The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: March 2026
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Stone and Flesh by Tamara S. Harker: Available March 1, 2026
The Fruit of War, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
“Nothing truly dies – it merely changes.”
The War of the Six and the Plague of the Bitter Hand unleashed at its peak has left the kingdoms of Ícalar in tatters. Years after a tenuous peace is made, the last surviving member of the heroic Hidden Company, Iknaïs, succumbs to the plague. Wearied Shepherd of Leaving Fîeron Eburos is called to attend the body and release Iknaïs’ soul, yet insodoing, he discovers a message pointing to the very artifact that began the war. Most confusingly of all, this message states that Iknaïs was entrusted with the artifact by the enemy and that Fîeron needs to find it at any cost.
Fîeron’s reluctant duty leads him to Devatska, an elderly, brilliant engineer-strategist living in anonymity after the mysterious culling of her family. But in solving the riddle of Iknaïs’ last request, they are only met with more questions – about the war, their alleged enemy, and the very nature of their world.
Vision of Alliance by Joyce Reynolds-Ward: Available March 1, 2026
Goddess’s Vision, Book 1
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE BIG BAD EMPEROR GETS DEPOSED?
Witmara ea Miteal, the bright hope for reformers seeking to get rid of the corrupt Emperor Chatain en Ralsem, has defeated both Chatain and his patron Goddess, Nitel. But…Chatain left a big mess behind, both magical and political. And while Nitel is banished from the pantheon of the Seven Crowned Gods, that doesn’t mean her influence is completely gone from Daran. The land’s magic is unruly and contains multiple threats to the success of Witmara’s rule.
Betsona ea Ralsem, Chatain’s magically-injured sister who is Witmara’s heir and ally, is a powerful sorcerer but lacks the strength to rule due to the impact of her injuries. Along with Witmara, she seeks help from an overseas ally, Heinmyets of the Two Nations, to fix Daran’s broken magic. But political problems and meddling Gods add more complications…and time is running out for a solution.
What can Witmara do? How can Betsona overcome her disabilities to help Witmara? Will Heinmyets provide the help they need-and what about the attraction he and Betsona feel for each other?
The Wraith Returns by Paul G. Zareith: Available March 1, 2026
Revenge of the Wraith Paladin, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Grimdark
Alien vampires, trapped in a time warp, find themselves being hunted by an immortal assassin of their own creation.
Guided by the will of the erased tree god, a warrior who should have never existed emerges in a world he no longer recognizes.
A Centurion races against time to save her brother from a dying world, but the only man who could unlock the cosmic prison was buried alive two hundred years ago.
An exiled alien prince plots to reclaim his throne, but in his path stands an enemy whose actions threaten the future of the entire Sultenate.
An ambitious researcher is willing to stake the lives of millions to become the next great power.
A celestial reconciler is ready to wipe out entire civilizations to restore space-time continuity.
Who will survive? And at what cost…
Jaya! The Complete Series by Geetha Krishnan: Available March 4, 2026
Series omnibus
Subgenre(s): Low Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Mythology, Retellings
When even the ties of blood become shackles, the only way to break free may cost everything.
Vasushena was marked for death from the moment he was born, for reasons he doesn’t know. Being saved as a baby by a Suta couple who raised him as their own, he longed to be a warrior instead of a charioteer. But in the rigidly casteist society of Aryavarta, a Suta seeking to rise above his station was a challenge to orthodoxy that could never be tolerated.
When his path led him to the Kuru prince, Suyodhana, it only linked him more inextricably with the fate of the Kuru dynasty. Suyodhana, for all his open mindedness, has a feud against his cousins, a hatred that is fanned to a conflagration by actions on both sides.
Little does Vasushena know that by choosing to stand by his friend has set him firmly against his own blood and Krishna, whose fearsome intelligence is matched only by his ruthlessness.
With forces beyond his ken ranged against him, can Vasushena prove that courage can vanquish destiny or will he fail in staving off the sentence of death that had marked him from birth?
Jungle Planet by Mike Mollman: Available March 6, 2026
Proxima Station Saga, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Humorous Science Fiction
A Deadly World Awaits
The Bwetnibs consider Proxima Centauri b a vacation spot. Predators with toxic venom? What’s not to like?
Anthony Bell is the first human to walk on another living biome. The local fauna is unimpressed . . . though he does look delicious.
