Sam K Horton

Fireside Folklore: An evening of Cornish folklore & stories – Falmouth Bookseller

Fancy some Fireside Folklore?

On Tuesday 16th December, 6:30pm @falmouthbookseller.bsky.social , join @samkhorton.bsky.social and Lili Hayward (aka Laura Madeleine) for a free candlelit evening of Cornish folklore, ghost stories and magical tales to get you in the festive spirit!

Introducing a new anthology, Modern Decadent I'm really pleased to announce that I'm editing the forthcoming anthology, Modern Decadent, for Wild Hunt Books. It has only been announced today, but I'm already feeling that 2027 can't come soon enough! The anthology will comprise ca. 10 stories that embrace the spirit of the art and literature of the Decadent movement. I'll be open to short stories submissions in late January 2026.

Introducing a new anthology, Modern Decadent

I'm really pleased to announce that I'm editing the forthcoming anthology, Modern Decadent, for Wild Hunt Books. It has only been announced today, but I'm already feeling that 2027 can't come soon enough! The anthology will comprise ca. 10 stories that…

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Cannot stress a)how excited I am to give this a go and b)just how many books I have in service of the theme. Finally I can justify years of spending on art books (jk I don't need to justify that)

A tiled compilation of Solaris book covers designed by freelancers!

As #NationalIllustrationDay draws to a close, time for one last post...

We know they say not to judge by its cover, but we all do.

The art a book is wrapped in is often as important as the words inside to the reader, thank you to all the freelance designers who help shape our books' identity!
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Fantasy books from Solaris eligible for Waterstones Plus Stamps Deals: THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall RAWORT by Sam K. Horton THE AMBER OWL by Juliet Marillier

It's Waterstones Plus Stamps time, so here's a selection of our Fantasy titles to *help* you fill your basket!

@artofelaineho.bsky.social @authortrmoore.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social
@shaykauwe.bsky.social @kerstinhall.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @julietmarillier.bsky.social & more!

The art of Sam K. Horton, author of GORSE and RAGWORT.

Third, welcome to the Cornish moors with @samkhorton.bsky.social!

Sam is a multi-disciplinary artist & writer based in Cornwall & inspired by the once-lost-but-now-found Island of Eythin.

Explore the art: graniteandglitter.co...
Buy the books: https://geni.us/gorse & https://geni.us/ragwort
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Against a church window, white text "Solaris' Still Spooky 0.99 eBook sale! *Titles available vary by country of origin. Website exclusive. Ends 24th November 2025 23:59 GMT. The book covers for WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST, THE SALT ORACLE, THE NEEDFIRE, GORSE and RAGOWRT on eReaders in the middle.

SALE ENDS TONIGHT!

People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!

Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social

https://geni.us/Solarissale

Ragwort (HB) Sam K. Horton | The Broken Binding A year on from the loss of Lord Pelagius Hunt of Mirecoombe, new Keeper Nancy Bligh is still struggling. She can banish the spirits and keep peace between the spriggans and piskies, but every time Nan...

Would you like a SIGNED hardback copy of RAGWORT by @samkhorton.bsky.social?

Would you like said copy to be 30% RRP in @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social's Black Friday Sale?

Of course you would!

https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/ragwort-hb-sam-k-horton

Graphic with 36 Solaris titles shown as ebook covers

🚨SALE ENDS TOMORROW🚨

Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!

Shop a bumper selection of titles, exclusively on our website, DRM Free for only 0.99 each! geni.us/Solarissale

Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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L-R: Dr Meg McDonald interviews authors Shona Kinsella and Sam K Horton

Book launch for @shonak.bsky.social and @samkhorton.bsky.social in Glasgow tonight.

Meg, with long dark hair in a blue pullover, interviews Shona, also with dark hair in a black dress with white spots, and Sam, wearing a chunky dark blue sweater over a white shirt with long cuffs. Pictures of flowers and birds and circular mirrors adorn a green wall behind them.

Love a @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social event on Thursday night.
Tonight @shonak.bsky.social talking about Daughters Of Nicnevin and @samkhorton.bsky.social on Ragwort, interviewed brilliantly by @megintransition.bsky.social.

Argyle St Waterstones events space. Meg McDonald, a white woman with long dark hair on left, hosting event. On right, authors Shona Kinsella (white woman with dark hair) and Sam K. Horton (white man with red hair). Standing to the side, D (non-binary person), introduces the event and runs through safety guidance.

Shona reads from her book Daughters of Nicniven.

Sam reads from his book Ragwort.

Meg asks a question while Shona and Sam listen intently.

Good night at Waterstones tonight for the launch of @shonak.bsky.social Daughters of Nicniven and @samkhorton.bsky.social Ragwort, interviewed by @megintransition.bsky.social
Good to see a crowd out, despite hiw cold it was and train issues. (was - 5°C by time I got home from the pub after!)

Really excited for this! If you’re in the Glasgow area come and hear us!

A splayed out selection of THE BOOKSELLER mags with Sam K. Horton's RAGWORT on the cover.

Take a look at @samkhorton.bsky.social 's RAGWORT, gracing the front cover of @thebookseller.com 's South West focus issue!

Explore the deliciously dark folkloric fantasy world of Nancy Bligh, the Keeper of Mirecombe in 18th Century Cornwall.

Buy now: https://geni.us/ragwort

A stack of Solaris Harbacks balanced on an open hand against a background of winter jasmine. Featuring: THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE @mkhardywrites.com RAGWORT @samkhorton.bsky.social THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social

A very satisfying Solaris Stack of all the hardback novels we're releasing in 2025!

