Maya, the ghost, who don’t know how to haunt, who is scared Of ghosts and other scary stuffs. and who likes to eat.

This Kickstarter campaign will close on August 17, 2024.

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The Venus Spectacular – a Kickstarter campaign by Rawle Nyanzi

Natsuru Machida, the Chief Witch of Venus, went to visit Akane Isesaki, an old friend she hadn’t seen in a decade. She had been overjoyed to receive a letter, so she went out right away, hoping to catch up.

But nothing prepared Machida for what she would find upon arrival.

A dock expanded well beyond its original purpose. A cavalry armed with arrows that blow apart everything in their path. The burnt skull of an infant, presented with pride by the very friend Machida went to see.

Isesaki had embraced child sacrifice, and she left Machida with one warning: if you try to stop us, you will face destruction. Childhood friend or no, Machida could never let grave evil go unpunished.

But how does one fight a war without an army?

This Kickstarter campaign will close on September 6, 2024.

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Wild Stars: The Gold Exigency – a Kickstarter campaign from Cirsova Publishing

Following the bombing of the galactic summit on Ansa, the Artomique Corporation has become the dominant political power on Earth and throughout the rest of the galaxy! However, the immortal princess Phaedra has amassed a planet-sized hoard of gold, causing the value of the precious metal and any currencies backed by it to crash!

Unusual economic problems require unusual solutions: the Phileans are a race of bird people with brilliant gemstones growing on their skin–simply exterminate the aliens, harvest their skin gems, and corner the market.

Of course, all of this needs to be kept hush-hush. It would be bad if anyone found out Earth’s government was in league with the notorious space pirate queen Nefarimor or, worse, the vile lizard-like Black Star Reavers to engage in trafficking and genocide.

Enter Constable Conrock, who has been investigating abductions and disappearances of Philean women. In the principle of keeping one’s enemies close, the Artomique leader Achilles Hister deputizes Conrock to find the remaining Phileans to “place in protective custody,” look into the origins of the excess gold flooding the market, and track down a pair of wanted criminals.

Conrock, however, is too clever to merely be an unwitting pawn in the Artomique’s secret war against the Wild Stars… Keeping his cards close to the chest, the retired space cop will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and put an end to the insidious machinations of the Artomique Corporation!

This Kickstarter campaign will close on August 15, 2024.