Popping in today for a sneaky heads up on what one of my favourite authors has been working on recently!
You might already know Josh Erikson for his Ethereal Earth series, featuring conman and reluctant hero Gabriel Delling and his battle against the forces of evil, with only magic, snark and a kick-ass band of found-family misfits on his side. And if you are late to that party, check out my reviews - Hero Forged, Fate Lashed, Blight Marked, Short Changed and Dawn Razed - and get caught up on some urban fantasy brilliance.
But this is something completely different...!
This Kickstarter project is for a completely new series - a trilogy that is already written and complete - which melds sci-fi, fantasy and LitRPG in a fast-paced, high-stakes virtual reality adventure underpinned by themes of family, loss and fighting for what is important.
In a future built on beautiful illusions, there's nothing more dangerous than the truth.
The world has embraced the EVO, a neural chip that grants constant access to networks at a thought, and the ability to interact with reality through any filters imaginable. And for Michael Balder, it's everything wrong with society. But when his older daughter goes missing, he has no choice but to wade into those frenetic shadows to find the clues hidden within the prototype game she left behind. Together with his younger daughter, they delve into a new world layered over their own, fighting for answers as the city quickly transforms into a monster-infested nightmare. And when a violent cabal emerges to steal the program, Michael discovers that he has strange new powers to fight back...magic. And the only way to win is to play...
Here's a bit more information about the project from the author himself:
The Dyrnwyn Strain is a new sci-fi/fantasy trilogy with litRPG elements, deep plot and character arcs, and a light dash of social commentary served over a break-neck adventure. It's set in a near future in which technologies like AI, VR, drones, and computer-brain interfaces were left to evolve unchecked in an aggressively capitalistic society, and companies began using them to take advantage of people to maximize profits at the expense of humanity. So...you know...fiction.
All three books in the series are fully written, and they've never been released anywhere, so I'm ready to launch fast. I'll even be narrating the audiobooks myself, and I'm in the process of recording now. So I don't need much more to bring them to basic life. But I'm adding some weird, extra elements that I can't quite pull off with a regular release on normal platforms, so that's why I'm here! Because this is where you go to find cool people willing to try strange stuff, right? Or strange people to try cool stuff, whichever the case may be.
The campaign will be launching soon. So if any of this sounds fun to you, follow the project and you'll be alerted the moment it goes live!
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If that sounds good to you, you can check out a free sample of Chapter 1 on the author's website, here.
The Kickstarter hasn't launched just yet, but you can register your interest and get notified of any updates by following the project, here.
I am already following and am SO excited for this one to launch because, having had sneaky insider access to the books already, I already know how amazing they are and will be snapping them up in any and all formats ASAP (I have everything crossed for a Dyrnwyn game Kickstarter in the future...!)
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