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Our publishing program creates limited editions of new and existing works by some of the most noted writers of speculative fiction. We're incredibly proud to publish some of the best writers working today, including Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Larry Correia, Mercedes Murdock Yardley, Joe Lansdale, and many others. Read more on our About page.

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Hard Magic Shipping!

The Numbered Edition of Larry Correia's HARD MAGIC is in-sock and shipping.

​UPDATE 8-19-19: The traycases for the Lettered Edition have arrived! I will be shipping them out shortly!

Hard Magic Update

Thank you for your patience with the delays for HARD MAGIC. I thought I'd post a quick update on where HARD MAGIC is at in the printing process.

I originally sent over the files and some requests to the printer a while back to get some realistic estimates on what it is going to cost per book to print. The printer also needs these estimates so they can order in the correct  material. The physical materials used for these books are significantly higher quality that what you normally get in books, and I generally try to have our books a little higher quality still. In this process, one of my reps left the company, and another one passed away. However, they still got me a quote that I felt was satisfactory.

And then, of all things, I received news of a paper shortage. The type of paper I use (and most other specialty printers use), was on indefinite back order. They couldn't even say WHEN it would be available again. My understanding is paper mills are holding less and less of this really high quality paper on-hand due to the increasing overhead costs. It makes sense, but it doesn't help. And then you put that on top of Vault being a new company, well, we get put at the back of the line. These factors, it turns out, also caused major delays in the book we just finished shipping, LITTLE DEAD RED by Mercedes Yardley. It seems the printers are keeping this news fairly close to the vest in hopes it get resolved.

So, I could either wait an indeterminate time for the right paper, get lower quality paper (not a real option), or completely change the type of paper (still maintaining the quality) and hope we could get it in. The printer went off to find me rough equivalents. Most of them were in the same boat - delayed for months at least, or were double the cost - neither acceptable. However we did finally find some that didn't cost me too much more, and were only slightly delayed.

My contract with the printer was updated yesterday with the new paper. Money has changed hands. We've settled on the final print-run. The files are all fully squared away. Actual words printing on paper should begin shortly.

If you paid attention in the very beginnings of the campaign, you may have seen some design art floating around. As a bonus (and apology) for the delay, I've paid extra to have it stamped onto the leather of the front boards of the book, and similar pieces have been designed for the other 2 books in the collection. There was a TON of back-and-forth with the printer and designer on these designs to make sure they would be legible, but we got all of that squared-away, too.

Lastly, thank you. When Vault started, we were, honestly, too ambitious for our own good. It's just printing some books, how hard could it be? How much time could it possible take? It turns out it's harder than we thought, and takes up ALL the time. Larry's Grimnoir Chronicles are some of my favorite books, and its been a dream to work on them, and to commission art for them. Thank you for your patience, and for the kind words and excitement you have sent my way. I'm learning a lot of this process as I go along, but I'm only able to do so because of your generosity. Thank you, and I can't wait for you to see the final product of HARD MAGIC, and then the other 2 novels after that.

​--Steve

​What's ​Happening

Update on The Astonishing
Snapshot at Printers
The Astonishing
​Win Nine Free Books
Sanderson's Snapshot
New Projects
John Cleaver Omnibus
Little Dead Red ...
Blacker Darkness
Residue
​Shared Nightmares​

The Astonishing, Adapted by Peter Orullian from Widely-Acclaimed Concept Album by Progressive Metal Giants Dream Theater

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11/28/2016
12/16 - UPDATE ON THE ASTONISHING -- CLICK HERE!​​
If you pre-ordered your copy of the novel of The Astonishing, you may be interested in what author Peter Orullian shares relative to the writing of the book. Read more about it here.

​We know he's planning another cool update next month.

​Meantime, if you weren't aware of the book, or would just like more details, keep reading below. This Limited Edition is far more than just the book itself. The extras make it extremely unique. 
Vault Books will be publishing the novel adaptation of the widely-acclaimed concept album, The Astonishing, by progressive metal giants Dream Theater. The book will be written by Peter Orullian, award-nominated writer of the current Tor series, The Vault of Heaven.

The book will expand on the story, introducing new characters, new plotlines, the exploration of motivations, answers to frequent questions, and twists and turns fans are sure to love.

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Win a Free Copy of Brandon Sanderson's Snapshot & Eight Other Books

7/23/2016
Want to win a free copy of each of the books we publish and carry? Cool, then we've got a proposition for you. You'll have to do a few things, but they're quick and painless, and all about sharing more information about books. That feels like it'd be worth a few clicks, doesn't it?

​And to be up front, we're obviously interested in letting more people know about Vault Books. That's kind of the whole idea here. So, with that said, here are all the books you can win:

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Original Sanderson Novella: Snapshot

6/18/2016

New York Times bestseller ​Brandon Sanderson is often cited as being one of the most influential fantasy authors in the business. From Mistborn to The Wheel of Time to The Stormlight Archive, his ability to channel his unique imagination and creativity into his fiction has won over fans across the world. In addition to these massive works of wonder, Sanderson has also carved out a place among the best authors of novella-length fiction with the Legion series and the Hugo Award-winning The Emperor’s Soul.
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In his newest novella, Snapshot, Sanderson’s skill and imagination are on full display.

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​Little Dead Red & Other Stories, from Mercedes Murdock Yardley

01/26/2016

​If you’ve been paying attention to the Horror genre the last couple of years, the name Mercedes Murdock Yardley has likely come to your attention. There are few Horror authors these days who have the talent in the arena of short fiction like Yardley does, and this was made absolutely clear with her winning of the Bram Stoker Award for her novelette, Little Dead Red.

We simply couldn’t resist publishing a collection of Yardley’s short fiction, and we knew we had to include her Bram Stoker winning story, Little Dead Red. This collection will, for the first time, collect her best stories for her fans, and for connoisseurs of short, horror fiction. We couldn’t be more excited to produce this Limited Edition.
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A Night of Blacker Darkness, from Dan Wells

11/17/2015

Dan Wells is known for his YA Dystopian Partials series, his YA Cyberpunk Mirador series, and his John Cleaver horror novels. If you’ve read these novels, you know that under all of that is a wonderful sense of humor – equally silly as it is dark. In this vein, Vault Books is thrilled to bring to you the first ever print-edition of Wells’ humorous, farcical historical horror novel, A Night of Blacker Darkness.

Wrongly imprisoned, Frederick Whithers is desperate to commit the crime he's already being punished for: defrauding the bank out of a vast inheritance. He fakes his death to escape, but when he's seen climbing out of a coffin everyone assumes he's a vampire; when he shows none of the traditional vampire weaknesses, they decide he must be the most powerful vampire in the history of the world. Half horror and half farce, Frederick's tale is an ever-growing avalanche of bankers, constables, graverobbers, poets, ghouls, morticians, vampires, vampire hunters, not to mention some very unfortunate rabbits. 

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