Update Mid October 2026
- Hermes Redux will be published on the 26th November 2026 by Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers on the Vanguard Imprint.
- The ISBN is 978-1-83671-939-7, and the four tales take up 306 pages. This is the link to pre-orders. The hardback will be published next spring. https://pegasuspublishers.com/author/emily-chance
- Pegasus has a broad reach, and while Barnes & Noble will cover Canada and the United States, it can ship to Europe, India, Morocco, Namibia, Japan, and Singapore, as well as Australia and New Zealand, where readers eagerly await the book’s release.
Marketing
- Short teasers have been created for each tale.
- Two sneak-peek trailers feature voice-over artist Janine Howe.
- Further reels offering more background on my literary and cinematic inspirations have been recorded and will be shared on Facebook.
- An extensive YouTube video is being edited and prepared for transmission.
- The bookstore focus will be on the prestigious Waterstones Piccadilly and the wonderful Toppings in Bath.
Background
Hermes Redux is a cycle of four tales which pass through time, each set in a different era, driven by character and connected by an overarching narrative. The tales’ principal storytelling mode is historical and is enriched by glancing at elements of fantasy and speculation over their journey of 12,000 years of alternative history.
Each element is anchored in relatable characters (Erihapeti and Nikau, Eawynn and Edmund, Wynn and Robert, Elizabetha and Jake), beset by humanity’s greed and rottenness. Through them, we explore what it means to be human.
The Paperback Cover.
Synopsis
When the Hermes Project, humanity’s most ambitious space mission, returns to Earth decades too early, unchanged by time and heavy with secrets, the world demands answers. Elizabetha Chandrika—the brilliant architect behind the mission—remains elusive.
As governments, corporations, and hidden powers scramble to understand what went wrong, a far deeper truth begins to emerge—one that stretches across centuries, links ancient encounters to future technologies, and challenges humanity’s belief that exploration is always a right. The mission was never just about reaching another world. It was about whether humanity could be trusted with what it might find. Hermes and its four tales offer an answer.
Sweeping from deep space to forgotten histories, from scientific ambition to quiet acts of courage, this novel weaves hard science with myth, love, and sacrifice. At its heart lies a haunting question: what if the future has already judged us—and acted accordingly?
An epic, thought-provoking work of genre-defying fiction, this is a story about guardianship, destiny, and the fragile hope that one day humanity may be ready to hear the song it has long ignored.
Thanks
Over the years my family of support has grown from a tight circle to encompass people spread across the globe. Marc Catchpole, Alisdair Tait and Lydia Fay have been reading my work for over seven years now.
The hugely talented musician John Holden has become the bedrock of my digitally rendered material. Iris Ning in Singapore shapes my reels for social media and Janine Howe has added her distinctive voice over skills.
There are though unsung heros like William Amos from the United States who has offered candid feedback, Keri Ford in New Zealand whose laconic contributions have kept me grounded. Sean Duffy who captured the esoteric nature of ‘they‘ indeed the entire work. Struan Tait a millennial was kind enough to read the novel whilst in the first year of his PhD. Then others who have begun to spread the word like Doreen Hollis, Sheila Lawrence and Angus McKenzie.
Further Questions.
This page is intended as a gateway. I welcome questions and messages on Facebook and TikTok. Find me at Emily Chance Author.
For the moment, though, the priority is to find ways to spread the message amongst the book-reading community and to ensure the story of Hermes Redux is a journey that enquiring minds want to take.
