Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,

We have officially completed the first week of our pre-order campaign. And thanks to you, we’ve already sold 63 copies! That’s 25% of our ’light’ publishing goal, but we still have 50 copies to go to crack the top ten of the Geek & Sundry contest.

For those who haven’t yet hit the pre-order button, we (or rather my graphic designer wife) drew up a formatting sample to entice you. Because SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS is a novel disguised as a "For Dummies" guide, it can be a bit confusing to read the sample chapters. But thanks to my bride’s mad skills on Adobe Illustrator, you don’t have to imagine the beauty of the finished book. You can view it here:

The finished book may look quite different, but it gives you a sense of what we’re going for. I’m also planning to put up a sample chapter later this week. But for now, keep those pre-orders rolling in! I really appreciate the support and I can’t wait to send you the finished book!

Thanks again,

mh

Guess what?

As of right now, we have officially passed the point we were at two months ago when we lost all the false pre-orders. Tantalus Depths’s pre-order count is now 674: the highest it’s ever been.
We are officially exploring unexplored territory now, which, at the heart of things, is what this book is all about.
I’ve taken off the next three days from work. I’m pushing every single responsibility in my life out of the way and focusing entirely on finding new pre-orders. I will eat, sleep, and breathe this campaign.
To get 76 orders in four days is 19 a day. It’s almost impossible. Almost. I’m not a fan of the concept of impossibility. I aim to conquer it.

Meanwhile, enjoy this gallery of past updates: this time focusing on the vehicles and equipment used by the crew on Tantalus 13. Click any picture to be taken to the original update where it was featured.