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When was the last time you got lost in a novel you couldn’t put down? One that made you laugh in public—or text a friend, teary-eyed at 2:00 AM?
With millions of books coming out each year, the safest bet is to flood the market with whatever’s already popular.
Same plots. Same tropes. Same characters with different names.
That’s why I founded Lost Island Press. While other publishers race to pump out books faster, we obsess over a handful of risky stories that hurt in the best way.
So you can finally Get Lost again.
Fewer books. Better stories.
Unlike big publishers, we don’t release thousands of books every year.
We obsess over a handful of books that hurt in the best way.
Risky, original ideas come first.
This is Lost Island.
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In the dystopian world of Nether, a nineteen-year-old assassin forms a dangerous alliance with the dictator's son.
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At a military boarding school, Evaris discovers that her roommate, Cal Avarium, isn't like the other academically gifted students. She gained admission through murder.
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