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✨Cover reveal✨ It’s only been one day since we announced that we will be publishing the wonderful debut fiction novel fr...
26/07/2023

✨Cover reveal✨ It’s only been one day since we announced that we will be publishing the wonderful debut fiction novel from , ROSALIND, and we couldn’t keep it the cover to ourselves any longer!

Isn’t it gorgeous?! 😍

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Rosalind Franklin knows that to be a woman in a man’s world is to be invisible. In the 1940s science is a gentleman’s profession, and it appears there are plenty of colleagues who want to keep it that way. 

After being segregated at Cambridge, then ignored and put down in the workplace, she has no intention of being seen as a second-class citizen and throws everything into proving her worth. But despite her success in unlocking the very secret of life, the ultimate glory is claimed by the men she left in her wake.

Inspired by the true story of a woman so many tried to silence, ROSALIND is a tale of hope and perseverance, love and betrayal.

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Happy publication day to  for the launch of her fantastic debut novel INVISIBLE STRINGS 🎉👏The event at the wonderful  la...
20/07/2023

Happy publication day to for the launch of her fantastic debut novel INVISIBLE STRINGS 🎉👏

The event at the wonderful last night was the best way to celebrate the launch of such an incredibly special novel 💙

And make sure to look out for the blog tour that starts tomorrow! Swipe 👉 to find out who is taking part 🧡

Head to the link in our bio to order your copy now!

A big thank you to for being such a wonderful host for the evening 🧡

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A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt half by an unplanned pregnancy.

As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by touch. A young pastor, Solomon Khumalo, is desperate to prove himself by preaching the word of God to a large and loyal congregation. When he discovers Thato’s powers, he makes Mamokgethi a tempting offer: in exchange for money, he would pass off Thato’s healing powers as his own.

As the pastor’s popularity and thirst for power grows, Thato finds herself increasingly haunted by the past. The Ripples of a family tragedy that happened in the family 30 years ago, creates a burden on her young shoulders as she tries to solve it. The Invisible Strings is a story about the past bleeding into the present, the living and the dead, and the scourge of charismatic pastors.

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It’s National Northern Authors Day and what better day to share that we will be publishing the wonderful .writes new nov...
07/07/2023

It’s National Northern Authors Day and what better day to share that we will be publishing the wonderful .writes new novel THE WIVES OF HALCYON in 2024 🎉👏

We are soooo excited for this one and can’t wait to share more information with you all over the next few months!

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Deceived and isolated by the husband they share, three women are forced to unite as danger mounts within their secluded religious community in Scotland. The Wives of Halycon is a powerful novel of suspense, coercive control and female relationships.

The story is told through the voices of three women, Aoife, Ruth, and Deborah, all controlled by one man – their charismatic husband Elijah – who dictates every aspect of life in the remote Scottish settlement of Halcyon. Cracks have begun to form in the community’s idyllic façade, and Elijah’s increasingly erratic behaviour begins to test the loyalty of the women who love him. Years of animosity between the wives must be set aside as their situation grows more dangerous, and pressure mounts when Elijah reveals his intention to take a fourth wife, sixteen-year-old Mim.

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is coming out in less than three week and what better way to get ready for publication...
06/07/2023

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is coming out in less than three week and what better way to get ready for publication that with a blog tour?! 👏🎉

Swipe 👉 to find out who is taking part and head to our stories to find out how you can win one of the four proof copies available!

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The last time Esther Wilding’s beloved older sister Aura was seen, she was walking along the shore towards the sea. In the wake of Aura’s disappearance, Esther’s family struggles to live with their loss.   
 
To seek the truth about her sister’s death, Esther reluctantly travels from Tasmania to Copenhagen, and then to the Faroe Islands. On her journey, Esther is guided by the stories Aura left behind in her treasured journal; seven fairy tales about selkies, swans and women, alongside cryptic verses Aura wrote and had secretly tattooed on her body.
 
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is about the far-reaches of sisterly love, the power of wearing your heart on your skin and the way life can transform when we find the courage to feel the fullness of both grief and joy. The novel also explores the fascinating theme of women’s tattoos as a means of storytelling.

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✨UPDATE✨The publication date for The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding has been moved from the 6th July to the 24th July! We...
05/07/2023

✨UPDATE✨The publication date for The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding has been moved from the 6th July to the 24th July!

