Another day, another great piece of artwork from my illustrator Eugene Karasz. 

In this scene, the story’s main protagonist Toby stands in the doorway looking bored after walking in on an animal activists meeting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

We are 26 orders away from Quill, and that is just amazing. This entire campaign has been above the projection and now we’re going to make guaranteed publication with this last push. So, what does that mean? It means soon we’re going to have some amazing art, amazing donation to charity, and then we’re going to go for the big goal, because we can. Just like this dog.

We totally got this, so let’s just blast this goal and head for the next goal!

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen

Listen... sure, I said the 17th. Did I try? Oh, baby, you bet I did. Did life decide that the 17th was the perfect day for a combination of hard drive failure, needing a new car battery, and a bunch of smaller nonsense that literally took up every waking hour? Apparently.

Hello to all my Knightmares out there!

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Hello there wonderful people

The video where i answer some of your questions is ready and looking pretty spiffy. Check it out. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ZOKk3Sp2U&feature=youtu.be

Special thanks to my good friend Sam Chen who brought out his super cool equipment and toiled over the footage to put this together. I hope you all like it and you’re not turned away by how awkward I am on film. 

Thank you all for continuing to follow me and don’t forget to pre-order Beyond the Code if you like my hard work. 

Kelsey Rae Barthel

Happy Sunday, Space Crew!

I know the weekend’s gone too fast, but thankfully you get to conclude it with hearing from me. 

I don’t have a lot of news, but these weekly updates are my way of staying connected to you as we continue our journey through space and time toward the impending September deadline. 

I Need to Get the Word Out. 
This book has gotten a lot of attention in various circles I know or am a part of, and that is fantastic. I’m indebted for all of your support. But unless all of you want to order 10 copies each, we’ve got to get word of this book outside our current Crew. 

If you know of any podcasts, blogs, social platforms, or other networking opportunities that might want to spend some time talking to me or about The Traveller’s Cup, please help connect us. You will be rewarded with a special author’s note inside your copy of the book, and will go down in history as one of our top space recruiters. 

Yes, Your Theme Song is Coming
I’ve been throwing ideas around for awhile, and since we only have 22 orders to go before I officially owe it to you, I’m settling down on something I think is pretty cool. Sample coming soon. 

Meanwhile you can contribute to my motivation by helping me nab those last 22 orders. Please keep recommending this book and spreading the word to your friends. 

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Space Captain,
-AC

Don’t forget! From now until the 22nd, you can download your free "thank you" copy of my short story The Perspective Machine right here.
 

  When a secret society dedicated to perfecting humanity’s flaws develops a machine capable of granting one person full omniscience, they believe they hold the key to mankind’s salvation in their hands. The mentally handicapped brother of one of their members seems to be the perfect subject to receive the machine’s power...but is he? What will become of the world when the power of a god falls into the hands of a man?

  And keep the support coming in for Tantalus Depths! I have ideas for some new rewards to dole out to my supporters in the future, so stay tuned for more on that.