DefCon One Publishing

DefCon One Publishing Indie publisher that publishes Mad Scientist Journal, the Kensei series, and other titles.

"She looked around, then tapped twice on the door she'd come through. Stepping to the other side, she opened the door, u...
07/08/2025

"She looked around, then tapped twice on the door she'd come through. Stepping to the other side, she opened the door, using a handle that had appeared where the hinges had been." - "The Gift"

Cities are filled with the strange and unusual, especially when you add the supernatural to them. INTERCITY ILLUSIONS by Dawn Vogel collects urban fantasy stories and poetry highlighting the abnormal goings-on across myriad cityscapes. These tales will leave you wondering what is real and what is merely an illusion.

https://www.defconone.com/book/intercity-illusions/

In the windy skies of the Republic, it's not always easy to chart your own course...When Svetlana Tereshchenko, captain ...
07/07/2025

In the windy skies of the Republic, it's not always easy to chart your own course...

When Svetlana Tereshchenko, captain of the airship The Silent Monsoon, catches wind that a cask of mythical Cranglimmering whiskey has been stolen, she and her renegade crew of outcasts fly off in search of it. With the promise of a reward worthy of the cask's legendary lineage from both the Heliopolis Port Authority and the head of the Kavisoli crime family, Svetlana and her crew embark on a breathless chase that takes The Silent Monsoon from one end of the Republic to the other.

What Svetlana assumes will be an easy search and recover mission quickly becomes more complicated as each step she takes uncovers secrets and lies about the cask and its contents. Now, with an ethereal Ghost Ship haunting their path, friends reveal themselves as enemies and alliances develop with the most unlikely associates. The lives of her crew hang in the balance as Svetlana makes the crucial choice of whom she can trust and whom she should fear.

BRASS AND GLASS: The Cask of Cranglimmering (book 1 of 3) by Dawn Vogel!

https://www.defconone.com/book/the-cask-of-cranglimmering/

Jamie Hattori's alter ego, the masked hero Kensei, has been doing pretty well protecting her neighborhood from petty vil...
07/07/2025

Jamie Hattori's alter ego, the masked hero Kensei, has been doing pretty well protecting her neighborhood from petty villains with her martial arts skills, her father's katana, and a little help from the local spirits. But things get rough when the spirits start flaking out, the Goddess of Discord throws a few cursed apples, and an online gossip site sics an angry football player on her. Then there's her slipping grades, the vampire owls, and the cute roller derby chick looking for romance. And even worse, Jamie's hero-hating mom is starting to get suspicious. Can Jamie defeat her mysterious nemesis without tearing her family apart? And more importantly, will she score her first kiss?

https://www.defconone.com/book/kensei/

"You should know better than to promise when I'm involved."Dedwydd Academy is meant to be a third chance for Briar Willi...
07/07/2025

"You should know better than to promise when I'm involved."

Dedwydd Academy is meant to be a third chance for Briar Williams, exiled from the fae realm of Idyll for her part in a rebellion against the aristocracy and removed from human society for a night of mayhem in the small town of Artis. Upon arrival, she begins to make friends, but she also finds a dangerous enemy in the volatile Jaylin. Now she must navigate a new level of high school politics, one with deadly consequences. And what will her new friends think when they learn about what she's done?

https://www.defconone.com/book/promise-me-nothing/

Sabrina Alvarez never wanted to be a superhero. But when she was chosen by St. Jeanne d'Arc, Sabrina had to rethink her ...
07/07/2025

Sabrina Alvarez never wanted to be a superhero. But when she was chosen by St. Jeanne d'Arc, Sabrina had to rethink her priorities. Now an archbishop is trying to draft Sabrina into his secret army within the church, forcing Sabrina to make a decision about where her loyalties lie.

https://www.defconone.com/book/kensei-tales-unorthodoxy/

Dive into the complete collection of tales from the Cobalt City’s Adventurers Club. From the gaslight mysteries of the n...
07/07/2025

Dive into the complete collection of tales from the Cobalt City’s Adventurers Club. From the gaslight mysteries of the nineteenth century, to mayhem in the twentieth century, to high-tech thrills of the twenty-first century, explore the city with its champions. Meet two generations of Wreckers, American Spirit, Wild Kat, and more. This expanded edition includes the beloved novella "Wrecker of Engines" plus new stories and bonus content. Welcome to Cobalt City, where the adventures keep changing, but some superheroes are timeless.

https://www.defconone.com/book/wrecker-of-engines-tales-of-cobalt-citys-adventurers-club/

"What no one tells you about Scylla and Charybdis / is that they are in love, / monsters living in the rocks, separated ...
07/06/2025

"What no one tells you about Scylla and Charybdis / is that they are in love, / monsters living in the rocks, separated by a narrow strait, / so close to one another, but never permitted to touch."

