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Scorpius Books An award-winning small fiction publisher breaking the rules and 1st in the UK to print dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults!

10/11/2024
In unity there is nothing to dread...🐍📖Lose yourself in an absorbing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yours...
07/11/2024

In unity there is nothing to dread...
🐍📖Lose yourself in an absorbing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yourself liking characters you should hate and empathising with those you despise.

Available for pre-order from Waterstones, Amazon and Kindle now, FERRISHYN is released on 30th November 2024.

Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/.../ivy-lewis/9781068767517
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy-Lewis/dp/1068767510/
Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy.../dp/B0D917N3YK/

🎉PRE-ORDER ON KINDLE TODAY!🎉Earth has declared war on Eamhain.Raised by the peacful Fenodyree as one of their own after ...
30/10/2024

🎉PRE-ORDER ON KINDLE TODAY!🎉
Earth has declared war on Eamhain.
Raised by the peacful Fenodyree as one of their own after her parents’ deaths, Lucile Taylor is trying to navigate a life torn apart by invasion.
Commander Jacob Reid is a USUK soldier, raised in the bunkers on Earth and ordered to exterminate the Fens without question.
Dragged away from her quiet life by Jacob’s unit, Lucile’s unique ability to command the magic of Eamhain puts her and those she loves in danger.
As Lucile and Jacob grow closer through their shared trauma, she learns that the corruption of Earth goes deeper than she realised. Now she must fight to keep the secrets of the Ferrishyn at all costs, or risk the entire future of Eamhain…

An absorbing Fae-fi romantic fantasy, FERRISHYN transports you to a an amazing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yourself liking characters you should hate and empathising with those you despise.

Ferrishyn is now available to pre-order on Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy-Lewis-ebook/dp/B0D917N3YK/

Earth has declared war on Eamhain.Raised by the peacful Fenodyree as one of their own after her parents’ deaths, Lucile ...
28/10/2024

Earth has declared war on Eamhain.
Raised by the peacful Fenodyree as one of their own after her parents’ deaths, Lucile Taylor is trying to navigate a life torn apart by invasion.
Commander Jacob Reid is a USUK soldier, raised in the bunkers on Earth and ordered to exterminate the Fens without question.
Dragged away from her quiet life by Jacob’s unit, Lucile’s unique ability to command the magic of Eamhain puts her and those she loves in danger.
As Lucile and Jacob grow closer through their shared trauma, she learns that the corruption of Earth goes deeper than she realised. Now she must fight to keep the secrets of the Ferrishyn at all costs, or risk the entire future of Eamhain…

An absorbing Fae-fi romantic fantasy, FERRISHYN transports you to a an amazing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yourself liking characters you should hate and empathising with those you despise.
Available for pre-order from Waterstones & Amazon now, FERRISHYN is released on 30th November 2024.
https://www.waterstones.com/.../ivy-lewis/9781068767517
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy-Lewis/dp/1068767510/

“Lewis delivers a hard-hitting blend of folklore and military grit…” – Richard Moriarty, The Sun
“Lewis is a bold new voice in fantasy. No one writes morally grey quite like she does…” – Chris Riches, The Daily Express
“Lewis has crafted a tale that expresses a vital truth: that everything, every place, and everyone is interconnected…” – Kevin Del Pricipe, author of I Animal

Filled with musings and behind the scenes news from a small book publisher, our weekly Off The Books newsletter is the b...
27/10/2024

Filled with musings and behind the scenes news from a small book publisher, our weekly Off The Books newsletter is the best place to get sneak peeks, cover reveals and giveaways before anyone else! You'll also get a sample of our bestselling book and a 10% discount as a thank you for signing up.
Come and join us at https://www.scorpiusbooks.com/off-the-books

Have you started the In The End series by GJ Stevens yet?This face-paced page-turner series is OUT NOW!Their fight for s...
24/10/2024

Have you started the In The End series by GJ Stevens yet?
This face-paced page-turner series is OUT NOW!
Their fight for survival is only the beginning...
"Wow, I couldn't put it down. Brilliantly written, superbly graphic." Amazon review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Get your copy from Bookshop.org today:
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/before-the-end-g-j-stevens/7753442

🎉PRE-ORDER NOW!🎉Lucile Taylor, a displaced human, and Jacob Reid, a young Jamaican-Irish USUK soldier have both grown up...
23/10/2024

🎉PRE-ORDER NOW!🎉
Lucile Taylor, a displaced human, and Jacob Reid, a young Jamaican-Irish USUK soldier have both grown up in the trauma and chaos of war on the magical world of Eamhain.
But with Earth dying and the president's corruption destroying innocent lives, can they find a way to work together to save the people they love?
An absorbing Fae-fi romantic fantasy, FERRISHYN transports you to a an amazing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yourself liking characters you should hate and empathising with those you despise.
Available for pre-order from Waterstones & Amazon now, FERRISHYN is released on 30th November 2024.
https://www.waterstones.com/.../ivy-lewis/9781068767517
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy-Lewis/dp/1068767510/

Have you got your copy of 'Darknes Forbidden' by J M Rankin yet?This deliciously dark and gripping page-turner is OUT NO...
21/10/2024

Have you got your copy of 'Darknes Forbidden' by J M Rankin yet?
This deliciously dark and gripping page-turner is OUT NOW!
Immortal. Ruthless. Cunning.
What you can't have, you can never resist...
"I just wanted to keep reading to see what was going to happen next!" Amazon review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paperback now available on Prime and only 99p on Kindle!!!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkness-Forbidden-1-Dark-Intentions/dp/1838071105

