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  • North of Fear: An Anthology of Cold-Blooded Canadian Horror edited by Steve Vernon (Limited Edition)

    North of Fear Covers

    Please to announce NORTH OF FEAR: AN ANTHOLOGY OF COLD-BLOODED CANADIAN HORROR edited by Steve Vernon with my story, “Them Skeleton Trees,” is now available for pre-order! (Please see the listing here.)

    This is my first anthology where a special slipcase edition was produced. Limited quantities. Only 600 being made. Target date for release is April 2027.

    I will say it is an honor to be published by the same publisher who handles special editions for the writers I look up to like Stephen King, Joe Hill, Dean Koontz, Richard Chizmar, Bentley Little, and more!

    From Lividian Publications’s website:

    Lividian Publications is proud to announce North of Fear: An Anthology of Cold-Blooded Canadian Horror, edited by Steve Vernon, our first project produced entirely in Canada and featuring an all-star Canadian table of contents.

    Contributors include Colleen Anderson, Kelley Armstrong, Sean Costello, Charles de Lint, Terri Favro, A.P. Fuchs, Sèphera Girón, Mark Leslie, Helen Marshall, William Meikle, David Nickle, Rhonda Parrish, Douglas Smith, Steve Stred, Edo Van Belkom, and Bev Vincent.

    This special edition features exclusive wrap-around dust jacket artwork and sixteen interior illustrations by François Vaillancourt, along with our distinctive slipcase design with the custom die-cut window, making this production a true work of art.

    Retail Price: $125
    Publication Date: Spring 2027
    Page Count: 354 pages
    Status: Forthcoming: at the printer now!

    Deluxe Production Features:
    • Full-color wrap-around artwork by François Vaillancourt
    • Sixteen black and white interior illustrations by François Vaillancourt
    • Offset printed on an acid-free archival quality paper stock
    • A fine cloth binding
    • Hot foil stamping on the front cover and spine
    • Smyth-sewn to create a more durable binding
    • Twine head and tail bands
    • High-quality endpapers
    • Sewn-in satin ribbon page marker
    • Custom-made slipcase stamped with hot foil and featuring a unique die-cut window
    • Limited to 600 copies signed by Steve Vernon, François Vaillancourt, Bev Vincent, Colleen Anderson, Steve Stred, Rhonda Parrish, A.P. Fuchs, Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Edo van Belkom, David Nickle, Sèphera Girón, and Charles de Lint.

    About the Book:
    Canada is a land of deep forests, frozen lakes, lonely roads, and long winter nights. A place where the dark arrives early, the cold bites hard, and every shadow seems to have teeth.

    Edited by Steve Vernon, North of Fear features an all-Canadian lineup of authors gathered together to explore the terrors waiting beyond the porch light. These are stories of haunted places, strange encounters, buried secrets, winter dread, folklore, monsters, ghosts, and the old fears that come creeping back when the wind rises and the temperature drops.

    Bundle up and listen carefully to whatever is moving outside. There is something out there in the dark and cold. And when you travel north, fear leaves tracks in the snow…

    Table of Contents:
    “Many Worlds Are Born Tonight” by Charles de Lint
    “Absinthe & Angels” by Kelley Armstrong
    “The Songs of My People” by William Meikle
    “Nobody Here But Us Chickens” by Mark Leslie
    “It Came From The Mountains” by Rhonda Parrish
    “Dread of Winter” by Terri Favro
    “By Her Hand, She Draws You Down” by Douglas Smith
    “Writer’s Block” by Sean Costello
    “Wrath of God” by Edo Van Belkom
    “Them Skeleton Trees” by A.P. Fuchs
    “Urban Legends” by Sèphera Girón
    “Hanged If You Do” by Colleen Anderson
    “Penny Farthing Dreadful” by Steve Vernon
    “The Comic” by Steve Stred
    “The Ghostly Illumination” by David Nickle
    “The Mansion In The Woods” by Bev Vincent
    “Survival Strategies” by Helen Marshall

    For my other books and comics, please see the Book and Comic Shop on this site.

    Thanks.


  • Stratagem (One Bright Future Book Three) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    Stratagem (One Bright Future Book Three) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    stratagem YA dystopian book by Melinda Marshall

    Rielle is devastated to be a slave again and owned by Justin, who she thought was her friend. Under Bank Security’s constant surveillance, Rielle plots her escape. She secretly holds the key to toppling the OneEarth Bank and freeing the people they’ve enslaved, but she needs help and the only people she trusts with her secret are imprisoned over 1,000 miles away.

    Justin betrayed her and the people she cares about but trusting him may be the only way to escape Bank Security’s clutches, rescue her friends, and crush the OneEarth Bank’s nefarious plans.

    Pursued by Bank Security and with nothing left to lose, Rielle devises a desperate and risky stratagem.

    Will she succeed in destroying the OneEarth Bank or will they destroy her first?

