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Publishing News

Science Fiction Hardcovers Coming in 2026 through AETHON: Vault!

October 24, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

Science Fiction Hardcovers Coming in 2026 through AETHON: Vault!

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LitRPG & Fantasy Hardcovers Coming in 2026 through AETHON: Vault!

October 21, 2025 by Aethon Editor 1 Comment

LitRPG & Fantasy Hardcovers Coming in 2026 through AETHON: Vault!

Filed Under: Fantasy, Light Novels, LitRPG, New Releases, Publishing News, Romantasy Tagged With: aethon & vault, dungeon crawler carl, litrpg, progression fantasy, retail print, simon & schuster, vault comics

Aethon Webcomics Coming to Print as Graphic Novels!

October 20, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

2026 has a lot of exciting stuff coming, and part of that has been efforts with our comic partners at Vault Comics to rebuild ALL of our webcomics into beautiful, printed graphic novels. And now the first bunch are up for pre-order! Check them out below and prepare your shelves for glory!

Filed Under: Blog, comics, Fantasy, Light Novels, LitRPG, Publishing News Tagged With: DCC, dungeon crawler carl, graphic novels, matt dinniman, vault comics, webcomics, webtoon

Aethon & Vault: Bringing SHADOW SLAVE to Shelves!

October 2, 2025 by Aethon Editor 26 Comments

We are so excited to announce that we and Laurel Pursuit have agreed with Guiltythree to bring his Webnovel original series, SHADOW SLAVE, to shelves around the world in print format, in addition to a webcomic adaptation. Known for its mix of dark fantasy, action, adventure, and LitRPG elements, SHADOW SLAVE is one of the […]

Filed Under: Blog, comics, Fantasy, LitRPG, New Signings, News, Partnership, Publishing News Tagged With: aethon and vault, comics, litrpg, new authors, progression fantasy, shadow slave, webcomic, webnovel

Aethons Signs “Zenith of Sorcery”, by nobody103!

October 1, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

We are so thrilled to announce that we have agreed with Domagoj Kurmaić (aka “nobody103”) to publish his ZENITH OF SORCERY series in all formats, with print hitting retail shelves from our Aethon & Vault Imprint. The hit webserial is the next series written by the author behind the bestelling MOTHER OF LEARNING Series, in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, LitRPG, New Signings, News, Publishing News Tagged With: fantasy, litrpg, mother of learning, new authors, progression fantasy, Signings

Aethon & Vault Announce Full List of 2025 and 2026 Novels

August 26, 2025 by Aethon Editor 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fantasy, LitRPG, New Releases, New Signings, News, Partnership, Publishing News, Sci-Fi Tagged With: barnes & noble, fantasy, he who fights with monsters, litrpg, new authors, new releases, progression fantasy, publishing news, science fiction, simon & schuster, simon and schuster

Aethon Partners with TurtleMe for New TBATE Editions!

August 25, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

After many years of success, and even an anime adaptation on Crunchyroll, the bestselling THE BEGINNING AFTER THE END Series, by TurtleMe, has officially concluded as a weekly webnovel. And so, we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Turtle to revamp the eBook and publish them exclusively to Kindle & Kindle Unlimited for the first […]

Filed Under: Blog, LitRPG, New Signings, Partnership, Publishing News Tagged With: litrpg, new authors, new releases, publishing news, the beginning after the end, turtleme

The Aethon & Vault Imprint is Here!

July 29, 2025 by Aethon Editor 1 Comment

Thank you Publishers Weekly for this incredible close-up on the new Aethon & Vault imprint and everything we’ll be doing now that Vault Comics and Aethon are united! We can’t wait for readers to experience all of these books, comics, and beyond! Read the Full Article HERE: CONTINUE READING>

Filed Under: Blog, comics, Fantasy, Light Novels, LitRPG, New Releases, New Signings, Partnership, Publishing News, Sci-Fi Tagged With: comics, litrpg, new authors, Publishers Weekly, publishing news, science fiction, vault comics

Aethon & Vault Expand Into Retail Print

July 16, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

Thank you to Publishers Weekly for announcing the news! Following the announcement in May that Aethon Books has acquired a majority interest in Vault Comics, leaders of Aethon and Vault are preparing an ambitious program to bring more bestselling digital titles to print. The new plan builds on an agreement the companies reached last August in which […]

Filed Under: Blog, comics, New Signings, News, Partnership, Publishing News Tagged With: comics, publishing news, simon & schuster, vault comics

Aethon Books Acquires Majority Stake In Vault Comics!

