Unsung Stories

05/07/2023

Whirlwind Romance makes the longlist for the Edge Hill Prize! Such a fantastic collection from Sam Thompson - you can still grab a copy in our sale (link in the comments below).

07/06/2023

We did say that we'd be going out with a bang, right? The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift has been shortlisted for the BFSA Awards, the Kitschies... and now the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Not bad for a fanfare...

(Grab a copy direct from us - link in the comments! )

27/02/2023

It may still be frosty outside, but we have a stunning seasonal surprise for you (who needs daffodils, right?) On 1st March we are publishing a brand new collection by World Fantasy Award winner Helen Marshall, the enigmatically named The Gold Leaf Executions. What’s more, we’re publishing this one as a glorious, sparkly limited hardback - so be sure to order your copy soon, as they’ll sell out fast!

Usman Malik has already called it “Lustrous, startling, witty, dark as sin, and always, always magical”, while Aliya Whiteley says it’s “a hugely rewarding reading adventure for any lover of speculative fiction”.

(Check out that glorious cover, too - these are genuinely the most beautiful books we’ve produced.)

Link in the comments below.

14/11/2022

Remember how we produced a limited edition hardback of British Fantasy Award-shortlisted anthology Out of the Darkness when it first came out? We've been rummaging in the Unsung attic, and we still have five copies left... First come first served, never to be printed again, hand numbered. Get 'em quick.

Limited hardback edition of the dark fantasy and horror anthology on the theme of mental health

21/07/2022

Malcolm Devlin's novella And Then I Woke Up has been kicking up a storm with Tor.com in the US. But first there was...

19/07/2022

When it comes to book covers, pink is the new black...

19/07/2022

Have you fallen under its spell yet?

20/05/2022

Those fine folks at Chillercon are running an auction supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital, and you can get your mitts on some special Unsung Stories swag. Alongside rare books, signed copies and original comic book art, you can bid for a massive bundle of ALL Unsung titles currently in print, or a rare lettered (not numbered) limited edition hardback of Out of the Darkness. The auction listings are live now, bidding starts on Monday!

https://charityauction.bid/ChillerConUK

ChillerCon UK Auction

12/05/2022

Sam Thompson's Whirlwind Romance launched at No Alibis last night - and we hear they sold all their copies! Maybe that's why he's smiling...

10/03/2022

We've announced our new titles for Spring 2022! Say hello to WHIRLWIND ROMANCE by Sam Thompson, and TO CATCH A MOON by Rym Kechacha - your new favourite reads. (Links in comments below.)

09/03/2022

*NEW BOOK ALERT*
We've revealed our second new title for the Spring over at The Fantasy Hive today! In May we will publish To Catch a Moon, the brand new novel from British Fantasy Award nominee Rym Kechacha. "Populated by witches, sentient animals, and a lion made of leaves, To Catch a Moon is a bold and fearless ode to the power of Remedios Varo’s timeless paintings."
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2022/03/to-catch-a-moon-by-rym-kechacha-cover-reveal/

Today we're thrilled to welcome Unsung Stories back to the Hive to reveal the cover of TO CATCH A MOON, the upcoming novel about Mexican painter Remedios Varo by Dark River author Rym Kechacha.

08/03/2022

"A unique voice. Grave, evocative, deeply compelling. Stand out story 'The Red Song' is extraordinary, replete with touches of Kafka, Borges and Aickman. It's superb."
Jeremy Dyson on Sam Thompson's Whirlwind Romance, publishing next month. Pre-order now: https://t.co/sxf7Nq2zwB

Debut short story collection from Sam Thompson (Communion Town, longlisted for the Booker Prize) draws upon writers like Robert Aickman and Thomas Ligotti to create a landscape all its own – a place where a single moment can be the catalyst to turn the very nature of reality upside down. Shot thro...

03/03/2022

"Sharp as a scalpel, tender as a kiss. Sam Thompson’s work is superlative. Each story in this remarkable collection hovers in the mind like a spectre long after reading, somewhere between fiction and deep truth."

Helen Marshall on Sam Thompson's Whirlwind Romance, publishing this April. Pre-order now!

http://www.unsungstories.co.uk/whirlwind-romance-by-sam-thompson

Debut short story collection from Sam Thompson (Communion Town, longlisted for the Booker Prize) draws upon writers like Robert Aickman and Thomas Ligotti to create a landscape all its own – a place where a single moment can be the catalyst to turn the very nature of reality upside down. Shot thro...

