Batal Publishing
An independent press for fantasy and speculative fiction. We are small by design, and we read everything ourselves.
An independent press for fantasy and speculative fiction. We are small by design, and we read everything ourselves.
Published
He created her to expose a conspiracy. He raised her as his daughter.
The elvish empire of Anaria has conquered nearly all the known world, and the kingdom of Mauldren stands alone. But the greatest threat to its survival is not the empire at its borders. It is the Seminary within its walls.
To prove the treason he has uncovered, the adept Dorian Robbs creates a homunculus — a being meant to be used and discarded. He names her Constance, and raises her as his own.
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The catalogue
A five-book dark fantasy series by T. F. Holtby.
A trilogy of sword-and-sorcery adventure by T. F. Holtby.
Before Constance, there was only a suspicion — and a man who could not let it rest.
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The author
T. F. Holtby writes fantasy in the tradition he grew up reading — adventure with weight to it, companions worth caring about, and worlds that reward the reader who pays attention.
He is the author of The Grey Child, a five-book dark fantasy series, and The Chronicles of Cormea.
He lives in Australia. His free time goes to writing and to fantasy tabletop wargames, and he would rather be at the painting desk than anywhere near a camera.
The press
Batal Publishing is an independent press founded to publish fantasy and speculative fiction on terms that favour the people who write it.
We are two people. We read every manuscript ourselves, we pay for proper covers, and we do not ask authors for money.
We are not open to submissions yet. When we are, it will be announced here first.