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[EviLore]

I should start reading book 1 again ... for a fourth time. I have gotten around half way through. It's interesting, but loses my interest around then and I start reading slower and slower until I stop. Then if I want to resume at some later time I have to start over because it is such a dense story.

Once you make it to the third act all the plot threads come together well and start feeling relevant to what’s going on, and it has a good climax.

 

[near]

I hope I'm not in batch 3, that's a long ass wait.

 

[EviLore]

Going to be a several year journey to get all 10 books huh.

 

[jason10mm]

Just ordered. Missed the opening by several hours due to misreading "BST" as "EST" No idea what batch I'm in though, is there some way to suss this out or does it come in an email?

Hopefully they add some sort of auto-subscribe for each book release so I don't have to play this game each time.

And man, I am sooooo out of fantasy. I looked at the other books they offer and wow, never even heard of most of them. Must be popular to justify such elaborate editions but no clue who they are.

 

[near]

Just ordered. Missed the opening by several hours due to misreading "BST" as "EST" No idea what batch I'm in though, is there some way to suss this out or does it come in an email?

Hopefully they add some sort of auto-subscribe for each book release so I don't have to play this game each time.

And man, I am sooooo out of fantasy. I looked at the other books they offer and wow, never even heard of most of them. Must be popular to justify such elaborate editions but no clue who they are.

They'll drop us an email by the end of August to let us know what batch we're in. I'm hoping I managed to squeeze into batch 2, the website was overloaded for a little while and I couldn't place my order for a good 20 mins.

 

[jason10mm]

They'll drop us an email by the end of August to let us know what batch we're in. I'm hoping I managed to squeeze into batch 2, the website was overloaded for a little while and I couldn't place my order for a good 20 mins.

I don't really care which batch so long as the quality is consistent, maybe even get any typos or small issues fixed between batch 1 and 3.

Wonder if Steven is signing each actual book or just a buuuunnnnccchhhhh of nameplates. Damn, having to sign thousands of times in a consistent way....hell on earth!

 

[near]

I’ve given it some thought. We could be waiting until Q2 of 2026 for the final book. With 7 books left, how will they divide them? 3 & 4? Or will it be 2 sets of 3 books and the last one sold as a standalone? If they decide to release the last book as a standalone, I could see it working out like this:

Q1 2025 preview the next set of books (HoC, MT & TB), Q2 release them. Q3 preview the next set (RG, TtH & DoD). Q4 release them. Q1 2026 announce the last book (TCG), then release the final book sometime in Q2 2026.

On the bright side there will be plenty of time to start and finish each set between releases.

 

[EviLore]

General sale today at 7pm BST. They sent an update saying they’re on the third and final batch with orders placed so far.

 

[Lord Panda]

General sale today at 7pm BST. They sent an update saying they’re on the third and final batch with orders placed so far.

Luckily the thread bump reminded me to place my order. Thanks again mate and others who took their time to describe the series.

 

[EviLore]

Luckily the thread bump reminded me to place my order. Thanks again mate and others who took their time to describe the series.

Cheers, hope you enjoy.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I bought book 1, Gardens of the Moon on Kindle. I started it last night. I’m looking over the maps and characters. It’s a lot to take in, but I’ll definitely reference the first few couple pages. There’s a nice glimpse into this world through the words of the author.

 

[near]

Looks like there's been a delay. It's disappointing news, but at least they're on point with quality control.

 

[jason10mm]

Looks like there's been a delay. It's disappointing news, but at least they're on point with quality control.

Whoa, that is bad. For the cost of these books and the intended "reference heirloom quality", that won't cut it. Holding one of these tomes and turning the pages should feel like cupping Sydney Sweenys bosom....perfection

Props to them for calling it out rather than trying to push the books and see if anyone complains.

 

[near]

Just got a second email and it looks like I’m in batch 2-3, so I’ll be reading these in 2025 anyway.

 

[Lord Panda]

Just got a second email and it looks like I’m in batch 2-3, so I’ll be reading these in 2025 anyway.

Aye, I too received the same email 2025 it is then.

 

[Wildebeest]

Looks like there's been a delay. It's disappointing news, but at least they're on point with quality control.

Seems like the text matches the typeface of my original paperback, but the header text isn't the same.

 

[jason10mm]

Seems like the text matches the typeface of my original paperback, but the header text isn't the same.

Wish they would use comic sans or papyrus, those have a nice exotic feel

 

[Wildebeest]

Wish they would use comic sans or papyrus, those have a nice exotic feel

They could have done what was done originally, which is use the same typeface used for the title on the cover, if people think that the new one is nicer and more consistent. But what they seem to have done is use something with less character that is more like the original typeface.