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon.com
    Amazon.ca
    Amazon.co.uk
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Kindle US
    Kindle CAN
    Kindle UK
    Nook
    Drivethru Fiction

    For the first book in this YA dystopian trilogy, please see Enslavement on this site, but if you’ve already read it and its sequel, Subversion, enjoy Stratagem!


  • Subversion (One Bright Future Book Two) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    Subversion (One Bright Future Book Two) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    subversion YA dystopian book by Melinda Marshall

    After fleeing slavery, Rielle James burns with the desire to topple OneEarth Bank and end its enslavement of young people as Contracts. When she learns that her friend Nathan has been sold to a logging company where Contracts die or vanish without a trace, she assumes a false identity and becomes a slave again to help him escape.

    Her act of subversion uncovers the horrific truth behind the OneEarth Bank’s role in Contract disappearances and its link to a global pandemic.

    Can Rielle and Nathan escape and expose the truth before it’s too late?

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon.com
    Amazon.ca
    Amazon.co.uk
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Kindle US
    Kindle CAN
    Kindle UK
    Nook
    Drivethru Fiction

    For the first book in this YA dystopian trilogy, please see the Enslavement on this site, but if you’ve already read it, enjoy Subversion!


  • Enslavement (One Bright Future Book One) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    Enslavement (One Bright Future Book One) by Melinda Marshall: YA Dystopian

    eslavement YA dystopian book by Melinda Marshall

    In the wake of global economic collapse, the OneEarth Bank promises prosperity in exchange for compliance with the commerce chip insertions. Those who refuse the chip are vilified and called Resistors.

    When Rielle James’s parents refuse to comply, government officials tear her family apart and Rielle is forced into a Community Service Contract. Officially, these contracts are portrayed as a way to rehabilitate kids from Resistor families, but in reality, it’s legalized slavery. Rielle’s contract is sold to the highest bidder-a wealthy and abusive banker.

    She quickly discovers nothing in her owner’s home is as it appears. His seemingly perfect life is a facade that hides dangerous secrets. Escape means freedom and the possibility of finding her family-if she can pull it off.

    Prison or even death await if she fails.

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon.com
    Amazon.ca
    Amazon.co.uk
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Kindle US
    Kindle CAN
    Kindle UK
    Nook
    Drivethru Fiction

    For more exciting titles that draw you into reading enslavement and YA dystopian, please see the Book and Comic Shop on this site!


  • Sci-fi Mech Apocalypse, YA Dystopian Typhon Project, and Horror A Red Dark Night Bestselling Books for February

    Sci-fi Mech Apocalypse, YA Dystopian Typhon Project, and Horror A Red Dark Night Bestselling Books for February

    Sci-fi Mech Apocalypse, YA Dystopian Typhon Project, and Horror A Red Dark Night Bestselling Books

    Last month, these three HOT titles were Coscom Entertainment’s bestsellers:

    MECH APOCALPYSE by A.P. Fuchs (mech sci-fi)

    THE TYPHON PROJECT by Melinda Marshall (YA dystopian)

    A RED DARK NIGHT by A.P. Fuchs (horror)

    Thank you to all readers who picked up their copy. Please enjoy the stories. After all, they were written just for you! I mean, sci-fi, YA dystopian, and horror? That’s cool of the cool!

    Also, we’re wrapping up production on Melinda Marshall’s ONE BRIGHT FUTURE Trilogy so very soon those will be available. Roughly in a couple of weeks, if not sooner.

    Very exciting times here at Coscom Entertainment!

    See you soon with more updates and releases!

    In the meantime, why not check out all the superhero and monster fiction on this site as well as the free podcast, STORY TIME with A.P. FUCHS?

    Cheers.


  • Superhero Books – Axiom-man: Battle of Power Trilogy Copies Have Arrived

    Superhero Books – Axiom-man: Battle of Power Trilogy Copies Have Arrived

    Axiom-man Battle of Power Trilogy Super Hero Books

    The postman came and dropped off copies of THE BATTLE OF POWER TRILOGY from THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA here at the Central the other day.

    This is the first superhero fiction series to have a multi-part cover as part of Coscom Entertainment’s effort to break new ground in superhero books with Axiom-man! So cool! Not only did we do the first hardcover lettered edition of a superhero novel ever, now we’re linking covers!

    For those who pre-ordered their copies direct at Winnipeg Comic Con, I will contact you shortly for arrangements for drop-off. For everyone else, if you’d like to order your copies direct from the studio, please shoot me an email. Direct orders will get a discount on the trilogy plus I’m known for throwing in a freebie of some kind as a thank you for ordering direct.

    If you’d like to grab your copy from your online retailer of choice in paperback or eBook instead, please go here for AXIOM-MAN: THE SUMMONING, which is the first book in this final arc that wraps up the first act of the superhero series, THE AXIOM-MAN SAGA.

