A New Kickstarter for the Prequel to A Prince's Errand.
over 3 years ago
– Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 04:14:28 PM
Hello Everyone,
We've launched a new Kickstarter for our next novel, The Prisoner of Tardalim the first prequel to Tales of the Amulet.
The Prisoner of Tardalim
This novel takes place roughly fifty years before the events of A Prince's Errand and follows the famed conjurer Amendal Aramien. It is one of four planned prequels to the series.
From the hardcover flaps: "Tor’s rebellion war against the Mindolarn Empire has delivered a crippling blow, the death of Emperor Mentas. Seeking aid from their allies, the Mindolarn Empire turns to the Principality of Soroth and their society of mages, the Sorothian Magical Order.
"In an effort to aid the empire, the Order’s council calls for an expedition to travel to the nethermost reaches of the world, the Abodine Wasteland. There they must venture to a reliquary of ancient tevisrals—magical objects—rumored to be hidden within crystal ruins leftover from a fabled war now long forgotten.
"Among those heading to the perilous wastes is Amendal Aramien, a conjurer with a quick-wit, keen mind, and a philandering appetite. Forced into this expedition, Amendal begrudgingly enters the depths of the reliquary. What he unearths will forever change his life and set the stage for the return of a Dark God."
Like the campaign for A Prince's Errand we are raising funds to help offset the production costs of The Prisoner of Tardalim. Since this novel is smaller and the cover is not a full wrap the campaign goal is set at a lower amount, $3,500.
We'll let Michael Kramer explain more in the video below.
You can read the first 10% of the novel by following any of these links, that's roughly the first 47 pages:
- PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5s0qirwy8bb72v8/the-prisoner-of-tardalim-sample.pdf?dl=0
- Kindle: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ceenflsp949u0qo/the-prisoner-of-tardalim-sample.mobi?dl=0
- Epub: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fbwzlnsnfv5d83p/the-prisoner-of-tardalim-sample.epub?dl=0
We hope you enjoy this sample.
As a special bonus we're giving every backer a free eBook copy of Heleron's Awakening, the companion story to this novel (a $2.99 value). All the digital stretch goal rewards will also be available to everyone, and if those goals are met you'll receive a total of 5 eBooks and an audiobook in mp3 format.
At the time of this update the campaign is 52% funded. We would love to reach our funding goal in the first 48 hours so we can start hitting each of the following stretch goals:
- $5,000 - Every trade paperback & hardcover reward will receive an exclusive book-plate, signed by the authors. Digital book-plate will be included in each e-Book.
- $6,000 - Free digital add-on, short story featuring one of the main characters, voted by backers (either Amendal, Ildin, Vaem, or Faelinia).
- $7,000 - Free digital add-on, a second short story featuring one of the main characters, voted by backers (either Amendal, Ildin, Vaem, or Faelinia).
- $8,000 - Free digital add-on, a third short story featuring one of the main characters, voted by backers (either Amendal, Ildin, Vaem, or Faelinia).
- $9,000 - Free digital add-on, all four short stories featuring the main characters, Amendal, Ildin, Vaem, and Faelinia.
- $10,000 - Upgraded cover art for Heleron's Awakening, by Kerem Beyit.
- $15,000 - Every Backer will received the MP3 version of the novel's audiobook. Those who pledged toward the "Hardcover + eBook + Audiobook" tiers will receive an additional audiobook in mp3 and Audible.
- $25,000 - Large print run for hardcovers. All physical books will be upgraded to hardcover, and those backing at the hardcover tiers will receive a never-before-printed collection of short-stories: Untold Tales of Kalda. Hardcovers will have foil stamping and embossed lettering. No trade paperbacks will be produced, except for the "Retro-Edition" copies. If a hardcover is not desired and you backed at the paperback tiers you may request a paperback.
We would love to have your support again but we understand if you're not able to contribute to the campaign. If you are interested in backing this project there is still time to grab early bird rewards. Just follow the link below.
Sincerely,
Dan and Robert Zangari
