We're releasing 7 new queer science fiction and fantasy books from December 2025 to June 2026! We're changing formats just a little this year so you get your rewards earlier.
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One last title to ship, and our new campaign is almost funded!
Hi Folks,
I've got the very last reward for this campaign ready to go. Spoon has finished the new Dissolution Cycle omnibus cover, taking elements from the rest of the trilogy covers. The inside is updated with the new covers, in color, as well! This is a chonker, coming in at 1100 pages and makes a great collector's edition!
Isn't it pretty!
Didn't get yours in the November 2025 campaign? Well you're in luck! We have the Space Wizard Year 5 campaign going on right now, where you can pick up a copy, and we're only about $160 from funding! Plus, look at the amazing covers of the next 8 books coming from Space Wizard!
We've also got a couple other special omnibuses in the new campaign. Paying for the covers for these two are our first two stretch goals!
The Quirk & Moth omnibus combines all three current books in the series (The Mandroid Murders, The Carborundum Conundrum, and The Rigel Redemption), as well as the short stories The Bibliothek Betrayal and never-before-published The Hygeia Hijack!
Our new Space Wizard Novellas Volume 1 collects all the novellas published by Space Wizard from 2022 to 2025. Explore a wide range of queer science fiction and fantasy stories, in shorter format! Includes Awry With Dandelions by J.S. Fields, Peace In The Sky by Caye Marsh, Ajakava by Chaitanya Murali, The Witch and the Ostrich by Jordan A. Werner, Isaac by Allee Mead, It's You, Isn't it? by Antony Paschos, and Junk Junction by Sara Codair.
As one year of Space Wizard rolls by, another starts! Go check out the great books we have in store for you this time!
Fall of the Imperium, Elixir of Life, and the end of this campaign!
Hi Folks,
We're getting very near to the end of shipping for this campaign (and remember to sign up for Year 5 if you haven't yet!), so I have a last few updates for you!
The first is, I just received the final cover for The Dissolution Cycle, Fall of the Imperium, from Spoonwood studios, and I couldn't be happier! Look at this:
I'm getting it uploaded everywhere, which means I'll be able to order some paperbacks soon as well as send out the eBooks to everyone with the new covers!
Plus, I can show you the special easter egg we've been putting together with all three covers. They make a triptych!
Now, would any of you be interested in having this available as a print in the next campaign? Let me know in the poll!
Second, I've also just received the paperback copies of Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life, which means I'll be shipping the last shipments from the campaign out, including all the full subscriptions.
Once that's done, this campaign will be complete, just in time for the next one to start!
Fractal Terminus, Mothball Magic, and Facets of the Nether!
Hi Folks,
I've got several updates for you today. First, I've got the full cover for Facets of the Nether! This is the second book in The Dissolution Trilogy, and once again, Spoon has done amazing work on it. There's one final small change to the cover, and then I'll be uploading them to all the sites, as well as sending out your free eBooks. We've got one more to go and the trilogy will be complete! Let me know what you think of it!
Second, I've sent out paperback copies of Fractal Terminus last week, so those backers hopefully have gotten them by now. I'll be sending out paperback copies of Mothball Magic very soon, as I've already got the books. Hopefully this week or maybe early next week. I'll also be sending out the eBooks most likely tomorrow, so keep an eye on your email!
Third, we've only got one book left to ship out: Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life. This one will be coming to you hopefully in late May, and will finish off the Year 4 part 2 campaign!
In the meantime, we have eight more incredible queer books ready for you in the Space Wizard Year 5 campaign! Here's the quick summaries to whet your appetite. If you're interested, make sure to sign up! I'm still waiting on most of the covers, but they'll start showing up very soon, and we'll have author interviews posted to the launch party starting next week!
Lucianus, by C.J. Beshara- An ancient wizard, reincarnated into a new body, learns how the world has changed since his catastrophic death, and why his new traveling companion is interested in him!
Aliens in New Florida, by Carmen Loup, author of the Audacity Omnibus (and in the same universe) - A road trip across post-apocalyptic Florida with prophesy, an attractive reptilian alien, psychedelics, omniscient aliens (and humans), and a quest for the fabled Kingdom!