We want to make sure that the final copies of this book are absolutely perfect and that means giving it a little bit more time… thank you all for understanding, we can’t wait to share Esther with you on the 24th July 🧡

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The last time Esther Wilding’s beloved older sister Aura was seen, she was walking along the shore towards the sea. In the wake of Aura’s disappearance, Esther’s family struggles to live with their loss.   
 
To seek the truth about her sister’s death, Esther reluctantly travels from Tasmania to Copenhagen, and then to the Faroe Islands. On her journey, Esther is guided by the stories Aura left behind in her treasured journal; seven fairy tales about selkies, swans and women, alongside cryptic verses Aura wrote and had secretly tattooed on her body.

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding is about the far-reaches of sisterly love, the power of wearing your heart on your skin and the way life can transform when we find the courage to feel the fullness of both grief and joy. The novel also explores the fascinating theme of women’s tattoos as a means of storytelling.

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✨COVER REVEAL✨A Trace of Sun by the wonderful  will be published in March 2024 and how beautiful is this cover? ☀️‘Don’t...
05/07/2023

✨COVER REVEAL✨A Trace of Sun by the wonderful will be published in March 2024 and how beautiful is this cover? ☀️

‘Don’t go Mammy please.’ Stuttered words filled her ears, sent frissons of guilt through her as she bent over him; held him to her thumping chest. Tears sliding from her face to his.

Raef is left behind in Grenada when his mother, Cilla, follows her husband to England in search of a better life. When they are finally reunited seven years later, they are strangers – and the emotional impact of the separation leads to events that rip their family apart. As they try to move forward with their lives, his mother’s secret will make Raef question all he’s ever known of who he is.

A Trace of Sun is, in part, inspired by the author’s own family experiences.
 

The Publishing Industry: the Good, the Bad and the Fabulous ft. Georgina Moore is out now! 🎙️✨ In today’s episode  has a...
26/06/2023

The Publishing Industry: the Good, the Bad and the Fabulous ft. Georgina Moore is out now! 🎙️✨

In today’s episode has a chat with one of our wonderful fiction editors, , about both sides of publishing, as an author and as a publicist. They had such an incredible chat about the misrepresentation of middle-aged and older women within fiction as well as giving out some great advice to current or aspiring authors. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode 🎉

Listen now on all major streaming services!

Happy Independent Bookshop Week ❤️🧡💚📚🛍️We thought we’d share some photos of our fantastic authors who have done book sig...
23/06/2023

Happy Independent Bookshop Week ❤️🧡💚📚🛍️

We thought we’d share some photos of our fantastic authors who have done book signings and events in some of the lovely independent bookstore around London 👏

Calling all book lovers 📣 We are hosting a wonderful book launch at the incredible  in London for the publication of INV...
21/06/2023

Calling all book lovers 📣 We are hosting a wonderful book launch at the incredible in London for the publication of INVISIBLE STRINGS by and we’d love to see you all there!

Invisible Strings London Book Launch
Morocco Bound Bookshop @ 7pm
Wednesday 19th July
Get your ticket now at the link in our bio!

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A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt half by an unplanned pregnancy.

As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by touch. A young pastor, Solomon Khumalo, is desperate to prove himself by preaching the word of God to a large and loyal congregation. When he discovers Thato’s powers, he makes Mamokgethi a tempting offer: in exchange for money, he would pass off Thato’s healing powers as his own.

As the pastor’s popularity and thirst for power grows, Thato finds herself increasingly haunted by the past. The Ripples of a family tragedy that happened in the family 30 years ago, creates a burden on her young shoulders as she tries to solve it. The Invisible Strings is a story about the past bleeding into the present, the living and the dead, and the scourge of charismatic pastors.

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It’s publication day for EVERGREENS!! Congratulations to  for writing such a moving and incredible novel💚 “Heartbreaking...
15/06/2023

It’s publication day for EVERGREENS!! Congratulations to for writing such a moving and incredible novel💚

“Heartbreakingly beautiful and so much more than a novel” - Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of Vox 🧡

Of course we had to have a blog tour to celebrate! Swipe 👉 to find out who’s taking part 👏

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What if you could stay young forever?
 
What if you never had to grow old?
 
Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true?
 
Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out.
 
With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and ageing rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process?

It was an absolute pleasure to have the ever so lovely  in the office to sign some copies of the wonderful EVERGREENS be...
14/06/2023

It was an absolute pleasure to have the ever so lovely in the office to sign some copies of the wonderful EVERGREENS before its publication tomorrow!💚

…and he brought biscuits 🧡

“So much more than a novel…” - Christina Dalcher

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What if you could stay young forever?
 
