Hades Publications


Publisher info

Hades Publications is a publisher of print and eBooks of speculative fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror).

We also occasionally publish books of interest to writers in the genre: including books on self-promotion, history and writing technique.

Our goal is to publish quality books in both the electronic and traditional print formats, and work with both emerging as well as established authors, to give you (the reader) “great titles when you want them”.

Our imprints are:

EDGE Science Fiction and Fantsy Publishing
and
Absolute XPress

Where to buy in print


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Circle Tide    by Rebecca Rowe
Price: $2.99 USD. 99770 words. Published by Hades Publications  on September 4, 2011. .

A tale of two unlikely companions cast together in a mystery, and a mission to save the planet. Set against a backdrop of Los Angeles in 2051,they must prove their innocence, find a killer, and stop the eco-disaster known as Circle Tide from destroying the planet!
Captives    by Barbara Galler-Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 137950 words. Published by Hades Publications  on May 15, 2011. .

Cast into slavery, two Druids must escape and protect an ancient magic from one who would abuse it.
Druids    by Barbara Galler-Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 134400 words. Published by Hades Publications  on May 9, 2011. .

Rhonwen, a healer, keeps the Druidic culture and practises alive in a land ravaged by a Roman civil war. Sworn by her Mother to a blood oath of vengeance, she must choose between fulfilling the promise or following her own heart`s path.
Cinco de Mayo    by Michael Martineck
Price: $2.99 USD. 71820 words. Published by Hades Publications  on May 2, 2011. .

On May 5, in a flash of pain, every man, woman and child on the planet receives a second set of memories. A new name, a new language, a whole new life slips into their minds, along side their own.
Rigor Amortis    by Erica Holt
Price: $4.99 USD. 36790 words. Published by Hades Publications  on October 10, 2010. .

Maybe a tender love story is your thing, a husband doting on his wife’s rotting corpse. Or a secret café, serving up the latest in delectable zombie cuisine, or dirty dancing in the old-time honky-tonk. Voodoo sex-slaves and vending machine body-parts? Whatever your flavor, these short tales of undead Romance, Revenge, Risk, and Raunch will leave you shambling, moaning, and clawing for more.
Inhuman (Absolute XPress Flash Fiction Challenge #4)    by Various Authors
Price: $2.99 USD. 21920 words. Published by Hades Publications  on July 28, 2010. .

There are other beings out there. Demons, fae, aliens, robots and more. Creatures that have been watching us for a long time. "Inhuman: Absolute XPress Flash Fiction Challenge #4" contains 20 stories from 18 established and break out authors.
Beyond Preludria    by Barbara Barron
Price: $2.99 USD. 30160 words. Published by Hades Publications  on June 29, 2010. .

Adysia must find a way to save her people. But when she chooses to marry Koron, heir to a neighbouring kingdom, the young couple are exiled to the frozen wasteland. Adysia leads their flight through the forbidding wilderness, her path determined by a series of haunting dreams. If her visions can be trusted, there may be hope for them—and for her people—somewhere beyond Preludria.
Motherload / Motherlode    by Lana Skauge
Price: $2.99 USD. 17530 words. Published by Hades Publications  on May 19, 2010. .

Reworked from her live performances, these stories are "life lessons" told through metaphor and simple truths. Meant to be read aloud they focus on the renewal brought about by Spring and Motherhood. Presented in an ancient storyteller tradition where each vignett, through spiritual-heart-speak and motherly-instinct, tugs at the heart strings of hope, happiness and heritage.
Sorceress of Shadows (Book Three: Heirs of a Broken Land)    by Marie Bilodeau
Price: $2.99 USD. 85870 words. Published by Hades Publications  on April 16, 2010. .

(5.00)
The exciting conclusion to Marie Bilodeau's "Heirs of a Broken Land" fantasy trilogy.
Seven Deadly Sins (Flash Fiction Challenge #1)    by Absolute Editors
Price: $2.99 USD. 7590 words. Published by Hades Publications  on April 2, 2010. .

(4.00)
An anthology of eight flash fiction stories by four authors who answered our challenge to write something "interesting" about the “Seven Deadly Sins” - Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth and Wrath!
Creatures of The Night (Flash Fiction Challenge #2)    by Absolute Editors
Price: $2.99 USD. 20130 words. Published by Hades Publications  on April 1, 2010. .

An anthology of nineteen flash fiction stories from both established and upcoming authors who answered the call to write something about the “Creatures” that haunt in the night; lurk in the shadows; and/or hide in the dark!
Thieves and Scoundrels (Flash Fiction Challenge #3)    by Various Authors
Price: $2.99 USD. 21990 words. Published by Hades Publications  on March 30, 2010. .

(4.00)
An anthology of twenty flash fiction stories from both established and upcoming authors who answered the call to write something endearing about the “Thieves and Scoundrels” who hang around the hallways of science fiction, fantasy and horror!


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