16/02/2022

*NEW BOOK ALERT*
Over at The Fantasy Hive today we reveal the cover for Sam Thompson's Whirlwind Romance, coming this April from Unsung Stories. "The hinterland where the mundane meets the strange."
https://t.co/yzTayhrrUf

Today, we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Sam Thompson's debut collection WHIRLWIND COLLECTION, available soon from Unsung Stories

25/10/2021

Malcolm Devlin on his new collection, impending parenthood, and multiple worlds theory:
https://link.medium.com/kTVB3NyADkb

29/09/2021

Somehow it's only three weeks until we publish Malcolm Devlin's jaw-dropping new collection, Unexpected Places to Fall From, Unexpected Places to Land! If you haven't already pre-ordered a copy, you'll want to do that now - it's destined to be one of your favourite books of 2021. In this reality, anyway...

Order a copy here: http://www.unsungstories.co.uk/unexpected-places-to-fall-from

20/09/2021

If you're in (or near) Norwich, Waterstone's now have signed copies of GIGANTIC by Ashley Stokes! It's great to see books (and authors) out in the wild again.

15/09/2021

We're going big at Fantasycon next week... Don't miss the double-launch of Ashley Stokes's Gigantic and our latest anthology, Out of the Darkness, with editor Dan Coxon and contributors Laura Mauro, Gary Budden... and Ashley again. 12 noon, Saturday 25th.

03/09/2021

Some wonderful reviews coming in for Gigantic already. Geekdad says: "It deserves all the shining glory it can get."

Unsung Stories does it again, and never has cryptozoology been funnier.

02/09/2021

GIGANTIC by Ashley Stokes is unleashed today! Follow that shadowy figure into the woods...
http://www.unsungstories.co.uk/gigantic

27/08/2021

"Kevin Stubbs is a Knower. He knows life hasn’t always treated him fairly. He knows he wants to be allowed access to his son again. But most of all, he knows that the London Borough of Sutton is being stalked by a nine-foot-tall, red-eyed, hairy relict hominid – the North Surrey Gigantopithecus."

GIGANTIC by Ashley Stokes strides out of the woods next week! Make sure you've got your copy ordered...

http://www.unsungstories.co.uk/gigantic

28/07/2021

So proud of our amazing authors. Congratulations to Rym Kechacha and Tiffani Angus on their British Fantasy Awards nominations!

11/06/2021

Discover Malcolm Devlin in Unexpected Places this October... - https://mailchi.mp/5ebfa1c3dc9f/malcolm-devlin-in-unexpected-places

It’s been a busy few months here in the Unsung bunker. First we launched the Kickstarter for Out of the Darkness, then we announced Ashley Stokes’s forthcoming novel Gigantic… and now we have a sparkly new collection by Malcolm Devlin, Unexpected Places to Fall From, Unexpected Places to Land....

03/06/2021

A trio of handsome beasts, coming from us later this year. All three are now available to preorder, links in the comments below.

25/05/2021

Another cover reveal! This October we will publish Unexpected Places to Fall From, Unexpected Places to Land, the second collection from Malcolm Devlin. Full details via the link...

We're thrilled to reveal the cover of Malcolm Devlin's new collection of stories UNEXPECTED PLACES TO FALL FROM, UNEXPECTED PLACES TO LAND; available from Unsung Stories this October!

13/05/2021

Something Gigantic this way comes... - https://mailchi.mp/fdba6af84b35/ask-us-anything-at-rfantasy-on-23rd-april-4620062

Those of you who have been paying attention will have spotted a cover reveal for a brand new Unsung release over at The Fantasy Hive a few weeks back. Gigantic is a satirical novel by Ashley Stokes, and we’re hugely excited for the launch this September.

22/04/2021

Ask the Unsung editors and authors anything at r/Fantasy on 23rd April - https://mailchi.mp/f3cc1020fe05/ask-us-anything-at-rfantasy-on-23rd-april

Independent publishing is one hell of a thing to have in your life. We get to work with excellent authors, commission ridiculous artists, put together books we’re immensely proud of and share them with you.

14/04/2021

Cover reveal time! We're proud to announce that we'll be publishing GIGANTIC by Ashley Stokes later this year, a tragi-comic tale of cryptozoology, missing fathers and really, really good gear. The stunning cover art is by Nicolas Ruston. All is revealed over at The Fantasy Hive...
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2021/04/gigantic-by-ashley-stokes-cover-reveal/

Unsung Stories swing by to reveal the bold cover over Ashley Stokes' new novel GIGANTIC, out September 2021