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News·August 27, 2026

Crack Code Semester 1 enters Top 100 across Amazon in the Young Adult category ahead of Semester 2 launch

Crack Code Semester 1 breaks into Amazon’s Top 100 Young Adult books as anticipation builds for the launch of Semester 2.

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News·August 16, 2026

New to Crack Code? Here's Why You Should Read Semester 1 Before Book Two Lands

Meet the friend group before Semester 2 arrives. Crack Code: Semester 1 is the funny, aching first year of the Indian campus saga — and the best place to begin.

News·July 25, 2026

Crack Code: Semester 2 Enters Amazon Best Seller Top 10 Rankings During Pre-Orders

Ahead of its official release, Crack Code: Semester 2 climbed Amazon's bestseller rankings during its pre-order campaign, reaching #2 in Self-Help for Compulsive Behaviour and ranking among the Top 600 New Adult & College Romance titles.

News·July 19, 2026

Crack Code Semester 1 — Remastered. Out Now on Kindle.

The novel that opened the Crack Code saga returns rebuilt — a full editorial pass, rebuilt Kindle typesetting, and the definitive text of Semester 1, live worldwide ahead of Semester 2.

News·April 15, 2026

Crack Code Semester 2 is launching Summer 2026

Crack Code Semester 2, an upcoming Indian college drama series, is coming this Summer. Only on Amazon.

News·November 1, 2025

BONAIRE Launches Today: Dark Academia Psychological Thriller Now Available

Today marks the official release of BONAIRE, Sky Scrawl's dark academia psychological thriller focused on memory, surveillance, and institutional power.

News·November 1, 2025

Bonaire is Live: The Defining Dark Academia Thriller of 2025 Has Arrived.

Bonaire, the new dark academia psychological thriller by Ishan Sharma, is now available. A defining novel of 2025 exploring surveillance, memory, and campus conspiracy.

News·July 1, 2025

Sky Scrawl Signs Kyra Dhillon to 2026 Slate

Sky Scrawl is pleased to announce the addition of Kyra Dhillon to our upcoming catalog. She joins the press as a key voice for our 2026 fiction list.

News·February 28, 2025

Ecliptus Marks 5 Months in the Top 100

Most indie launches vanish after week two. Ecliptus didn't. A transparent look at how our hard sci-fi debut maintained a Top 100 position from October 2024 through February 2025.

News·February 10, 2025

Global Campus: Crack Code Debuts at #10 in UK Asian Literature and Top 300 in India

From the lecture halls of India to the bestseller lists of the UK. Crack Code Semester 1 breaks global charts, debuting at #10 in Asian Literature and cracking the Top 300 Overall in India.

News·February 2, 2025

Crack Code Semester 1 is now available worldwide

Crack Code Semester 1 is now available worldwide.

News·January 2, 2025

Update: Crack Code Semester 1 Release Date

Crack Code Semester 1 will now launch globally on February 2, 2025.

News·December 1, 2024

Sky Scrawl Presents: Crack Code Semester 1 — Coming January 2025

Sky Scrawl Publishing is proud to announce that Crack Code Semester 1 is set to launch globally in January 2025.

News·October 10, 2024

The Glitch in the Charts: Ecliptus Debuts as a Top 5 Bestseller in Hard Science Fiction

Ecliptus by Ishan Sharma has debuted at #4 on the Amazon India Hard Science Fiction charts. A look at why this dense, philosophical exploration of AI consciousness is outpacing traditional space operas.

News·October 2, 2024

The Echoes Have Arrived: Ecliptus is Live

Ecliptus, the debut hard science fiction novel by Ishan Sharma, is now available. A dense, philosophical exploration of the singularity, grief, and the "sophisticated ghosts" we leave in the machine.

News·July 31, 2024

Sky Scrawl Signs Debut Novelist Ishan Sharma: "We Are Building a Universe, Not Just a Book."

Sky Scrawl Signs Debut Novelist Ishan Sharma: "We Are Building a Universe, Not Just a Book." We are proud to announce the signing of Ishan Sharma as our lead author for the 2024-2025 slate.