What if you never had to grow old?
 
Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true?
 
Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out.
 
With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and ageing rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process?

Our beautiful author  picking up her beautiful proof copy 😍 Exciting news about Invisible Strings coming later this week...
12/06/2023

Our beautiful author picking up her beautiful proof copy 😍 Exciting news about Invisible Strings coming later this week!! 🤫

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A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt half by an unplanned pregnancy.

As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by touch. A young pastor, Solomon Khumalo, is desperate to prove himself by preaching the word of God to a large and loyal congregation. When he discovers Thato’s powers, he makes Mamokgethi a tempting offer: in exchange for money, he would pass off Thato’s healing powers as his own.

As the pastor’s popularity and thirst for power grows, Thato finds herself increasingly haunted by the past. The Ripples of a family tragedy that happened in the family 30 years ago, creates a burden on her young shoulders as she tries to solve it. The Invisible Strings is a story about the past bleeding into the present, the living and the dead, and the scourge of charismatic pastors.

Our biggest giveaway EVER👏👏👏We are giving our followers the chance to win one of our our wonderful limited edition signe...
09/06/2023

Our biggest giveaway EVER👏👏👏

We are giving our followers the chance to win one of our our wonderful limited edition signed copies of The Seaweed Revolution! Entry details are below 🧡

To enter:
1. Follow us!
2. Like this post
3. Share our podcast episode ‘The Seaweed Special’ on your stories and tag us!!

The winner will be announced at the end of next week… good luck everyone!

They’re in!! How gorgeous is this final copy of EVERGREENS by  ?!💚 “So much more than a novel…” - Christina Dalcher🥀🥀🥀Wh...
08/06/2023

They’re in!! How gorgeous is this final copy of EVERGREENS by ?!💚

“So much more than a novel…” - Christina Dalcher

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What if you could stay young forever?
 
What if you never had to grow old?
 
Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true?
 
Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out.
 
With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and ageing rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process?

As it was Seaweed Day yesterday and Environment Day today, it seems fitting to share some of the incredible facts includ...
05/06/2023

As it was Seaweed Day yesterday and Environment Day today, it seems fitting to share some of the incredible facts included in The Seaweed Revolution🌿🌊🌎

If you want to find out more, head to the link in our bio to grab yourself a copy and to listen to our podcast episode ‘The Seaweed Special’ 🎙️🎉

Happy publication day to IN THE SHADOWS by  ! The 5th book in the fantastic Helen Lavery series 🎉Publication day means…✨...
25/05/2023

Happy publication day to IN THE SHADOWS by ! The 5th book in the fantastic Helen Lavery series 🎉

Publication day means…✨blog tour✨ Swipe 👉 to find out who’s taking part!

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In the suburban town of Hampton, the peaceful night air is shattered by the sound of gunfire. Outside a local pub, five are feared dead and the murderer has fled the scene. DCI Helen Lavery works alongside the counter terrorism unit to investigate. Who is behind the mass shooting? Why target this town? 
 
Meanwhile, Helen is preparing for the trial of Chilli Franks, an organised crime boss who has a grudge against her family. But when Chilli’s nephew befriends her son, and suggestions are made about Chilli’s involvement in the shooting, past fears clash with the present.  

Under the spotlight of the world’s media, Helen finds herself in a race against time to solve the case, protect her family and track down the killer before they strike again.  

The Seaweed Revolution just gained a royal!! Prince William visited the wonderful  this week and left with a limited edi...
24/05/2023

The Seaweed Revolution just gained a royal!! Prince William visited the wonderful this week and left with a limited edition copy of The Seaweed Revolution 😱👏🎉👑

We are so pleased that No.35 has found a new home (or should we say palace?)! Welcome to the revolution Prince William 👏

Head to the link in our bio to order your limited edition copy now! Translated by the wonderful

We couldn’t have asked for a better endorsement for Evergreens by  💚 “so much more than a novel…” -  🥀🥀🥀What if you coul...
23/05/2023

We couldn’t have asked for a better endorsement for Evergreens by 💚 “so much more than a novel…” -

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What if you could stay young forever?
 
What if you never had to grow old?
 
Ben has no qualms about signing up for the Evergreens project, a controversial new trial. But are the promises of life without ageing too good to be true?
 
