independent fiction · est. 2024
Stories worthstaying up for.
The Ink & Forge list — edited to a standard you can feel on page one
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the house
We publish fewer books than we could, so that every one of them is worth the shelf.
about the press- the list
- A small catalogue, kept small on purpose. Every title is read end to end before it goes on the shelf.
- the editing
- Structural edit, line edit, proof. Three passes minimum, and a book leaves only when all three are clear.
- the authors
- Each novelist keeps their own microsite, their own readers, and their own rights. We publish; we do not own.
the featured list
Books we're reading twice
Hand-picked each month by our editors. What makes the staff pile tends to end up in readers' late-night rotations.
all titlesby genre
Eight houses of story
Pick a doorway. Each genre keeps its own editors and its own standards.
new arrivals
Just off the press
the roster
Voices on our shelf
Kate Doyle
Dark passion and supernatural intrigue collide in addictive love stories set where the mortal and immortal worlds meet. ...
1 book
Sophie Crane
Sweeping romantasy sagas with forbidden love, court intrigue, breathtaking magic, and relationships that burn slow and l...
1 book
D.K. Mercer
D.K. Mercer is a pen name. The work is commercial thriller: conspiracy, procedure, and ordinary people who work out too ...
Cole Ryder
Cole Ryder writes thrillers about the paperwork of violence. Who signs, who is named on the record, and what happens to ...
Fiona Birch
Clever mysteries that reward attentive readers. Combines warmth and wit with meticulously fair plotting. Every clue is t...
1 book
Nathan Cross
Thought-provoking science fiction that balances big ideas with deeply human stories. Near futures, distant galaxies, and...
12 books