Gunmaker, by Chris Gerrib, in the same universe as his previous Space Wizard book One of Our Spaceships is Missing - A murder by gunshot on the indentured mining colony of Eros, a place where guns are not allowed, sparks an investigation into the corruption of the colony owners!
Romance and the Gentle Art of Rocket Racing, by Rena Rocford, author of the recently released Mothball Magic - A rocket-racing rogue must help her secret half-brother, the king of his colony, to woo the woman of his dreams, through silk, intrigue, and fast ships!
Pressure Magic - book 3 of William C. Tracy's Shifting Lands fantasy series. Silluka has survived the invasion of Chimor, but she, her brother Ichu, her girlfriend Cosquella, and Lugopo, the eldritch octopus, find themselves stuck on a strange island with a master craftsman!
Promise of Manifest, by Alex Kingsley - Find out what happens in the conclusion of The Bastion Cycle, in a world of post apocalyptic giant crabs and human scavengers! This is the third book, following Empress of Dust (the 2025 Small Spec Book award winner for Science Fiction)and Relic of Haven!
Queen and Obsidian, by J.S. Fields, a duology of science fiction space opera stories. It begins with Queen, where an intersex woman is trapped on a barely hospitable planet of women, only to learn their meager living area is further threatened. This is followed up by Obsidian, which follows the events of the first book!
The Seeds of Dissolution eBooks have been sent, and check out our first audiobook campaign!
Hi Folks,
Just a quick, update to say I pushed the button to send out the new eBook version of The Seeds of Dissolution just now. This version is a thanks to all the backers in this campaign for helping us reach the goal to fund new covers for the trilogy! The eBook version has been reformatted, a few more pictures colorized, and of course, the new cover. So even if you have a copy already, check this one out! I hope to have a preview of the new cover for Facets of the Nether very soon!
The new cover for The Seeds of Dissolution, featuring Sam, with swirling lines of magic around him. Rilan and Origon watch on from in front and back
And if you haven't yet, make sure to check out our new campaign to bringLesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before to audiobook! Mary Robinette Kowal is narrating, so this is bound to be a stupendous recording. This is also a kind of test-run for Space Wizard to see if it's viable to fund our own audio recordings. We're closing on halfway funded already, so if that's something you think is worthwhile, please take a look at the campaign!
I'll be back next with another book cover or book release!
The Healer's Magic copies are in, and The Seeds of Dissolution has a new cover!
Hi Folks!
I've got copies of The Healer's Magic in, just in time for the release on March 10th. I'll be sending those out to backers soon. Meanwhile, here's all three lovely covers together for your enjoyment!
Speaking of covers, I wanted to share the new, finalized cover for The Seeds of Dissolution I just got today from Spoon of Spoonwood Visuals. Isn't it amazing!
I'll be putting the new cover online and switching out the print and eBook covers in the next couple days. Meanwhile, Spoon is already starting on book 2, Facets of the Nether. Remember, everyone who backed will get a free eBook copy of the whole trilogy! I'll be sending out the copies of The Seeds of Dissolution to all backers very soon, and thanks again for getting us to that stretch goal!
I'll be at Ret-Con this weekend, so come say hi if you're there. I'll have a prop cover of The Seeds of Dissolution out for you to enjoy!
I hope to have some news on the second book in my next update!
Tea Tale is in, and progress on the new Dissolution Cycle covers!
Hi Folks!
I've got some exciting news! I've just received copies of our third book, Tea Tale, so I'll be sending out backer rewards soon! Isn't it pretty?
Secondly, I got the preliminary sketches for the new Dissolution Cycle covers, funded by our second stretch goal, and I have to say, they look amazing! There's two options, though and I need your help!
First, here are both concepts for the trilogy, with notes from Spoon on composition. I thought it would be fun to share, and shows the development process. The top covers are leaning more to the fantasy side, with more dramatic lighting and character focus. The bottom set leans more to the science fiction side, showing off the architecture of the main city in the book, as well as some of the plot events, but with less emphasis on the characters.
I really love both of these, and I'm having trouble figuring out what would be the best fit for the book. That's where you come in! Hurry to the poll below and let me know what you think! Which set of covers would you make grabby hands for? What really sparks your interest to know more about the story?
Remember, you all get eBook copies of the full trilogy with the new covers for passing our second stretch goal, so pick the ones you want in your library!
