Independent publisher & creative studio
Stories. Software. Games.
Every great creation begins as an idea. We create books, software, games, and learning experiences that help turn ideas into something real. We're proving every day that it's never too late to build something meaningful.
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What we do
Three Divisions, One Standard
Everything we publish, build, or ship reflects the same care — whether it's a book, a piece of software, or a game.
Publishing
Fiction and nonfiction across genres — cybersecurity, historical thriller, poker, and whatever comes next.
View our books →Software
Tools and applications built to solve real problems. Practical, well-crafted, and designed to last.
Coming soon →Games
Interactive experiences that are worth your time. Led by a team that plays as hard as they build.
Coming soon →In the works
Five Books, Five Obsessions
Each one started as an idea that wouldn't let go. Now they're becoming real.
Creating With Claude
A practical guide to building real things with AI — from curious beginner to confident creator through projects you can build from day one.
Available now
Writing With Claude
Your voice, amplified — not replaced. The sequel to Creating with Claude teaches Claude to sound like you, so you write with a partner instead of from a prompt.
In the works
Cyber Risk is Business Risk
Three decades in the field, distilled for the people who have to make the decisions.
Available now
The Treasure Hunter's Legacy
A former Marine turned cybersecurity expert finds a three-hundred-year-old secret. The trail ends in a sea cave that's been keeping a pirate's secret since 1722.
Preorder now · Out September 1
Deal Me In
The poker math that wins hands — for players who'd rather enjoy the game than memorize a chart.
On the way
About the founder
Chris Thatcher
Thirty years in cybersecurity taught me how to take complicated things and make them plain. Now I'm doing the same with books — and building a studio around the kind of work I'd want to put my name on.
Author, speaker, advisor, and president of Marque Publishing.
Read more about the team →From the blog
Thinking Out Loud
Cybersecurity insights from 30 years in the field, the publishing journey, and whatever else won't leave me alone.
When the Alarm Goes Off and Nobody Answers
DHS analysts dismissed two real breach alerts as false positives, giving attackers three weeks inside the network used to coordinate World Cup security.
Read more →One Breach, Ten Apologies
A single cyberattack on logistics giant Ceva forced ten companies to notify regulators and apologize to customers. What every executive needs to know about third-party data risk.
Read more →What Should I Build? AI Project Idea Generator
A free interactive tool that helps you find the right first AI project based on your skills, interests, and available time.
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