Saturday, 27 December 2025

Forthcoming in 2026 from Parallel Universe Publications



As we approach the New Year here are the covers for two books from Parallel Universe Publications that are already planned for 2026, though there will be more, details of which will be released soon.

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 12 will be published in May 2026.

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 13 will be published in November 2026. 


Thursday, 11 December 2025

Happy Christmas from Parallel Universe Publications

With just two weeks to go before the great day we at Parallel Universe Publications would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

 


Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11
is now available as a trade paperback and kindle eBook. 

amazon.com

amazon.co.uk 

In the meantime, as a taster, below are copies of the Introduction, which contains details of all 10 writers included in the eleventh volume: Harry Elliott, David A. Sutton, Susan Macdonald, Marc Edward Star, Tais Teng, Andrew Darlington, Geoff Hart, Uumbi, Daniel Mahoney, and Craig Herbertson, plus the award-winning artist Jim Pitts.





 

 



Tuesday, 4 November 2025

SWORDS & SORCERIES: TALES OF HEROIC FANTASY VOLUME 11

  
 
I have now emailed everone who submitted a story to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, whether they were accepted for volume 11 or 12 or if, alas, their submission had been rejected.
 
I can now reveal that the stories for Volume 11 are:
 
SILENCE FOR SNAKES by Harry Elliott
MIDWINTER by David A. Sutton
TOMB ROBBERS by Susan Macdonald
BLACKSHIELD MANOR by Marc Edward Star
THE EGGSHELL CARVER by Tais Teng
THE ETERNAL ASSASSIN: THE MAN WHO HUNTED DEATH by Andrew Darlington
THE GWAILOU SHIP by Geoff Hart
GOOD FORTUNE by Mungai M'mbogori (Ũũmbi)
THE WYRM'S TONGUE by Daniel Mahoney
WARDARK AND THE SANDS OF SERPANAM by Craig Herbertson
 
The book will be published later this month as a paperback and kindle eBook. 
 

 

Monday, 3 November 2025

Stories chosen for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volumes 11 and 12


 

I have chosen all the stories to be included in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volumes 11 and 12, the latter to be published in May next year. Full details soon.

 


 

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Submissions period for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 has now ended

The submissions period for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 has now ended. It's my intention to email all acceptances and rejections by the end of the week (7th November). Thank you everyone who has sent me stories this time!

Monday, 13 October 2025

A Grim God's Revenge

It was in 2017 that my first effort at a swords and sorcery story, "A Grim God's Revenge", was published in Mythic #4. Sadly this publication ceased to exist a year or so back. I reprinted "A Grim God's Revenge" in my collection of the same name.
Below is a link which will lead you to a pdf of my story which I'm presenting here as a free read. Hope you enjoy it

A Grim God's Revenge


 

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Submissions for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

Some great submissions so far for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11. In fact, it already looks like I'll be able to fill volume 12 as well, just as I was last year when I picked tales for volumes 9 and 10 at the same time. The hardest part is likely to be deciding which tales should go in either volume.


Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Submissions to Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 open at midnight tonight, October 1st.

 



      
Submissions for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11 will open on the 1st October 2025 and end at midnight of the 31st, with publication scheduled for late November. Please don't send any submissions till then.
 
Payment is £25 per story plus one contributor's copy of the paperback. The book will be published as a paperback and ebook. Please send your submissions as attachments (doc, docx or rtf) headed  
 
"Submission - Swords & Sorceries 11" 
 to:

paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

Please send only one submission  at a time - the one you consider the best fit for us. 

Although we like original stories we are always more than happy to consider reprints. Just let us know where and when it was previously published. 

You can send in simultaneous submissions, but let us know if your story is accepted elsewhere as soon as possible. Bear in mind you will receive either an acception or rejection by the end of the first week in November.

There is no limit on the size of submissions.  

There is absolutely no need to tell us anything about yourself as the only thing that matters is the story. Everything else is irrelevant. We will ask for details about yourself if your story is accepted. 

All rejections and acceptances will be sent by email by the end of the first week in November. Please don't enquire about your submission before then.

And good luck!

In the past we have received a number of stories that may be fantasy but are not swords and sorcery. If you are unsure what swords and sorcery is, you could get a better idea by checking out volumes 1 - 10. Saying that, swords and sorcery is a broad genre and we are more than willing to consider stories that stretch its limits, as we have in the past.

Also check our dedicated facebook group: 
 

   

The contents of Volume One are:

THE MIRROR OF TORJAN SUL - Steve Lines

THE HORROR FROM THE STARS - Steve Dilks

TROLLS ARE DIFFERENT - Susan Murrie Macdonald

CHAIN OF COMMAND - Geoff Hart

DISRUPTION OF DESTINY - Gerri Leen

THE CITY OF SILENCE - Eric Ian Steele

RED - Chadwick Ginther

THE RECONSTRUCTED GOD - Adrian Cole

The cover and all the interior artwork is by Jim Pitts. 

 
amazon.co.uk

amazon.com

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11

Three weeks from now the submissions period will open for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 11, which will run for one calendar month until midnight the 31st of October. The book, both as a paperback and kindle eBook will be published in November. 

For full details of how to submit follow this link: Submissions