Martin Dench, Author
Epic mythologies for the modern age
About Martin Dench
Passionate and Unique
Martin is passionate about writing and the written word. He has immersed himself in a variety of genres through his own reading, and is now using that reading experience and his own unique ideas to inform his own work.
Martin's seminal and critically admired book Standing On The Edge Of Forever is now published by Austin Macauley Publishing.
Martin's other books are all now published by House of the Tiger and are available from all worldwide outlets that sell books.
Möbius Unbound
Book One: Möbius Strip
Some truths don’t reveal themselves. They escape.
Dr Bingbing Xuan has built her career on uncovering hidden systems — the invisible chains of cause and effect that shape the world.
When a terminal brain tumour brings with it a hallucination that refuses to stay imaginary, her own life becomes the anomaly she can’t explain.
Then two strangers step into her life with knowledge that shouldn’t exist, pulling Bingbing into a conflict older than civilisation itself. As her mind fractures and her hallucination grows disturbingly real, she begins to glimpse the pattern beneath history: a Möbius Strip of control, looping endlessly back on itself.
To break it, Bingbing must confront a truth that doesn’t just rewrite science and memory — it threatens to redefine what it means to be human, and whether humanity was ever truly free at all.
The House Of Tianlong
The Shadow Over Myeong-dong
Coming soon from House of the Tiger!
A bold and new direction for Martin Dench, as he tackles Korean mythology, reincarnation and a love that spans 13 centuries!
The Jade Mirror Chronicles
Book One: The Curse Of The Jade Mirror
The Curse of the Jade Mirror is the first book in a remarkable new series by Martin Dench, an epic mythology for the modern age, set in a world where the past refuses to stay in the past.
Xiang An-ren is a successful model in Shanghai, William Reed is a bar-owner trying to escape from his past. A succession of strange events throws them together, and they find themselves fighting against an apparently unstoppable force that has lain dormant for over 2,200 years.
Buried beneath modern Shanghai is ancient Jinglun, the capital of the Tomb Wheel Dynasty, an advanced civilisation that once dominated ancient China. Its last leader, Luo Ban is trapped in a mirror world, and only An-ren has the power to release him.
An-ren’s dreams are filled with a strange and terrifying woman, the Mirror Courtesan, a creature apparently made of glass. But when she meets the icily beautiful and enigmatic Lin Ye at an auction, she begins to wonder if they could be one and the same person.
An-ren and Reed find themselves pitched headlong into a battle against fantastical creatures, menacing humans, and an ancient civilisation that plans to use An-ren as a springboard for rebirth.
The Book Of Neferusobek
A modern take on H. Rider Haggard's classic 'She' books, as well as a much overdue update of the Mummy genre, adding a scientific approach to the Ancient Egyptian gods.
In 1802 BC Queen Neferusobek is cursed with immortality and tasked with reassembling the scattered bones of her long-dead husband.
The first book in the series, Standing On The Edge Of Forever, was re-published by Austin Macauley Publishing on Friday 25th April 2025.
Wither, Blister, Burn And Peel
"‘You seem to be very close to Genzale,’ he finally said.
‘I’m his headsman,’ she responded, so nonchalantly that the comment almost went over his head. But, then, he realised exactly what she’d just said."
A tale of revenge 20 years in the making.
Nobody is safe and nobody is innocent.
"‘I would say that I hope that you rot in hell, but hell’s too good for you.’"
Coming to all bookshops everywhere on 1 August 2025!
The Pallification™ Parallax
The Pallification™ Parallax is both a darkly comical satire and also a wild white-knuckle ride through corporate deception, capitalist brutality and the bittersweet joys of revenge.
‘Okay, Mr President. I’ll cut to the chase. You have something we, and a lot of other people, want.’
‘Like what? Fresh air? Mountains? Young women in school uniforms? You can get all of that in South Korea or Japan, you know. You don’t need to invade here.’
The Black Path
Coming soon from House of the Tiger!
Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris meets Liu Cixin’s The Dark Forest in The Black Path, a book which seamlessly blends a philosophical exploration of what it is to be human with the grim reality of the dark forces that may lay in wait for humanity in the dark depths of the universe.
Project Shambhala
Project Shambhala monitors a slowly dying planet, all the while concealing the greatest conspiracy in the history of the human race.
Emily's World Of Design
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Every book needs a great cover. If you're with a traditional publishing house, then they will provide the cover art for you, but if you're self-published, like me, then you can choose who is going to design the look of your book. My personal recommendation is for Emily's World Of Design. Emili is friendly, efficient, interactive and very reasonably priced. She is a real artist, and I see her as a collaborator. All of the covers she has designed for me, and she has designed for all my books, have actually given me some insight into my characters. She is highly experienced, having designed over 2,000 book covers. Check out her website for more details.
