Books - Jendia Gammon

Books

As Jendia Gammon

FANTASY

THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS, first in a trilogy of dragon fantasy novels by Jendia Gammon, via Sley House Publishing (April 7, 2026). Preorder NOW! Additional links forthcoming.

“An enchanting adventure.”
– Caitlin Rozakis, New York Times bestselling author of Dreadful

Choose Your Own Adventure: DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL by Jendia Gammon Book cover depcits and abandoned mall covered in caution tape, and three pre-teens in front of it, one with brown hair, one with blond hair, one with blue hair; above them, purple lightning bolts erupt from the staff of a demonic-looking warlock. The title font is very 1980s inspired.

MIDDLE GRADE FANTASY and HORROR, GAME WRITING

DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL, a Choose Your Own Adventure book, via Choose Your Own Adventure® (April 21, 2026)
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Cover art for the novella GODFESTATION written by Jendia Gammon, art by Danika Corrall. A late autumn bronze leaf and vine border frames the book, with a purple animal skull on the lower left, and purple morning glory blossoms on on the lower right. Within the frame at the top, a large, strange purple face with oddly shaped eyes looms over a dark Southern Appalachian mountain range with a mountain road, down which a car drives with its headlights on.

HORROR, APPALACHIA, and DARK FANTASY

GODFESTATION, an Appalachian weird horror novella via Sley House Publishing (August 11, 2026).
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“Intriguing and creepy, a dive into folk horror and family history full of twists and shocks.”
– Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hugo Award-winning author of Children of Time

Book cover for To Wonder and Starshine by Jendia Gammon, with a nighttime scene of mountains and trees under 3 planets and a crescent moon, with a starburst behind them and stars in the sky. A golden Art Nouveau styled border surrounds the image and text, with midnight blue outer edges.

FANTASY and SCI-FI

TO WONDER AND STARSHINE, a collection of charming fantasy and science fiction tales by Jendia Gammon, via Trepdatio Publishing/JournalStone. Available NOW!

“These glimpses beyond the everyday are so lovingly crafted.”
– Eddie Robson, author of Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

Atacama by Jendia Gammon - Front Cover featuring a woman with light brown hair and a man with curly, dark hair in front of a hexagonal, abstract stained glass greenhouse design. The upper portion of the cover shows blue and green Appalachian Mountains upside down. The bottom portion of the cover shows the Atacama Desert in hues of purple, rose, and sand. Unusual biological organism designs are featured on the cover as well as two triangles representing night in the two different regions.

HORROR and SCI-FI THRILLER

ATACAMA, a novel by Jendia Gammon, via Sley House Publishing (May 13, 2025). Available NOW!

“A mind-bending exploration of grief, love, and the unknown, Atacama is as unnerving as it is hopeful, and left me clawing for more as it pulled me deeper into its eerie world.”
– Mallory Pearson, author of Voice Like a Hyacinth and We Ate the Dark

CAMPY HORROR and SCI-FI

DOOMFLOWER, a novel by Jendia Gammon, via Encyclopocalypse Publications (April 8, 2025). Available NOW!

“Bitchy high-schoolers, homicidal plants, and a mysterious conspiracy–what more could you ask for? A real page-turner.”
– Antony Johnston, New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Blonde and The Dog Sitter Detective series

As J. Dianne Dotson

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THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (Android Press 2023) – Finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Readers and for the BSFA Award for younger fiction. Longlisted for the British Fantasy Award for fantasy novel. Longlisted for the Lodestar Award at the Hugo Awards (Glasgow Worldcon 2024). Nominated for the Ursula K. Le Guin prize (no longlist). Available now!

The front cover for THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL by Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson, featuring a blue-haired teeanage girl and a white-haired teeanage boy in futuristic outfits, edged by deep red light, surrounded by huge thorny vines and swirling blue light, and something glowing among the thorns. Text reads: Sequel to THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN A Nebula &. BSFA Award Finalist J. DIANNE DOTSON The in white, scripted font: The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel

THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, out via Android Press (October 21, 2025). The Sequel to Nebula Award Finalist and BSFA Award FinalistTHE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (2023). Available now!

“THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is a wild YA fantasy adventure that explores the nature of heroism in a world of magic and danger. J. Dianne Dotson (Jendia Gammon) gives us a powerful middle book of a sprawling trilogy that does not disappoint! Fun and fantastic!”
– Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and NecroTek: COLD WAR

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight cover coming soon

THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT, out via Android Press (Autumn 2026). The Prequel to Nebula Award Finalist and BSFA Award Finalist THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (2023) and THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL (2025). Preorders forthcoming in 2026.

THE SHADOW GALAXY: A Collection of Short Stories and Poetry, out via Trepidatio Publishing – Featured on the Nebula Awards Reading List and Longlisted for the BSFA Awards. Longlisted for the British Fantasy Award for single-author collection.

“A deeply satisfying collection of fantasies that ranges from Americana to outer space, charming and precise in equal measure.”
– Paul Cornell, writer of Doctor Who and author of Witches of Lychford

Heliopause by Jendia Gammon writing as J. Dianne Dotson - Front Cover

HELIOPAUSE – THE QUESTRISON SAGA®, Part One of a four-book space opera series published by J. Dianne Dotson

“A fascinating SF mystery.”
– Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time and Saturation Point

EPHEMERIS – THE QUESTRISON SAGA®, Part Two of a four-book space opera series published by J. Dianne Dotson

“Ephemeris is a great follow-up to Heliopause. Again there is a fast-pace and interesting twists. And the world-building was first rate.”
– Jonathan Maberry, New York Times Bestselling Author of NecroTek and the Joe Ledger series

ACCRETION – THE QUESTRISON SAGA®, Part Three of a four-book space opera series published by J. Dianne Dotson

“The action-packed, emotionally devastating third book in J. Dianne Dotson’s Questrison Saga. In short, Accretion is an excellent third entry in the saga, and I’m looking forward to seeing what Luminferous holds in store for Galla and the Questri. Highly recommended.”
– Alan K. Dell, The Augment Saga and The Flight of the Aurora

LUMINIFEROUS – THE QUESTRISON SAGA®, Part Four of a four-book space opera series published by J. Dianne Dotson

“An enigmatic robot race, evil aliens hellbent on ruling the galaxy, sentient bugs, technomages in sky cities, you name it! J. Dianne Dotson is somewhat of a wizard herself, weaving such an amazing tale and making it all come together like a four-dimensional puzzle cube!”
– Erik Martenson, author of The Last Navigator series

Anthologies and Other Publications

FANTASY, HORROR, and SCIENCE FICTION anthology (as editor):

Front cover of the anthology OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS edited by Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell. Cover features a deep blue background, gold lettering and designs of a planet, a bat, a gravestone, an astronaut helmet, a sword, a dragon, a castle, an open book, stars, a rocket, and trees.

OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS, edited by Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell, via Stars and Sabers (February 11, 2025)
Bookshop.org (paperback)
Bookshop.org (eBook)
Amazon US (paperback)
Waterstones

MAGIC-THEMED (FANTASY) anthology (as editor):

OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE, edited by Jendia Gammon and Gareth L. Powell, via Stars and Sabers (August 5, 2025).
Amazon (U.S.) (Paperback)
Amazon (U.K.) (Paperback)
Barnes & Noble (Paperback)
Bookshop.org (ebook)
Booktopia (Aus) (Paperback)
Hugendubel (Germany) (ebook
Orell Füssli (Switzerland) (Ebook))

HORROR, WEIRD WEST:

Short story (title forthcoming) in WOMEN OF THE WEIRD WEST anthology, writing as Jendia Gammon, publishing via Brigid’s Gate Press in 2027.
Preorder links forthcoming.

HORROR:

Short story “On the Birthday of a Princess,” writing as Jendia Gammon, in TALES OF SLEY HOUSE 2025 Anthology via Sley House Publishing (October 2025). Available now!

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