Sep 12, 2016

Tantalus Depths has come a long way since this campaign first began. It’s also fallen pretty far here and there, but it’s also come a long way since then.

The support I’ve seen from all of you has been beyond critical to the success this campaign has seen, but we still have a long way to go. As of today, we need 185 more pre-orders to hit full publication, and we have only about a month to get there.

I’ve reached out to just about as many people as I can at this point. I’m dependent on you to help bring in new readers; people you know who would like Tantalus Depths who I haven’t had the pleasure of asking about it myself.

To that end, I’m launching a special promotion from now until the end of my campaign: at the end of my campaign, whoever has referred the most people to buy copies of Tantalus Depths will have a minor planet named after them in the book.

It won’t be seen, since the entire story takes place on Tantalus 13, and will likely be only a passing reference. However, your planet will become a fixture in Tantalus Depths’ universe; a member world of the Colonial Hegemony, alongside other exotic and mysterious exoplanets such as Showalter, Samrat, Hayden, and Atropos. Your planet will be a part of the canon of this universe, and who knows? We may one day see more of it in future sequels or spinoffs.

To qualify for this honor, you simply have to be responsible for bringing the largest number of new readers to Tantalus Depths. Your own first order counts as one. If you get a friend to order a copy, that counts as two. A new friend counts as three. It’s that simple.

If at the end of the campaign there is a tie, the winner will be selected at random from among the top referrers. To prevent abuse of Inkshares’ referral systems, please confirm any new referrals with me via private message.

Have fun, and get to referring! (especially if you have a cool planet-sounding name.)