Aethon & Vault Announce Full List of 2025 and 2026 Novels

As recently announced in Publisher’s Weekly, Aethon Books and Vault Comics have launched AETHON & VAULT, a new imprint. The Aethon & Vault imprint will introduce breakout ebook and audiobook hits from the science fiction, fantasy, LitRPG, and progression fantasy genres to retail bookstores in print for the first time. Aethon & Vault books are distributed by Simon & Schuster.

Today, Aethon & Vault reveals the full list so far of novels to be published under the imprint in 2025 and 2026. Including bestsellers and indie hits from authors from around the world, Aethon & Vault’s list has previously sold more than twenty million copies across ebook and audiobook formats, and includes both multi-volume series and standalone novels. 

These titles will now be available in print at retail book stores for the first time in hardcover and paperback formats.

“Indie hits coming to retail, such as Dungeon Crawler Carl and Legends & Lattes, opened the door for new possibilities for indies to reach shelves, and now our desire is to blow those doors wide open, opening more opportunities for more indie authors around the world,” says Aethon CEO, Rhett Bruno.

The first Aethon & Vault titles are on sale beginning in September 2025. Aethon & Vault will continue to announce new acquisitions as it continues to expand its list for 2026 and beyond.

AETHON & VAULT UPCOMING TITLES

Releasing Fall 2025:

• Against All Odds, Book 1 of Grimm’s War, by Jeffery H Haskell (September 2025)
• Contact Front, Book 1 of Drop Trooper, by Rick Partlow (September 2025)
• Academy of Outcasts, Book 1 of Academy of Outcasts, by NYT Bestseller Larry Correia (October 2025)
• Ironbound, Book 1 of Ironbound, by Andrew Givler (October 2025)

Releasing Spring 2026 (All Hardcover):

• Ranger’s Oath, Book 1 of Fall of Radiance, by Blake Arthur Peel (March 2026)
• Rune Seeker, Book 1 of Rune Seeker, by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson (March 2026)
• Split Second, Book 1 of Split Second, by NYT Bestseller Douglas E Richards (April 2026)
• Warship, Book 1 of The Black Fleet Saga, by USA Today Bestseller Joshua Dalzelle (April 2026)

Releasing Summer 2026 (All Hardcover):

• Jake’s Magical Market, Book 1 of Jake’s Magical Market, by JR Mathews (June 2026)
• Age of Stone, Book 1 of Rise of Mankind, by Jez Cajiao (June 2026)
• He Who Fights With Monsters, Book 1 of He Who Fights With Monsters, by Travis Deverell writing as Shirtaloon (July 2026)
• Born in Fire, Book 1 of Demon Days, Vampire Nights, by K.F. Breene (August 2026)
• Catharsis, Book 1 of Awaken Online, Vol. 1, by Travis Bagwell (August 2026)
• Squad Kill, Hardcover, by NYT Bestseller Jack Campbell (May 2026)

Forthcoming (Fall 2026 and Beyond, All Hardcover):

• Ascend Online, Book 1 of Ascend Online, by Luke Chmilenko
• Azarinth Healer, Book 1 of Azarinth Healer, by Rhaegar
• Backyard Starship, Book 1 of Backyard Starship, by JN Chaney & Terry Maggert
• Battlefield Reclaimer, Book 1 of Guardian of Aster Fall, by David North
• Defiance of the Fall, Book 1 of Defiance of the Fall, by J.F. Brink
• Domestication, Book 1 of Battle Mage Farmer, by Seth Ring
• Infinite, Book 1 of Infinite Timeline, by NYT Bestseller Jeremy Robinson
• Into the Labyrinth, Book 1 of Mage Errant, by John Bierce
• Life Reset, Book 1 of New Era Online, by Shemer Kuznits
• Forge of Destiny, Book 1 of Destiny Cycle, by Yrsillar
• Magical Midlife Madness, Book 1 of Leveling Up, by K.F. Breene
• Mark of the Fool, Book 1 of Mark of the Fool, by J.M. Clarke
• Oh Great, I was Reincarnated as a Farmer, Book 1 of Unorthodox Farming, by Benjamin Kerei
• The Primal Hunter, Book 1 of The Primal Hunter, by Zogarth
• Project Nemesis, Book 1 of Nemesis Saga, by NYT Bestseller Jeremy Robinson
• RoverPowered, by Drew Hayes

And many more to come!

ABOUT AETHON

Aethon is one of the fastest growing publishers in the United States. With a focus on science fiction, fantasy, and LitRPG, they are best known for hit series like He Who Fights With Monsters, The Primal Hunter, and Drop Trooper, as well as the debut novel by actor Lou Diamond Phillips. Utilizing its data-minded selling techniques, Aethon has become an industry leader in the digital sales market with more than 1,000 titles published. That includes multiple Amazon Top 20 Charts Bestsellers, Kindle #1 Overall Bestsellers, Audible #1 Overall Bestsellers, and many millions of units sold. Aethon is also one of WEBTOON’S largest western publishing partners, with dozens of webcomic adaptations both released and in production. 

ABOUT VAULT

Vault is a critically acclaimed entertainment company that curates bold new science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. We have been committed to working with historically underrepresented talent since day one. Purpose-built to create enduring fans, our expansive catalog of more than ninety original titles attracts a diverse and growing fandom. Launching new stories first as comics and graphic novels, Vault has partnered with leading companies like A&E, BET, Boatrocker, Confluential, CBS, Netflix, Paramount, and others, to adapt its story properties to film, television, video games, and more. In 2025, Vault launched BIG RIG, a new comic book series and story universe created by Post Malone, developed together with Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes. In 2024 Vault launched Headshell, a line of graphic novels in collaboration with some of the world’s most iconic recording artists like Metallica, Def Leppard, the Beach Boys, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Redman, Slash, and more. Vault titles are distributed everywhere through Simon & Schuster.