The gods of old have become stories, as though they no longer involve themselves with the mortal realm. But in this collection of short stories and poetry, the myths of the ancient world, from Greece and Italy to Egypt and Assyria, seep through to the modern era, breathing new life into old legends and creating new fables. Along the way, these tales make stops in the lands of the Norse and Celts, and travel outside of Europe and Africa to Japan and the Americas.

https://www.defconone.com/book/old-legends-and-new-fables/

"Most desert dwellers appreciate geyser pterosaurs. When we exhale vehemently, it comes out as a high-pressure stream of...
07/06/2025

"Most desert dwellers appreciate geyser pterosaurs. When we exhale vehemently, it comes out as a high-pressure stream of water. When I saw the dry riverbed and people who needed water, the only logical solution was for me to fill that riverbed."

The tarot provides wisdom to seekers of esoteric knowledge. In this collection of fantasy stories and poetry, the cards of the major arcana form the structure around which the pieces are arranged, allowing the words to offer the tarot's sagacious insight into their worlds of dragons and sorcery, and perhaps a few thoughts on our own world. A TAROT OF SORCERY AND SAGES by Dawn Vogel.

https://www.defconone.com/book/a-tarot-of-sorcery-and-sages/

"... the odds are if something is going on in the sewers, it's a previously unknown supervillain building a lair or dive...
07/06/2025

"... the odds are if something is going on in the sewers, it's a previously unknown supervillain building a lair or diverting the outfalls ..."

Gato Loco’s days as a vigilante are over. When a problem needs superheroes to fix it, he taps his protégé Caterwaul. Along with heroic members of Triple Threat, they’ll take down a terrifying villain. It’s an epic team-up between young and old heroes to keep Cobalt City safe!

https://www.defconone.com/book/brothers-keeper/

"Do you think perhaps a rival inventor hired someone to steal the rose? Someone who wanted to take it apart and learn Gr...
07/06/2025

"Do you think perhaps a rival inventor hired someone to steal the rose? Someone who wanted to take it apart and learn Grandfather's secrets?"

Chrysanthemum and Marigold Marsh live in a mechanical garden with their family. But when strange things happen, these two girl detectives are on the case! Follow them through their adventures with rose thieves, a misbehaving monkey, and someone sneaking around the garden at night!

https://www.defconone.com/book/c-and-m-marsh-girl-detectives/

“Cristian Marton was dead, and I was the only private investigator who truly understood what that meant. He was a big de...
07/06/2025

“Cristian Marton was dead, and I was the only private investigator who truly understood what that meant. He was a big deal, well protected. A CEO at his level shouldn’t have succumbed to a rogue virus.”
Droplets from the Universe contains short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the vastness of the universe. Dance amongst these droplets of joyful and humorous science fiction. Not every story starts happy, but all finish with positive endings, at least for some of the characters.
https://www.defconone.com/book/droplets-from-the-universe/

Most books about writing a novel give you advice about plot and structure and stakes and more.This isn't most books.With...
07/05/2025

Most books about writing a novel give you advice about plot and structure and stakes and more.

This isn't most books.

Within the pages of An (Un)helpful Guide to Writing a Novel, you'll find information about writing novels from a less technical standpoint that authors also need to understand. There are pointers about writing despite what life throws at you, including pets and other human beings, but also stress, disabilities, and burnout. You'll learn about editing and querying and everything else that goes into the novel publication process. But you'll also find advice about distractions, tools, and rewards, including naps and snacks and stickers (so many stickers) and more.

If you want to write a novel and enjoy a healthy dose of humor, this is the book for you!

https://www.defconone.com/book/an-unhelpful-guide-to-writing-a-novel/

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