Monthly Archives: June 2026

Kingdoms Trembling out now!

Hey everybody, M. here,

I’m thrilled to announce that my debut sword & sorcery collection Kingdoms Trembling is now available for purchase in print and e-book format!

As you may have read elsewhere, the book was picked as a 2026 Summer Read by Publishers Weekly, so grab yourself a copy today to see what all the hype is about!

Kingdoms Trembling by M. Stern. DMR Books 2026. Illustration by Matthew M. Skillern

These twelve never-before-published, intertwining tales follow warriors and madmen, sorcerers and vagabonds, princes, criminals, and more as they battle their way through a weird, wild, violent world in disarray; a world on the edge of cataclysm, with bizarre, terrifying threats at every turn!

Visit the DMR Books website for a more in-depth teaser of what to expect from Kingdoms Trembling, and get ready to immerse yourself in a mindbending world of action and adventure like you’ve never experienced before!

If you’ve taken the dive into Kingdoms Trembling and want more, don’t forget that you can still get the two stories in which I introduced that world, The Tears of Blood and The Eye Within The Eye. They are available in the Die By The Sword anthologies, and the first is also available in DMR Books’ free digital sampler released a few months ago, The Battle Rages On.

Busy day today over here at M. Stern Headquarters so I’ve gotta run, follow me on Facebook or Substack, and if you dig the book, spread the word! Take care everybody!
-M.