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- Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:14 pm
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
RE: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
<t>Well folks, Thanks to pledgers from this very board and many other Elite fans, my Kickstarted book became a reality. Elite Reclamation is now available from Amazon or my publisher Fantastic Books. Paperback and hardback (and audiobook version read by none other than Toby Longworth!) to follow ...
- Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:08 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
RE: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
Target was hit on Friday at 13:39! Thanks to all who pledged. Stretch goals now and £4,500 was pledged to E:D! We're in with a new novel.
Cheers, Drew.
- Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:26 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
RE: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
Thanks for all the support folks - we are almost there! Less than £600 required to get us to the basic goal! Unbelievable. There is a new pledge level for a printed book at present.Right on, commanders!Cheers,Drew.
- Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:16 pm
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
RE: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
Many thanks - I'll work on the details for the printed side in that case!Cheers,Drew.
- Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:38 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
RE: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
<t>@True - I'll be pushing out an update today on this very matter. A print run of a novel length book comes to about £2,500, if I can keep costs in check. The stretch goal will be aimed around this. I'm hoping I can rely on the community for proof-reading and some editing (there is such a wealth ...
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:34 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1858
Elite : Reclamation ... a potential novel.
<t>Folks, by now I'm sure you know all about the Elite:Dangerous Kickstarter.As some of you will be aware, I wrote a series of fan-fiction novellas for the open-source ‘Oolite’, which are set in (almost) the same universe. The original Elite came with a Novella, and I felt Oolite needed one too ...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:07 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1395
RE: Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
Hi there! :)Hopefully part 3 (Incursio) will be available early in 2011. Will be fun to round off the trilogy.Cheers,Drew.
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:02 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself to SSC
- Topic: Hello from an old Elite Combateer...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 742
RE: Hello from an old Elite Combateer...
Thanks for the warm welcome folks - will get stuck in!Cheers,Drew.
- Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:06 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1395
RE: Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
<r>Thanks guys for the kind words and warm welcome!I'm glad to hear that Robert will be remembered in game, it's small touches like that that make a big difference. A nod to fans is always appreciated. Let's hope Elite 4 does appear before too long!My first book in the trilogy 'Status Quo' was ...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:30 am
- Forum: SciFi Books and Fan Fiction
- Topic: Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1395
Fan-Fic from Elite / Oolite
<t>Folks (and admins).Apologies if this is perceived as spamming (feel free to remove if not appropriate). I did read the forum rules and hope I'm not infringing anything.As part of the promotion of the open-source Oolite, I wrote a series of short stories and two full length novels featuring ...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:11 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself to SSC
- Topic: Hello from an old Elite Combateer...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 742
Hello from an old Elite Combateer...
<t>I've just found my way here by way of the Pioneer game (v. impressed so far!). Not having come across the forum before, I thought I'd sign up.I was into Elite in a big way back in the 1980s, courtesy of a trusty ZX Spectrum and 48k of RAM. My currently space-sim fayre du jour is Oolite, which I'm ...