Aethon Books

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AETHON BOOKS is publishing the next generation of Science Fiction & Fantasy, from hit debuts like He Who Fights With Monsters and The Tinderbox series by actor Lou Diamond Phillips to explosive Military Sci-Fi like Rick Partlow’s Contact Front. Our mission is to build a bridge between authors and their potential readers.
In Ancient greek, the word Aethon meant ‘burning’ or ‘blazing,’ and we hope to blaze a new road for publishing.
We exist for the readers, because we are readers too. We are passionate about genre fiction and are fans of it in all mediums. Movies, TV, books—it’s all storytelling, and there is nothing we feel more strongly about. Whether helping produce the next great Space Opera or Epic Fantasy or taking books from stagnant genres and breathing new life into them, we vow to only give you exciting, toe-the-line books from both established authors and up-and-comers.
For the authors, we want passionate writers who feel strongly about the stories they’re telling, and we go out of our way to treat our authors like family. Having a completely original book these days is nearly impossible, but we believe there is a fresh way to tell every tale. Give us your best shot. If we are rocked by it, we know our readers will be too. So all you authors who are ready to traverse the galaxies and explore the depths of unknown worlds at our side, we’re here for you.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2018

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

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Fiction Open

At Aethon Books, we’re open to all genre fiction, with a focus on Science Fiction and Fantasy. We don’t care what sub-genre you write in. Hard Sci-fi, Epic Fantasy, Space opera, Military SF, Alt/History, Time Travel and more, our main concern is story, story, story. A compelling narrative should pull us through your imagined world, rife with three-dimensional characters, urgency, and enough conflict to keep things interesting. Make us think, make our heart race, but never forget that the most important thing to us when it comes to fiction, is the plot itself.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Subgenre: Romantic Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Alternate History, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera, Time Travel
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Political Thriller

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Aethon Books Submission Statistics

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We have received 7 reports from 7 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

125 min | 197.2 mean avg | 206.5 median | 250 max days (532.5 std dev)

Pending

5 responses are pending (14 min | 226.5 mean avg | 67.5 median | 740 max days waiting | 700.6 std dev) from 5 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
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Most recent response reported was received on 18 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:05 UTC (3 hours, 41 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 02 Sep 2026

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