In unity, there is nothing to dread...An ongoing war between humans and Ferrishyn threatens to destroy the magical world...
20/10/2024

In unity, there is nothing to dread...
An ongoing war between humans and Ferrishyn threatens to destroy the magical world of Eamhain. Lucile Taylor, a displaced human, and Jacob Reid, a young Jamaican-Irish USUK soldier have both grown up in the trauma and chaos of war.
But with Earth dying and the president's corruption destroying innocent lives, can they find a way to work together to save the people they love?
An absorbing Fae-fi romantic fantasy, FERRISHYN transports you to a an amazing world of folklore and myth, where you'll find yourself liking characters you should hate and empathising with those you despise.
Available for pre-order from Waterstones & Amazon now, FERRISHYN is released on 30th November 2024.
https://www.waterstones.com/.../ivy-lewis/9781068767517
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrishyn-Ivy-Lewis/dp/1068767510/

A big thank you to the amazing team at Dyslexia Voice magazine from Dyslexia Scotland for featuring our story about beco...
17/10/2024

A big thank you to the amazing team at Dyslexia Voice magazine from Dyslexia Scotland for featuring our story about becoming the 1st publisher of dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults back in 2020 🥰. We even got a badge for being a changemaker!!
You can read the article online here https://issuu.com/addressingdyslexia/docs/dyslexia_voice_autumn_2024_digital or grab a physical copy from Dyslexia Scotland.


Dyslexia Inspired The Bookseller magazine British Dyslexia Association BBC Essex Dyslexia Reading Center BBC Morning Live BBC Breakfast Dyslexia Scotland Theo Paphitis Dyslexia Group. Increase awareness and understanding. Yorkshire Rose Dyslexia The Guardian Dyslexia Connect Online Tutoring

Read Dyslexia Voice | Dyslexia in the media | Autumn 2024 by Dyslexia Scotland on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform....

☺DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK☺Publishing should always be accessible and inclusive. There's no maybe about that. So I was com...
09/10/2024

☺DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK☺
Publishing should always be accessible and inclusive. There's no maybe about that. So I was completelty shocked when I discovered there was no dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults back in 2018. Absolutely nothing. Scorpius Books was already in the works with its first titles, so we decided to do something about it.
In 2020, our first dyslexic-friendly book for adults was published, mid pandemic. Of course we hadn't planned it that way, but it created another huge problem. All the bookshops and libraries were closed, and we had to rely on promoting purely online, when every other publisher was doing the same. Pair that with the fact we were trying to market something no one knew existed (because it hadn't until then), made our job even harder.
We had no shop front to fall back on, nowhere physical to sell our wares, and the rest of the industry looking at us and saying 'who the hell are you?'.
Fast forward to 2024 and we've spoken to Big 5 publishers about being dyslexic-friendly, won regional Small press of the Year and signed books by Bestselling horror writer James Herbert and Thunderbirds from Gerry Anderson, with plenty of debut authors to come in 2025.
The feedback we've had has been amazing, even from those who are not dyslexic. We've had readers come to us with sight issues who found our special layouts to be beneficial and people who have found a new love of reading because our books were accessible to them.
Publishing should always be accessible and inclusive. There is no maybe about it.
We made a change. And we're proud to continue doing so.

☺️DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK☺️We’re proud to be supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024! What is dyslexic-friendly fiction ...
08/10/2024

☺️DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK☺️
We’re proud to be supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024!
What is dyslexic-friendly fiction and why does it matter?
In 2020, we became the 1st UK publisher to create dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults.
It is estimated that 1 in 10 people in the UK are dyslexic, with around 1 in 6 adults having the reading level of an 11 year old, usually due to the legacy of a lack of support in schools. They attended school in a time when children with dyslexia were deemed lazy or stupid, neither of which are the case, and as a result were not supported with reading or writing. This has been brought to the forefront by celebrities such as Jay Blades, Jamie Oliver and Chris Packham.
Despite this number of 'forgotten' adults, the publishing industry still insisted on ignoring dysleixa in adults. There were plenty of books out there to help children to read, but not a single one for adults. Why couldn't an adult with dyslexia enjoy the same books as everyone else? Why couldn't they have the latest Stephen King or Coleen Hoover?
So in 2020, we produced the first dyslexic-friendly trade fiction for adults. These widely available editions feature a larger, dyslexic-friendly font, with increased line and letter spacing to prevent blurring when read. They also feature creme paper to reduce contrast and glare. Even the covers are matt finished to make the blurb easier to read.
The feedback has been amazing, we've recently won regional small press of the year for our work and we are so proud to be making a change. The big 5 publishers are catching on, but we need them to do it faster, and we believe all bookshops should have a dyslexic-friendly range for both children and adults.
You can find out more about our mission and our news on our website: www.scorpiusbooks.com. Publishing as it should be!
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We’re proud to be supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024! 1 in 10 people in the UK have dyslexia, and as the UK’s 1st p...
07/10/2024

We’re proud to be supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024! 1 in 10 people in the UK have dyslexia, and as the UK’s 1st publisher of dyslexic friendly fiction for adults, we’ve fought hard to try and make a difference in bringing the joy of reading to everyone, and it’s so good to hear that the big 5 are now making a change.

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