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Queensbury Publications is an independent British publisher founded by Alice E. Johnson — screenwriter, author, and BBC presenter.
We publish fiction that doesn't compromise. From Georgian noir to dark fantasy, contemporary drama to children's stories, our titles span genre, period, and form.
All are united by one founding principle: every story deserves to be told.
Queensbury Publications titles are available across all major platforms worldwide.
Queensbury Publications does not currently accept unsolicited submissions.
Historical Fiction
The Lions Chamber series
Book One: The Hangman's Turn
George Smith is Nottingham's executioner — a man who has made peace with his work. Until another child is placed in his hands. His questions lead him into a conspiracy buried deep in the town's shadows, one that threatens his family and forces him to confront everything he believed about justice and duty.
Some ropes were never meant to be pulled.
Book Two: The Rose of Nottingham
Rose has survived the workhouse. Now, approaching her sixteenth birthday, she wants only what she's been promised — a gentleman, a husband, a life beyond the walls that raised her. What she finds instead is a world of deceit, addiction, and cruelty. The workhouse was harsh. Upper-class Nottingham is merciless.
Survival was easier when she had nothing to lose.
Book Three: The Witch's Steps
Elsbeth lives on the fringes — a woman loved by some, feared by most, and whispered about by all. When she uncovers the atrocities the aristocracy has built on the backs of the vulnerable, she cannot look away. Guided by forces she doesn't fully understand, she risks everything — her life, her son, her soul — to end what Nottingham's powerful have begun.
Some darkness can only be fought with darkness.
Four hunters. One sacred island. An empire that wants it erased.
When Roman landers appear on the horizon, everything changes. The Druids of the Blessed Isle hold the only power that can stop them — but the Romans know it too. A desperate race begins across sacred land. Four young hunters against the destroyers of worlds.
Who reaches the Druids first?
72 AD. The land they fought for is gone. The fight is not.
Albion has fallen. Rome has taken everything.
Now Bentik, Faelan, Bradan, and a broken Eoghan find themselves at the mercy of a Pictish clan who would sooner see them starve than fight beside them.
But survival forges unlikely alliances. As winter bites and the Romans push north, Bentik must navigate clan politics, an unwanted legacy, and a discovery that changes everything — someone from Brigante survived. Finding them will cost more than he ever imagined.
The darkest night is over. What comes after is harder.
Epic Fantasy
Some bloodlines are a gift. Some are a curse. Harris Bearwood has never been sure which his is.
A warrior with a reputation built on ruin and a lineage that spans both sides of an ancient war, Harris wants one thing — revenge.
What he gets is a child of impossible power, a world unravelling at its seams, and a destiny he never asked for.
As kingdoms fall and darkness spreads, an ancient order awakens. And at the centre of it all, a young woman named Librye is only beginning to discover what she's capable of — and what it will cost her.
Epic fantasy for those who like their heroes broken and their worlds burning.
BOUND BY BLOOD — three books available now.
Children's Books
Speech and language are an important part of our children’s development, but there are some sounds they will struggle with. This book helps us pinpoint those sounds and gives your child a better understanding of how to pronounce different words properly.
With colourful illustrations to help keep your child focused. Each sentence contains RED letters. These are the letters to focus on, helping our children speak clearly and move their mouths so they can pronounce words easily.
Forest faeries, woodland creatures, bugs, slugs and all, come together in this collection of poetry.
Collected over 20 years, Twinkles Emporium has made everything from phoenix tear keyrings to dragon's blood. Now you can divulge in the world of Twinkles and the magical world which surrounds us each day.
Escape from the world you know and wake in the world I see.
This is a stepping stone in teaching our children about appropriate boundaries and behaviours when meeting new friends, listening to parents, being safe, and expressing emotions.
It can be difficult for our children to understand what their feelings mean, the Treasury of Children's Stories, helps open the door for parents/guardians to help their little ones make sense of what they're feeling.
Kal-El has a very special power. If he imagines something hard enough, it will come true. Follow Kal-El and his friendly dragon Lylah as they explore the world around them. What fun will they uncover? What dangers will they find?
Written by Lukas Clay (6) for the BBC 500 words competition in 2024, and illustrated by his auntie Alice.
Lukas continues to show others how a simple idea can lead to great things. All children make the best authors. Let your imagination run wild with Kal-El and the Dragon.
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