The final hours are upon us, Space Crew.

Look at all the things we’ve done. Over 300 copies of this book are going to go out in due time, guaranteed. If any of you are miraculously waiting to order 450 more, I’ll take it, but I’m really happy with our progress. 

When I have some time to sort out all the thoughts and feelings in my brainspace I’ll send out another update, but for now I just want to say thanks, and welcome to the Crew for anyone’s who’s joined us on this final push. Let’s all spam our networks one more time and then rest easy knowing this space book has become reality. 

Reusing an old doodle because I don’t have my tablet to draw with at the moment and I’m feeling sentimental. 

Your Sappy Space Captain,
-AC

This is it, Space Crew. The final days of the campaign. I’ll get all sappy later on, but right now we’ve got work to do. 

Your Convincingly Commanding Space Captain,
-AC

PS: If I sent you book spam today, it means you haven’t ordered yet!

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.)

For today’s update, I’m featuring a story by an author that’s a bit more established than the others I’ve been promoting this week. Rick Heinz has already successfully funded a book through Inkshares: The Seventh Age: Dawn, and is a contributing member to the Too Many Controllers anthology collection. While my main purpose in sharing these updates is to draw attention to books that need an extra boost to reach an audience, I had to make an exception for this one.

The Seventh Age: Dystopia is the follow up to The Seventh Age: Dawn. It’s a high-powered urban fantasy story centered on the sudden jarring return of ancient magic to the modern world. 

In Dawn, the world was re-introduced to magic. Supernatural creatures and forces poured back into the world, thanks to meddling shadow organizations and secret societies. Now, one year later, Dystopia brings us a world where magic is not merely present, but industrialized. 

Greedy corporations, determined to turn a profit on a world-shattering phenomenon, have built a whole new industry on the research, development, and distribution of magically-infused products. Everything from experimental ability enhancing magical pharmaceuticals to Pegasus meat has flooded the market in a new and strange industrial boom.

But is there more to this new magic-centered economy than meets the eye? Just how much power do these secret societies hold? What greater ramifications will this new world show in time? I’m as excited to find out as anyone else. Please give Seventh Age: Dystopia a look!

It’s the Final Countdown, Space Crew. 

 

Happy Friday everyone!

Status Report: We are still rocking 7th on the Geek & Sundry Leaderboard with 104 pre-orders! We are also 105 pre-orders away from Quill! Let’s keep this momentum going! We can still make it into the Top 3 with your help. Keep sharing and keep telling people about the book.

The new promotion is still going on for the next 48 people to pre-order The Living God. They will get cover design services.

Speaking of cover designs! Recently, outside of the promotion, I worked with Allison Griner to create a cover for her fantastic book Storm Song. She was the only one in the Top 10 without a designed cover and a book as well written and captivating as Storm Song deserved something beautiful. Like me, Allison is also not already a previously published author with a following. Call those like us underdogs, if you will. I’m happy to see her maintaining her well-deserved residence in the Top 3 and I hope to see her there on November 1st.

Storm Song is the tale of Thoster Chatwyn, a storyteller who never imagined that he’d one day be a part of an adventure like the fantastical ones he wove together. But, adventures are dangerous and when Thoster gets in over his head, he learns the hardships of being a hero, braving dark magic and secrets to become the man he was always meant to be.

Perhaps it is because my father was a ship captain, but I’ve always had a fondness for the sea and ships and Storm Song stirs both that passion and my love of fantasy. Check it out right here! Let’s see if we can keep her in the Top 3!

I had most of this written up last night, but I want to make one addition to this update. I woke this morning to find that Evan Graham, author of Tantalus Depths spoke about The Living God in his reader update. I was really moved and was not expecting that at all. It was such a wonderful surprise. 

Evan’s book is a fascinating science fiction read that is definitely up my alley, as well as a lot of people that I know. I highly encourage you to check it out. He is so close to fully funding his book. Right now he is only 197 orders away from 750 pre-orders and getting into book stores across the country.  Please consider pre-ordering his book and helping him get to that monumental milestone. He has worked tirelessly and deserves it. Check out his book here.

That’s all the news I have, so on to the entertainment portion!

SARAN D’MOR

Saran D’Mor is the daughter of Yarin D’mor, King of Adrid. Her mother died when she was very young, and many speculate that she committed suicide to escape her husband. Saran was raised like a son and taught to fight and lead armies. As such, she lacks the qualities present in most noble women. Saran is passionate about deposing her father and placing someone more worthy on the throne but does not desire that position for herself. She wants to leave the title behind and spend her remaining days living quietly with the two men that she cares for, Keleir, and his brother, Rowe. Saran D’Mor is a Time Mage.

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