Our campaign for The Complete Saga of Seven Suns ended less than a week ago, but we already have many wheels turning.

All of the deluxe books, the Universe Set and the Galaxy Set, have been printed and are en route. They should arrive in the US any day now, and will be delivered to my doorstep. It's exciting and intimidating—3000 books landing here, all of which need to be taken inside, unpacked, organized, numbered, and signed. Good thing I have a big basement and a lot of very helpful friends and volunteers.

With the end of the campaign, we can now do a rough count of all the hardcovers and trade paperbacks ordered. We intend to get our print order in as soon as possible so we can get ahead of the holiday flood of orders; if so, we hope to receive printed copies in January instead of February. I will keep you up to date as soon as I know more details.

Tracy is putting the finishing touches on the survey, which should go out to you soon. When we receive your response, and your payment clears, we can put the digital rewards directly into your BackerKit account, so you can access them immediately. Note, for those of you paying over time, BackerKit does not send out the survey or the rewards until the final payment is received.

Meanwhile, I have been spending my days putting the pieces together for the SPIRAL ARM companion volume. I've completed the lengthy background essay "The Saga of the Saga," and I have another essay from cover artist Stephen Youll. I've scanned and organized the 54 pages of concept art and notes from artist Igor Kordey. Right now, the biggest and most time-consuming challenge is the TV Pilot script and the graphic novel script. Scripts have very specific formatting quirks, and these were written on old software, so converting them to Word files for layout, and then reformatting all the various text blocks and dialog blocks is intensely tedious. But I am working diligently through each page, and I expect to have the book completely put together and ready for print in a week.

I've recorded the audiobook for ROAMER'S WRATH and finished proofing it today (which means I listen to all the audio files while reading along with the text to make sure there are no glitches or mistakes). I'll go into the studio on Friday to start recording VEILED ALLIANCES, and will do WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD the week after that.

Remember, you can add on the audiobooks or the companion book SPIRAL ARM (or any of the other items) on our Preorder Store on the campaign page.

I will keep you informed as the work continues. And a week from today, we are taking part in BackerKit's Holiday Market with specially selected signed/personalized KJA books. That will be a much smaller and less hectic campaign! If you follow the prelaunch page, you'll get a free copy of my Dan Shamble Christmas story "Naughty & Nice."

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