Sophie has no doubt that they are. And sixty-five years down the line, she gets the chance to find out.
 
With Ben in hospital, unresponsive and ageing rapidly before her very eyes, can Sophie uncover the dark secret at the heart of the Evergreens project – and save Ben’s life in the process?

OUT 15.06.2023

Did anybody call for a ✨stunning✨ cover? 😱😍 We are so pleased to share this wonderful cover for Daniel Mooney’s incredib...
11/05/2023

Did anybody call for a ✨stunning✨ cover? 😱😍 We are so pleased to share this wonderful cover for Daniel Mooney’s incredible new novel The 14th Storm…

In 2043, the climate has finally changed.

The planet is ravaged by violent storms and failing crops and much of the world is now uninhabitable. Amidst a world of hungry and desperate people, the Department of Environmental Justice have been tasked with finding and executing those who have denied climate change.

On the eve of the 14th storm, Broderick and Malley are asked to hunt the leader of a stirring rebellion, but something feels wrong. Broderick is shut off and interested only in exacting revenge. Malley is sceptical, and thinks their latest target is more politically-motivated than their employer is letting on. Their journey is upended by Fionnuala, a young and idealistic runaway who is hopeful for the future and desperate to save the target. Together, the three of them must learn to adapt to the climate and the polarised groups if they are to survive.

OUT 05.10.23

Our submissions are officially ✨OPEN✨…Dear authors, readers and anyone with a storyIf you have a manuscript you want to ...
05/05/2023

Our submissions are officially ✨OPEN✨…

Dear authors, readers and anyone with a story

If you have a manuscript you want to share (whether that’s fiction or non-fiction), our wonderful editors will be monitoring the submissions folder and looking for new Legend titles 🎉

Head to our website (link in our bio) to find out more about what and how you submit ✍️

Good luck to everyone submitting!
The Legend team 🧡

What better way to kick off the long weekend than with a blog tour?🎉 For the next few weeks, our lovely readers will be ...
05/05/2023

What better way to kick off the long weekend than with a blog tour?🎉 For the next few weeks, our lovely readers will be reviewing ’s incredible new book, THE BRINK 👏

Swipe 👉 to find out who’s taking part!

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Happy publication day to  ‘s THE BRINK 🎉 You won’t want to put down this addictive love story told in reverse ❤️🔄Selecte...
04/05/2023

Happy publication day to ‘s THE BRINK 🎉 You won’t want to put down this addictive love story told in reverse ❤️🔄

Selected for the Woman’s Own Book Club May 2023
Selected as a Prima Magazine Book of the Month May 2023

‘Clever, fresh and original’ – Nina Pottell, PRIMA Magazine

‘Moving and charming’ – Kate Sawyer

‘Witty, wise and honest’ – Katie Marsh
 
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What a magical week!! 🌿✨ From signing limited edition copies of The Seaweed Revolution, to visiting Notpla (which was in...
28/04/2023

What a magical week!! 🌿✨ From signing limited edition copies of The Seaweed Revolution, to visiting Notpla (which was incredible) and having the book launch in the Natural History Museum with 18 shantymen singing an original seaweed song 😱 We couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who has made this week happen and and to our amazing translator 👏

And of course… we recorded an episode of Another Book Podcast with Vincent! Look out for the episode on Monday 1st May 👀

Head to the link in our bio to order your limited edition copy now!

Another book, another blog tour 🧡💛 we’re starting to see some love for Cuckoo and we can’t wait to share more!!Swipe rig...
27/04/2023

Another book, another blog tour 🧡💛 we’re starting to see some love for Cuckoo and we can’t wait to share more!!

Swipe right to see who’s involved in the blog tour and thank you to all those taking part 😊

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Happy publication day to the wonderful  and her beautiful novel CUCKOO IN THE NEST 🐣🎉It’s such a joy to see so many love...
26/04/2023

Happy publication day to the wonderful and her beautiful novel CUCKOO IN THE NEST 🐣🎉

It’s such a joy to see so many lovely people holding such a special novel at last night’s event 🧡

Head to the link in our bio to get your copy today 🥳
 
It's the heatwave summer of 1976 and 14-year-old would-be poet Jackie Chadwick is newly fostered by the Walls. She desperately needs stability, but their insecure, jealous teenage daughter isn't happy about the cuckoo in the nest and sets about ousting her. When her attempts to do so lead to near-tragedy – and the Walls’ veneer of middle-class respectability begins to crumble – everyone in the household is forced to reassess what really matters.

