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T. H. Mercer

@thmercer.com

Former engineer. Occasional cyborg. Storyteller. Stories where things get hard. People who rise to meet them. Get a free story: thmercer.com/free

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 29/09/2026

"Spin" is out now in Arcane Intelligence from Raconteur Press. Heaven and Hell run soul-collection like rival spy agencies, and Ash, a demon case officer, is sent to catch the honest angel leaking their secrets. link.amazon/B0ceC4it5 #Fantasy #SpecFic #BookSky

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 25/09/2026

"Relay" chapter 2 is up. Mara finds people who don't want to be found — her newest job is hiding a whistleblower carrying a piece of the machine that runs London. New chapters every Friday, free: thmercer.com/l/relay #SciFi #SpecFic #BookSky

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 19/09/2026

Relay is serializing now. Mara finds people who don't want to be found, by listening for the flinch in a stranger's voice — until a whistleblower job hands her a piece of the machine that runs London. New chapter every Friday: thmercer.com/relay #SciFi #Dystopian #BookSky

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 10/09/2026

"The Woodsboro Correspondence" is out in Slayer (Dragon Soul Press). Calvin Rourke writes an apologetic letter about strange happenings in his home, not realizing that he himself is the strange thing happening. books2read.com/DSPSlayer #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 17/07/2026

"Flinch" is in Forgotten Fronts Wyrd Warfare, out today from Raconteur Press. Clark sees the shimmer before every shot fired at his squad — the men who call him a coward don't know what it costs him. amzn.to/4wakQQg #SpeculativeFiction #WyrdWarfare #ShortFiction #MilSF #IndieAuthor

Cover of Wyrd Warfare Forgotton Fronts, Edited by Chris DiNote. Featuring a large moth carrying bombs surrounded by airplanes.

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 16/07/2026

📚 IT'S LIVE. Moral Arithmetic is out today. Four stories about the quiet choices people make when the systems they serve stop deserving them. Read it now: thmercer.com/moral-arithm... #SpecFic #IndieAuthor #SciFi

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 06/07/2026

🐙 NEW: "Fluffy, Horror of the Deep" is out now in PET MONSTERS (Raconteur Press). A boy hides a glowing, tentacled creature from parents too distracted to notice either of them — until it turns out to have somewhere else it belongs. 📖 amzn.to/4gRWSnT #SpecFic #IndieAuthor #ShortStories

Cover of Pet Monsters, featuring a hairy green monster and a boy on a skateboard.

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 04/06/2026

Got my first fake publisher email today. "Emily Robertson, Editorial Director, Random House Worlds" wrote from Gmail to praise the "precision and restraint" of Moral Arithmetic — a book that isn't out yet. The AI scraped my landing page and pre-order listing and invented a literary critique.

Inquiry Regarding Your Speculative Fiction Collection and Upcoming Projects

Emily Robertson penguin<emilyroberson.pengiun.house@gmail.com>

Hello T. H. Mercer,

I hope you're having a great week.

My name is Emily Robertson, and I am an Editorial Director at Random House Worlds. I recently spent some time reviewing your work, particularly Moral Arithmetic, and I was struck by the precision and restraint in your storytelling, as well as the way you build emotional weight through systems, structures, and quiet human decisions.

There is something especially compelling in how each narrative thread explores individual resistance within larger institutional frameworks whether in research environments, corporate systems, or geopolitical pressures. The tone feels both intellectually rigorous and emotionally grounded, which is a strong combination for contemporary literary speculative fiction.

I would be very interested to learn more about your current and forthcoming projects, as well as whether you are represented by a literary agent. If you do have representation, I would be pleased to continue any discussion through your agent. If not, I would be happy to outline how the process typically works, should there be interest in taking the conversation further.

Subject to reviewing additional material, there may be scope for a broader discussion regarding potential fit within Random House Worlds’ literary and speculative fiction program, particularly for works that explore ethical systems, near-future realities, and human resilience in evolving technological landscapes.

If this is of interest, I would be delighted to hear from you.

Keep being awesome,

Emily Robertson
Editorial Director
Random House Worlds

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 04/06/2026

"The frog of war works both ways. The enemy is as much in the dark as you are." — General George S. Patton

An illustration of an anthropomorphic green frog depicted as a modern soldier, standing in a muddy military encampment with a tired, solemn expression. The frog soldier wears full camouflage combat gear, including a helmet, a heavy tactical backpack, knee pads, a knife strapped to its leg, and a grenade on its vest. It holds a detailed assault rifle with a scope and suppressor. A name tape on its chest reads "RANA," and a patch on its shoulder sleeve features a small frog icon beneath a U.S. flag.

The background shows a rugged, rocky outpost under a cloudy sky. To the left, a military Humvee is parked near a barrier of sandbags and barbed wire. In the distance, another soldier stands near several canvas tents, alongside a communication antenna mounted on a pole. The art style features clean comic-book-style line work and muted, earthy tones.

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T. H. Mercer @thmercer.com · 03/06/2026

Thrilled to share that my story "The Woodsboro Correspondence" has been accepted for Slayer, an anthology from Dragon Soul Press — releasing August 30, 2026! 🖤 More details and a preorder link coming soon. #SpecFic #ShortFiction #WritingCommunity #Anthology

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