Recruit of Talionis: A Young Adult Sci-Fi Dystopian Novel

A project in Philadelphia, PA by CJ Milacci
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A teen with a dark past. A secret military force kidnapping new soldiers. Can she survive as a Recruit of Talionis?
Backers: 131
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66

Funded: $8,637 of $1,000
Dates: Jul 14th -> Aug 13th (31 days)
Project By: CJ Milacci
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Latest News

WE DID IT!! 🤩 Thank you ❤️

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow. This has been truly amazing. Thank you! The Kickstarter is over and we accomplished so much, unlocking all kinds of goodies, including an ebook of four short stories from the Talionis Series, hand-drawn maps, a digital Glossary and Gallery of... (Read More)

Final Hours! Upcoming Stretch Goal: STICKERS!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
This is it! We are in the final six hours of the campaign!  What an amazing time. It's hard to believe we are at the end.  We just need another $1,300 for the next stretch goal: Stickers! (I received $100 in person pledge, which brings our total to... (Read More)

Character headshots unlocked! One day left!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We unlocked all FIVE character headshots!  This means we have passed $8,500 and we're heading to the next stretch goal: The Sticker at $10,000.  I'm so excited to see what we will do in this final day of the campaign! And now, here are the... (Read More)

7th Stretch Goal UNLOCKED! And a fun activity to do together 😉

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I came on here to announce a fun social media promo for the last few days of the campaign, and saw that we blew past the 7th stretch goal!  Wow. I'm amazed (yet again!). Two new character headshots will now be unlocked - if you want a vote on which... (Read More)

4 days to go! And a NEW Stretch Goal to reach for (added by popular demand)

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the final days of the campaign! With Recruit of Talionis wrapping up on the 13th, we'll soon head into the next stage and get one step closer to delivering what you signed up for. But we're not done yet.  Though we didn't hit the $8,000... (Read More)

Another Stretch Goal Unlocked! Plus some new goals and a couple questions for you :)

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We've passed another stretch goal (SO EXCITING!), and we now have two character headshots unlocked. Here they are 😆 Cade: He's observant, kind, and strong. And he has his own short story in the collection each backer will receive! Ari: She's... (Read More)

Three weeks in and heading into the final stretch!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all of you who commented on yesterday's update! The stretch goal everyone is most excited about is, hands down, the audiobook. And that's the one I want to hit the most too! But in order to do it, I need your help.  We are now three... (Read More)

Let's Talk Stretch Goals: I'd Love Your Input!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are so close to hitting the next stretch goal at $7,000 (Digital Character Art: A Headshot of a Character). And since we hit over 100 backers this week, I'm going to include two headshots! I can't wait! But I want to take a minute and see what YOU... (Read More)

Want to help name a character or place in the Talionis series?

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
One of my favorite parts of writing is creating characters and watching them come to life in the story. Whether they're a hero or a villain, there's something about this process that is fun, exciting, and, often, surprising.  And I'd love to have... (Read More)

FIVE Stretch Goals Unlocked! Next up: Character Art

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This has been incredible to watch.  We unlocked the 5th stretch goal this week, and we are now on our way to stretch goal number six at $7,000: Digital Character Art: A Headshot of a Character.  The character headshots are so much fun and I can't... (Read More)

Climbing Toward Stretch Goal Five

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It is hard to believe we are only a week and a day after the launch of this campaign! AND we're only $360 away from the next stretch goal: bookmarks 🤩 and I can't thank you enough for being a part of this with me.  This will be a quick update... (Read More)

The Maps have been UNLOCKED! Next up: the Bookmark

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys, this is amazing!!! We did it. On Day 4 of the campaign, we unlocked Stretch Goal #4 -- how cool is that?!  This means we are getting TWO maps from Chaim Holtjer, and I couldn't be more excited. Thank you all!! You are making this project... (Read More)

Another Stretch Goal Unlocked! And we are on our way to the FOURTH Stretch Goal!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! We reached ANOTHER stretch goal!! There will now be a glossary of names and places in the book. This will include the pronunciation of names, descriptions about each character, and a few fun behind-the-scenes tidbits! Each milestone we reach... (Read More)

FULLY FUNDED!!!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, I am BLOWN AWAY. The Kickstarter funded in TWENTY MINUTES 🤯 Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I still can't get over it. And that's not all!! We have already rocketed 🚀 past the first two Stretch Goals, which means that every backer... (Read More)

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