Retribution through Pages
A Reflection by Stipe Lozina
In some quiet sense, 2025 feels like a retribution of mine—a deliberate, almost defiant act of reclaiming the written word after a creatively hollow 2024. Last year bore the marks of a renaissance, but not one grounded in fiction. Instead, it was a year rich in political discourse, in humanitarian purpose, in standing up for dignity and youth. That chapter of my life deserves its own reflection. But now, I return to the page—not as someone starting over, but as someone sharpening his voice once more.
So far, this year has already spoken in volumes.
The revised edition of my first novel, Dead Man’s Switch, has seen the light of day—a symbolic return to the very origin of my literary world. At the same time, the expansion of Innocent? – Volume I is being prepared for this May, breathing new depth into Evelyn Clark’s unraveling legacy. I can feel the energy of this project rekindling something profound in me—a reminder of the psychological wounds and haunting questions that drew me to write in the first place.
The sequel, Innocent? – Volume II, will now arrive at the dawn of September. A strategic delay, yes, but also a respectful one—for a book that deserves a moment not to simply arrive, but to resound. It will echo trauma, question recovery, and unmask the silent scars that never fully heal.
In October, I finally offer you It Has No Eyes—a long-awaited, savage horror that peers into the darkest corners of human fear. A book born not of entertainment, but of provocation. Just in time for Halloween, it invites you not to read, but to survive it.
Come November, years of commitment will culminate in the global release of The Smile Hunt, a novel that has stalked my notebooks and sleepless nights for far too long. It’s a book of psychological games, of twisted morality, and a chase that leaves no character untouched.
Then, to end the year, A Trail of Madness—the second entry in the Casefiles subseries of Revenge of the Past—will be released in December. The madness that was once hinted at will now be unleashed.
But that’s just the beginning.
This summer and autumn, expect not only new stories, but the rebirth of old ones. Several revised editions will arrive—finally receiving the care, edits, and structural refinement they’ve long deserved:
Code Zero (Revenge of the Past #2)
Same As It Never Was (Revenge of the Past #3)
He Saved Us (Revenge of the Past prequel)
A Call for Help (Casefiles #1)
Keep Running and Farewell: A Cold War Thriller (The Forrester Chronicles)
Our Story: Memories subseries (revised and now in paperback)
The Booking (revised edition – October)
We Are So Sorry: A Collection of Horror Tales (revised edition – October)
2025 is not simply a productive year—it is a corrective one. It is where I return to the craft not with haste, but with reflection. To revise is not to erase—it is to honor the original with the growth I've earned since. I owe that to myself. And I owe that to you—readers who have stayed, questioned, and believed.
The ink is flowing again. And this time, it has something to say.
— Stipe Lozina