Apex Books & Zine

31/12/2024

We're just TWO WEEKS AWAY from the release of Cristina Jurado's mega-flora post-apocalyptica CHLOROPHILIA! ⏳ Preorder today and receive a 30% discount on your print or digital copy!

🌱 Read an excerpt from CHLOROPHILIA and order your copy here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/chlorophlia

29/12/2024

We're thrilled to reveal the cover for Apex Magazine Issue 148, created by the incredibly talented Vibhav Singh, titled "Odyssey Ruins" 🏔️ for more information about our upcoming issue, and all the things to look forward to from us in 2025, please check out our Patreon post, "Apex in January 2025."

https://www.patreon.com/posts/apex-in-january-118824858

26/12/2024

"Gene inched further out from the safe wall of instigating kids. Going viral meant chasing the blood." 📲

New short fiction today by DaVaun Sanders: "NPC (or Eight Haxploits to Maximize Your Endgame Farming: A Player's Guide)"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/npc-or-eight-haxploits-to-maximize-your-endgame-farming-a-players-guide

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"Congratulations, kid. You’ve finessed past firewalls, grinded through endless code and metadata for this moment. This isn’t a game anymore, not for us. Started from the bottom, as they say. You understand why they scared. You are the future. You understand why this guide is hidden in plain sight on this sh*tty blog, with a thousand trailheads leading the way to it. Don’t matter how you arrived, now you’re here and so close. Ready to level up in the biggest game there is.

A word of advice? Ease into it. Not everyone understands this game the way we do. We’re built different.

Pwning this game means really deciphering NPCs. Picking them apart. Scripts, limitations; we’ve seen it all, trust us. We’ll touch on farming, grinding, drop rates, even their glitches. (Especially their glitches.) There are infinite permutations of solid strat for finding what you need, and you already know we could analyze algorithms until the sun turns red. But you didn’t come here to crunch numbers. You came here to level up."

24/12/2024

Happy Christmas Eve from Apex to all our readers celebrating! And for those of us growing tired of the winter weather, why not treat yourself to something a little greener? 🎄 CHLOROPHILIA by Cristina Jurado releases in just three weeks!

Preorder your print or digital copy here! https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/chlorophlia

20/12/2024

We have a special book birthday treat for you! 🎂🎈

Get the scoop on author LH Moore's favorite books, behind-the-scenes on her newest release, BREATH OF LIFE, and her opinion on Twix bars (hint: it's very positive!) in our latest interview!

Read it here!

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20/12/2024

Picture this: Venice, 1472. Your name is Lorenzo de Medici, Patron of the Arts. You sit down at your bespoke mahogany desk to pen a missive to the most famous oil painter in Italy...

Oh wait, that's just how everyone feels when they sit down to become a Patron on our Patreon! 🖼️

creating science fiction, fantasy, and horror books and zine

18/12/2024

Exciting announcement! Apex has four books in a "Build your own Fantasy and Future Tales" eBook bundle from Fanatical: Several, Glitch Rain, Plague Birds, and Future Artifacts. A great opportunity to do some last-minute holiday shopping and support our incredible authors, all in one! 🎁

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-fantasy-and-future-tales-ii-bundle

17/12/2024

💬 "I know I’m going to want to reread this book many times over to revisit the gorgeous language."

New review by Lesley Conner : "Book Review: Layla Martinez's Woodworm"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/book-review-layla-martinezs-woodworm

17/12/2024

We're just four weeks out from the release of ChloroPhilia! Don't forget to preorder your print or digital copy and save 30%!

Preorder here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/chlorophlia

17/12/2024

It's finally here!! HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to BREATH OF LIFE!!! 🎈🥳🎆🎉

Thank you so much to all our readers for supporting this incredible title, and to LH Moore for trusting us with her amazing body of work!

If you missed out on preorders, don't fret! Purchase your copy here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/breath-of-life

14/12/2024

We're ONE MONTH AWAY from the release of Cristina Jurado's CHLOROPHILIA! 🌱 This flora-horror dystopia is perfect for any fan of science fiction, body horror...and gardening!

Pre-order here and save 30% on your print or digital copy: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/chlorophlia

12/12/2024

Give yourself the gift of Apex this season! Join our Patreon, or subscribe via our website, to receive full issues of Apex Magazine delivered right to your inbox!

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creating science fiction, fantasy, and horror books and zine

12/12/2024

💬 "Literature—life—is borne of longing, wanting, and reaching—traits different to each writer and, hence, making each written piece an individual experience."

New nonfiction today by Zohair: "Pariahs"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/pariahs

10/12/2024

New short fiction today by Garrett Ashley: "Ceasing to Be"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/ceasing-to-be

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"Rham grappled with the headless co**se of the MojitoWaiter in the shadow of a leaning car garage. The artificial had already drawn blood: a flap of skin hung from Rham's face after taking a hit from its aluminum fist. He'd warned me to stay behind him because the body might still be functional. This was the price of getting to the scene of death before other scrappers.

We'd been kicking around in the tall grass looking for its head when the body leapt out and attacked. It went for the more immediate threat; my bulky, wrench-wielding stepfather.

Pivoting at the waist, the MojitoWaiter flung its arms around, the self-preservation kit giving every bit it had left. It walloped Rham on the shoulder, knocking him down, and his wrench flew into the grass.

Rham out of the way now, I blew a hole in its chest with the shotgun. The robot whirred into a slow stillness."

09/12/2024

Our sister imprint Violet Lichen is open for queries! Send in your weirdest, most wonderful speculative fiction before the mid-winter window closes on January 10th! 🔮🌙📚

Submission guidelines and details can be found here:

It has been a truly wonderful few months reading all of the delightfully weird, creepy, and imaginative queries we received this summer. Almost all queries from our initial opening have been respon…

09/12/2024

NEW BLOG POST: New Look for Apex Magazine

Our website migration is done! Get the details on new usability features, file management, and those last few wrinkles we're still ironing out HERE:

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal. Publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror books.

05/12/2024

Apex Book Company is delighted to announce our new managing editor, Darian Bianco-Charles! Please give her a warm welcome! 🎉

Read all the latest news and updates in our blog post:

For Immediate Release 12/5/24 Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company is delighted to announce that Darian Bianco hasaccepted the position of Managing Editor for Apex Book Company. As managing editor, Darian will oversee the production, marketing, and distribution of the imprint’s titles. She’ll also b...

05/12/2024

"The story is smoothly written, with almost a noir feel at times, while also weaving in touches of cosmic horror."

New review by A.C. Wise: "Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review" 📚

Read it here: https://apex-magazine.com/words-for-thought/words-for-thought-short-fiction-review-6/