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A publisher of science fiction and fantasy, based in Wales.

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 10h
Available now, Wiz Duo #4, containing two queer first contact novellas by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Available now, our new anthology of Welsh-themed contemporary fantasy, They Are Still Here wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Best of luck to Andrew Knighton. His 'Walking A Wounded Land', from Wiz Duo #3, is a finalist in the Novella category in the British Fantasy Awards tonight. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton.

The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On pre-order, Sophia McDougall's hilarious Mars Evacuees is back in the UK at last. Your kids will love this. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall.

The image is of four teenagers in space suits set against an image of Mars and a robot goldfish.

Original art by Andy Potts, cover design by Ben Baldwin
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We'll be selling books at FantasyCon from Noon tomorrow, and we have an official launch for all the above books on Saturday at 9:00am (with coffee!)
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Starting with this great little ebook collection of short stories set in the world of The Executioner, which is also published today. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Executioner's Realm, by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And not forgetting (or she'd have our heads), the return of Lena Sturm. Andrew Knighton will have lots more Executioner goodness for you in the coming months... wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Also our very gay pair of First Contact novellas in Wiz Duo #4, from Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy Book Birthday to the first batch of new books for this October, starting with our fabulous Welsh-themed anthology, They Are Still Here: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not long to go now. See you in Glasgow!
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In part two of Jacey Bedford's epic space opera you'll find evil megacorporations, full-blown space battle, and, er... dragons? On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Crossways by Jacey Bedford

The image shows a giant space station being approached by a small spacecraft.

Art by Bryan Ledgard.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'push'. In this extract from 'Top Tips for Loving a Lizard' by Stephen Cox, Aiden is in big trouble with his people. Wiz Duo #4, launching at FantasyCon on Saturday. #BookQW wizardstowerpress.co...
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In which the British Fantasy Society reveals that Cheryl is a necromancer. (Hopefully in the mode of Saint Bueno rather than of Sauron.) Thanks Andrew, you are a dream to work with. britishfantasysociet...
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
All stories must come to an end, so Rob Sardan must finally face off against the evil pirate king, Mothar. But will he finally find a boy to love along the way? Open for pre-orders: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Storm-Forged Throne by Joel Cornah.

The background image is of a dark-skinned pirate wearing a bicorn hat, ruffled shirt and frock coat.

Superimposed on that is an image of a lone, armed figure, back to us, on a stepped platform looking at a large throne. In front of the platform is a sea of lava.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Joanne Hall at FantasyCon

Wizard's Tower Launch: Saturday, 9:00am,
Orkney Room
Climate and Eco Fiction: Sunday, 3:00pm,
Panel Room 2
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FantasyCon starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Andrew Knighton at FantasyCon
Do writers owe their audience?: Friday, 3:00pm,
Flame Tree Room
Reading: Friday, 5:00pm, Hebrides Room
Humber SFF book launch, Friday, 7:00pm,
Main Room
Wizard’s Tower book launch: Saturday, 9:00am,
Orkney Room
Awards Banquet: Saturday 6:00pm, Main Room
Exploring first contact in sci-fi: Sunday, 10:00am,
Flame Tree Room
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Executioner is back, and frankly she's had enough of, well, just about everything. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Joanne Hall at FantasyCon

Wizard's Tower Launch: Saturday, 9:00am,
Orkney Room
Climate and Eco Fiction: Sunday, 3:00pm,
Panel Room 2
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Cheryl Morgan at FantasyCon

The Author's Ethics, Friday, 6:00pm,
Flame Tree Room
Wizard's Tower Launch: Saturday, 9:00am,
Orkney Room
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can a gay lizard alien find love? Or a trans woman astronaut? Wiz Duos Book 4 has some very intimate first contact stories by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Stephen Cox at FantasyCon

Reading: Friday, 5:00pm, Malin Room
Wizard's Tower Launch: Saturday, 9:00am,
Orkney Room
Death to AI, 11:00am, Saturday, Panel Room 2
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
FantasyCon Starts on Friday. We'll be there.
Find us at FantasyCon

