‘Tides That Reign’ Kickstarter Goes Live!

Today is the big day! The Kickstarter for the ‘The Tides That Reign’ Author’s Preferred Special Editions has officially gone live!

A banner split in three parts. The center features a white tiger looking at the viewer, to the left and right are close up portraits of a man and woman respectively, cropped at the eyes. The banner reads "Click Here! Live now on Kickstarter"

This newsletter is coming at you a day early, but I would be remiss if I didn’t celebrate launch day.

And what a journey it’s been.

From the story’s inception back in 2019, building the world, drafting the first two installments, getting picked up by Midnight Meadow Publishing in 2023, releasing Design of Darkness and Sparrows Sing of Dying in 2024 and 2025 respectively, filing for contract termination at the end of 2025, before settling on Kickstarter as a means to relaunch the saga under my control – it’s been a helluva voyage.

The front cover for Before the Ghost Sea, book 3 in The Tides That Reign series, featuring a woman in a flowing robe riding on the back of a white tiger through the snow.

But this campaign isn’t only a rehash of books one and two. Book 3 makes it’s early access debut, before reaching retailers this summer, by way of a special edition that features world notes, the original story outline, and more. Before the Ghost Sea is probably my favorite installment so far, challenging me in scope and ambition as a writer (as is evidenced by the hefty spine). To be honest, I was extraordinarily worried about how the original publisher would have handled it. So while it’s not ideal that things turned out the way they did, I’m happy to be releasing it on my terms.

The Kickstarter campaign runs through March 26th, but please don’t wait if you plan to pledge! Reaching the initial funding goal early helps promote a cascade effect of additional pledges. Plus, I can start adding on extra improvements such as ribbon bookmarks, audio commentary, and even an audiobook add-on!

I hope to see you all on the other side! Thank you so much to everyone who intends to pledge ❤

-Robby


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