Madeline Dyer

Seventeen-year-old Jade Taylor and her twin brother Jack are used to getting into a spot of trouble, but almost impossible things have been happening lately and everyone knows that misbehaving teens are no way near the worst problems that the police have to deal with. After all, what about the fields of crops that spontaneously combust for no reason? And what do you do with the hundreds of people that are being contained because they can command fire to erupt from their fingertips? With the police quickly whisking away evidence of these occurrences from the public eye, many people are oblivious to the danger that is all around them. But Jade's curiosity leads her to carry out a spot of detective work. Yet her brother's biggest concern is making Elliot-the guy who preyed on their vulnerable younger sister-pay for his actions, something which Jade is unwillingly roped into. But one night changes everything, and Jade soon finds herself in a situation that humans were never supposed to be in. With no one to talk to about the impending danger that the darkness now has (her friends would think she was insane if they knew), and no way to explain the bizarre changes that are happening, Jade begins to feel isolated and way out of her depth. That is until she meets Ariel. Because he knows the secret too, and he'll do anything to stop the rest of humanity simply becoming the pawns in a supernatural battle.

Outsmarting deadly video games, hunting the predatory monster in the woods, rooting out evil within their community, finding love and revenge with their newly turned vampire friend - this anthology upends expectations of the roles disabled people can play in horror. With visibly and invisibly disabled characters whose illnesses include Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Crohn’s disease, diabetes, PTSD, and more, each entry also includes a short essay from the author about the conditions portrayed in their stories to further contextualise their characters’ perspectives. From breaking ancient curses to defying death itself, these 13 horror stories cast disabled characters as heroes we can all root for.

A disabled vigilante trying to save her kidnapped girlfriend, a little mermaid who loves her sisters more than suitors, a slayer whose virgin blood keeps attracting monsters and more, the works in Being Ace are anything but conventional. Whether in psychiatric hospitals, space ships, haunted cemeteries, or under the sea, no two aces are the same in 15 unique works that highlight asexual romance, aromantic love, and the many other sub-identities of the asexual spectrum umbrella. From a mixture of established and emerging YA writers, contributors include Rosiee Thor, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Linsey Miller, and Moniza Hossain.

Seventeen-year-old Kira Taylor's fragile mental health means she doesn't know what's real anymore. But she is certain of the following: the day of the Bad Stuff changed everything; the dystopian world she lives in is getting worse; and the voice in her head will protect her.Having been committed to the De Hewitt Psychiatric Hospital, Kira slowly begins to accept that she's safe here. She starts to make friends and even gets used to the new branding on her forehead that marks her for what she is: an Untrustworthy Offender.But then the voice inside Kira's head tells her she needs to escape. Her past is catching up with her, and she needs to run... now.GIRL, VANISHING is a heartbreaking story examining mental health, trauma, despair, and desperation.Content warnings: self-harm, suicidal ideation, abuse, and murder.

Allie wouldn't say she's a violent person; she's only wished death upon three people, and one of them she didn't even really mean it. Strange things have been happening in the town of Blackthorne, and eighteen-year-old Allie is determined to get to the bottom of it all. After all, there has to be an explanation for why Blackthorne's residents keep turning to stone. There has to be a reason why Allie can now feel dark powers rumbling beneath her feet. And most of all, there has to be a way for Allie to seek revenge on those who've hurt her. Inside the Night is a dark YA Medusa-inspired story. It was first published by Five Points Press in 2021.

A disabled vigilante trying to save her kidnapped girlfriend, a little mermaid who loves her sisters more than suitors, a slayer whose virgin blood keeps attracting monsters and more, the works in Being Ace are anything but conventional. Whether in psychiatric hospitals, space ships, haunted cemeteries, or under the sea, no two aces are the same in 15 unique works that highlight asexual romance, aromantic love, and the many other sub-identities of the asexual spectrum umbrella. From a mixture of established and emerging YA writers, contributors include Rosiee Thor, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Linsey Miller, and Moniza Hossain.

LOVE. DEATH. SACRIFICE.THE LAST NIGHT HAS BEGUN.Seven Sarr, the most powerful human in the world, is alive-and she's on the run from her enemy. With the Dream Land gone, the Gods and Goddesses dead, and the Untamed's number of Seers at a record low, Seven knows she must attempt to control the Lost Souls-including the most volatile and dangerous spirits-if her people are to have a chance at beating the Enhanced Ones once and for all.But when the Enhanced impose a new threat and Corin's life is at stake, Seven must make her hardest choice: save the man she loves and let her people perish, or allow Corin's death so the Untamed can survive.Locked into a tight countdown to her own demise and solitary entrapment within a torturous realm, Seven must make her decision quickly. Her Seer powers are the strongest, and her death will end the War of Humanity once and for all. When the new morning dawns, the world as she knew it will be gone. What-and who-will be left behind is up to Seven.Will her love shape the future of the world?

