The Sword of Kaigen & Where Loyalties Lie - Special Editions

Off to the races! First up, ordering the pins!
10 days ago – Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 07:21:13 AM

Hi everyone!

Now that surveys have been sent out we're ready to get rolling on production! 

First up are the awesome pins for each book! We've finalized those designs and sent them off to our manufacturer for the initial rounds of proofing. Once we get everything finalized there, we'll be getting some prototypes ordered to make sure everything looks perfect. 

Here's a quick reminder of what they're going to look like!

As we move along with that process, we'll let y'all know!

Releasing Today! M.L. Wang's Blood Over Bright Haven!
24 days ago – Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:41:28 AM

Hey Everyone!

We have a special update for everyone! Today, M.L. Wang's BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN is getting its worldwide traditionally published release today! If you haven't had a chance to read this excellent take on dark academia, go pick up a copy today!

Check out some of the accolades below as well as the book's synopsis:

For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry.

When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor.

What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power.

At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN is available wherever books are sold! For online purchase, Penguin Random House has all the links you could want!

Penguin Random House US

Penguin Random House UK

Remaining Surveys Going Out!
about 1 month ago – Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 07:03:58 AM

Hey there, folks!

First things first - due to the holiday yesterday for those in the US, today is the first day back for the Wraithmarked team. Apologies to those of you who contacted us yesterday inquiring about your survey email! 

Since the smoke test over the (long) weekend was a success, we'll be sending out ALL remaining surveys today! It may take a little bit for Backerkit to process them, so we appreciate your patience!

Just to reiterate a couple of the tips from our last update, if you don't see your invite email show up by the end of the day today, please take a look at the following:

• Spam Folder: Survey emails can occasionally find their way to your spam folder. If you don't see anything come through from Backerkit check your spam folder first.
• Apple ID Email Addresses: If the email address tied to your Kickstarter account is a secure Apple ID address, the survey email may be blocked entirely. The email addresses look something like this:  "[email protected]".  If you're not seeing the email from Backerkit, check to see if your email address looks like one of these. If it does, we recommend that you first change that email in Kickstarter so you avoid any future issues.
• Once you've checked both of those things send us a message here or send an email to [email protected] to let us know what your updated email address is.

Going Forward

Here is what you can expect in the coming months as we work on fulfilling this project.

• First, please remember that we operate on a 12-14 month production and fulfillment schedule.
• As we get all of the products made, you can expect to see an update from us at least twice a month. So stay tuned here for all the latest!
• Once we have the products and are ready to start fulfillment, we will post an update and send an email giving everyone 48 hours to update their addresses if needed. Once that window closes, you will not be able to update your address yourself and will need to contact us directly to make those changes.
• With addresses locked, we will start packing and shipping. This final step will take some time. We appreciate your patience. ❤️

First Batch of Surveys Going Out!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 06:06:33 AM

Hi Everyone!

We're just about ready to start sending out surveys, but the last piece of that process is what's called a smoke test. To do this, we send out surveys to about 5% of backers to make sure everything in Backerkit is working as it should and that we haven't broken anything. We'll be conducting this test over the next 24-48 hours. If everything goes well, you can expect the rest of the surveys to go out by Monday at the latest!

While we do that, here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

• Spam Folder: Survey emails can occasionally find their way to your spam folder. Once we announce that all surveys have gone out, if you don't see anything come through from Backerkit check your spam folder first.
• Apple ID Email Addresses: If the email address tied to your Kickstarter account is a secure Apple ID address, the survey email may be blocked entirely. The email addresses look something like this:  "[email protected]". Again, once all surveys go out, if you're not seeing the email from Backerkit, check to see if your email looks like one of these. You can try contacting Kickstarter support to change that, though we've seen backers have mixed results.
• If either of the above situations is the case, or you can't find your email invite at all, either message us here on Kickstarter or send an email to [email protected] to let us know and we'll get that straightened out for you.

A Note on our Support Availability...

There are a couple of us that monitor support emails and messages on Kickstarter. We'll introduce ourselves in a future update, but for the moment we want to fill y'all in on our availability.

We work 8am-4pm EST, Monday-Friday, excluding all US Holidays. If you contact us here on Kickstarter or via email you can expect us to reply in no more than 3-5 business days at the absolute latest— though typically much sooner than that.

That's a Wrap!
about 2 months ago – Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 03:07:22 PM

Heya, folks!

We're super excited to get to work on these amazing books - it's been an exciting month with y'all, and we hope you're just as pumped! In the final hours of the campaign, you've helped us cross the threshold and raise more than $451,000! Thank you all so much, we are absolutely floored!

NEXT STEPS

Now with the campaign done, here is what you can expect in the coming weeks and months.

• First, Kickstarter will process all of your payments. That will take approximately 15 days.
• Once the payments have been processed, we will send out surveys to the email addresses you have attached to your Kickstarter account.
• Answer your survey questions and grab any extra Add-Ons you want. For those of you asking how to make your tier selections, you'll do that here.
• As we get all of the products made, you can expect to see an update from us at least twice a month. So stay tuned here for all the latest!
• Once we have the products and are ready to start fulfillment, we will post an update and send an email giving everyone 48 hours to update their addresses if needed. Once that window closes, you will not be able to update your address yourself and will need to contact us directly to make those changes.
• With addresses locked, we will start packing and shipping. This final step will take some time. We appreciate your patience. ❤️

Please be aware that the times mentioned above are estimates. We try to stick to them as much as possible but sometimes it takes an extra day or two to move on to the next phase of the process.

If you need support at any point, please send us a message here on Kickstarter or via email to [email protected].