Apex Publications


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Apex Publications is a small press dedicated to publishing quality dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy. Our authors include such esteemed wordsmiths as Gary Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Michael A. Burstein, Jennifer Pelland, Dru Pagliasotti, and more.

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Close Encounters of the Urban Kind    by Jennifer Brozek
Price: $4.99 USD. 91710 words. Published by Apex Publications on May 14, 2010. .

(5.00)
We’ve all heard the stories of what happens to those who go to lovers’ lane and of the folly of flashing your lights at another car at night. We all know someone who knows someone that survived a meeting with Bloody Mary and another who picked up a hitchhiker that then disappeared. And we all know these stories aren’t true. They’re just urban legends. Right?
The Apex Book of World SF    by Lavie Tidhar
Price: $4.99 USD. 76650 words. Published by Apex Publications on March 14, 2010. .

(5.00)
The world of speculative fiction is expansive; it covers more than one country, one continent, one culture. Collected here are sixteen stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe.
Dark Faith    by Maurice Broaddus
Price: $4.99 USD. 119980 words. Published by Apex Publications on May 7, 2010. .

0.5 star(4.50)
The destructiveness of passion, both earthly and supernatural, makes cities bleed and souls burn across worlds, through endless time. Experience the spiritual side of the zombie apocalypse in "The Days of Flaming Motorcycles" and transcend both hell and nirvana in "Zen and the Art of Gordon Dratch's Damnation." Look into "The Mad Eyes of the Heron King" to find the beautiful brutality written
Secret Thoughts    by Guy Hasson
Price: $2.99 USD. 83780 words. Published by Apex Publications on February 27, 2011. .

(3.00)
Secret Thoughts is a startling examination of sexuality, motherhood, and society told in three novellas by Geffen Award-winning author Guy Hasson.
An Agreement with Hell    by Dru Pagliassotti
Price: $2.99 USD. 52080 words. Published by Apex Publications on January 9, 2011. .

(3.00)
In the divine struggle between good and evil, humans are hardly noticeable to the mal'akhim, but when an ancient seal is broken on the grounds of a California college campus, beings from dimensions beyond the balance of holy and unholy erupt from the earth. A retired priest and an ailing magickian must trust the mysterious Walker Between the Worlds and his skin-eating demon familiar as they...
The Labyrinth of the Dead    by Sara M Harvey
Price: $2.99 USD. 43940 words. Published by Apex Publications on July 1, 2010. .

(3.00)
Imogen is all that matters. After rescuing her lover from the forces that trapped her in The Convent of the Pure, Portia Gyony has lost Imogen once again to the darkness that surrounds them. The only way to reunite is to walk through the shadow-worlds of the dead and bring Imogen back to the body that awaits her—a journey no nephilim was meant to take.

Books

Apex Magazine Issue 30 (November 2011)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 30390 words. Published on May 10, 2012. Fiction.

Issue 30 of Apex Magazine, featuring work by Elizabeth Bear, Catherynne M. Valente, Robert Shearman, Tim Pratt, Bryan Thao Worra, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Stephanie Jacob. Apex is edited by Hugo Award-winning editor Lynne M. Thomas.
Apex Magazine Issue 36 (May 2012)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 20520 words. Published on April 29, 2012. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine Issue 34 (March 2012)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 21170 words. Published on March 9, 2012. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine February, 2012 (Issue 33)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 22680 words. Published on February 4, 2012. Fiction.

Issue 33 features work from David J. Schwartz, A.C. Wise, Maureen McHugh, Carrie Vaughn, and Alex Bledsoe. Apex Magazine is a monthly zine of sf, fantasy, and horror short fiction.
Apex Magazine - January 2012 (Issue 32)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 19550 words. Published on January 2, 2012. Fiction.

Issue 32 of Apex Magazine, featuring work by Gregory Frost, Cat Rambo, Jim C. Hines, and Sarah Dalton. Apex is edited by Hugo Award-winning editor Lynne M. Thomas.
Apex Magazine - December 2011 (Issue 31)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 18070 words. Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.

The December 2011 issue of Apex Magazine contains work by Sarah Monette, E.E. Knight, Christopher Barzak, Michael Pevzner, Sandi Leibowitz, FJ Bergmann, and an interview with Jennifer Pelland. Cover art by Galen Dara Apex Magazine is edited by Hugo Award-winner Lynne M. Thomas.
Apex Magazine - October 2011 (Issue 29)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 11010 words. Published on October 17, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine - September 2011 (Issue 28)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 25670 words. Published on September 4, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apexology: Science Fiction and Fantasy    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 90770 words. Published on August 21, 2011. Fiction.

