Independent Fantasy & Speculative Fiction Publisher
Ash & Aether Publishing is an independent, creator-led publishing house specializing in fantasy and speculative fiction with emotional depth and moral complexity. We publish romantasy, grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy, gothic fantasy, and science fiction—stories shaped by consequence, ambition, love, and power.
Our catalog centers morally gray and villain-led protagonists, immersive worlds, and narratives that challenge traditional heroism. We believe the most compelling stories live in the space between destruction and transformation.
Publishing Stories Forged in Ash and Carried by Aether
Our Authors
Lyra Kade
Romantasy
Lyra Kade writes emotionally driven speculative fiction that blends romance, trauma, and transformation with high-concept worlds and intimate character arcs.
Her work often centers on characters who are fractured, guarded, or quietly defiant—individuals navigating love, power, and identity in systems designed to consume them. Themes of memory, fate, sacrifice, and self-determination run throughout her stories, with a particular focus on romantic tension and emotional slow burns.
Lyra Kade’s catalog spans romantasy, gothic fantasy, and speculative fiction, with an emphasis on lyrical prose, morally complex relationships, and deeply personal stakes. Her stories are for readers who crave intensity, vulnerability, and romance that is earned rather than given.
Tristan H. Brown
Epic Fantasy
Tristan H. Brown writes dark, uncompromising fantasy that leans into moral ambiguity, power, and the consequences of ambition.
His work explores grimdark and epic fantasy through the lens of villainous or morally compromised protagonists—characters who are not seeking redemption, but control, survival, or legacy. The narratives often interrogate authority, corruption, loyalty, and the cost of domination, favoring realism and consequence over traditional heroic arcs.
This imprint focuses on brutal worlds, strategic conflicts, and characters shaped by violence, ideology, and choice—stories where victory is never clean and survival is never free.
