Cello's Gate
$86.68
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2026
Summary
With a wit to rival Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl, action on par with Pierce Brown’s Red Rising, and the scope of Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, this is a rollicking, “must-read” sci-fi fantasy epic about a ragtag crew of rogues on the hunt for mythic treasure. They did not, however, sign up to save the world.
One crew of sky pirates. Seven mythological stones. A race to find them all.
Captain Grey and his crew of sky pirates…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668242834 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668242834 |
| Author: | Maurice Africh |
| Publisher: | S&s/Saga Press |
| Imprint: | S&s/Saga Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 885g |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 155mm x 234mm |
| Series: | The Sky Pirates of Imperia |
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Critics Review
“A stellar debut. It’s got scheming immortals, a perilious quest, and a ragtag band of eclectic, eccentric, exceedingly dangerous misfits setting out on a grand adventure. This one’s a must-read.”
-Nicholas Eames (Author of Kings of the Wyld)
“The very definition of rip-roaring.”
- Richard Swan (Author of the Empire of the Wolf Trilogy)
“The most fun I’ve had reading this year.”
- Smitty (@Smitty1423)
“A pedal-to-the-metal adventure that blends SF and fantasy elements in a story about a disgraced military brat who eventually becomes the captain of one of the most successful crews of pirates for hire in the universe.”
- Kirkus
“An absolutely great read that cannot be missed.”
- Collider
“Like any good pirate, Cello’s Gate is hiding a ton of complexity, darkness and heart beneath it’s swashbuckling grace. A little Firefly, a little Dune, a hell of a ride.”
- Dave Rudden, author of Sunday Times bestselling Sister Wake
“Cello’s Gate truly was the wickedly wild and uniquely imaginative adventure I didn’t know I needed in my life. It’s epic yet intimate, dark yet light-hearted, playful yet emotional, and it’s got a fun factor that just soars higher than the sky. Ghandammit frens, this is how you write one hell of a debut!”
- Esmay Rosalyne (Grimdark Magazine)
“My absolute favorite book of the year. Africh is a lyrical wordsmith, a poet who can turn a phrase into a strand of gold.”
- Phoenix McDonald (Author of The Talent Continuum)
“The pacing is brisk, like being chased through a collapsing cathedral… (Africh) clearly understands the balance between character development, creative bloodshed, and pitch-black humor… The world-building is dense and rich, a fusion of tech and magic; cities ruled by immortal tyrants, knights who fight like the wind, and monsters. The magic system is sparse, just enough to salt the story. The prose is witty. Occasionally poetic. Frequently unhinged. It feels like (Africh) dared you to laugh at tragedy, and then made you cry in the next paragraph.”
- Florian Armas (Author of Chronicle of the Seer)
“From the start, this book gripped me.”
- Jonathan Neves Mayers (Author of Vevin Song)
“I swear I’ve been WAITING for someone to write this book.”
- Ash (Readers Quadrant Art)
Maurice Africh
Maurice Africh is an ex-theater kid with a passion for tasty food, semi-luxurious travel, reality competition television shows, D&D, and fantasy novels. He currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his beautiful wife, Rachel, and his cute, albeit cranky chihuahua, Toby.
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