I’m delighted to reveal the UK cover for The Feeding, which will be published under my AJ Ryan pseudonym on October 14th, 2025. 

Cover design by Charlotte Stroomer. Thanks to all at Orbit UK for making this happened. 

Here’s the book description for the UK edition:

Internationally bestselling fantasy author Anthony Ryan – writing as A. J. Ryan – delivers a nerve-shredding horror novel where humans are no longer top of the food chain.

Layla has spent her entire life in the Redoubt, one of the last bastions of humanity in a ravaged world. But now her father has fallen ill, and Layla must find a cure – which means venturing into the wilderness.

Where the Feeders are.

Pre-order the UK paperback: Amazon.co.uk – Blackwells – Hive

Pre-order the UK ebook: Amazon.co.uk – Kobo

The Feeding will also be published in the US and Canada on August 12th. Pre-order links are on the book page.  

I’m happy to report that ‘Born of An Iron Storm’ – Book Two of The Age of Wrath is now available for pre-order in the US and UK. 

No cover yet, but here’s the book description:

Born of An Iron Storm continues the epic tale begun in A Tide of Black Steel; a compelling fantasy saga of bloody retribution, deadly intrigue, and desperate courage

The Sister Queens have fallen and Ascarlia lies naked before the storm. A Nihlvarian plan, years in the making, has seen Ascarlia’s enemy seize the capital Skar Magnol. Now the invaders look to the wealthy port city of Olversahl to complete their conquest.

But there is hope.

Elvine is trapped at the heart of the conspiracy, yet her role in the new government offers the chance to plan resistance from within. She must tread a fine line between loyalty and secret disobedience, knowing the smallest mistake will mean her death.

Meanwhile, Thera has secured the Outer Islands, but her loyalist forces alone cannot liberate Skar Magnol. She must seek allies to have any chance of defeating the Nihlvarian threat. But her greater challenge will be to overcome her own doubts and become the leader she needs to be.

If she fails, Ascarlia will fall.

Meanwhile, far away across the ocean, Felnir embarks on a bloody path towards kingship, whilst to the north, Ruhlin seeks escape from the tyrannical realm of Nihlvar where the mysterious Vortigurn holds sway.

Born of An Iron Storm will be released on August 26th. 

Pre-order the ebook:  Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk  – Barnes & Noble  –  Bookshop.org – Kobo – Google Play – Apple Books

Pre-order the UK hardcover: Amazon.co.uk – Waterstones – Blackwells

Pre-order the US paperback: Amazon.com – Barnes & Noble  –  Bookshop.org

Pre-order the audiobook:  Barnes & Noble

I know some of you will be hoping to buy a special edition hardcover from Goldsboro Books or The Broken Binding. These haven’t been confirmed yet. I’ll post store links if and when they become available. 

New to this series. Check out Book One – A Tide of Black Steel. 

In other news, some pre-orders are now live for The Feeding, my upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller. You can check them out on the book page.

And finally, I’m no longer updating my Twitter account. I’ll be leaving it up to prevent scammers stealing my ID but in future I won’t be posting there or responding to DMs. From now on, the best place for fellow social media addicts to follow me is BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyryan.bsky.social

I’m delighted to finally reveal my next post-apocalyptic thriller The Feeding. No pre-order links yet, but here’s the US cover and book description:

With echoes of The Road, The New York Times bestselling author Anthony Ryan’s The Feeding is a brilliant post-apocalyptic novel that finds the sweet spot between commercial, literary, and creepy. Perfect for fans of Justin Cronin, M. R. Carey, and Alexis Henderson.

Fifteen years ago the feeders rose from the shadows to transform the world into a graveyard. The few survivors exist in fortified settlements surrounded by the empty ruins of a destroyed civilization. For years the citizens of New City Redoubt have relied on an elite cadre of Crossers to navigate the feeder infested wasteland between settlements in order to trade for vital supplies. But the Outside is becoming ever more dangerous, and the ranks of the Crossers grow thinner with every crossing.

Layla, only a child when the Feeding destroyed the old world, spends her days scavenging the ruins for valuable scrap and her nights helping her adoptive family eke a living from the Redoubt’s only movie theatre. Now, with her father slowly dying, Layla resolves to join the Crossers to retrieve the medicine that can save him. Smart, ruthless, and fast on her feet, Layla quickly gains the respect of her fellow Crossers. But, in a world lost to the deadliest predators, can even the most cunning prey survive?

For any book reviewers out there, The Feeding is now available on Netgalley: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/570508

If you’re a book reviewer/blogger/tuber without Netgalley access, get in touch and I’ll ask my publisher to send you an advance reader copy.

The Feeding will be published in the US by Blackstone Publishing and in the UK by Orbit on August 26th 2025 (UK cover to come). NB – the UK version will be published under my alter ego/pseudonym/nom de plume AJ Ryan, the dark, depraved corner of my psyche that also wrote Red River Seven – details here.

The first three volumes in my Seven Swords novella series – A Pilgrimage of Swords, The Kraken’s Tooth, and City of Songs – are currently on sale in ebook at $0.99 (£0.78 in the UK – check your local ebook retailer for pricing). 

Also, for UK audiophiles, the entire series is currently on sale on audible.co.uk at £4.80 (less than half the usual price).

Where-to-buy links are on the book pages below:

A Pilgrimage of Swords

The Kraken’s Tooth

City of Songs

To Blackfyre Keep

Across the Sorrow Sea

The Road of Storms

Also, a reminder that you can download a free Seven Swords prequel short story – The Scarlet Ziggurat – from the Subterranean Press website: https://subterraneanpress.com/tsz-ebook/

The Road of Storms update – I am aware that people have experienced delays in receiving their signed special edition hardcovers of The Road of Storms – Vol. 6 of The Seven Swords – from Subterranean Press. I’m reliably informed that the books are now in Subterranean’s warehouse and should be shipped out this week.

Once I’ve received my author copies for The Road of Storms two copies will be included in this year’s Xmas/Festivus/Midwinter giveaway. I’ll be giving away quite a few books (and bookplates) this time so make sure you’re signed up to the mailing list if you want to have a chance at winning.

In other news, followers of my Twitter account have probably noticed a drop-off in activity recently. This is because I am now spending most of my time on Blue Sky which I find to be a far less toxic, and much more fun, environment, especially for us bookish types. At this stage, I’ll probably continue to limit my Twitter account to updates only with a view to eventually shutting it down. In the meantime, I’ll keep hold of the account to stop imposters using my handle, but going forward, if you want to make sure you don’t miss any of my wittering, Blue Sky is the place to go. 

 If you’re so minded, feel free to follow me at:  @anthonyryan.bsky.social.