Dragon Crown Books, Ltd.

Dragon Crown Books, Ltd. History, Fantasy, Philosophy, Science Fiction, Sports... the official page of Dragon Crown Books! Dragon Crown Books, Ltd.

is a small publishing house founded by author and editor Stephen H. Provost and based in Carson City, Nevada. Dragon Crown publishes books in a number of genres, both fiction and nonfiction, including history, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and commentary. Provost acts as the publisher, designer, and editor-in-chief. Sharon Marie Provost serves as managing editor, publicity director, and research assistant.

Would you like a chance to win a copy of our brand new novel, "Azrael's Assassin," signed by both of us? All you have to...
02/13/2025

Would you like a chance to win a copy of our brand new novel, "Azrael's Assassin," signed by both of us? All you have to do is DM or email us with your email address so we can add you to our mailing list. We might even include some swag too! Once we get 20 entries, we'll announce the winner at random.

12/28/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: A few changes are coming at Dragon Crown Books in 2025. After a VERY busy holiday season full of events, we will be spending time focused on our writing. First up, we will be releasing our twin volumes of "Shades of Love." This latest installment in our "Nightmare's Eve" series will feature stories of love and horror: one collection from Sharon and the other from my own pen. These will be launched on Dragon Crown's new imprint for horror and thrillers, ScreamCatcher Horror.

We will be focused in the coming year on our own writing and completing my project with Tempest founder, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Lief Sorbye on his biography: another two-volume set. Sharon and I are now hard at work on our first novel collaboration, a science fiction noir thriller. At least one new highway book is in the future as well. Sharon plans two new novels and has a number of short stories in mind.

To clear the deck for these projects, and in light of Sharon's continuing need to undergo chemotherapy for Stage 4 cancer, we will not be taking on unsolicited outside editing or publishing projects at Dragon Crown in 2025. We are very proud of the writing showcased in the two editions of the ACES Anthology, but for the aforementioned reasons, we do not plan on publishing a third volume in 2025. We will, of course, continue to voice our support for other writers, but we are not in a position to dedicate the time and resources necessary to giving a third anthology the attention it deserves.

Sharon and I would like to wish everyone the happiest of new years and look forward to producing more exciting fiction, history, and travel works in the coming year.

Ken Sutherland will be speaking Monday in Carson City.
12/27/2024

Ken Sutherland will be speaking Monday in Carson City.

Reno author Ken Sutherland will be the featured speaker at Monday’s Democratic luncheon. Ken is a retired advertising executive and broadcaster who has turned his hand to writing mysteries. The […]

Cover reveal for Dragon Crown's forthcoming alternative history horror thriller by Stephen H. Provost. If you are intere...
12/02/2024

Cover reveal for Dragon Crown's forthcoming alternative history horror thriller by Stephen H. Provost. If you are interested in reviewing a PDF copy for Amazon and Goodreads in advance of publication, please comment or message me.



11/27/2024

If you are interested in reading my new book Dark Arts (and I hope you are), it is going up on a Kindle Countdown Deal - with an opening eBook price of 99 cents - starting at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Get a copy at an unbeatable price. The paperback will be going on sale as well. Check out the discount on Black Friday. If you're still on the fence, check out these awesome reviews.

11/17/2024

Dragon Crown published one of the most original, genre-defying books of the past year, Ken Sutherland's "Balance." Soon we'll be releasing one of the most original, genre-defying books you're likely to read in the coming year: a wild horror, alternative history, and science fiction novel from Stephen H. Provost, Author that spans more than 150 years. Details coming soon!

10/04/2024

So, if you saw me today on KOLO 8 News Now at 3 p.m., I mentioned I would be at a book signing Saturday and Sunday at the Mark Twain Museum. Unfortunately, after that interview was conducted, an emergency arose that forced the event organizers to cancel this event at the last minute. So, please do not come to Virginia City. We won't be there after all.

Sharon Provost and I are all set up for our biggest event of the year this weekend: The Candy Dance in Genoa. We'll be a...
09/27/2024

Sharon Provost and I are all set up for our biggest event of the year this weekend: The Candy Dance in Genoa. We'll be at the Trimmer House lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. There are TONS of food, craft, clothing, and other vendors, and the event is free to the public. Come pick up a copy of our Halloween-themed short story collection, "All Hallows' Nightmare's Eve" and see display copies of my new history books "Virginia City Then & Now" and "The Comstock Chronicles"! We hope to see you there!

"Virginia City Then & Now" is live and available for purchase in paperback or color keepsake hardback on Amazon at https...
09/20/2024

"Virginia City Then & Now" is live and available for purchase in paperback or color keepsake hardback on Amazon at https://shorturl.at/vr5lw. If you want to see a copy of the paperback in person, drop by Dayton Valley Days this weekend, where I'll have a display copy (it's my only one so far, so it's not for sale). This is the first book in my two-book set on Virginia City. The second book, "The Comstock Chronicles," is due out next week.

"Virginia City Then & Now" is a pictorial look at the city, comparing various sites over the years, with about 400 historical and modern images, as well as interesting details, history, and trivia about each site.

"The Comstock Chronicles," is a chronological history covering the growth and events - major, tragic, and quirky - that took place between 1850 and 1880, taken year by year. It includes items on everyone from Mark Twain to William Sharon, Julia Bulette to Laura Fair, Tom Peasley to "Farmer" Peel... along with lesser-known individuals who made history during the period. It includes a foreword by noted journalist and historian rich Rich Moreno.

