Science fiction anthology for explorers of all ages. Give the stars to a new generation with diversity, representation & great stories!
Lots and lots of books, and we're getting ready to send them your way!
All of the links for ebooks have been sent. If you haven't received a link, please let me know and I'll look up the issue.
Best,
Corie and Sean
Dear amazing backers,
Kirkus Reviews is one of the biggies in publishing. And they just gave the 2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide a starred review (only 10% of books they select for review get the star).
And they have lovely things to say about the books that we'll be shipping out to you this week!
Worlds await young readers….
Imagine sneaking out of your habitat home on planet Skag3, defying your mother’s orders, so that you can take an adventurous walk on this strange new planet, only to be chased back by a legless carpet of lime-green fur. Or maybe you’re an extraterrestrial kid visiting Earth for the first time, longing for your Ocean home, while human beings mistake the sustainable connection you have to your home planet for an ancient religious belief. How about, instead of going to high school, because you’re a genetically engineered teen, created without lungs, your job is to scan the Earth’s destroyed, methane-filled atmosphere in your environmental pod. These are just a few of the page-turning stories in this annual showcase of sci-fi. This anthology offers new, vividly futuristic adventures featuring diverse characters, including humans from all over Earth as well as ET kids from other planets.
Click here to keep reading - and more news about your books coming soon!
Best,
Corie and Sean
The early bird copies of the Backer's Only Edition have shipped! If you didn't receive an email from BackerKit and think you should have, please let me know and I'll check.
Didn't do the early bird pledge level? We'll be sending your ebooks out in November - but it'll still be the Backer's Only Edition, with a bonus story!
I hope you've had a great summer, and thanks for being such fantastic backers!
Corie and Sean
The ARCs for the 2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide are here, and they look great.
Next steps:
Sending the ARCs to reviewers, making some adjustments, getting the tuckerizations in, and then sending the files to the printer for the larger order!
We'll keep you posted as we move along.
Best,
Corie and Sean
Thank you for making the 2018 Young Explorer's Guide a reality! Here's what the next steps will be.
Kickstarter needs to transfer the funds, which can take from a few days to two weeks. Next, we'll send out a BackerKit survey to confirm your shipping address and your rewards. While that's happening, we'll be sending books to reviewers, and proofing the files one more time before they go off to the printers!
We’ll give you a heads-up before we send the survey so that you can watch for it. You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to answer your survey. The invitation email contains a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards.
If you need to change your survey responses, purchase add-on items, or update your shipping information, you can click the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after we send the surveys out.)
If you prefer, you can contact me directly and give me your information, but answering your survey help us get your rewards out to you faster, and streamlines the process.
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact me.
Again, thanks for all your support. We can’t wait to send you your books!
Corie, Sean and Tinker