Fantasy and Science Fiction Author

17/12/2025

Something for the season. Have you been naughty or nice this year? Thanks to Breda Quirke for filming.

11/12/2025

Look what the postie brought!

09/12/2025

My fantasy and sci-fi ebooks are in the Smashwords end-of-year sale. Some are 50% off, and some are even free. Go to https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/pembers and grab a bargain!

Steven J Pemberton writes intelligent and witty fantasy for children, teenagers and adults, or as he puts it, "anyone old enough to understand." He was born in England in 1970, the son of a librarian and a teacher, so it was probably inevitable that he would grow up loving books. For most of his chi...

09/12/2025

An' now fer summat completely different! Tonight, Breda and I went to a meeting about a possible anthology of Blackpool-themed writing. We heard some very good stories, poems and articles. Most were quite serious. My submission is... a little less serious, shall we say? Thanks to Breda for filming.

07/12/2025

I just submitted the paperback of The Last Dragonrider to Amazon. Assuming they approve it (I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't), it'll be on sale in the next couple of days.

07/12/2025

A reading of The Last Dragonrider chapter 2 at Urban Arts in St Annes. Thanks to Breda Quirke for filming.

03/12/2025

That was quick! The Last Dragonrider is on sale. (Ebook only for now. Paperback coming soon.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4XGRQGH (US)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G4XGRQGH (UK)

https://books2read.com/u/b51XVG (Everyone who isn't Amazon - in progress - if your favourite shop doesn't have it yet, check back in a day or two.)

is a prequel to the other Dragonrider books. The Dragonriders of the Nuhysean Army fly huge gliders, the closest they can get to the legendary creatures they were named after. In the middle of a brutal civil war, a young Dragonrider called Neeru discovers some mosaics in a ruined temple that ...

03/12/2025

I just submitted the ebook of The Last Dragonrider to Amazon KDP. Now we wait for the email saying they've approved it.

02/12/2025

02/12/2025

The wonderful Dawn Armistead of Urban Arts in St Annes interviews me about my writing, my methods, and whether I really am a time traveller.

02/12/2025

The Last Dragonrider cover reveal!