The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: October 2025
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Murmurs of the River of No Return by Garrick Blake: Available October 6, 2025
Lawrence Miller Ghost Stories, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy, Folklore
In the heart of Idaho, where the ancient canyons wind through haunted landscapes and whispers of the past linger in the air, Lawrence Miller is on another ghost hunt. As an IT security consultant by day and a paranormal investigator by night, Miller finds himself in Boise, Idaho, tasked with updating policies for call centers. But what starts as a mundane work trip quickly spirals into a chilling adventure.
When a haunted ranch house near the Snake River beckons, he can’t resist the call. Armed with his ghost-hunting equipment and a skeptical mind, he delves into the mysteries of the Klein family’s home. Shadows that move on their own, strange noises, and a PlayStation that catches fire are just the beginning. As he uncovers the dark history of the land and its restless spirits, he must confront his own fears and the ghosts of his past.
Hauntings he can handle; but being hunted forces Miller to accept a terrifying truth: that every step he takes deeper into the realm of the supernatural may very well be his last.
Shattered Jewels: Tales of Wonder and Terror by Brian S. Converse: Available October 7, 2025
A Short Story Collection
A teen trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world…A disillusioned superhero attempting to save his planet…An office where something has gone terribly wrong…An old man tired of hearing his young neighbor cry…A story of true love under a blood-red moon…An heiress inheriting more than she bargained for…
These stories and more await you inside.
Sixteen stories that are sure to make you think, feel, and hide in fear of the unknown!
Tales from Cemetery by C.J. Daley: Available October 7, 2025
The Cemetery Collection, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Short Story Collection
Author C. J. Daley welcomes you to Cemetery.
Whether this is your first trip, or your return to town, get ready for ten blood-fueled nightmares. Read the stories Hudson Valley residents tell around campfires about Cemetery’s dark underbelly. While the police chase serial killers, the streets run rampant with occult, paranormal, and supernatural beings. And while on the surface these stories tell the lore of the town, don’t be surprised if you make some connections between them…
Be prepared to experience an unhinged killer clown, a blood thirty monster in the woods, sinister killer phone calls, vampires with hidden pasts, star-crossed ghost lovers, seances gone awry, a flesh hungry zombie, confinement in a basement, two best friends tackling a haunted mansion, and a shapeshifting woodland spirit.
Crimson Dusk by E. P. Soulless: Available October 9, 2025
Annals of the Incidental Utopia, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Grimdark, Dark Fantasy, Experimental
The collision left them fractured. The truth left them enraged.
Idd, the disgraced shaman, wakes not to peace, but to imprisonment in the very institution that broke him. Unwilling to face his past, he unravels.
Korthe, the ruthless mercenary, discovers her crusade was built on a foundation of lies. Armed with a dead man’s ring, she carves a new path—not of revenge, but of total reckoning.
Brought together by conspiracy and bound by a shared trauma, they must navigate a fragile alliance. They were once weapons aimed at each other; now, they are a singular blade aimed at the heart of the Nine Realms. But in a world of lies, the most dangerous betrayal is the one that comes from within.
A Game of Knights by Steven Boers: Available October 14, 2025
The Ruination Game, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, Humorous Fantasy
Stranded in a game of life, death, and repeat, Xander strides into his second round with a confidence that is quickly snuffed out. Though he begins as his own worst enemy, others come into the fray, and fear sets in as Xander witnesses a man tear another apart with his bare hands. He’ll need more than courage and determination if he hopes to see this cycle to its end.
To make matters worse, rumors of a powerful fire user has spread, and is making anxious waves throughout the map. He introduces himself by attacking a graveyard, killing most, and inviting the frightened survivors to join him.
Enraged, Saris intends to put an end to the fire user, and Xander insists on joining the manhunt.
When they find their quarry, they don’t find a team – they find an army.
The Lost Knight and Other Tales by Ricardo Victoria: Available October 14, 2025
Tempest Blades, Book 5
Subgenre(s): Short Story Collection
The Tempest Blades universe is full of stories, legends, mysteries, and dreams of the future: What happened during the Pilgrimage of Asherah? When did the brooding Joshua meet Kasumi’s family? What happened to Ywain after his fateful fight with Byron and why did he disappear? Who was Fionn’s father and what did he do to become a part of folklore? How was Fionn as a kid? How did the Figaro’s test flight go? What became of the world of Theia after the end of the main series? With twelve stories, three of them never published before, The Lost Knight and Other Tales is an essential read for fans of the Tempest Blades series, or as gateway for those new to it.
In a world where magic and science intermingle, anything is possible, including myriad of undiscovered stories waiting for you.
Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars by Charlotte Saulter: Available October 14, 2025
Four Guardians, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy
An empire in turmoil. A forbidden magic promising death. Four lives changed forever.
The Emperor is dead and his widow’s rule drowns the land in fear. Soldiers terrorise the very people they should protect, taxes bleed the poor, and the executioner’s blade awaits any accused of using magic.
A mercenary haunted by his past risks his future for a chance at the family he thought he could never have.
A noblewoman, bereft of home and memory, begins reclaiming her past to avenge those she lost.
A disgraced commander hunts the truth behind his family’s murders, leaving death and destruction in his wake.
A shamaness is driven from sanctuary by the desperate actions of a grieving man.
Through everything, the thread of a dangerous magic runs deep. Volatile as its wielder’s emotions, it forges bonds of loyalty and love and holds the power to reshape the Empire’s fate.
