I’m not dead yet.
Dear friends and followers, I have been getting back into the groove of active campaigning. I try to keep accurate records, in case things should happen to go wrong ... it also helps to alert me to friends who have promised an order but who may have forgotten. Do not worry: I shall hunt you down.... Er. I mean, I shall send you a gentle reminder. Yes.
(Seriously though. I really appreciate everything I’ve gotten from you guys so far. Some of you have been hugely encouraging and enormously helpful. In many ways, this will be as much your victory as mine.)
Meanwhile! I’ve finally managed (after many, many takes) to record a video for the project page. Go take a look!
What to expect from me in the near future:
Now, let’s talk about a couple of works around here that I would really like to see getting further on their campaigns.
1) "Upload", Mark Meredith. I’ve spoken about this before, but it bears repeating: this is some quality noir happening here, for all it’s classed "science fiction". The Thriller Night Syndicate seems to agree, since they’ve named it this month’s pick. It tells the story of Detective Qin (look, an Asian hero! Not that I’m biased or anything!) in a world where people habitually clone themselves to guard against unexpected death. Well, here’s Qin in a newly cloned body, and the story opens in gritty, noir fashion on a crime scene where it’s discovered that the vic is ... Qin’s previous body. Seriously, if you love mysteries (and if you’re following "Murder at the Veterans’ Club", then chances are that you do) you’re going to love this one.
2) "The Fairy Stepmother, Inc.", Maggie Hoyt. This is a very different flavour, but delicious all the same. It’s Cinderella told from the stepmother’s point of view ... though I suspect there will be a number of twists thrown in. Evelyn, the stepmother in question, is introduced as an intelligent, independent woman, who has to deal with some rather rigid societal expectations; and it’s all told with some delightfully wry humour. Check it out: I promise you the prose will just race along like a drive through the countryside.
Until next week, friends! In the meantime ... don’t forget!
11. A Beast Requires by @Jay Lockwood
92 readers / 114 orders
Why So Serious? Syndicate pick
On the streets of largest city in the world, when the truth lies and justice is lost, the people cry out for a hero. One that will work cheap, provide their own boots, and is too stupid to know any better.
12. Leaf Falling by @Michael Slusser
88 readers / 107 orders
Hemmed in by hard choices, tasked with an impossible purpose, Leaf--child of shadow and whisper, walker on the borders--must tread a path through peril and subjugation if she is to find freedom. But what will she become if she succeeds?
13. Witherfist by @J. Graham-Jones
72 readers / 74 orders
The true name of a demon is inked into her flesh. To return to her daughter and home, the warrior Irusai must break the binding the ink has created. In doing so, she will ally with a princess in exile and together bring justice to the Last Empire.
14. Dragonford: The Long Highway by @Brendan Thompson
62 readers / 78 orders
A company of veterans must cross a continent to found a settlement in a hostile wilderness. Facing cultists, monsters, and assassins, the greatest peril they face will be their own secrets and legacies of betrayal.
15. Her Latent Charm: Book 1 in the Bridge Series by @Dana Brentson
52 readers / 64 orders
The world thinks magic is a myth, and Brigid is a young woman discovering she has an innate, if wild, talent for it. Her strength begins to reawaken the magic of the world around her, preparing her for the battles to come.
16. Earthshard by @Eli Vaughn Plaskett
51 readers / 54 orders
In a world recovering from war, men strive to bind the forces of nature in shards of crystal. As a new power threatens to unbalance the tenuous peace, three strangers realize they have no idea how they got into this mess. I blame Steven.
17. Glassbreaker by @Julia Perroni
49 readers / 60 orders
A girl finds herself dragged unwillingly into a journey meant to save the world from a dark curse, and must leave behind her home, her best friend, and a life that was at its beginning. Whether she lives or dies is out of the hands of fate.
18. Raven and Bone by @Allison C Waechter
49 readers / 56 orders
Ava Aurildis is a witch with anxiety, a lot of anger and a past so dark it’s kept her running for centuries. To save her family she’ll have to confront her demons before time, or something worse, catches up with her.
19. The Soul Decision by @Michael J. Palumbo
47 readers / 65 orders
A collection of disillusioned criminals, rebellious outsiders, and fallen heroes can unite the lands. But before they convince kings to trust one another, they must learn to trust each other, face their own demons, and be the heroes the world needs.
20. Fae Child by @Jane-Holly Meissner
47 readers / 55 orders
Rite of Passage Syndicate pick
A child slips through a portal into the land of the Fae and traverses the Otherworld with the help of a young elf, while her parents are left to deal with the changeling that was left in her place.
21. Squeaky Clean by @Steven Barrie
47 readers / 48 orders
A golem opens a laundromat and leaves his bad guy days behind, but he’s in constant danger that all the water and detergent will turn him back to lifeless mud. Oh, and all the good guys with a score to settle know exactly where to find him.
22. Moon of the Huntress by @Nick Westbrook
43 readers / 49 orders
Eryn is known as one of the best bounty hunters in the empire, with her companion Brell. While on a job, one of her arrows appears in the victim’s back. Now, she has to find out who’s responsible for framing her. But how far will the trail go?
23. Exile, Magus by @Thomas J. Arnold
43 readers / 48 orders
Epic Fantasy Syndicate pick
A young dwarven magus must enter a world he grew up only hearing of. As he strives to find his place and faces numerous dangers (and at least one too many gnomes) his naivete in life and love may bring more danger than any enemy ever could.
24. Man’s Damnation: Lore of the Aos Si by @Christopher Lee
38 readers / 40 orders
It is 3002BCE. Mankind is subject to Fae law. Four young souls will rise as the ancient forces of the world continue their age-old feud. As MidSummer’s Eve approaches, the first and greatest world war will erupt once more between Man and the Fae.
25. Erin and the Deadly Tattooist by @Amanda Claassen
37 readers / 38 orders
Erin’s kicked into a wild adventure to save her parents from The Tattooist, he’ll stop at nothing to find The Great Guitar. She’ll solve mysteries and travel across the world in a flying ship to South Africa and uncover magical places and creatures!