Apex Book Company is thrilled to announce the reissue of Jason Sanford’s Plague Birds with an additional short story, “Little Fathers of Darkness,” coming out June 2026. Additionally, Apex Book Company has acquired Plagues of Dissension, Jason Sanford’s sequel novel to Plague Birds, coming out October 2026.
Apex Book Company has distribution via Independent Publishers Group, and has published award-winning titles such as Plague Birds by Jason Sanford (Nebula Award Finalist for Best Novel and Philip K. Dick Award Finalist), Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Philip K. Dick Award finalist 2023), and Weird horror cult hit Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt.
Jason Sanford is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who’s also a passionate advocate for fellow authors, creators, and fans, in particular through reporting in his Genre Grapevine column (for which he’s been a finalist multiple times for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer). He’s also published dozens of stories in magazines such as Asimov’s Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Interzone, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, along with appearances in various “year’s best” anthologies and The New Voices of Science Fiction. His first novel, Plague Birds, was a finalist for both the 2022 Nebula Award and the 2022 Philip K. Dick Award. Born and raised in the American South, Jason’s previous experience includes work as an archaeologist, journalist, and a Peace Corps Volunteer. His website is www.jasonsanford.com.