But trust is fragile. And when long-buried secrets surface, bonds may shatter… And vengeance may be all that remains.
Verselva Blues by Natalie Kelda: Available October 14, 2025
Inner Universe, Book 6 (Balfour’s Trilogy, Book 3)
Subgenre(s): Dark Fantasy
Balfour’s year in Amule is up. Preparing to leave, he has yet to tell his family that he never planned to stay. He knows it’ll break their hearts to say goodbye forever, but staying would break his own. And Skye’s.
When his step-brother accidentally pokes himself on Thalia’s kin-tester, Balfour’s plans turn to ash. The pen glows blue, proving Cary to be Thalia’s lost son. Not only that, it draws the last living tarilla chief to Amule and she’s not done killing the people Balfour loves most.
He can’t bear losing anyone else but an argument results in an unwanted trip to the last planet anyone wanted to go to; Verselva, the home of the blue fangs.
The locals hunt them. The wild boars stalk them. One thing is clear, not everyone will make it through the jungle alive.
Bounty Inc. by Adam Holcombe: Available October 15, 2025
Subgenre(s): Space Opera
A dream lives on while a will is strong, but a significant inheritance from a recently-deceased father sure helps too.
When Wyn throws away his easy life to open the galaxy’s first bounty hunter organization and become a bounty hunter himself, he soon learns that a strong support system will be needed. A support system like an unwise mentor, her giant lizard ex-girlfriend, a woman trapped within her armor, a suspicious cyborg, a possible war criminal, several thousand beetles, and a ten-year-old insectoid with a pet.
Money is never endless, however, and Wyn will need to lead his new friends down a dangerous path to prove Bounty Inc’s worth and keep his dream alive.
Songs of Broken Bells by Lilly Lockwood: Available October 17, 2025
Subgenre(s): High Fantasy
The hungry flame inside Líadan has been silent, kept hidden, for the last fifteen years. But something has called out to it, awakening it from its slumber. And it is oh so ready to burn.
Vasil, her best friend and the one sworn to end her life should her magic reappear, defies his pact and spares her life. He vows to keep her safe, no matter the cost.
Minno, a follower of the saint of truth, was never meant to find themselves caught up in the wildfire of Líadan’s life. But the fates must have had another path in mind for them.
Aila, daughter of the god of entropy, promises herself as Líadan’s only chance at surviving the torment of the hungry flame. Though, perhaps even the child of a god lacks faith sometimes.
Their fates are intertwined in the never ending motion of the Maelstrom, and it is their choice alone to decide it they walk the road the fates set before them, or choose another path.
The Sapphire Heart by Three Scribes: Available October 20, 2025
The Erynvor Cycle, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy
Elorah longs to revive her wasting homeland, but everything she’s been taught suggests the path is nothing but myths and legends. That is, until a vision from a Founding Dragon affirms her as the fated Erynvor, the one who will restore the power centers of Eolemar.
Now, Elorah and her assembled group—a noble-born terramancer, a wind-harnessing gryphon-tamer, a firestarter in love, a wide-eyed innocent, a deal-making rapscallion, and a mysterious dreamwalker—must align their powers and embark on a quest spanning not only a waking world full of dangerous men and terrifying beasts, but an even more perilous dreamworld, where an immortal being with a grudge threatens to steal their souls.
Will Elorah and her companions restore balance to Eolemar, or will their realm be forever lost?
Beasts of Prey by Geoff Jones: Available October 28, 2025
The Preservation of Species, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Post-Apocalyptic, Alien Invasion
Earth has been devastated by a comet.
Just before impact, alien caretakers collected human specimens and placed them in a wildlife preserve on an orbiting starship. A small group led by Sierra Preston and David Williams escaped, only to find the ruins of Earth inhabited by vicious creatures known as gorgers.
The group returned to the alien ship, determined to convince the caretakers to release the remaining human specimens and help them defeat the gorgers.
Unfortunately, the aliens have a different agenda.
Locks & Keys: A Fantasy Anthology: Available October 28, 2025
Contributing Authors: Bill Adams, Tom Bookbeard, L.M. Douglas, Bella Dunn, Dave Lawson, Sean O’Boyle, R.E. Sanders, R.A. Sandpiper, Alex Scheuermann, G.J. Terral
Cover Artist: L.N. Bayen
Will a persecuted witch give the kingdom’s heir what he deserves? Does the squad of plucky rebels find a way out of an infiltration gone wrong? How can a street urchin survive in the shadow of an infamous gang? Can a thief brave the belly of the beast in search of a treasure that will never be hers? How sinister can a bond be between an orphan and her mother?
Pirates raid a fishing island in the sky. A sickly girl pushes past the threshold for Demonsnight. An apprentice gloomsinger comes face to face with what he fears most. With her life on the line, a cook prepares one last dish. A demon girl flies to the city of humans, begging them to change.
Ten unique fantasy stories by ten different authors. Dragons, sky pirates, and even samurai inhabit these pages. Locks, keys, and secrets loom over all.
Midnight Massacre by John Matsuya & Ben Matsuya: Available October 28, 2025
Subgenre(s): Graphic Novel, Comedy
When Calico Adventure Theme Park’s corporate executives conjure monsters for their Halloween “Midnight Massacre” spectacular, all hell breaks lose – literally.
It’s up to Amy, a jaded games employee to terminate the devil and send him back to hell.
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