I. F. Dempsey Hyatt

Science Fiction. Fantasy. Horror.

Exploring the boundaries between science, magic, and madness through captivating stories that blend genres and challenge perceptions.

Featured Series

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Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

A mind-bending series

Compositions of a Modern Apothecary...

is a genre-bending series that fuses urban fantasy, scientific intrigue, and noir grit. At its center is Dr. Henry Ion Fischer, a brilliant chemist haunted by tragedy and entangled in a shadow war between science and the supernatural. His allies include Brain, a shape-shifting corgi with a cryptic past; Melody, a sharp-eyed investigator with military precision; and Alexander, a physicist whose ties to a secretive society threaten more than just their safety. As Henry delves deeper into forbidden knowledge, he confronts the blurred boundaries between reason and faith, reality and illusion. Rich with moral complexity and cinematic twists, the series explores guilt, redemption, loneliness, and the fragile psyche of consciousness in an unraveling world. Enter a universe where magic hides in molecules, conspiracies span centuries, and the mind itself becomes the final frontier.

A Matter Over Mind

Available now: ebook, paperback, hardcover

Audiobook coming 2025

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The Heaviest Matter

Coming late 2025

Final edits in progress

Nothing Matters

Coming 2026

Untitled Fourth Book

Details coming soon

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Books

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A Matter Over Mind

Book 1: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

A Matter Over Mind

Book 1: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

Dr. Henry Ion Fischer was once a rising star in the secretive Society of Concerned Scientists until the Boston Chinatown Massacre shattered his career and his conscience. Now, he runs The Modern Apothecary, a strange little shop dealing in custom potions and experimental cures, accompanied only by Brain, his wisecracking, shape-shifting corgi.

But when a string of brutal murders sweeps through Boston, targeting couples with eerie precision, Henry is pulled back into the world he tried to leave behind. All signs point to Vincente, a rogue Psychologist capable of twisting minds and weaponizing love itself.

Teaming up with Melody, a battle-hardened private investigator, and Alexander, a brilliant but unstable physicist, Henry must confront old demons, buried secrets, and a threat that warps the boundaries between science, magic, and madness.

Blending urban fantasy, scientific intrigue, and noir grit, A Matter Over Mind is perfect for fans of The Dresden Files and Foundation - a mind-bending tale of redemption, ethics, and the alchemy of the human spirit.

Available Formats:

eBook Paperback Hardcover Audiobook (Coming 2025)
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The Heaviest Matter

Book 2: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

The Heaviest Matter

Book 2: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

The adventure continues as Dr. Henry Ion Fischer faces new challenges that test the limits of science and magic.

Coming Late 2025

Nothing Matters

Book 3: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

Nothing Matters

Book 3: Compositions of a Modern Apothecary

The third installment in the mind-bending series that pushes boundaries even further.

Coming 2026

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Squirrels in the Air Conditioner

Short Story Collection

Squirrels in the Air Conditioner

Short Story Collection

A collection of thought-provoking and chilling short stories that span science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Coming Late 2025

Anxiety is Hell

Graphic Novel

Anxiety is Hell

Graphic Novel

A visually stunning exploration of anxiety through a fantastical lens. I. F. Dempsey Hyatt's first graphic novel.

Coming 2026

About the Author

I. F. Dempsey Hyatt

I. F. Dempsey Hyatt

Ivan Fabe Dempsey Hyatt grew up in rural North Carolina. He holds degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from East Carolina University and earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Florida, where he developed molecules designed to recycle nuclear waste. Now a tenured Associate Professor of Chemistry at Adelphi University in New York, Hyatt has authored numerous scientific papers in top-tier journals.

His horror short story Gurgleplop was featured on the Frighteningtales.com podcast and in Fables From the Forgotten (Dungeon Studios, Season 1, Episode 5), and appears in print in the Halloween Party '23 anthology from Devil's Party Press. His debut novel, A Matter Over Mind, won dual Best Manuscript Sample awards at the 2022 Atlanta Writers Conference.

When he's not writing fiction or running chemical reactions, he channels his creative energy into music, playing guitar in the metal band Flee To The Vault and producing solo techno under the name Malefic Chemist.

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