In words : My debut novel Hermes Redux
The ISBN is 978-1-83671-939-7, and the four tales take up 306 pages. This is the link to pre-orders. The hardback will be published next spring.
https://pegasuspublishers.com/author/emily-chance
Pegasus has a broad reach, and while Barnes & Noble will cover Canada and the United States, it can ship to Europe, India, Morocco, Namibia, Japan, and Singapore, as well as Australia and New Zealand, where readers eagerly await the book’s release.
Marketing
- John Holden created short teasers for each tale.
- Two sneak-peek trailers feature voice-over artist Janine Howe.
- I've recorded additional reels with more background on my literary and cinematic inspirations, which I'll share on Facebook.
- An extensive YouTube video is ready for publishing day.
- We will focus on just two bookstores: the prestigious Waterstones Piccadilly and one in Bath.
Background
Hermes Redux is a cycle of four tales that span time, each set in a different era, driven by character and connected by an overarching narrative. The tales’ primary storytelling mode is historical, enriched by glimpses of fantasy and speculation across their 12,000-year journey through alternative history.
Each element is anchored in relatable characters (Erihapeti and Nikau, Eawynn and Edmund, Wynn and Robert, Elizabetha and Jake), beset by humanity’s greed and rottenness. Through them, we explore what it means to be human.
The Cover
When the Hermes Project, humanity’s most ambitious space mission, returns to Earth decades too early, unchanged by time and heavy with secrets, the world demands answers. Elizabetha Chandrika—the mission's brilliant architect—remains elusive.
As governments, corporations, and hidden powers scramble to understand what went wrong, a far deeper truth begins to emerge—one that stretches across centuries, links ancient encounters to future technologies, and challenges humanity’s belief that exploration is always a right. The mission was never just about reaching another world. It was about whether humanity could be trusted with what it might find. Hermes and its four tales offer an answer.
Sweeping from deep space to forgotten histories, from scientific ambition to quiet acts of courage, this novel weaves hard science with myth, love, and sacrifice. At its heart lies a haunting question: what if the future has already judged us—and acted accordingly?
An epic, thought-provoking work of genre-defying fiction, this story is about guardianship, destiny, and the fragile hope that one day humanity may be ready to hear the song it has long ignored.
Thanks
Over the years, my support circle has grown to encompass people spread across the globe. Marc Catchpole, Alisdair Tait and Lydia Fay have been reading my work for over seven years now.
The hugely talented musician John Holden has become the bedrock of my digitally rendered material. Iris Ning in Singapore shapes my reels for social media, and Janine Howe has added her distinctive voice-over skills.
There are, though, unsung heroes like William Amos from the United States, who has offered candid feedback, and Keri Ford in New Zealand, whose laconic contributions have kept me grounded. Sean Duffy, who captured the esoteric nature of ‘they ' and indeed the entire work. Struan Tait, a millennial, was kind enough to read the novel whilst in the first year of his PhD. Then others have begun to spread the word, like Doreen Hollis, Sheila Lawrence and Angus McKenzie.
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