Ravens of Eternity: Volume Four by Ceritus Orbis: Available March 7, 2026
Ravens of Eternity, Book 4
Subgenre(s): Political Space Opera Isekai
In the fourth volume of Ravens of Eternity, Eva and Miko are joined by Amal and Claire to further flesh out the Conspiracy of Ravens, their mercenary company. Collectively, they decide to help make the galaxy a better place by helping war-afflicted settlers out in the Federal Colonial Territories. Little do they know that they are on a head-on collision with the Prophets of Gaea, a terrorist organization led by an insane authoritarian patriarch who calls himself Father. He and his family of genetically-modified ‘children’ have been secretly building their armies out in the colonies, ready to take on the Federation itself.
Time Becomes Relevant by Ka-Yee Essoe: Available March 8, 2026
Shazzwick of Land, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy, Literary Fantasy
Born with a coveted magic, Magnolia goes into hiding after her mother’s violent abduction. Shazzwick of Land promises to help find her. One with the land, Shazz is of a people so rare most believe they are but myth. He is Unnamed. And for the first time, he has something to lose.
War is spreading.
Magnolia alone has the magic to defeat the sorceress-warlord who shattered her family and corrupted the powerful Dayus of Land.
Can Shazz keep his mortal love alive as she confronts the warmongering sorceress?
He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral: Kickstarter Launching March 13, 2026
Subgenre(s): Asian-inspired Fantasy
Whisper your prayers, light your candles, watch your steps, cherish your life, and— most importantly— never let the spirits hear your name.
These were his mother’s rules before she disappeared. And Kazuki followed them, even when a malevolent spirit ripped apart his father. When he decides to go in search of his mother, an encounter with a corrupted bear leaves him weak, wounded, and worst of all, tainted.
With her rules and his father’s sword, he ventures north into the unknown. Demons, spirits, and gods all haunt his steps, and the closer he gets to the truth, the further from himself he becomes. His name forgotten.
Can he find his mother, or will the wild consume him?
The Witch of Hexen Holler by B.L. Brown: Available March 13, 2026
The Witches of C.R.O.W., Book 3
Subgenre(s): Paranormal Romance, Sapphic Romance
Magick kept them apart.
Four years after leaving Blaire Carver stranded and heartbroken, Josephine Braddox has returned to Hexen Holler to claim her title as Witch of the Demesne.
The Ways will bind them together.
With her first act, she summons Blaire, the very witch she left behind, to the summit of Roan Mountain, where old hurts and painful secrets must be revealed if they are to complete the magickal trial they began so long ago:
To bind their Ways in an intimate ritual, expose the lies that kept them apart, and unite a divided coven.
Demon Marked by Kat Kinney: Available March 23, 2026
Everwood Falls, Book 4
Subgenre(s): Paranormal Romance, Cozy Mystery
EVERWOOD FALLS… a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can’t control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.
When Norah Malone left the Underworld, she swore on her dark demon wings that she wouldn’t look back. Quiet Everwood Falls with its dress code of plaid flannel was a chance to start over and leave her past as a bounty hunter and enforcer for Hades behind. She’s a detective now in the Mundane world. Her life is pleasantly free of hellhounds and fire pits, thank you very much. But now Norah’s past has caught up to her, and the people closest to her may pay the price if she isn’t able to stop a demon curse before time runs out.
Blacksmith Ember Silverleaf is hardly afraid of curses. Between her fire-wielder magic and the fae-enchanted swords she creates in her forge, enemies (and potential dates) usually run from her. Norah Malone is the scowl to her sunshine, and the one person in three realms who impossibly does not like her cupcakes, which is too bad, since she’s entering them in the upcoming Solstice Spectacular annual baking competition, hosted by a famous demon chef.
As the baking competition is threatened, Norah and Ember will have to work together to find out who is behind the demon curse before someone is seriously hurt.
Common Bonds 2 by Claudie Arseneault: Available March 26, 2026
Common Bonds, Book 2
Common Bonds returns in this second volume of speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters.
Housed within this anthology are a scientist who makes a terrifying discovery at the bottom of the ocean, a baker who must fulfill a prophecy, a priest and a witch who must form a family to escape a war, and a woman whose survival might just unravel time itself.
Through nineteen stories and poems, Common Bonds 2 explores the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. From friends with benefits to mentors to life partners, this collection explores platonic relationships strong enough to overcome barriers of species, alien invasions, and the power of the gods themselves.
This is an anthology that first had its Kickstarter last February; March 26 is the wide release.
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