Blog Archives

“We solved every case we worked on. It’s just that the solutions weren’t always pretty. An explosion here, an inferno there, and in the end, we’re left with a mountain of corpses, and, incidentally, a solution.”–Kei, “The Great Adventure of the Dirty Pair” When science fiction writer A. Bertram Chandler visited Japan in the late […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. My Sister Suprema – Chuck Dixon and Anthony Gonzales-Clark Randy is a bright young boy who devours comics and dreams of becoming a superhero. One day, he discovers a secret formula on […]

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 Council of Yoran (The Chain Breaker #12) – D. K. Holmberg The Chain Breaker must fall. Something greater must rise. A dark power builds, but Gavin and his allies can’t find […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Lord of a Shattered Land – Howard Andrew Jones The Dervan Empire has at last triumphed over Volanus, putting the great city to the torch, its treasures looted, temples defiled, and fields […]

The fabled city of Volanus has fallen, pillaged by the Dervan Empire. Those of its people who were spared the sword have been scattered throughout Derva as slaves. Now, Volanus’s greatest general walks hidden through the Dervan Empire, searching for his lost people, that he might rescue them, one by one, so that Volanus may […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. City of Steel and Shadow (The Last Eternal #5) – Jacob Peppers Death has a voice. The wanderer knew that, for he had heard that voice often enough. And as he walked […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. By This Axe – presented by Autarch By This Axe: The Cyclopedia of Dwarven Civilization reveals the secrets of the great and proud race of dwarves, compiled, codified, and curated for use 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. Below Us – Nathan Hystaad Forget the stars, the real threat is below us. After a rough break up, Wyatt moves to New York City, eager to prove himself while working on […]

Long ago, in ages past… there were men who travelled the world, seeking adventure. Fighting injustice, defending the weak and the helpless, looking to right wrongs wherever they are found: these were the Mighty Sons of Hercules! Wherever righteousness must have a champion, there you will find the Mighty Sons of Hercules! Whenever there is […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Quantum Chaos (Quantum #5) – Douglas Phillips Chaos. Where the universe ends, and reality begins. Everyone knows that Chitzas are masters of spatial compression, routinely exploring distant places across the Milky Way […]

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 Last Battleship – Joshua T. Calvert Humanity’s endless war and a crew of outcasts on a decommissioned warship who could change the future. First contact with the alien “Clicks” led to […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. 12 Miles Below: The Frozen Realm – Mark Arrows Icy death above. Monster-filled dungeons below. He must fight or freeze. Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface. Frozen structures of bygone eras span […]