Temple Dark Books

07/10/2025

The Pre-order for NEMATODES (releasing in January) is now LIVE!!! Very much unlike the dangers faced by its characters. Check out the blurb and secure your FREE E-Book with every pre-order on templedarkbooks.com/nematodes

07/10/2025

We are delighted to announce the beginnings of our partnership with Mofic, a new reader app venture from the 'Silicon Valley' of S. Korea. 7 of our titles are already on the app, which is available in your app store and allows FREE reading for selected titles, as well as other sign-up and subscription options. Mofic is the future of reading - check it out.

07/10/2025

Will we see you at our LICHTENBERG LAUNCH EVENTS? If so, you can pre-order your copy and avoid shipping costs by selecting the relevant pick-up option at checkout. Any questions?

06/10/2025

GLOWING REVIEWS FOR LICHTENBERG CONTINUE:

A broodingly atmospheric dystopian novel…a powerful debut…an examination of power, the abuse of power, and how someone can resist it…a classic use of an amorphous, phantasmic enemy to rally the populace around a single cause. There is a fully formed world behind the main narrative, of which we only glimpse a part (likely as a reflection of the tight control on information evident in the Raidon regime). I'm looking forward to reading more stories from this universe. Although grimdark, it's not entirely hopeless, and it reminds us that no tyranny can last forever, provided there's the will to face it. Given the way the world has slid in past months, that's a good thing to keep in mind. - David O'Mahony, Irish Examiner, Author of Shadows & Starlight

05/10/2025

Remember, Remember, the 5th of November...🎆🎇

That's right, folks. While our neighbours will be lighting up the sky with fireworks, we'll be exploring the cold depths of LICHTENBERG by Galway author of Dystopian Fiction TOM O'CONNELL.

The team at Dublin Book Festival and Irish Writers Centre were only too happy to host us, but that's because we're great...and not at all because we hounded them until they finally gave in! 🤔🫣🤣😈

This is a LIMITED CAPACITY EXCLUSIVE PRE-LAUNCH EVENT, so you ABSOLUTELY MUST RSVP: https://www.templedarkbooks.com/event-details/exclusive-pre-launch-event-at-the-iwc

05/10/2025

In association with our burgeoning SFI project, we are delighted to host on our website the excellent Draw One Last Breath Podcast

If you're a horror fan, this one is for you. Check it out at:

A fortnightly podcast hosted by 3 real horror fans, in association with Speculative Fiction Ireland. Every episode we talk about the latest movies, news and merch releases and we even bring out the classics. Come join Matt, Paul and Butch and you’ll soon be a breather too.

05/10/2025

If you'd rather watch Ish and his peers wow us all with their insights and writing (as opposed to just listening), here's the YouTube link for the most recent episode of the Australian Book Lovers podcast. Highly recommended!

In episode #151 Veronica & Laurie explore alternate realities, world building and writing sci-fi with a panel of fantastic speculative fiction authors: Alist...

05/10/2025

Our very own Aussie Master of Sci-Fi Ishmael Soledad joins the Writer's Room team on the Australian Book Lovers podcast. An insightful and inspiring conversation ensued:

In episode #151 Veronica & Laurie explore alternate realities, world building and writing sci-fi with a panel of fantastic speculative fiction authors: Alistair Conwell, Clare Rhoden & Ishmael A. Soledad. Intro - 0:57Alistair Conwell ...

05/10/2025

SFI Member Pierce Hederman shares his latest progress as an aspiring Sci-Fi writer! This past month has been a rollercoaster of creativity and restructuring. Keep up with his journey here: https://wix.to/ddUuVZz

Sci-Fi novelist and SFI member Pierce Hederman updates us on his progress with another entry in The Diary of an Aspiring Sci-Fi Writer.