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Well, the response was pretty overwhelming—80% of those who responded to the poll said you DO want the deluxe signed edition of the new companion volume, SPIRAL ARM. All right, let's get it done! I contacted the printer and started to make arrangements.

This bespoke edition will have sprayed edges, astronomical endpapers, color chapter headings, and spot varnish on the cover—a match for the deluxe books in the Universe Set and the Galaxy Set. These won't be numbered (I couldn't possibly match the numbers of your pre-ordered sets), but I will autograph all the copies.  Price will be $55.  You can add on now.  You can even just buy it as a standalone if you want one fancy copy.

Thanks for your incredible enthusiasm for this campaign!

KJA

(Not the real mockup, because we don't have the sprayed edges yet!)

Well, that didn't take long! You guys helped blow right past our first stretch goal of $200K, so now I'm committed to creating the new companion book for you, SPIRAL ARM. I've had this in the back of my mind for a while, and I've been gathering some pieces.

SPIRAL ARM will include my never-before-seen TV pilot script for a proposed Seven Suns show, the script for the prequel graphic novel, long out of print, some essays on the worldbuilding, characters, and technology. And just yesterday on a hike at Reynolds Ranch, I dictated a 4000-word article on The Saga of the Saga.


SPIRAL ARM is now available as an add-on in jacketed hardcover, trade paperback or ebook.

Now the question is, should I do a deluxe version of this volume as well, for those of you with the Galaxy or the Universe sets? Sprayed edges, beautiful endpapers, spot color printing inside? These won't be numbered (there's no way I can possibly match to your number in the limited sets), but I WILL autograph them.  What do you think?  The price will be about $55. I've attached a poll below. Please respond if you are interested in one. I'll need about a hundred orders before the printing is viable.

Also, I have made the other two bonus books, Veiled Alliances and Whistling Past the Graveyard, available as individual add-ons, in case you just wanted one of them.

Please add on your copy of SPIRAL ARM, and let us know on the attached poll whether you'd like us to create a deluxe version. This is a book that *you* brought into existence.

KJA

After Tuesday’s launch of the Complete Saga of Seven Suns on BackerKit, we had an amazing response from supporters. We funded in only four minutes, and within twelve hours, we had surpassed my largest previous campaign. By three days, we more than doubled my record.

We are just starting to slow down, and to keep the momentum rolling, I’m happy to announce our first major stretch goal, something I think is really special. If we reach $200,000 before the end of the campaign, I will create and offer a brand-new Seven Suns companion book, Spiral Arm, filled with bonus materials from the universe.

This will include background essays, the original script for the long-out-of-print (and sold-out) Seven Suns graphic novel—AND my original pilot episode script for a proposed Seven Suns TV series. No one has ever seen that before.

We will offer Spiral Arm as an add-on (hardcover, $25; trade paperback, $15; e-book, $5).

 

Spiral Arm will also include reminiscences on how I helped out a financially-strapped comic artist named Igor by hiring him to design the ships, robots, aliens, and structures…or sitting on a rooftop in Los Angeles with legendary science fiction writer Gregory Benford brainstorming how to blow up gas-giant planets, or selling the naming rights to a character at a charity banquet, who turned out to be one of the most important characters in the entire series, or how Neil Peart added Seven Suns Easter eggs to the lyrics of the Rush album Snakes and Arrows.

If we hit the stretch goal, this book will be created for you. I hope it enriches your enjoyment of the Saga of Seven Suns.

 

If you are already a backer, you can help reach the stretch goal by spreading the word to your friends. Or, if you are looking at some of the add-ons to include at the end of the campaign, you can add them now and help push us over the goal. If you have FOMO and really want to add the pretty books, we've made the deluxe signed/hand-numbered Galaxy set available as an add-on,.

 

 

Also, because we so quickly sold out of the 13-volume Universe Set, I'm offering the few remaining copies of the leatherette, slip-cased, signed/numbered Terra Incognita trilogy—my other big epic. These were produced for a Kickstarter campaign two years ago, and I only have a few left.

 

Thank you for already making the Complete Saga of Seven Suns a success well beyond my expectations. I appreciate all my readers and fans. And thanks for joining me in the stars.

 

KJA

It has been quite a whirlwind since we launched on Tuesday morning. We funded in four minutes flat! Previously, my best campaign ever (for my Terra Incognita fantasy trilogy) was $82K—and we blew right past that in only twelve hours!  Even before the end of Day 2, we passed DOUBLE that record...and we still have three weeks to go. You guys are awesome, and I can't thank you enough for your support.

Everybody who backed in the first 48 hours will receive a free ebook of my Nebula-nominated SF novel ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY.

We SOLD OUT of the 13-volume deluxe Universe Set, the Seven Suns graphic novels, and the Mystery Boxes. Now that I've had a minute to catch my breath, I have offered a couple of new add-ons.

Terra Incognita is my *other* epic! Sailing ships, sea monsters, and the Crusades. In a fine leatherette slipcased signed/numbered edition, sprayed edges, ribbon bookmark, endpapers. These were produced for an earlier crowdfunding campaign, and we have only 35 left. If you love gorgeous books, you'll want this on your shelf. $250


Also, some of you asked about just buying the sequel trilogy The Saga of Shadows. I have offered that as an add-on, including the connector novel, Whistling Past the Graveyard. Available in jacketed hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook editions.

Hardcovers $120 ($30 ea)
Trade paperback $75  ($18.75 ea)
Ebook $20 ($5 ea)


I'll keep giving you updates as we roll along. I am so grateful for your support. The Saga of Seven Suns is my biggest project ever, and you have helped make it a huge success.

KJA

We're nine hours after the official launch of The Complete Saga of Seven Suns, and it has been an amazing day. Yesterday, everyone who had an early-access reservation was able to jump in and back the project, and we funded in four minutes!

Before this, my biggest campaign ever was $82K, and we passed that amount in 12 hours yesterday, and we have kept going all day. Thank you so much for supporting this, the biggest project of my career.

A reward for early backers in the first 24 hours, which you all have earned, is a free ebook of my Nebula-nominated hard SF novel ASSEMBLERS OF INFINITY with Doug Beason. You'll all get a copy of that once the campaign ends.  We have sold out of the graphic novels and, as I write this, we have only 3 of the 13-volume deluxe Universe Sets left; those will sell out shortly.

I want to thank you for your support of my series and your faith in me as a creator. Crowdfunding campaigns like this have been a game-changer for us, and you let us bring our passion projects to life.

KJA



And don't forget our cross-collaboration project with AVARICE RPG. Back both projects, and you'll get a bunch of extra rewards!