A.D. Bertram
Indie Author.
Debut Urban Fantasy novel, The Night Awaits Us All, out now.
Debut Novel: The Night Awaits Us All
Starting your first job in New York is not for the faint of heart. Blood contracts and boring project management mix together in a familiar place; where science meets arcane in a love letter to the cities and people we find through our lives.
A.D. Bertram’s debut novel features magical worlds (especially our own), LBGTQ+ stories, a little bit of gore, and primarily, people figuring out who they are, or who they might be, across generations. Meet Chloe, and their otherworldly found family, published on September 22.
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A.D. Bertram, a debut Urban Fantasy author, is hitting digital bookshelves with the first in a mysterious, yet familiar, magical series set in the greater New York area. Expect boring corporate jargon, fantastical science, a little bit of gore, and several somewhat unstable 20-30 somethings.
The world is full of myths and legends. Magic. Monstrous creatures. The right dosage of depression meds. A summer day in New York where the air conditioning works in every subway car.
Chloe Porter moves to the city for a simple copywriting job and to find a new home, like many 24-year-olds. When their massive tech company starts pulling them deeper into a secret world of arcane science and politics, every step they take is another slip deeper into a side of the city that might be destiny or might eat them alive.
The Night Awaits Us All is the first in a series about arcanists figuring out how to do their jobs, discover a new kind of family, and (maybe) save the world. Discover a different side of New York alongside Chloe and their growing circle of coworkers-turned-friends.
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Get exclusive, free introductions to the New York Arcanists over at Substack.
As a new author, I know that "buying blind" is a leap! You can get free introductions and short stories over at Substack, including behind-the-scenes posts about my experience self-publishing and writing. The NYA1 short stories are also available on Royal Road.
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Why are you not publishing on Amazon?
I appreciate what Amazon has done for many indie authors. I can't personally justify the earnings from a company that's hurting the book industry and the world in many ways. No company is perfect, but some are way too far from it to support.
About
A.D. Bertram is a non-binary author based in Berlin. They grew up in the US, hopping between various cities, before moving to Germany to be closer to family. Their debut novel came out on 22. September, 2026.
A.D. can usually be found cosying up with a book in front of a fake fireplace. whether they’re working on a new manuscript idea or glued to Slack, their aggressive mechanical keyboard can be heard from miles away. Their list of excursions includes; failed musician, amateur indie author, successful freelancer (sometimes), a barely-used Journalism degree, and 10 years in advertising. They’re happiest when smothered by friend’s and family pets, or cooking up a risky endeavour in the kitchen.