Independent Publishing
Stories with teeth.
Villain Press is the independent publishing house that started the empire — multi-genre and unafraid, spanning dark fantasy, dystopian fiction, memoir, and bold nonfiction. Every title is built end-to-end in-house, from manuscript to cover to distribution.
Written largely under the pen name Magnimus Villain, the catalog is already in print and growing — with the Chestbuster biographical series arriving July 18, 2026.
The Catalog

Memoir · James A. McKines
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The Salt Chronicles, Book One
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Dystopian series
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Dark-fantasy series · White Linen · Wrath of Georgia
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Nonfiction
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Biographical series · launching July 18, 2026
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