APEXOLOGY:Science Fiction and Fantasy 1. The study of literature-based artifacts left by the authors and editors of Apex Publications, particularly of science fiction and fantastical nature 2. An anthology of science fiction and fantasy containing mind-bending, entertaining ideas.
Apex Magazine - August 2011 (Issue 27)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 20630 words. Published on July 30, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine - July 2011 (Issue 26)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 14570 words. Published on July 4, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine - June 2011 (Issue 25)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 18130 words. Published on June 5, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. This issue features the following content: Short Fiction: "Your Cities" - Anaea Lay "The Doves of Hartleigh Garden" - Kathryn Weaver "Valentines" - Shira Lipkin "CUE: Change" - Chesya Burke Poetry: "Clockwork Chickens" - Seanan McGuire
Apex Magazine - May 2011 (Issue 24)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 13900 words. Published on April 30, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Starve Better: A Survival Guide for Writers of Genre Fiction    by Apex Publications
Price: $3.99 USD. 41110 words. Published on April 24, 2011. Nonfiction.

Starve Better offers writing techniques such as how to get (relatively) high-paying assignments in second and third-tier magazines, how to react to your first commissioned assignment, and how to find gigs that pay NOW as the final notices pile up and the mice eat the last of the pasta in the cupboard.
Apex Magazine - April 2011 (Issue 23)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 23970 words. Published on April 2, 2011. Fiction.

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field.
Apex Magazine -March 2011 (Issue 22)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 12540 words. Published on March 4, 2011. Fiction.

(2.00 from 1 review)
Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. This issues contains work by Darin Bradley, Kat Howard, and Veronica Schanoes. The editor of Apex Magazine is Catherynne M. Valente.
Apex Magazine - February 2011 (Issue 21)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 18600 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The monthly magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. This month editor Catherynne M. Valente has put together an all-star issue of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. We welcome first-timers Cat Rambo, Forrest Aguirre, Nalo Hopkinson, and Nicole Kornher-Stace. Welcome back to FJ Bergmann!
The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine    by Apex Publications
Price: $4.99 USD. 113390 words. Published on January 21, 2011. Fiction.

Contains science fiction and fantasy stories published in Apex Magazine from July 1, 2009 through June 30th, 2010.
Apex Magazine - January 2011 (Issue 20)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 15300 words. Published on January 2, 2011. Fiction.

Get your dark science fiction and fantasy short story fix at Apex Magazine. New issue released on the first Monday of every month! Fiction: The Itaewon Eschatology Show by Douglas F. Warrick The Tolling of Pavlov's Bells by Seanan McGuire Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Mary Robinette Kowal Poetry: "The Unkindest Cut" by Mike Allen "The Terminal City" by Preston Grassman
Apex Magazine - December 2010 (Issue 19)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 17500 words. Published on December 4, 2010. Fiction.

Featuring great sf, fantasy, and horror from: Fiction: "Radishes" by Nick Wolven "Pale, and from a Sea-Wave Rising" by C.S.E. Cooney "At the Core" by Erzebet YellowBoy Poetry: "Flourless Devil's Food" by Shweta Narayan "Cancelled Flight" by W.C. Roberts
Apex Magazine - June 2009 (Issue 1)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 15680 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

The first issue of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains fiction by Mark Lee Pearson, Peter M. Ball, and Jason Sanford.
Apex Magazine - July 2009 (Issue 2)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 19720 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 2 of Apex Magazine contains great short fiction by Glenn Lewis Gillette, Jennifer Pelland, and Jeff Carlson.
Apex Magazine - August 2009 (Issue 3)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 17050 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 3 of Apex Magazine contains short fiction from Brad Becraft, Maurice Broaddus, and Eugie Foster.
Apex Magazine - September 2009 (Issue 4)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 16800 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 4 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains short fiction by Ekaterina Sedia, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, and Matthew Kressel.
Apex Magazine - October 2009 (Issue 5)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 16440 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 5 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains short fiction from Alethea Kontis, Peter M. Ball, and Paul Jessup. Also included is a poem by J.C. Hay.
Apex Magazine - November 2009 (Issue 6)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 11710 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Enjoy our special international science fiction issue of Apex Magazine! With stories by Aliette de Bodard, Nir Yaniv, and Alexsander Ziljak. Guest edited by Lavie Tidhar.
Apex Magazine - December 2009 (Issue 7)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 8780 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 7 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains fiction from Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, James L. Sutter, and Lavie Tidhar.
Apex Magazine - January 2010 (Issue 8)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 14380 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Apex Magazine confronts the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse head on with this special themed issue. Featuring fiction by Genevieve Valentine and James F. Reilly and an article examining the Mayan 2012 phenomenon by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis.
Apex Magazine - February 2010 (Issue 9)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 13750 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 9 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine features fiction by Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf, J.M. McDermott, and Colin Harvey.
Apex Magazine - November 2010 (Issue 18)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 14450 words. Published on October 27, 2010. Fiction.