08/15/2024

Today is the last day you can pick up a free copy of Shadow's Gate, my first solo book of short horror stories. I would love it if you can review it on Amazon, too. (Link in first comment)

08/10/2024

I officially entered my short story collection, Shadow's Gate, into the Short Smack competition on Books of Horror. I am super excited but nervous. It will be free to download on Amazon for everybody starting tomorrow the 11th through the 15th. Please check it out and leave a review if you can. https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Gate-Threshold-Terror-Nightmares/dp/1949971473/

Darkness is falling, and the sun, sinking low in the sky, creates long shadows across your path. Those shadows lead you to the gate of an abandoned mansion, which houses secrets scarcely fathomable to the human mind. Are you brave enough to learn those secrets? If so, delve into this collection of twisted tales birthed in graveyards and ghost towns¿ on the high seas with ancient mariners¿ and up in the attic, where unexplained noises rouse suspicion—and inspire fear. Be assured, that fear is warranted. Sharon Marie Provost presents this selection of shadowy tales that range from the mind-bending to the macabre, from the spooky to the sinister. You stand at Shadow's Gate. Enter if you dare.

08/07/2024

STATEMENT ON THE DESPICABLE HARASSMENT IN VIRGINIA CITY.

As many of you know, I am working on a pair of books about Virginia City history, and Sharon Provost and I spent this past weekend attending the "Hot August Nights" classic car event there. During that event, a person who apparently owns property along the show route confronted a Black signature gatherer, making racist and vulgar references that I won't repeat here: They go far beyond what I'm used to seeing, even from most bigots.

During a video shot by the man who was accosted, which is extensive, one of the people harassing him asks whether he "knows the history of the town" - as if to suggest that the town is somehow historically racist. The person's extreme ignorance of history only compounds an already disgusting sequence of events. The fact is that Virginia City was heavily Republican during the Civil War and supportive of Lincoln. Another fact: It was home to a Black-owned business, the Boston Saloon, where residents were welcomed regardless of race.

Also during the video, a woman condescendingly tries to "herd" the victim of the harassment away, cooing that she loves him, that he's her "brother," and that Jesus loves him. All the while, she's telling him to get off her property even though he's on the sidewalk and, later, in the middle of the street - PUBLIC property. I've never seen anything so disingenuous and insulting. I wouldn't have been surprised if she'd called him "boy."

Meanwhile, a man in a red "Make America Great Again" hat speaks up in support of the initial harasser. This just confirms, yet again, what has already become clear over the past several years: the leadership of the Republican Party, specifically Donald Trump, has enabled and emboldened racists to come out of the woodwork and bully, threaten, and berate people based on their own hateful bigotry. THIS IS NOT OK.

Sharon and I were approached by a signature-gatherer during the event (not the same gentleman), and he was nothing but polite and courteous. The only Black gentleman I saw was one of the vendors, whom I approached to ask about his products, and who was one of the nicest guys I ran into. He didn't push his merchandise (car-shaped speakers that played music), but simply explained how they worked and was just plain FRIENDLY. I can only imagine what he must be thinking in the wake of this incident. Will he return to VC after this? I wouldn't blame him if he didn't, and that's a tragedy too. As a vendor myself, I know he's precisely the kind of vendor that you WANT at an event.

The instigators of this hatred have, according to news reports, had their registration in Hot August Nights revoked. My concern is that, since they appear to own property along the route, they may have succeeded in ruining the event for everyone. The future of Hot August Nights in VC is, according to media outlets, being evaluated in the wake of the incident. I hope it won't be canceled, but I also hope steps can be taken to guarantee nothing like this occurs again.

Sharon and I are heartsick for the man who was harassed, as well as for the welcoming members of the community who are dealing with the fallout from these disgusting acts. As a citizen, an author, and a student of history, I stand with those in Virginia City and elsewhere who are condemning the vile, racist actions of the instigators in no uncertain terms. Such acts should not be tolerated. Not in Virginia City. Not anywhere.

IT'S HERE! With 136 days (and nights) still left before Halloween, you have plenty of time to get scared again courtesy ...
06/18/2024

IT'S HERE! With 136 days (and nights) still left before Halloween, you have plenty of time to get scared again courtesy of our fourth installment in the "Nightmare's Eve" collection of short stories. Sharon Marie Provost, Author and I have each contributed six twisted tales to the mix, each following a Halloween theme. The paperback book is available now, and if you prefer the Kindle version, you can PREORDER it for a special release date to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend... and my birthday! It's our fourth release this year on Dragon Crown Books, following my "Bonanza Highway" and "Chinese Camp" (more spooky stuff there!), and Sharon's solo debut, "Shadow's Gate." Don't miss out on the fun! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7B8JPWN/

COVER REVEAL! Check out this cover from our imminently forthcoming collection of short horror stories, "All Hallows' Nig...
06/16/2024

COVER REVEAL! Check out this cover from our imminently forthcoming collection of short horror stories, "All Hallows' Nightmare's Eve." Sharon Provost and I have collaborated on a dozen twisted tales in this, the fourth installment of our "Nightmare's Eve" series. I had a different cover all set up to go but was inspired to create this one instead just yesterday, and I'm very pleased with it.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
06/14/2024

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

We are pleased to announce we are opening up to submissions for The ACES Anthology 2024. Submissions are due September 30, with the target date for publication November 1. Submissions may be in any genre of fiction and are limited to Northern Nevada writers.

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