May 29, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

The news is out!, courtesy of Forbes! Aethon Books has acquired a majority interested in Vault Comics, a prolific comic publisher best known for hits such as Barbaric, Money Shot, and Post Malone’s Big Rig! The companies have previously been strategic partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Since we met the team at […]

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Aethon Signs Luke Chmilenko for the Requiem Series!

May 28, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

We are excited to announce that we have inked a deal for REQUIEM, a new Progression Fantasy series by Luke Chmilenko, the bestselling author of Ascend Online and Iron Prince! One of the bestselling LitRPG authors in the world with hundreds of thousands of units sold, we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Luke’s next […]

Filed Under: Blog, LitRPG, New Signings, Publishing News Tagged With: fantasy, litrpg, new authors, progression fantasy, publishing news

The Last Wardens Audio Drama

April 30, 2025 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

Blending nostalgic adventure, dark humor, and pulse-pounding action, we are excited to announced that THE LAST WARDENS Full-Cast Audio Drama is now available everywhere! It delivers a thrilling mix of comic book fantasy and supernatural intrigue. Find it HERE Starring:– Anjali Bhimani (Overwatch, Ms. Marvel) as Danielle Pryer – Felicia Day (The Guild, Supernatural) as […]

Filed Under: audiobooks, Blog, Fantasy, Publishing News Tagged With: anjali bhamani, audio drama, horror, Matthew Waterson, Shiva Negar, supernatural

Aethon Signs Jack Campbell for a New Science Fiction Thriller!

February 11, 2025 by Aethon Editor 3 Comments

We are thrilled to announce that we have signed the legendary Jack Campbell, NYT Bestselling author of Lost Fleet, to publish a new science fiction novel titled SQUAD KILL! About the Book: Osiris “Oz” Aquino is an underprepared Navy officer put in command of seven castoff Marines on a research starship that wishes it didn’t […]

Filed Under: Blog, New Signings, Publishing News, Sci-Fi Tagged With: new authors, publishing news, science fiction, scifi

That’s a Wrap on 2024!

December 31, 2024 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

Well, this is it. 2024 has come to a close and it was an insanely busy year for us. Hundreds of releases, a booth at Dragon Con, jumping into new markets with webcomics and light novels. None of it would be possible without fans and readers, so we salute you! We’ll be taking a short […]

Filed Under: Blog, Publishing News, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2025, new years

Aethon Enters the Light Novel Arena!

December 3, 2024 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

We are excited to bring these special edition Light Novels of PRIMAL HUNTER, by Zogarth, and MY BEST FRIEND IS AN ELDRITCH HORROR, by Actus, to market in our partnership with Vault Comics! Containing exclusive illustrations, they are perfect to turn a new audience into LitRPG lovers, and also excite existing fans of the series. […]

Filed Under: Blog, comics, Light Novels, Partnership, Publishing News Tagged With: art, comics, light novel, light novels, litrpg, new releases, progression fantasy, publishing news, simon and schuster, vault comics

Aethon Books Announces More Webcomic Adaptations

November 20, 2024 by Aethon Editor Leave a Comment

As first reported by AIPT, we are thrilled to announce that they have signed an exciting group of new series for webcomic adaptations, joining their growing list of action fantasy comics such as My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror and Return of the Runebound Professor. It’s a long road getting a webcomic from pre-production to release, […]

Filed Under: comics, New Signings, Publishing News Tagged With: comics, heretical fishing, webcomic

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