The end is almost here
Nov 10, 2023 9:17 pm
Final days for the Kickstarter special edition
The past couple weeks have been some of the craziest of my author career! In all the best ways.
Between keeping up with this Kickstarter and making the final preparations for the Pantheon Online finale (Book 3 releases in one week!), it's been quite the ride.
But one that has been entirely worth it!
With four days left to go, we've raised nearly $17,000 for the Shadow Watch special edition!
That is absolutely crazy!!!
We've already unlocked three of our Stretch Goals -- a ribbon book marker, hubs on the spine of the faux-leather book, and all four interior illustrations will be printed in color.
This book is going to be breathtaking.
Just want to say yet another thank you to all of you who have supported this campaign, and the series as a whole.
It's been five years since The Shadow Watch was released. The fact that this many people are this excited about a special edition of the book is truly remarkable. And it means the world to me!
If you haven't checked out the campaign, I hope you'll stop by and at least check out some of the incredible artwork.
There are only FOUR MORE DAYS to back it!
We are one backer away from unlocking our next Stretch Goal, a fifth color interior illustration. This one depicting Tori's first meeting with the Chancellor.
Speaking of artwork...
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Art Reveal - Kale chained to the statue of Arayeva
I'm thrilled to reveal our newly-completed third interior illustration for the Shadow Watch special edition.
Meet Kale Andovier (and the Yan Avii goddess, Arayeva) in the halls of the Red Palace.
My gosh, this one blows me away! The artist, Andrew Maleski, absolutely nailed this one.
This is the first time we've ever seen Kale depicted. In Book One, he travels to the Red City of Vlyanii, a distant capital at the edge of a massive desert. Kale is searching for the woman he loves, who's gone missing while hunting for answers about a mythic magical weapon.
Kale gets caught up in a vicious game of power, and as you can see... things get complicated.
I can't wait to see this one in print!
And because there's not enough going on already...
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We are exactly one week away from the release of Guild War, the final book of Pantheon Online
Edits are complete. Early readers are loving it. And it all comes to an end on November 17.
Or if you are a physical book reader, you can already order it on Amazon. And if the shipping gods are kinder than the gods of Pantheon, it might arrive BEFORE the official release date :)
It's wild, it's funny, it's full of twists. And I believe it's the best book in the trilogy. I can't wait for you all to read this one.
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Some freebies to check out:
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Alright, that's all for now.
Time to get lost in an epic adventure!
May your mittens never tear, and your sweaters never fade,
Stephen
p.s. Check out the Shadow Watch special edition on Kickstarter! Only Four Days Left to back it.
The Shadow Watch Saga (a complete epic fantasy series)
Pantheon Online (a LitRPG / GameLit fantasy trilogy)