We will be in the Dealers' Room
and we have a book launch
Saturday, 9:00am, Orkney Room
with Juliet E McKenna, Andrew Knighton, 
Stephen Cox, Geoff Holder, Tej Turner, 
Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Executioner is back, and frankly she's had enough of, well, just about everything. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can a gay lizard alien find love? Or a trans woman astronaut? Wiz Duos Book 4 has some very intimate first contact stories by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In part two of Jacey Bedford's epic space opera you'll find evil megacorporations, full-blown space battle, and, er... dragons? On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Crossways by Jacey Bedford

The image shows a giant space station being approached by a small spacecraft.

Art by Bryan Ledgard.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All stories must come to an end, so Rob Sardan must finally face off against the evil pirate king, Mothar. But will he finally find a boy to love along the way? Open for pre-orders: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Storm-Forged Throne by Joel Cornah.

The background image is of a dark-skinned pirate wearing a bicorn hat, ruffled shirt and frock coat.

Superimposed on that is an image of a lone, armed figure, back to us, on a stepped platform looking at a large throne. In front of the platform is a sea of lava.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is the final day of the eBook sale for The Green Man's Holiday. The book is 99p on Amazon, and a similar price on most eBook platforms. Don't miss out. wizardstowerpress.co...
Cover of The Green Man’s Holiday by Juliet E McKenna. Art by Ben Baldwin.

Image is of an animal-like face with many sharp teeth peering out from a pile of gray rocks. Foliage and white flowers cover the rocks.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'treat'. Your treat for today is an extract from 'Incoming' by JL George, one of the many fine stories in They Are Still Here, on pre-order now: wizardstowerpress.co...
Her people lived beneath the waves. They had done for centuries, since her father left dry land. Rhys Dwfn was his name—Rhys of the deep, the wise, the long-lived. He’d warned them to stay away from the world above. Land-dwellers had never done him any good, and surely they’d treat his daughters no better.
   But Rhys had grown set in his ways. The longer he lived, the more adamant he was that the human world would never change.
   He was not exactly wrong. They saw the evidence of that every day, washed into the sea—all the land-dwellers’ waste, plastics that never rotted as live things do, nets that caught up the creatures of the sea and throttled the life from them. Oil, sometimes, an acrid, clinging poison. And sewage, choking clouds of effluent that lingered in the water for days, making the sea-dwellers sick, so that they came to dread the rain.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On pre-order, Sophia McDougall's hilarious Mars Evacuees is back in the UK at last. Your kids will love this. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall.

The image is of four teenagers in space suits set against an image of Mars and a robot goldfish.

Original art by Andy Potts, cover design by Ben Baldwin
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Executioner is back, and frankly she's had enough of, well, just about everything. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can a gay lizard alien find love? Or a trans woman astronaut? Wiz Duos Book 4 has some very intimate first contact stories by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In part two of Jacey Bedford's epic space opera you'll find evil megacorporations, full-blown space battle, and, er... dragons? On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Crossways by Jacey Bedford

The image shows a giant space station being approached by a small spacecraft.

Art by Bryan Ledgard.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Press Release: Wizard's Tower Acquires None of Name Trilogy from Dienw Neb wizardstowerpress.co...
Greyscale image showing many vole skulls. One white skull is superimposed on the background in the centre.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
All stories must come to an end, so Rob Sardan must finally face off against the evil pirate king, Mothar. But will he finally find a boy to love along the way? Open for pre-orders: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of The Storm-Forged Throne by Joel Cornah.

The background image is of a dark-skinned pirate wearing a bicorn hat, ruffled shirt and frock coat.

