Time for this week’s spotlight update!
This week I’d like to direct your attention to Proxy, by Rebekka S. Leber:
Proxy serves up a complex, thoroughly fleshed-out urban fantasy world with a tone that manages to be both whimsically magical and irreverently sardonic. We’re given a deliciously flawed protagonist, whose superhuman destiny is offset by her extremely human weaknesses. Max Lucas promises to be a new icon in the tradition of hard-bitten reluctant heroines.
If you liked Jessica Jones (and if you didn’t, you must not have seen it yet), Proxy is right down your alley. I can’t wait to see how this train wreck of an antihero chooses to use her powers when she becomes the last hope of a world that’s done nothing for her.
Character update:
Finally, we meet the last member of The Diamelen’s crew. I give you the skilled, yet troubled pilot: our protagonist, Mary Ketch.
Mary’s come a long way from home in an attempt to distance herself from the pains of her recent past. She’s lost much, and on the distant frontier world of Tantalus 13...she will find much. Is she ready for what awaits her there? Will she find the assurances she seeks? Can she overcome the dangers, not only those offered by SCARAB and Tantalus 13, but those that come from within?
Find out when you pre-order Tantalus Depths today!
Top o’ the Tuesday, Space Crew!
You know what’s neat about this particular Tuesday? It’s the day before I’m doing a little travelling myself. Yeah, that’s right; I’m slacking on promo for three weeks to go chill in Europe. If any of you are around London/Paris/various German cities, hit me up and we can gush and fan over space books together.
Now, we’ve still got a ways to go on the funding.
This week I want to find podcasters. If you are one, or you know one, and you think it would be an all right place to talk about The Traveller’s Cup, please let me know. I will gleefully and awkwardly spew book nonsense in the direction of anyone who is willing to listen.
Since I’m going to be on the road for a few weeks I’m going to be hard-pressed to update you all on the haps of this book campaign for a bit. That said, I’ll probably still send you a weekly update, but you should judge it less harshly for formatting and typos because I’ll be restricted to mobile. Which also means no doodles. I’m so sorry.
So enjoy this one. I hope it ties you over despite the crushing hole I must be leaving in your heart with my brief internet vacancy.
Your Seductively Sinister Space Captain,
-AC
Holy $#(^!!!!!! Okay, let me explain… Hwa ha ha ha ha!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, YES!!!!! Dreams are AWESOME!!!!!!!! OWWWWWW! Okay, dreams are awesome, and so is my next door neighbor, but running through my backyard to tell her that I just funded leads to splinters. Geesh! Well, it’s only a little blood, so… Worth It!!!
Okay, breathing. Good. Thank you all SO EXPLETIVE much!!!!!!!!!
I’m kinda glad I wrote the bulk of this letter yesterday. I’m so excited I keep typing in circles but that’s okay cuz I HAVE FAITH IN EVERY LAST SOUL OF HUMANITY!!! Seriously! All of you are amazing, wonderful, PHENOMENAL PEOPLE OF WORTH!!!!! OWW! Doesn’t matter if my foot hurts from that twig-thorn, I’m too happy not to dance!!!!! Okay, the rest is from yesterday, so it’s probably cogent. Love y’all. Genuinely. Love. I… I’m gonna paint mugs and work on my short story and tell people they’re awesome and make the whole world feel as amazing as I do RIGHT NOW!!!
For anyone who was looking to get the limited-run prize, tomorrow is the last day to pick up two or more copies of Borehole Bazaar. This is a super-awesome opportunity to get a uniquely hand-illustrated collection of cute short stories mailed diretly to your home well in advance of your copy of Borehole Bazaar. That said, I’m hoping BB will be up and ready SUPER quickly so it can get into all your happy hands!
This week, I hit 250!!! What this means is that I have yet another three RAFFLE WINNERS!!! The lucky winners are Rebecca Rubin, Crwebber707 and Lauren Huffman!!! I’ll be getting ahold of you to hear your choice of prizes, but they include an etched glass mug, a hand-painted ceramic mug, a laser-etched coaster (or four!) or an entirely wooden (with hinges) book from those listed below! If there is something else you would prefer, please just let me know! I’m fairly crafty and I love my small power-tools!
The list of books should all be child-friendly but I’d advise giving each a once-over, especially A Simple Game and Forgiveness in a Latte. This week’s selection, Kalla Names a Pup, is indented and alludes to cannibalism and death, so use extra caution with it.
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As always, please Chase Your Dreams. It’s worth it, as are you.
