Serials

Current Serials:

Hickey of the Beast

What is a serial?
Serial fiction is an old concept that reached its heyday in the Victorian era. Prominent authors, including novelists like Charles Dickens, would often sell stories to magazines; these stories would be published in pieces, approximately a chapter at a time. The best serials were cliffhangers, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the next installment – much like a great TV series today.

Candlemark & Gleam is bringing the serial format back, updated for the Digital Era. Our serial fiction is published one chapter at a time. The first two chapters of each serial are available to read online for free; if you want to keep reading the novel, you’ll have to purchase the following chapters.

However, there’s another option: You can become a serial subscriber. If you choose to buy a serial subscription, you will get each individual chapter as it’s released; when the novel is completed, you’ll get a link to download the full, formatted eBook, complete with cover art – something you don’t get if you buy chapters a la carte.

I missed subscribing to a serial. Can I still read it?
Of course! If you missed the serial period of one of our novels, you can still purchase the whole novel as an eBook from our store when it’s finished.