Backers outside the United States will now pay less for shipping, huzzah! That's $5 USD off shipping for Canadians, $10 USD off for the rest of the world.
And with 17 days left I'm thinking we can get you a...
BONUS 'ZINE
This cover is actually FAN art, created by Goran Gligović because he just loves the adventures of Zeynep & Kawtar so much!
We're thinking you'll love them too, so the plan is to collect 17,000 words of their adventures, pay Goran to extend the cover into a full front-n'-back wraparound, and give it away to all backers of the crowdfund! Digital pledge backers will get it in ePub & PDF, and physical pledge backers will get a risograph printed 'zine. But what does "risograph" mean?
Art by Carly A-F
It's essentially a kind of old-fashioned photocopying that uses two big drums of color and can print much faster than normal 20th Century photocopiers. They create a very cool retro look that has been popular in recent years for things like band posters, indie comics, and 'zines. You can learn more about it at our printer's website: https://diskettepress.com/pages/riso-printing
The above is cover art for a bonus 'zine our backers of another crowdfund, for Molly Tanzer's BLUE FIRE, unlocked. You'll notice it's done in a style using a clever pairing of two dominant colors plus the white of the page, and that is the style we'll work with Goran to do for the wraparound Z&K cover!
So if you fancy getting a set of four excellent mass-market paperback S&S books AND a classic retro style, risograph printed, stapled 'zine with even more S&S tales in it...please consider backing (if you haven't already) and telling a friend or five about the crowdfund!
Finally, know that Jay Requard will be interviewing Dariel R.A. Quiogue this Thursday evening at 7pm EST right at the top of the crowdfund page! They'll discuss his popular character, Orhan Timur the Snow Leopard, the new Fields of Hell novella, writing craft and more.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE THESE NOVELLAS!: You better believe it. Backers will get all four in April, 2026. Everybody else? Spread across the remainder of the year, months between individual releases.
PUBLISHER ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR: The original US shipping estimate was $12, but it turns out our math was wrong and it should be $10, so we have amended that.
NEW ADD-ONS: Since launch we have added new bundles for issues of New Edge Sword & Sorcery magazine; issues 3&4, 5 through 7, and 8 through 10.
International Shipping Discount: We've already made good progress to $5 off shipping for Canadians, $10 off for people living everywhere else outside the United States! With 20 days left in the crowdfund, we've got a good feeling about this stretch goal...
IN DETAIL
Wow, we hit thus much more quickly than our first novella set crowdfund and I really appreciate the confidence you're showing in what we do!
We're already about of a quarter into unlocking our international shipping discount! With 20 days left I can see us going further still, toward...
Cover by Goran Gligović
...a 17,000 word collection of short stories starring Luanna Saitta's adventure duo!
Zeynep ain't much for talking. Kawtar wants to be heard at all costs.
Meet your new favorite sapphic sword & sorcery duo in four pulse-pounding tales of flashing steel, demonic forces, and stolen kisses in a sultry and dangerous desert setting!
If we hit $23,550 then all backers will receive a free 'zine! PDF for digital backers, a risograph-printed 44 page stapled 'zine for physical backers. The cover art will also be extended into a full front & back wraparound illustration.
Sneaking a little bit of late summer reading.
MEANWHILE
Thank you again for helping us fun these books, and for sharing your enthusiasm for them across ye olde social media - every bit helps! We believe strongly in Sword & Sorcery mass-market paperbacks with beautifully painted covers, and we're glad you do too.
