Troy Lambert Stories
Fiction That Will Move and Change You
🔥 Book Blast Thrillers Subscription: Short, Thrilling Fiction for Readers on the Go 🔥
A full year of bite-sized, high-octane short story duets—delivered every six weeks in 2026.
What are Book Blasts?
We all want to read more, but who has the time? Book Blasts solves the problem with thrilling, bite-sized short story duets—released every six weeks throughout 2026.
- 📚 Twelve stories, six duets, spread across the year.
- 🎯 Themes range from cars and revenge to jungles, banks, and beyond.
- 🖋️ Written by bestselling authors Troy Lambert & Vincent Zandri.
- 📦 Available in digital, paperback, and exclusive hardcover editions.
Only available by backing on Kickstarter. Once the campaign ends, subscriptions disappear.
The First Three Book Blasts are Already Complete
Throughout the last half of 2025, Vincent Zandri and I came up with the idea for Book Blasts and created a few of them to get things rolling. These are now complete, and available for sale on all major retail outlets. (See the buy links using the buttons below). Now, we're moving into 2026 with new stories and a new model - starting with Kickstarter!
The Subscription at a Glance
What are the subscription options? They are outlined in more detail on the Kickstarter page, but here are the basics of each type:
Digital Subscription
Every story duet delivered to your inbox on release day. These will be delivered via BookFunnel directly to their app, and from there you can move them to your Kindle, Nook, or other preferred reading device. These will all be set up to automatically hit your device on release day. You don't have to do a thing.
Paperback Subscription
Three collectible paperbacks shipped as they release. You can see the schedule for the release of these below. They will be fulfilled using IngramSpark and shipped directly to your door, so it is possible that you will see these before the release date, or slightly thereafter. We'll try to get them to you as close to those dates as possible, but printer delays and shipping issues could result in a small delay. Or those things could work in your favor, and you could end up with books at your door early.
Hardcover Subscription
Three beautiful hardcover collections, exclusive to Kickstarter backers. While the paperbacks and ebooks will be available for purchase to the general public 30 days after you get them as a Kickstarter backer, the hardcover subscription is only available here, and these editions will be exclusive to Kickstarter backers. There's no other way to get the hardcovers, and get them delivered to your door, other than through Kickstarter.
Printing and shipping issues could mean you get books a day or two late, or you might just see them early. We're using print on demand and IngramSpark to create and ship these editions, so you know you can count on both quality and timely delivery.
Signed Collector’s Editions
Limited run, signed by both authors. Both Troy and Vincent will sign these hardcover books. However, this means they will take just a little longer to get to you. It will be worth the wait though, because you will have a true collector's item in your hands.
Now for the good stuff? What's the schedule for 2026, you ask? Here you go:
Book Blast #4 : Driven to Write
Theme: Cars
What will we come up with? You'll know when the time gets closer, both of our stories will be car-related. And just from our brainstorming? You might be as Driven to Read as we are driven to write these stories.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: January 15, 2026
- Wide Release: February 15, 2026
Book Blast #5: The Cutting Floor
Theme: Knife
Time for some sharp prose! Knives are a very personal weapon, used up close, and the user needs confidence. But they are sometimes also a weapon of opportunity or self-defense. What do these stories say about knives? You'll have to read and see.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: February 28, 2026
- Wide Release: March 28, 2026
Book Blast #6: Forest for the Trees
Theme: Into the Woods
Setting. The darkness of the woods makes the perfect backdrop for mystery or noir. There are so many options. How will Vincent and I handle this theme? You won't want to miss this duet! Subscribers get it every time.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: March 15, 2026
- Wide Release: April 15, 2026
Paperback and Hardcover Collection #2 – Cutting Through the Woods
The First Three Books of 2026 in Print!
This gorgeous paperback will include the first three duets all in one amazing volume. Remember, hardcovers are Kickstarter only: you can't get them anywhere else.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: March 15, 2026
- Wide Release: April 15, 2026 (Paperback Only)
Book Blast #7: Under the Floor
Theme: The Basement
Like the woods, the basement is a setting that begs for horror and chills, or deep, dark mystery. When we head into our writing basements, what will we find there? You'll want to find out for sure!
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: April 30, 2026
- Wide Release: May 30, 2026
Book Blast #8: Best Served Cold
Theme: Revenge
Ah1 The motive to end all motives,a nd the one we have all considred at some point. But what we do with that desire? That's the most important thing. But what will our characters do? That's something you'll have to wait to find out.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: June 15, 2026
- Wide Release: July 15, 2026
Book Blast #9: Feel the Heat
Theme: Jungle
It's hot and humid, and danger lurks around every corner, from the ordinary snakes and predators to the supernatural. What do we have hidden in these pages for you? You'll want to find out!
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- August 1st Kickstarter
- September 1st General Audiences
Paperback and Hardcover Collection #3: Hot, Cold, and Just Right
The Second Three Books of 2026 in Print!
From the basement to the jungle to revenge, ths colleciton will have the second three stories of 2026 in one gorgeous volume. Remember, hardcovers are Kicstarter only, and you'll get these books before anyone else can!
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- August 1st Kickstarter
- September 1st General Audiences (Paperback Only)
Book Blast #10: Taking Flight
Theme: Airplanes
There is no isolation like that of the interior of a plane. You can't leave, you can't walk away, and someone else is in total control of your fate. What does that mean to Book Blasts? You'll have to come aboard to find out!
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- Kickstarter: October 15, 2026
- Wide Release: November 15, 2026
Book Blast #11: High Time
Theme: Drugs
When drugs are involved, motives get skewed, the mind gets messed up, and the addict? Well, they feel totally out of control. So what happens when it's high time for crime? Grab this Book Blast to find out!
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- December 1 Kickstarter
- January 1 2027 General Release
Book Blast BONUS #12: The Vault
Theme: Bank Robbery
Riches are there for the taking, if you can beat the odds. And it's not how you do it - sometimes it's who you know. You won't want to miss these stories of the search for easy wealth.
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- December 15 Kickstarter
- January 15, 2027 General Release
Book Blast Compilation #4: Flying High
The Final Book Blasts of 2026: In Print!
This is the final compilation of 2026. We will do our best to have hardcovers and paperbacks to you in time for Christmas, 2026! And you'll be the first! The rest of the world won't see these until 20271
Release Dates (Digital and Paperback):
- December 15 Kickstarter
- January 15, 2027 General Release