Superimposed on that is an image of a lone, armed figure, back to us, on a stepped platform looking at a large throne. In front of the platform is a sea of lava.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'knew'. This week we have for you the opening paragraph of Sophia McDougall's hilarious middle grade novel, Mars Evacuees (our edition is UK only, the rest of the world already has it). wizardstowerpress.co...
When the polar ice advanced as far as Nottingham, my school was closed and I was evacuated to Mars. Miss Clatworthy called me into her office to tell me about it. I’d had in the back of my mind that she might be going to say the aliens had finally shot down my mother’s spacefighter, so on the whole I took the actual news fairly well. And that’s even though I knew Mars wasn’t really ready for normal people to live on yet. They’d been terraforming it for years and years, but even after everything they’d squirted or sprayed or puffed at it, and all the money they’d spent on toasting it gently like a gigantic scone, you could still only sort of breathe the air and sort of not get sunburned to death. So you can see that the fact someone had decided I would be safer there than say, Surrey, was not a sign that the war with the aliens was going fantastically well.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On pre-order, Sophia McDougall's hilarious Mars Evacuees is back in the UK at last. Your kids will love this. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall.

The image is of four teenagers in space suits set against an image of Mars and a robot goldfish.

Original art by Andy Potts, cover design by Ben Baldwin
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There is a wonderful review of Chaz Brenchley's Of the Emperor's Kindness at Strange Horizons: strangehorizons.com/...
Cover of Of The Emperor’s Kindness by Chaz Brenchley. Art by Ben Baldwin.

Image is of a young woman in a long pale dress stood outside the gates of a large, wooden mansion. The word ‘Verantha’ is written on the gates. White birds fly above her.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We'd like to remind you that ebook of The Green Man's Holiday by Juliet E McKenna is on sale on most platforms all thi smonth: wizardstowerpress.co...
Cover of The Green Man’s Holiday by Juliet E McKenna. Art by Ben Baldwin.

Image is of an animal-like face with many sharp teeth peering out from a pile of gray rocks. Foliage and white flowers cover the rocks.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
To round off the week, here is a sneak peek at Ben Baldwin's art for the re-release of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. We love the fact that Lena is very clearly an older woman, just as she is in the story. Pre-orders will open next week, and you can get this one at FantasyCon.
The cover of The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. Art by Ben Baldwin.

The image shows an older, white-haired woman with a big sword over one shoulder. A dragon's tail is wound around her body. There is a cityscape in the background, and more fantastic beasts in the sky.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In our Kickstarted anthology, edited by Roz Clarke & Jo Hall, Welsh communities fight back against oppression with a little help from their supernatural friends. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can a gay lizard alien find love? Or a trans woman astronaut? Wiz Duos Book 4 has some very intimate first contact stories by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor. On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover for Wiz Duo 4; art by Roz Clarke.

The image for Marooned Off Ceres shows the head of an astronaut in her helmet gazing up at a turtle.

The image for Top Tips for Loving a Lizard shows a Godzilla-like creature cuddling an ape.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In part two of Jacey Bedford's epic space opera you'll find evil megacorporations, full-blown space battle, and, er... dragons? On pre-order: wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of Crossways by Jacey Bedford

The image shows a giant space station being approached by a small spacecraft.

Art by Bryan Ledgard.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Diwrnod Owain Glyndŵr hapus! Today Wales celebrates one of the country's greatest heroes. Is he in this book? Well no, but there are lots of fairies, giants, coblynau, mermaids, and maybe even a dragon... wizardstowerpress.co...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.
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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'tree'. This extract is from Ellen Mellor's story, 'Marooned off Ceres', which is in the forthcoming Wiz Duo #4 wizardstowerpress.co...
‘I do not have a spaceship,’ Mother said.
   ‘But you’re not native to Ceres? How did you get here? How do you plan on leaving?’
   ‘Allow me to show you. Please, think of somewhere on Earth. Somewhere that you would like to be now. Somewhere special to you. Picture it in as much detail as you can and try to give that picture to me.’
   I closed my eyes. It seemed like forever before I was able to calm myself enough to focus on a single place. I could feel my excitement rising as the stories from my pulp SF novels rose in my mind—teleportation? Hyperspace highways? It even briefly crossed my mind that she was just using this as an excuse to disappear and when I opened my eyes she would be gone, leaving me stranded here. Slowly, I pieced together an image of the old horse chestnut tree that sat in the corner of the garden at home.
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