Temple Dark Books

Temple Dark Books is an independent Irish publishing house dedicated to speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark fiction. Founded in August 2020 by Irish SFF author Ronald A. Geobey, the publisher has built a catalogue of original novels and anthologies from a roster of international authors, and has expanded into writer services, events, and a community platform called Speculative Fiction Ireland (SFI). The company describes itself as "Ireland's Premier Publisher of Speculative Fiction." Its list includes Ishmael A. Soledad's Sha'Kert: End of Night (2021) and the Descent series beginning with Diathesis (2025); Daniel Wade's A Land Without Wolves (2021); Tyler E. C. Burnworth's military SF Redshift (2021) and Apogee (2022); Nick Carlson's Lovecraftian cosmic horror Hell's Gulf (2022) and The God Tide (2023); Gary J. Martin's epic fantasy Knight of Gaelgara (2024); Tom O'Connell's dystopian Lichtenberg (2025); and David Smith's horror Nematodes (2026). It also acquired English-language rights to the bestselling Czech YA SFF Naslouchac (The Listener) by Petra Stehlíková. Beyond publishing, Temple Dark Books runs the Channel The Dark charity anthology series supporting mental health awareness and suicide prevention, and operates the SFI (Speculative Fiction Ireland) project — a hub offering a blog, store, community, collaborative publishing, writer services, and creative alliances. The publisher also offers professional manuscript appraisal services and hosts events and book launches across Ireland and the UK. Temple Dark Books is privately held and based in Dublin. Its titles are distributed through multiple online retailers and listed with Gardners for ordering via local bookshops.

Temple Dark Books was founded in August 2020 by Irish speculative fiction author Ronald A. Geobey, creator of the ongoing Kiranis series. The publisher was established in Dublin with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark fiction. According to the company's own history, it was "drawn from the primordial ooze and shaped into tangible form in August 2020." The first major signing was Australian science fiction author Ishmael A. Soledad, whose novel Sha'Kert: End of Night was published in March 2021. The book received a favourable review from Publishers Weekly and was nominated for a Ditmar award and read for the Aurealis Awards. Soledad's second series, Descent, began with Diathesis in April 2025. In 2021 the publisher also released A Land Without Wolves by Irish award-winning playwright and poet Daniel Wade, and Redshift by American military science fiction author Tyler E. C. Burnworth. Burnworth's sequel Apogee followed in 2022. American author Nick Carlson contributed Lovecraftian cosmic horror with Hell's Gulf (2022) and The God Tide (2023). Irish epic/heroic fantasy author Gary J. Martin published Knight of Gaelgara in 2024, and Irish dystopian fiction author Tom O'Connell released Lichtenberg in November 2025. Welsh horror author David Smith's Nematodes is slated for 2026. The publisher also acquired English-language rights to the bestselling Czech YA SFF novel Naslouchac (The Listener) by Petra Stehlíková. In May 2023, Temple Dark Books launched its Channel The Dark project with the release of Volume 1 of the eponymous anthology at a special event focused on the benefits of writing for mental health. Volume 2 was underway in early 2026 and is planned to become the central publication of the SFI project. The publisher expanded beyond traditional book publishing into writer services, offering professional manuscript appraisal, and into community building through Speculative Fiction Ireland (SFI), a platform that includes a blog, store, community, collaborative publishing, writer services, and creative alliances. Temple Dark Books also runs the SFI Short Story Competition, whose inaugural winner was "Synthia" by Francis Coal, with the prize including a book voucher from Roe River Books and guaranteed publication in Channel The Dark. The company hosts and participates in events and book launches across Ireland and the UK, including signings at bookshops in Wexford, Waterford, and Galway, and appearances at conventions such as Fantasycon. Its titles are available across multiple online platforms and listed with Gardners for ordering through local bookshops.

• Temple Dark Books founded in Dublin by Ronald A. Geobey.

• Sha'Kert: End of Night by Ishmael A. Soledad published.

• A Land Without Wolves by Daniel Wade and Redshift by Tyler E. C. Burnworth published.

• Apogee by Tyler E. C. Burnworth and Hell's Gulf by Nick Carlson published.

• Channel The Dark Vol. 1 anthology released at a special event.

• The God Tide by Nick Carlson published.

• Knight of Gaelgara by Gary J. Martin published.

• Diathesis by Ishmael A. Soledad, first in the Descent series, published.

• Lichtenberg by Tom O'Connell published.

• Nematodes by David Smith scheduled for publication.

Ireland's premier independent publisher of speculative fiction, combining traditional publishing with community, writer services, and events.

• 2021

  Sha'Kert: End of Night

• 2021

  A Land Without Wolves

• 2021

  Redshift

• 2022

  Apogee

• 2022

  Hell's Gulf

• 2023

  The God Tide

• 2024

  Knight of Gaelgara

• 2025

  Diathesis

• 2025

  Lichtenberg

• 2026

  Nematodes

• 2023

  Channel The Dark Vol. 1

• Channel The Dark Vol. 2

• Channel The Dark
• SFI Short Story Competition

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