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... 

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?

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.

Keep your swords sharp and your sorcery numinous,