Monthly Archives: February 2026

Announcing ‘The Tomb of the Corpse King’

I’m delighted to reveal that those good people at Subterranean Press have decided to let me play once more in the world of the Seven Swords. The Tomb of the Corpse King and Other Stories – Tales Set in the World of the Seven Swords will be released in September this year. The spectacular cover art is once again by the inestimable Didier Graffet. 

Book cover for 'The Tomb of the Corpse King and Other Stories' by Anthony Ryan, featuring a skull surrounded by flames and skeletons, with a dark, dramatic background.

Here’s the table of contents:

The Ballad Of Lorent And Ihlene

The Scarlet Ziggurat

The Beast Of The Sundered Forest

The Tomb Of The Corpse King

Fans of the series will note that the short story The Scarlet Ziggurat has been available as a free download on the Subterranean Press website for a while. The other stories are all novella length and original to this collection. 

Those new to the series should check out Volume One: A Pilgrimage of Swords

No pre-order page yet, or news about an audio version, but watch this space for further details. 


Speaking of Didier Graffet, I thought you would like to see his cover for the French edition of A Tide of Black SteelUne Maree dAcier Noir

Book cover of 'Une Marée d'Acier Noir' by Anthony Ryan, featuring dark red sailing ships in turbulent waters under a cloudy sky.

Une Maree dAcier Noir, translated by Olivier Debernard, will be published by Bragelonne on April 8th. 


In other A Tide of Black Steel news, the German edition, Flut aus Schwarzem Stahl, will be published by Hobbit Presse on Frebuary 14th. Translation by Sara Riffel. 

Book cover of 'Flut aus schwarzem Stahl' by Anthony Ryan featuring a large red axe silhouette, dark forest, and mountains in the background.

Those of you who have been following me for some time may recall that I was fortunate enough to have two stories published in Deep Magic Magazine, edited by fellow fantasist Jeff Wheeler. Deep Magic is no longer publishing, but Jeff is putting together two special edition hardcover compilations of the best stories from the magazine, including my interlinked short story and novella The Hall of the Diamond Queen and Fire Wings. Click the banner below for more details:

Promotional image for a short story upgrade featuring two illustrated books titled 'Deep Magic', with a call to action to follow the campaign on Kickstarter.

And finally, I’m please to report that most of my self-published ebooks are now available on Bookshop.org. Readers who prefer not to feed the Amazon monster can now order from the following links, a percentage of every sale goes to local bookshops:

Fire Wings

Songs of the Dark

Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories

The Book Burner’s Fall