Storm Stone Releasd

Today, June 28, the new Qala fantasy novella is released. Available in print at our Arachis Press store (https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/storm-stone/paperback/product-je2eykk.html) or both print and free ebook editions may be found at arachispress.com

Mission Delayed Release

The new science fiction novella, MISSION DELAYED, by Oliver Davis Pike is officially released to day, May 18 2026. The print edition may be purchased at:

 https://www.lulu.com/shop/oliver-davis-pike/mission-delayed/paperback/product-nvrr49v.html

Or go to arachispress.com for both print and free ebooks. 

Night Rains

Today we release Stephen Brooke's latest poetry collection, Night Rains. Here's a direct link to the print edition at the retail shop: 

https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/night-rains/paperback/product-95wp5rj.html

Or visit Arachis Press (arachispress.com) for both the print and the free ebook editions.

Releases, Now and Later

April 21 2026 marks the release of Stephen Brooke's latest poetry collection, NIGHT RAINS. Here's the official blurb:

To linger in forbidden gardens,
  dream beneath the black rose tree,
to play the tunes for fairy dances
  through all night’s eternity,
I seek those distant ebon towers,
  stark beside a shadowed sea
where misted perfumes of the darkness
  rise in writhing ecstasy.

Visit lands both real and imagined — though who is to say which is which? —  in Stephen Brooke’s collection of poems, NIGHT RAINS.
 

 Available in both print and as free ebooks through our Arachis Press site (arachispress.com)

On May 18 we shall release the novella MISSION DELAYED, a Jack Mack science fiction story by Oliver Davis Pike, and on June 22, STORM STONE, a fantasy novella from Stephen Brooke. More on those as release dates approach.

Poetry 2026

We have chosen the poems (seventy-nine of them) and are working on the layout and formatting of the next Stephen Brooke poetry collection, to be titled NIGHT RAINS. An April release date is set. More information when we have some.

Blind Jump Now Available

Today, Oct 31 2025 is the official release date for Oliver Davis Pike's latest Jack Mack science fiction novel, Blind Jump. At the Arachis Press store or go to arachispress.com for both print and free ebooks.

https://www.lulu.com/shop/oliver-davis-pike/blind-jump/paperback/product-e7dg5mp.html

Blind Jump Release

We have set the official release for Oliver Davis Pike's BLIND JUMP for October 31, 2025. Yes, Halloween. Blind Jump is the fourth of Pike's Jack Mack science fiction novels, following the adventures of 'Jumping' Jack McFee.

The novel will be available in print as well as free PDF and EPUB ebooks.  Here is the cover:

 

At the Store

Dim Distant Stars may now be purchased in print at our online store or go to arachispress.com for both print and free ebooks.

https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/dim-distant-stars/paperback/product-5762kkg.html

Dim Distant Stars Release

Dim Distant Stars, the third Jack Mack science fiction novel from Oliver Davis Pike, will be officially released on Sunday, June 1 2025. Available at Arachis Press as print or free ebooks.

 

The Moon and the Sea Release

Stephen Brooke's new poetry collection The Moon and the Sea has its official release tomorrow.

 

2025 Releases

Two new books are slotted for release in the first half of 2025. These are Stephen Brooke's latest poetry collection, THE MOON AND THE SEA, set for April 21, and Oliver Davis Pike's third Jack Mack science fiction novel, DIM DISTANT STARS, which will be released on June 1. As usual, in print and as free ebooks (epub and pdf).

More information on both will be coming.

Counting Words Release

Today, October 25 2024, marks the release of a new collection of poems from Stephen Brooke, "Counting Words." The book is  available from Arachis Press (arachispress.com) in print or as free ebooks (PDF and EPUB). Stop by and get your copy!

Countdown to Counting Words

We have decided not to hold Stephen Brooke's new poetry collection, 'Counting Words,' until next year, as originally intended. The release date now (and this is fairly solid) is October 25. More news, cover reveal, and so on to come in a bit (once 'The City and the Sword' is out). 'Counting Words' is a collection of poems with an emphasis on language and its uses, both serious and for play.

Promo for The City and the Sword

 A promotional image for Stephen Brooke's upcoming fantasy novel, The City and the Sword.

