Scorpius Books

Scorpius Books We're the award-winning 1st UK publisher of dyslexic-friendly fiction for adults! Because great stories should be accessible for all.

04/09/2026

👀 OUT NOW 👀
The wrong place at the wrong time changes everything...
Mikey spends every day fighting for survival in a desolate world, ravaged by a disease that claimed the lives of his mother and sister.
Michael's world looks perfect. Big house. Flash cars. But behind closed doors he's desperate to avoid his troubled mother's drinking problem and his absent father's affairs.
Two different lives. Two different worlds.
One devastating event that will change them both forever...

GLIMPSE is Hilly O Barmby's amazing YA dystopian novel, out now!
Grab your copy today:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC6VLGL4
Available in dyslexic-friendly paperback and ebook from all great retailers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Brilliantly written and genuinely scary!"📚👀DO NOT STAY, IF YOU CAN HELP IT, AFTER DARK 📚👀A mysterious manusc...
04/09/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Brilliantly written and genuinely scary!"

📚👀DO NOT STAY, IF YOU CAN HELP IT, AFTER DARK 📚👀
A mysterious manuscript, sent to eight publishing houses.
Eight readers found dead, insane, or vanished into thin air.
A manuscript labelled 'The most terrifying book ever written…’
One chilling message: Do not get close to the fog...

Mat Guy's gripping, atmospheric debut THE FRANKLIN MEWS is out now! Grab your copy today from Waterstones, TJ Jones, and all great book retailers.
https://www.scorpiusbooks.com/shop/the-franklin-mews

11/08/2026

On the way to London for the Miller Rose Roberts launch event ☺️

Happy pub day to Miller Rose Robert’s!! The fabulous debut novella by Joseph Millson is an exploration of memory, identi...
11/08/2026

Happy pub day to Miller Rose Robert’s!! The fabulous debut novella by Joseph Millson is an exploration of memory, identity, and survival, told through the fractured lens of a woman caught between timelines, traumas, and second chances.
Out today and available from all good bookshops in paperback, ebook and dyslexic friendly editions.

30/07/2026

👀 OUT NOW 👀
The wrong place at the wrong time changes everything...
Mikey spends every day fighting for survival in a desolate world, ravaged by a disease that claimed the lives of his mother and sister.
Michael's world looks perfect. Big house. Flash cars. But behind closed doors he's desperate to avoid his troubled mother's drinking problem and his absent father's affairs.
Two different lives. Two different worlds.
One devastating event that will change them both forever...

GLIMPSE is Hilly O Barmby's amazing YA dystopian novel, out now!
Grab your copy today:
https://www.scorpiusbooks.com/shop/glimpse/
Available in dyslexic-friendly paperback and ebook from all great retailers.

👀🎉LAUNCH EVENT👀🎉Join author Mat Guy for the book launch of THE FRANKLIN MEWS, featuring music from Scarlet Reading, and ...
10/07/2026

👀🎉LAUNCH EVENT👀🎉

Join author Mat Guy for the book launch of THE FRANKLIN MEWS, featuring music from Scarlet Reading, and an excerpt read by Drew Bridger. Grab a signed copy and survival kit on the night, and lose yourself in the chilling atmosphere of this amazing novel.

Saturday, 11th July, 7pm - Harbour Lights Picture House, Ocean Village, Southampton SO14 3TL

👀 IN ANOTHER WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? 👀The wrong place at the wrong time changes everything...Two different lives. ...
09/07/2026

👀 IN ANOTHER WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? 👀
The wrong place at the wrong time changes everything...
Two different lives. Two different worlds.
One devastating event that will change them forever.

GLIMPSE is Hilly O Barmby's amazing YA dystopian novel, out on 30th July 2026.
Pre-order your copy today:
https://www.scorpiusbooks.com/shop/glimpse/

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