The Seraphim’s Ledger: A Reckoning of Angels and Men — coming September 2025

The Seraphim’s Ledger

A Reckoning of Angels and Men — coming September 2025

About the Book

Shane Reynolds' new novella, The Seraphim’s Ledger: A Reckoning of Angels and Men, will be released in September 2025 from Saint Publishing Australia (ISBN 9798262686193). A spare, lyrical exploration of trauma, faith, and the slow work of bearing witness, this book lingers — the kind of novella that stays with you like a bell after the service ends.

Reynolds blends theological imagination with hard‑edged psychological realism. The story follows Sebastian, a volunteer at Long Street Chapel, whose discovery of a plain, uncanny ledger and a persistent "Black Dog" image leads him into institutional failures, coercive intimacy, and a long, patient recovery. If you like character-driven literary fiction that treats spirituality seriously without sentimentality, this is one to watch.

Content note: contains mature themes and material some readers may find distressing (PTSD, domestic and emotional abuse, non‑consensual sexual contact and drugging, threats/references to weapons). Reader discretion advised.

Excerpt

"The Seraphim’s ledger keeps the things we try to forget: small mercies, small violences, and the names that were never given a hearing"

Key Themes

• Witness vs. erasure — who gets counted and who is left in margins
• Institutional accountability — the costs of tidy kindness and avoidance
• Trauma & recovery — DBT, community, law, and the small daily practices that rebuild life
• Quiet spirituality — theology integrated into ordinary care and failure

Publication Details

Title The Seraphim’s Ledger: A Reckoning of Angels and Men

Author Shane Reynolds

Publisher Saint Publishing Australia

ISBN 9798262686193

Release Date September 2025

Suggested Promotional Copy

Instagram / Facebook:
Arriving September 2025 — The Seraphim’s Ledger by Shane Reynolds. A lyrical, fierce novella about witness, faith, and recovery. Raw, humane, unforgettable. ISBN 9798262686193.

Twitter/X:
New novella — The Seraphim’s Ledger (Shane Reynolds). Out September 2025. A haunting tale of witness, faith, and repair. #litfic

LinkedIn / professional:
Launching September 2025: The Seraphim’s Ledger (Shane Reynolds). A compact, literarily rich study of trauma, institutional response, and ethical witness — recommended for readers interested in pastoral care, social justice and contemporary fiction.