The City and the Sword Release Date

The official release date for Stephen Brooke's new fantasy novel, THE CITY AND THE SWORD is August 23,  2024, which gets it out there before the Labor Day weekend. Admittedly, official releases don't mean as much in these days of ebooks and print-on-demand. Here's the rear cover blurb:

Famod had fallen. Young Lellie and fellow orphan Nib had barely escaped the sack of the port and its attendant horrors. Where could they reach sanctuary and a new life? Across the hills in Tesra, City of Wizardry, seemed the only choice.

There, under the tutelage of Zil, merchant and spy, Lellie finds a purpose she had not known, learning the ways of the sword and much more—all while discovering her own self as she becomes a young woman.

More info will be upcoming. As ever, the book will be available as print paperback and free ebooks (EPUB and PDF).

 

Shallow Poet Release

Stephen Brooke's new poetry collection, SHALLOW POET, is now available at our store: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/shallow-poet/paperback/product-95qk475.html

The book is also available as a free download in PDF and EPUB formats from arachispress.com

We have removed all our print poetry titles from distribution to bookstores, which means they can only be purchased directly from Arachis Press. It also means we were able to cut our prices almost in half. They remain available as free ebooks at our site.

Distribution

Although 'Shallow Poet' (out in less than a month now) is going to be released with an ISBN and full distribution, we are still seriously considering removing all the poetry books from distribution to retailers. This would allow us to offer them at a considerably reduced price. The ISBN's  cost is negligible; it is the mark-up for retail that hurts, and nearly doubles the price on these smaller books (it's somewhat less noticeable on a thick novel).

Be all that as it may. This release will be distributed and we'll worry about changing anything of that sort further down the line. Of, course, 'Shallow Poet' will be free as an ebook (PDF and EPUB) at the Arachis Press site. In the mean time, we are doing re-reads of most of our titles and inevitably discovering the occasional typo or such. New editions will appear as necessary, though none of it is at all pressing.

Shallow Poet

One thing we are certain of for the coming year is the release of Stephen Brooke's poetry collection, Shallow Poet, on April 21, 2024. The book largely (but not entirely) focuses on the poet's lighter and more humorous work. Here's the cover. More soon on what's coming next year.

Celebrate

2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Stephen Brooke’s first fantasy novels (or one novel in four parts, if one prefers), the books of Donzalo’s Destiny. We have gone to new typography for the books, and the new versions are now up at the Arachis Press store. It may take a while for the revised editions to show up at other book retailers. Here are links to the print novels:

I. THE SONG OF THE SWORD: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/the-song-of-the-sword/paperback/product-14mjeen6.html

II. THE SHADOW OF ASAK: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/the-shadow-of-asak/paperback/product-18kdndrz.html

III. THE SIGN OF THE ARROW: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/the-sign-of-the-arrow/paperback/product-1mwvn86k.html

IV. THE HAND OF THE SORCERER: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/the-hand-of-the-sorcerer/paperback/product-1yn2v8g7.html

We are also making downloads of the novels completely free in EPUB and PDF ebook formats:

songofthesword.pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KP0_Dr573gIjI1rxVIY2KTYJcN581L9O/view?usp=drive_link

songofthesword.epub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AEyY-UfmVvV-xYQHN2cv84noqHSWnAc_/view?usp=drive_link

shadowofasak.pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fv7by4kPs8kJ_rPlSnLtcOSIOgA4_aM7/view?usp=drive_link

shadowofasak.epub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0nfvuiHpwY_USuTB6HX8bd5rcNHwP_N/view?usp=drive_link

signofthearrow.pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V44VZN7atpZiUKGFHK6_RTtC7Gzotqeg/view?usp=drive_link

signofthearrow.epub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXqWsSoIc21LGtG8vRVzAb4drDaGGC5R/view?usp=drive_link

handofthesorcerer.pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/159FymrABprMoPW9cXNX4gmY0s9rRZO28/view?usp=drive_link

handofthesorcerer.epub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rgK_quwem-nxPZiTMdsD7GmLldsXZMjl/view?usp=drive_link

 

Stones in the Sea

Today, July 15 2023, is the official release date for Stephen Brooke’s latest fantasy novel, STONES IN THE SEA. Here are the links for print and ebook at our store:

PRINT: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/stones-in-the-sea/paperback/product-z2mrvk.html
PDF: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/stones-in-the-sea/ebook/product-z2wzrg.html
EPUB: https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brooke/stones-in-the-sea/ebook/product-z2wvvz.html

Print should show up retailers 'everywhere' eventually, if it has not already.

We also continue to roll out new editions of our books with revised typesetting. That is a matter of both licensing and improved appearance.