Grimoire: A Grim Oak Press Anthology For Emerald City Comic Con 2026

by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Ryan Cahill

Due to reader demand, a new Grimoire will publish at Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle, WA, creating a new anthology of stories sure to delight. Listen to a priest's final song written by Peter Orullian. Return to the chess-playing lives of a demon and mage observed by Terry Brooks. Learn what darkness parents will embrace to protect their children with Ryan Cahill. Discover how a cat mentored Robin Hobb, as told to Megan Lindholm. Follow the lives of a woman split between two worlds as witnessed by Kat Ogden. And more stories, sure to leave the reader wanting more.

Here is the line-up of contributing authors, which may increase over the next two weeks:

Zack Argyle
Terry Brooks
Ryan Cahill
Brenda Cooper
Delilah S. Dawson
Michelle J. Diaz
Robin Hobb
Michael Michel
Kat Ogden
Peter Orullian
Andy Peloquin
Shawn Speakman
M. L. Spencer
Nate Taylor
Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2026

About the author

Shawn Speakman grew up in the beautiful wilds of Washington State near a volcano and surrounded by old-growth forests filled with magic. After moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, he befriended New York Times best-selling fantasy author Terry Brooks and became his webmaster, leading to an enchanted life surrounded by words.

He was a manager at one of the largest Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the country for many years and now owns the online bookstore The Signed Page, manages the websites for several authors, and is a freelance writer for Random House.

He also contributed the annotations for The Annotated Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, published in 2012.

Shawn is a cancer survivor, knows angel fire east, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[Si2Au · Rating 5 out of 5]

These anthologies are always a diverse read. Looking forward to the next one.