This is our special Arab/Muslim themed issue. Fiction: "The Green Book" by Amal El-Mohtar "50 Fatwas for the Virtuous Vampire" by Pamela K. Taylor "The Faithful Soldier, Prompted" by Saladin Ahmed "Kamer-taj, the Moon-horse" from Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales Poetry: "Me and Rumi's Ghost" by Samer Rabadi "Tur Disaala" by Jawad Elhusuni "Al Manara Dirge" by Sara Saab
Apex Magazine - October 2010 (Issue 17)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 14240 words. Published on October 3, 2010. Fiction.

This month we bring the following great content... Fiction: "Still Life (A Sexagesimal Fairy Tale)" by Ian Tregillis “The Girl Who Had Six Fingers” by Brenda Stokes Barron "Citizen Komarova Finds Love" by Ekaterina Sedia Poetry: "Love's Ecology" by Rose Lemberg "Anything So Utterly Destroyed" by Elizabeth McClellan
Apex Magazine - September 2010 (Issue 16)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 17880 words. Published on September 4, 2010. Fiction.

Dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy from popular writers of the genre. Fiction: “L'esprit de L'escalier” By Peter M. Ball “Portage” By An Owomoyela “each thing i show you is a piece of my death” By Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer Poetry: “The Chorus of Dead Girls” By JoSelle Vanderhooft “Ghosha” By Shweta Narayan
Apexology: Horror    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 102040 words. Published on August 19, 2010. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Contained within are twenty-one stories to showcase the unique talents that Apex has published and employed in the past five years. Apexology: Horror contains work from two Campbell Award winners, a Hollywood screenwriter, a NYT Bestselling Author, Nebula and Hugo nominees, Stoker Award winners, and Mari Adkins!
Apex Magazine - August, 2010 (Issue 15)    by Apex Publications
Price: $2.99 USD. 19160 words. Published on July 28, 2010. Fiction.

New fiction from Theodora Goss, Nick Mamatas, and C.S.E. Cooney. A reprinting of Jeff VanderMeer's "Secret Life."
Apex Magazine - July, 2010 (Issue 14)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 18600 words. Published on June 30, 2010. Fiction.

Issue 14 of Apex Magazine contains short fiction by Peter Atwood, Terra LeMay, Jason Sanford, Jeremy C. Shipp, and Susannah Mandel. Also poetry by Colleen Kimsey, Lydia Ondrusek, and Robert Borski.
Apex Magazine - June 2010 (Issue 13)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 15270 words. Published on June 8, 2010. Fiction.

(2.00 from 1 review)
Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror ezine. This issue features short fiction from Holly Hight, Naomi Libicki, Jeff Carlson, and Matthew Kressel.
Apex Magazine - May 2010 (Issue 12)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 14800 words. Published on May 9, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
This special "dark faith" themed issue features work by Catherynne M. Valente, Paul Jessup, and Jerry Gordon, along with a round table interview with Gary A. Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Catherynne M. Valente, and Jay Lake.
Apex Magazine - April 2010 (Issue 11)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 10190 words. Published on April 5, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Contains short fiction by Seanan McGuire, Mark Henry, and Jennifer Brozek. This is a special "Urban Legends" issue guest edited by Jennifer Brozek.
The Book of Apex: Volume 1 of Apex Magazine    by Apex Publications
Price: $4.99 USD. 95710 words. Published on March 29, 2010. Fiction.

This book collects each original short story published in the online zine Apex Magazine. The stories are all dark SF or dark Fantasy. Contains work from pros such as Theodora Goss, Lavie Tidhar, Ekaterina Sedia, and others.
Apex Magazine - March 2010 (Issue 10)    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 21110 words. Published on March 6, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Issue 10 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine is dedicated to the short fiction of the Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal.

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