EXPLOITATION. MANIPULATION. DESPERATION. Having been tricked into binding herself to the Enhanced Ones in the War of Humanity, Untamed human Seven Sarr has never felt more exploited or used. When Raleigh forces her to develop her Seer powers and use them on a most innocent target, Seven knows it's only a matter of time before the Enhanced Ones use her to wipe out the rest of her people.Certain that the only way to save the Untamed would be to get back full control of her soul, Seven must get the Gods and Goddesses to trust her again. Only they can destroy her Enhanced Promise Marks, and prevent her enemy from controlling her.But these are the same Gods and Goddesses who have already branded Seven a traitor, and exiled her from the Dream Land, fearing she will cause their deaths. With no way to contact the Gods and Goddesses herself, Seven needs help. And she needs it quickly, before the war is over and she loses Corin, and the rest of the Untamed, for good.Yet, in a world as dangerous as this, only one thing's for sure: no one trusts a traitor twice.

ADDICTION. SURVIVAL. BETRAYAL.As one of the last Untamed humans left in the world, Seven's life has always been controlled by tight rules. Stay away from the Enhanced. Don't question your leader. And, most importantly, never switch sides-because once you're Enhanced there's no going back. Even if you have become the perfect human being.But after a disastrous raid on an Enhanced city, Seven soon finds herself in her enemy's power. Realizing it's only a matter of time before she too develops a taste for the chemical augmenters responsible for the erosion of humanity, Seven knows she must act quickly if she's to escape and save her family from the same fate.Yet, as one of the most powerful Seers that the Untamed and Enhanced have ever known, Seven quickly discovers that she alone holds the key to the survival of only one race. But things aren't clear-cut anymore, and with Seven now questioning the very beliefs she was raised on, she knows she has an important choice to make. One that has two very different outcomes.Seven must choose wisely whose side she joins, for the War of Humanity is underway, and Death never takes kindly to traitors.

REVENGE IS NEVER EASY... Aged five, Inga was snatched from her sister's arms by Bridie's Assassins, a group of Untamed rebels who believe the way to win the War of Humanity is to use more Untamed children as soldiers. For seven years, Inga's life consisted of violence, exploitation, and death as they shaped her into their most deadly weapon. Then she escaped.Now twenty-one, Inga has spent the last six years seeking revenge on the assassins-using the skills they taught her against them-and trying to find her family. She knows the Gods and Goddesses are behind her, because with every assassin she murders, Inga's gifted with a vision of her cousins, Keelie and Elf. And soon-very soon-Inga is sure she will find her family again. She's just got to kill all the assassins first.But when she discovers her own sister is now leading the assassins, Inga's resolve is tested. Sure, she will stop at nothing to get the life she deserves-even if it means putting other Untamed in danger and losing herself-but can she kill her own flesh and blood? "Madeline Dyer's This Vicious Way is an unyielding exploration into the motivations of a young assassin. Inga's determination to end the cycle of abuse that shaped her life makes for a gritty, heartbreaking, and captivating story." -- Sarah Mensinga, author of Currently. "This Vicious Way is brutal in all the best ways. It will suck you in and tear you apart, put you back together and then do it all over again. What a ride If you want a fantastic dystopian world, with unique and flawed (but totally kickass) characters-- this is totally the book for you." -- Stacey Trombley, author of Trial of Thorns

"I just want to get better and see the stars and believe in hope again." Captive, Madeline Dyer's first poetry collection, is based on the therapy writings she produced when she was experiencing psychosis and OCD due to Autoimmune Basal Ganglia Encephalitis, a rare type of brain inflammation caused by the immune system attacking the brain. While her communication skills and cognitive abilities diminished due to the effects of the inflammation, she was able to share her thoughts and emotions via the written word, a process that gave her great comfort when she otherwise felt possessed.Captive provides readers with a glimpse of her tormented mind during this dark time of loneliness, loss, and fear. "Madeline Dyer's poetry collection, Captive, is an invitation to the reader to consider the cost of physical illness on the mind and spirit. The poems are a conversation between the speaker, the outer world, and her inner tormentor: sometimes beetle, sometimes monster, sometimes friend, of her mind. Dyer's speaker, who sees herself as one "among all the crying girls" speaks mantras in triplicate and escalating parallels, pausing over the heartbreak of good days, the desire to touch and be touched, and the agony of it all." -- Sherre Vernon, author of The Name is Perilous and Green Ink Wings. "Brutally honest and brilliant, this collection takes the reader through the experience of living with a crumbling mind. From the first unexplainable visions to the fight within, and the constant struggle to be heard, Dyer's poetry is a cry out to the world suffused with raw emotion. A captivating and eye-opening experience." -- S.E. Anderson, author of the Starstruck Saga

LOVE. DEATH. SACRIFICE.THE LAST NIGHT HAS BEGUN.Seven Sarr, the most powerful human in the world, is alive