Let me know what you think, comment with any additional thoughts, and I'll see you soon with another update on the progress!
Here they are, without notes, so you can see better:
Fantasy, character focus
This is the second half of our year 4 campaign from June! We're releasing 7 MORE queer science fiction and fantasy books from December 2025 to June 2026! We're changing formats just a little this year so you get your rewards earlier.
If you've backed our Year 1-3 campaigns or read Space Wizard books, you know the quality of work we publish. Get any or all of the new stories as they release. We have some great new books coming to you!
If you haven't heard of us before...
Space Wizard Science Fantasy is a queer science fiction and fantasy indie publishing company started in 2016 to publish William C. Tracy's books. Ten books, six years, a pandemic, and quitting a day job later, the publishing company opened its doors to more authors. Our intent has always been to showcase quality science fiction and fantasy stories with queer characters, because they don't get enough exposure in the publishing world.
- In 2022, the Space Wizard Science Fantasy Year 1 Kickstarter raised nearly $18,000 to pay authors top rates, create amazing book covers, fund an audiobook recording, and publish 12 books between June 2022 and June 2023.
- In 2023, Year 2 raised over $18,000 for 12 more books released from June 2023 to June 2024 with more excellent covers, custom illustrations, and pro rates for our anthology writers! This year we added exclusive collector's hardbacks!
- In 2024, Year 3 raised over $17,000 for 14 books and two new TTRPG systems! released from June 2024 to June 2025, including a new anthology and RPGs! sequels to some of our most popular books!,
In the same year, we ran Lesbians in Space for Booktopia, raising another almost $11,000 for an anthology of 21 stories, including 4 by Hugo award nominated and winning authors!
Now we bring you Space Wizard Science Fantasy Year 4, with 14 new books, including sequels to some of our most popular stories! The first half, Part 1, raised $10,600 in June to release the 7 books until November 2025. Part 2 will release 7 more books through June 2026!
Books coming in year 4 PART 2, November 2025:
The Dragonscale Comb, sequel to The Rosewood Penny- The much awaited continuation of the romantasy by J.S. Fields!
Corruption - A bisexual young man must discover the secret of magic disappearing, in a land with fiery seas, from Alexander Verbeek-van den Toren!
Tea Tale - Kristina Kelly's next story in the popular cozy fantasy romance with D&D elements!
The Healer's Magic - The conclusion of C.J. Hosack's epic YA adventure, about an adopted young woman who searches for her parents in a world where magic is dictated by bloodline!
Fractal Terminus - Even more lesbian horror/comedy in space? It's getting even weirder in AZ Rozkillis' next scifi tale!
Talio Rossa and the Elixir of Life - More epic fantasy in a city of canals and holy magic, with a M/M relationship, the sequel to last year's Talio's Codex, from J. Alexander Cohen.
Mothball Magic - It's the Golden Girls meets the Dresden Files! Four geriatric people must stop the Queen of Winter from taking over the world, in Rena Rocford's debut adult novel!
Books in year 4 PART 1, (finished end of June 2025):
Isaac - a woman develops a relationship with her deceased father's care-bot, from Allee Mead.
Waves Take Your Bones - The first in a trilogy where a young asexual woman and a gay man get drafted into a medieval naval fleet to fight zombies (and zombie pirates), by Athena Giles
It's You, Isn't It? - A colony world is overrun by indigenous creatures, but maybe there's more to the story? By Antony Paschos
Crying Out For Magic - It's like Heartstopper, but with magic! Two young men find each other through connected universes, one of which is ours and the other has failing magic, by PSC Willis
Intent Magic - The second book in William C. Tracy's new progression fantasy series, featuring martial arts-based magic, and fast moving continents in a world controlled by the gods!
Relic of Haven - Return to a world of post apocalyptic giant crabs and human scavengers with the sequel to Empress of Dust, by Alex Kingsley!
A New Beginning - Following Earth's surprising victory over an alien species that has dominated the galaxy, an intrepid crew strikes out to explore alien space in Edward Isaacs' debut novel!
Available in both parts:
Collector's Hardbacks - Choose from five great collections of stories: The Dissolution Cycle and Tales of the Dissolutionverse by William C. Tracy, Ardulum: Origins by J.S. Fields, The Biomass Conflux by William C. Tracy and The Audacity by Carmen Loup!
