Blackheart: The Spellforge Saga - Special Edition Hardcover

A project in Sydney, AU by Navith Segaram
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A Dark Fantasy Epic—for fans of Tolkien’s mythic worldbuilding, GRRM’s gritty realism, and Rothfuss’s lyrical flair
Backers: 108
Average Pledge Per Backer: $118 AUD

Funded: $12,787 AUD of $3,000 AUD
Dates: Nov 7th -> Dec 7th (30 days)
Project By: Navith Segaram
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Latest News

Stretch Goal Unlock: Physical Blackheart Manga! Less than 48 Hours left to pledge

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit $10K! We had a massive surge of pledges yesterday and we blitzed past the $10K funding stretch goal. Thanks again everyone for your support. With this unlock everyone who pledged a Hardcover or Paperback bundle will be getting a physical copy... (Read More)

Progress Update: Manga Page 1, Second Character Portrait & Maps Complete!

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We're doing phenomenally so far and are very close to the $10K stretch goal. I've been working close with the artists and have some more updates. The first is that the Autumn and Winter maps are now complete with a color version now... (Read More)

More Maps and a Manga Line Sketch!

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Exciting times for Snowkey Studios. Our manga artist has just finished his line sketch of the first page of the Blackheart one-shot manga. I think it immediately sets the scene with the imposing twin moons and the quiet city streets with... (Read More)

New Map Sketches!

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, I wanted to provide an update again on progress on the map sketches. They are coming along very well. Here are the line sketches for both the Autumn and Winter maps. You can see how the sea breaks the Continent of Alfenheim with the turning... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Unlocked: Manga-Inspired Graphic Novel!

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
HUGE NEWS! We've officially hit the $8000 stretch goal - and this is one I was personally really excited about. With this stretch goal unlock I will be commissioning a one-shot manga adapting the Blackheart prologue chapter into a graphic novel. This... (Read More)

50 Backers Milestone & A New Reward: Narrated Prologue

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit 50 backers!! I couldn't be more happy to know that my book will be in your hands soon. To celebrate and to get us to that vaunted 100 backer mark, I'd like to announce an extra reward. I invited some friends over for a pre-launch party for... (Read More)

Autumn Map and Second Portrait Sketches!

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Now that we've unlocked both the character portraits and the new maps, I've been working with the artists to design them. For the portraits, we are starting with Tavish Haldrick. He's an important secondary character in the novel and the... (Read More)

Autumn and Winter Maps Funded!

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit another one out of the park! The Kickstarter has now hit $6000, doubling our funding goal and unlocking stretch goal #4. Every person who pledged a book tier will now be getting a cartographic upgrade: two new maps of Alfenheim in Autumn... (Read More)

A New Reward Tier and A Potential Glitch

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Good news and bad news. Let's start with the bad. It appears that some of the reward tiers stopped being available on the Kickstarter page. I believe that is fixed now so you should all be able to see the Paperback and Hardcover bundle.... (Read More)

Seinen Character Portraits!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Another one bites the dust! Stretch goal 3 is now unlocked. Every backer will now be getting an upgrade - character portraits inspired by Japanese manga. I will be commissioning seven of these portraits to be fashioned in Seinen manga style (think... (Read More)

Blackheart recognised as a Project We Love

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
WE DID IT!! Blackheart has been selected by Kickstarter as a "Project We Love"! This is Kickstarter's way of highlighting brilliant creativity.  I'm absolutely stoked to be able to share this news and wanted to thank everyone who has pledged so far... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #2 Chapter Headers and Dividers

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm completely blown away!  Two days into the campaign and we've reached our second stretch goal. Thank you so much to everyone who has pledged so far. With this goal unlocked, everyone who pledged will be getting a serious upgrade! I will be... (Read More)

Celebrating Launch Day!

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so very much for joining this campaign to bring Blackheart: The Spellforge Saga to life! We've reached our funding goal on the first day of the campaign. You did that! I am deeply grateful for your support and I am so excited for you to... (Read More)

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