September 2024 Based Book Projects

What's Going On For Based Authors & Readers!

This will be a monthly feature at the Based Book Sale Substack - a round up of current projects, initiatives, launches, and crowdfunds for authors and readers, alike. Read on!

Collaborative Efforts

The Based Book Sale is itself a collaborative effort where authors work together to help and promote each other connect with new readers. Sign up for free updates and consider upgrading to a paid subscription to support our mission.

Let's start by looking at other projects where based authors work together to promote each other and their work.

Upstream Reviews

Reviews are a great way anyone can help promote their favorite based books. Not only can you (and should you!) write reviews to post on Amazon and elsewhere, but if you’re feeling ambitious, write reviews for a wider audience. That’s the mission of Upstream Reviews.

Upstream Reviews posts about the best in indie and traditionally published fiction, in addition to reporting on the latest in Sci-Fi and Fantasy culture and current events. Their authors are authors and fans themselves, written with an eye for entertainment and accuracy.

Check them out if you’re looking for new book suggestions, or if you have a favorite book you think deserves more attention, and you want to write a review.

Castalia Library: Now Offering Custom Leatherbound Editions!

Castalia Library is one of the world’s foremost producers of deluxe leatherbound books. Castalia publishes three subscriptions, Castalia Library, Libraria Castalia, and Castalia History, as well as The Junior Classics and the deluxe set of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Incerto.

BREAKING NEWS! Castalia has just announced they are available to produce custom leatherbound print runs for based authors - the perfect premium offering for your next crowd fund campaign. Commit to at least 30 books retailing at $150 each, and Castalia will deliver beautiful leatherbound editions for your backers. Email books at castaliahouse.com for more information.

Follow their updates here.

Cirsova Magazine

Cirsova, the magazine of thrilling adventure and daring suspense reports the Fall 2024 Cirsova is out now, featuring stories by Bill Willingham, Michael Tierney, Matthew Pungitore, Michael Gallagher, Caroline Furlong, Teel James Glenn, JD Cowan, Declan Finn, Mark Mellon, and Michael Reyes.

Plus in October, Cirsova will begin taking pre-orders for the collected 50th Anniversary Edition of Adrian Cole's Dream Lords.

Renowned British fantasist Adrian Cole debuted in 1975 with A Plague of Nightmares. He has since gone on to publish dozens of novels and short stories, including his Voidal series, Elak of Atlantis, Omaran, Star Requiem, Nick Nightmare and many more! This project will release a definitive edition of Adrian's first series, collecting A Plague of Nightmares, Lord of Nightmares, and Bane of Nightmares in a single prestige volume.

Arkhaven

The Based Book Sale specializes in promoting low-cost, based entertainment, and there’s no lower cost than “free.” Arkhaven Comics offers a wide variety of serialized web-comics absolutely free. Genres include horror, science fiction, fantasy, thriller/adventure, comedy and political cartoons. Some of my personal favorites are:

• Alt★Hero

• Hypergamouse

• Flying Sparks

• My Sister Suprema

• The Wise of Heart

• Vegfolk Fables

Arkhaven hosts content from a wide range of based comic creators like Bob Moran, Stonetoss, Ben Garrison, newcomer, Chris Muir of Day-by-Day, and… you? Contact Arkhaven if you have a comic project you’d like to serialize.

Visit Fields & Energy for a better take on electromagnetism and quantum mechanics.

You can support Arkhaven for as little as the cost of an ebook a month, keep the servers running, and help fund more exciting, entertaining, and based content.

Call for Submissions: ‘til Death Do Us Part

From editor Misha Burnett:

The anthology will be called ’til Death Do Us Part, and will be a collection of Action/Adventure stories featuring married couples as the heroes and heroines.

Specifically heterosexual, monogamous, committed marriages–and the fact that I have to specify that is a big part of why I feel the need to do this project.

I am looking for stories that show men and women working together as a team to overcome adversity, complementing their strengths, compensating for their weaknesses, and putting their family first, no matter what.

Check out the submission details here.

BasedCon V

BasedCon is a gathering for authors and fans of science fiction and fantasy. Whether you’ve never been to a con before or you’re a frequent con-goer who is tired of woke propaganda, BasedCon is the place for you! BasedCon V is Sept. 5-7, 2025.

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan (a hotel about 10 minutes from the GRR airport)

Tentative Guest List: Mike Baron, Bill Willingham, Blaine Pardoe, Rachel Fulton Brown, Alexander Macris, Travis Corcoran and more!

Meet your favorite authors, learn about writing and publishing, play games, socialize, and have fun!

Register for BasedCon, here!

Crowdfunds and Other Projects

Did I miss any crowd fund or other projects? Kindly let me know in the comments. Here are the projects we’re tracking this month.

Lord of Fate: An Arkwright Cycle Dark Fantasy Novel
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A fated hero must brave a besieged city to save an exotic empire. The rich lore of Tolkien + the brutal action of Berserk! From bestselling author, Brian Niemeier, a John W. Campbell Award for Best New Author finalist and a Dragon Award winner: Lord of Fate: An Arkwright Cycle Dark Fantasy Novel.

Here’s what John C. Wright has to say.

Lyn Perry's Swords and Heroes

Erik Waag will be getting back to his much delayed book 3. He will have a story in Lyn Perry's Swords and Heroes soon. Sign up for it FREE right here -

S&S Roundup #46

Battleborn Magazine

Korsgaard and IronAge Media are forging the upcoming Sword and Sorcery magazine BATTLEBORN. Action and wonder in heaps. Sign up for updates here-https://battlebornmagazine.com/

Honeymoon from Hell

A sequel series to the Dragon Award nominated Love at First Bite. One is a heartless, blood-thirsty monster. The other is a vampire. And now, it's getting a sequel: Honeymoon from Hell. This is what happens after “happily ever after.” Preorder, now!

The Hidden Emperor: An Ayla Rin Sci-Fi Graphic Novel

The Emperor's been replaced by a clone and Ayla Rin is forced to betray her people to save the real leader. Jon del Arroz’s comic just completed a $51k Kickstarter, but you can preorder on BackerKit.

Castalia Library

Castalia Library is one of the world’s foremost producers of deluxe leatherbound books. Castalia publishes three subscriptions, Castalia Library, Libraria Castalia, and Castalia History, as well as The Junior Classics and the deluxe set of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Incerto. Follow their updates here.

Tom Swift

Check out the beginning of this new science fiction novel over at Tom Swift:

The Lunarian: Chapter 1

Fandom Pulse

They’ve been instrumental in breaking and promoting the Neil Gaiman allegations and other pop culture news. Subscribe to Fandom Pulse for the latest in entertainment journalism.

The Everyday Book Sale

Don’t forget the Everyday Based Book Sale, which will be updated and reposted in a week or so. This is the sale for authors who have books permanently priced at $0.99 or free. Do you have a book always priced at $0.99 or free? Then let the Based Book Sale help you always be marketing it. If you’d like to participate, please add a comment in the post below.

That’s it for the September 2024 Based Book Projects. Do you have a project we should learn more about? Tells us in the comments, and we’ll pick it up in next month's projects update.