    Thanks.

    • APF

  • New Dawn: A Superhero Novel [The Axiom-man Saga Book 6]

    New Dawn: A Superhero Novel [The Axiom-man Saga Book 6]

    Axiom-man New Dawn Front Cover

    It has been two years since Redsaw reopened the Doorway of Darkness. Now, he reigns over the city, his throne set high, his sway almighty and powerful.

    Everyone, even those with their own dark empire, are under his control. But he needs more. It is time to bring his master into the realm of Planet Earth and dominate the land.

    All he needs is a power boost from mass death and chaos to achieve his dream.

    While the threat of permanent darkness looms above the city, two figures emerge from the shadows, helping the remaining survivors and saving lives, disrupting Redsaw’s planned chaos.

    And one of them dares to approach his throne and challenge his position.

    No mere mortal would stand a chance against Redsaw’s power . . . except maybe one.

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon.com
    Amazon.ca
    Amazon.co.uk
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Amazon Kindle (US)
    Amazon Kindle (CAD)
    Nook
    Drivethru Fiction
    Smashwords

    More Axiom-man Saga adventures to be had by going here!


  • Bigfoot and Sci-fi Dystopia On Top for the Last 30 Days

    Bigfoot and Sci-fi Dystopia On Top for the Last 30 Days

    bestsellers November 2025

    As of this morning, these three titles are topping the charts here at Coscom Entertainment. (Note these top spots are about a week old as things update roughly every seven days. AXIOM-MAN: THE SUMMONING has exceeded what’s being shown now.)

    Bigfoot has always been hot and he’s a draw when I table at Winnipeg Comiccon. This anthology series co-edited with Eric S. Brown (whose a big name in bigfoot horror) was a lot of fun. Perhap it might come back at some future point as I do have cover art for two more volumes. We’ll see.

    As for Melinda Marshall’s THE TYPHON PROJECT, that was last year. Coming from here before the year is out are all three books in her ONE BRIGHT FUTURE Trilogy, which was originally published elsewhere for the first two books before that publisher went out of business. We’re bringing things back along with the long-awaited final installment in her trilogy.

    Stay tuned for those releases.

    Thank you to everyone who supported these small press authors over that past thirty days. As you can see, Bigfoot and sci-fi dystopia were the hot ones over the past 30 days with some superhero stuff yet to post it’s placement amongst these top three.

    Hope you enjoyed the stories.


  • Transformations (The Axiom-man Saga, Episode No. 4)

    Transformations (The Axiom-man Saga, Episode No. 4)

    Axiom-man: Transformations

    Axiom-man failed . . . and Redsaw won.

    In the dark of a coffin, Gabriel awakes, powers absent. Unable to move from the horrendous damage he took from Redsaw, trapped and alone, Gabriel must not only fight his way out, but learn how to fight anew altogether.

    When a mysterious woman named Aiyesha confronts him in a location unknown, Gabriel’s survival is put to the test as this dangerous stranger leads him down a path of combat and self-discovery.

    To complicate matters, the gray-hooded figure that was spotted in the city before is here with him as well, an unknown visitor until it speaks one name.

    Removed from the rest of the world and forced into a regiment designed to awaken the warrior within, Gabriel prepares to meet the one person who will be waiting for him at the end of this transformative journey.

    The one man Gabriel fears the most.

    He cannot fail.

    Available as a paperback at:

    Amazon.com
    Amazon.ca
    Amazon.co.uk
    Barnes and Noble

    Available as an eBook at:

    Amazon Kindle (US)
    Amazon Kindle (CAD)
    Nook
    Drivethru Fiction
    Smashwords

    More Axiom-man Saga adventures after Transformations to be had by going here!


  • Axiom-man: Transformations is Off to Press

    Axiom-man: Transformations is Off to Press

    Axiom-man Transformations Front Cover superhero teaser

    Yesterday, Sunday morning, I sent the second book in the BATTLE OF POWER Trilogy, AXIOM-MAN: TRANSFORMATIONS, off to the printer. I also uploaded the various eBook versions needed for my eBook distributors (this was talked about in this past weekend’s newsletter).

    Already some of the eBook listings have started to pop up online. Once the paperback lists too, then I’ll do an official launch of the book and its delegated page here on the website.

    As for the final installment, AXIOM-MAN: NEW DAWN, as of this blog entry I just got it back from the editor so the next task is to go through the edits before beginning the production procedure, which involves a final read-through. The cover art is also done. It just needs the design and layout.

    What’s great about a superhero series like this is once your design is settled upon–like in the first book, AXIOM-MAN–you just carry it over to the next then the next, etc. No need to think of new fonts or anything like that except for the title of the adventure, which is quite easy.

    Really excited for you guys to read TRANSFORMATIONS. Straight off, I’ll tell you the title is the plot. Ahhh, off to press.

    Get ready.

    Soon.