Funny and poignant, Cuckoo in the Nest is inspired by Fran Hill’s own experience of being fostered as a teenager.

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Happy publication day to THE SEAWEED REVOLUTION by Vincent Doumeizel!! 🥳 And to make things even better, the hardback ed...
25/04/2023

Happy publication day to THE SEAWEED REVOLUTION by Vincent Doumeizel!! 🥳 And to make things even better, the hardback edition AND the limited edition are both out today 👏

With our planet facing environmental challenges, discover how Seaweed has shaped our past and can change our future...
 
Of all the unexploited resources in the world, seaweed is the greatest! Thrust by the sea onto our shores, seaweed is a nuisance that our earthly pollution transforms into a red or green tide. Today, overpopulation and the ecological crisis oblige us to think about it. The most recent research tells us that seaweed is one possible solution for our future on the planet.
 
Seaweed could feed human beings, reduce plastic pollution, absorb enough carbon to cool the atmosphere, reconstruct generative ecosystems, treat certain illnesses that are incurable today, replace land livestock farming that exhausts the environment, and give jobs to coastal populations. The seaweed revolution is a hope for tomorrow!

Head to the link in our bio to preorder your limited edition copy now!

A huge thank you to for their incredible seaweed paper 🌿💙

The Seaweed Revolution is translated by Charlotte Coombe

Happy publication day to PALACE ROGUE 🏰👑 Based on the incredible true story of the tabloid journalist who snuck his way ...
20/04/2023

Happy publication day to PALACE ROGUE 🏰👑 Based on the incredible true story of the tabloid journalist who snuck his way into Buckingham Palace, this fantastic novel gives us a taste of what could have been…

Kim is not your average member of Her Majesty’s palace staff – but then he shouldn’t be on the staff at all. He’s in fact a Sun staff reporter who’s wormed his way into Buckingham Palace to pick up every bit of dirt and gossip that he can lay his hands on.
 
Along the way, Kim is faced with many surprising aspects of Palace life that even he didn’t see coming.
 
Palace Rogue is a charming, uplifting and utterly outrageous story of love and secrets – all of it set in the heart of one of the world’s most famous houses.

Happy 18th Birthday to Legend Press!!🎂🥳We are so proud that today marks Legend’s 18th birthday and with such incredible ...
20/04/2023

Happy 18th Birthday to Legend Press!!🎂🥳

We are so proud that today marks Legend’s 18th birthday and with such incredible books coming out this year, we couldn’t be happier 🎉

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to the beautiful ‘Arrested Song’ by Irena Karafilly ❤️💔🇬🇷 🇬🇷 🇬🇷Calliope Adham – young, strong-will...
28/03/2023

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to the beautiful ‘Arrested Song’ by Irena Karafilly ❤️💔

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Calliope Adham – young, strong-willed, and recently widowed – is schoolmistress in the village of Molyvos when Hitler’s army invades Greece in 1941. Well-read and linguistically gifted, she is recruited by the Germans to act as their liaison officer.

Calliope’s wartime duties bring her into close contact with Lieutenant Lorenz Umbreit, the Wehrmacht commander.

Amid privation and death, the villagers’ hostility finally erupts, but the bond between Calliope and Umbreit survives, taking unforeseeable turns as Greece is ravaged by civil war and oppressed by military dictatorship. 

Head to the link in our bio to order your copy today!

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It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for… The London Séance Society is officially OUT NOW!✨ Head to the link in our bio o...
21/03/2023

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for… The London Séance Society is officially OUT NOW!✨ Head to the link in our bio or our stories to get your hands on this beautiful New York Times bestseller 👏

Happy UK publication day 🎉

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Legend Press is an independent book publisher founded in 2005 by Tom Chalmers, that specialises in original fiction, crime thrillers and its Legend Classics series. Legend Press has been shortlisted for numerous awards as a company and also for individual books.

As part of its platform, London-based Legend Press has built a global sales and distribution network with the target of reaching readers in multiple formats across the world. It is also passionate about licensing its content to publishers, whether into different languages, formats such as audio and large print, or into key English language markets.​

Much of its success has been due to keenness to innovate and to be a market-leader for new initiatives. And as its ultimate mission, Legend Press aims to produce books of the highest quality, provide a global platform for authors and to inspire and thrill book readers around the world.

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