Featuring:
THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau.bsky.social
THE NEEDFIRE @mkhardywrites.com
RAGWORT @samkhorton.bsky.social
THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell
THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social

Buy now!

Sam K. Horton and Shona Kinsella In Conversation | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Sam K. Horton and Shona Kinsella In Conversation today.

Happy Book Birthday Week to Shona Kinsella's Daughters of Nicnevin (Flame Tree Press)!

Learn about these Jacobite witches from the woman herself in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fort William at these special events:

Glasgow (with Sam K. Horton) - 20/11
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k... (1/2)

A hardback copy of RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton in a bookshop.

Spotted in Lancaster Waterstones: @samkhorton.bsky.social 's RAGWORT, the much anticipated sequel to GORSE, takes us back to the moors (& Undermoor) of 18th century Cornwall where Nancy Bligh is fighting to hold the line against the dark.

Buy:
https://geni.us/ragwort
https://geni.us/gorse

If you’re a small business selling book-related shizzle I am very happy to share your info from now through to Xmas. Never been more important to buy indie and local. @ me any time.

Photo of the paperback of We Are All Ghosts In The Forest and hardback of The Salt Oracle with a lamp, some flower stems & blue glass buoys

✨It's Double Publication Day!✨

If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?

geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac

@solarisbooks.bsky.social

Thanks Meg!

If you've not read Gorse by @samkhorton.bsky.social you totally should as its bloody great. Perfect for this time of the year, and currently only 99p on Kindle (and other providers).

amzn.eu/d/48RSe2S

Really looking forward to this!

“written with reckless beauty and a finger on the heart” -Stewart Hotston “blends sci fi, the gothic, and folklore with such skill that I lost myself ” Angie Spoto “dark academia done right!.” Gareth Brown “There is nobody else writing like this, nobody creating such rich and thoroughly innovative worlds.” Sam K. Horton “an absolute treat.” Nick Binge “evocative, elegiac, and beautifully stylish.” Aliya Whiteley “wraps a crackling mystery in layers of fog and shadow.” MK Hardy “Heart-wrenching and hopeful.” Angela “A.G.” Slatter “a novel as haunting as the flickering ghosts within its pages.” Sarah Brooks “Masterfully balanced.” ian Green Against a textured gold background, text arrayed around a 3D hardback of THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson

@rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE is out next month!

Here's what @bingewriting.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @ianthegreen.bsky.social @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com & more thought!

https://geni.us/saltorac

A compilation of Book covers: GORSE and RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy NETHERFORD HALL and THE VISCOUNT ST ALBANS by Natania Barron THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman A THEORY OF HAUNTING by Katherine Addison THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan QUEEN OF NONE, QUEEN OF FURY and QUEEN OF MERCY by Natania Barron THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson MASQUERADE by O. O. Sangoyomi SNOWBLOODED by Emma Sterner-Radley WHILE THE GODS SLEEP by L. D. Colter THE HIDDEN LEGION and THE SILENT EMPEROR by Snorri Kristjansson THE CALCULATING STARS, THE FATED SKY, THE RELENTLESS MONN and THE MARTIAN CONTINGENCY by Mary Robinette Kowal. White text: "Solaris Books to Turn back the Clock.

We've just turned the clocks back in the UK to try & embrace some brighter mornings as the year draws to a close. So, how about a selection of Solaris Books with historical and historically inspired settings ft. @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @emmanewman.bsky.social & more!?

Featuring:

GORSE and RAGWORT (#1 & 2 THE EYTHIN LEGACY) @samkhorton.bsky.social
THE NEEDFIRE @mkhardywrites.com
NETHERFORD HALL and THE VISCOUNT ST ALBANS (#1 & 2 NETHERFORD IN LOVE), QUEEN OF NONE, QUEEN OF FURY and QUEEN OF MERCY (The QUEENS OF FATE trilogy) by @natania.bsky.social

I have the most incredible Jacket for this. A portion of @mkhardywrites.com might think they have a better one but they don’t.

Against a desert background, the UK cover for VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE by Isabel Canas on an eReader. The white Solaris logo is in the top left corner. The bottom right corner has a blue circle with white text "99p".

Against a moor background, the cover of GORSE by Sam K. Horton on an eReader. The white Solaris logo is in the top left corner. The bottom right corner has a blue circle with white text "99p".

Snap up a bargain!

For a limited time, UK readers can grab two spooky Solaris books for only 99p each across all platforms!

Buy now:
@isabelcanas.bsky.social's VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE https://geni.us/VoEN
@samkhorton.bsky.social GORSE (#1 The Eythin Legacy) https://geni.us/gorse

Against a gold confetti background, "Storygraph Giveaways! Win a free copy of these books!" Below, 3D books of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings, THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy and GORSE by Sam K. Horton. The first two titles are available to entrants from the UK, Canada and the US only. The second are available to UK only. Terms and conditions apply, closes 18th October 2025. The Storygraph and Solaris logos are at the top.

Fancy a chance to win some FREE Books? We've teamed up with @thestorygraph.com to give away copies of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by @voidcricket.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE by @mkhardywrites.com and GORSE by @samkhorton.bsky.social !

Ends tomorrow! 18th October 2025.

Too many new books being published this October to choose from? This time of year is a bit overwhelming, even for booksellers!

Here are my personal top picks: the ones I'm most excited to see emerge into the wild ❤️

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