Time Traveled Tales: A Speculative Fiction Anthology

A project in Washington, DC by Silence in the Library Publishing
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A collection of short fiction from many of your favorite SF/Fantasy authors, including Allston, Drake, Stackpole, and Zahn.
Backers: 742
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38

Funded: $28,431 of $7,500
Dates: Jun 11th -> Jul 14th (33 days)
Project By: Silence in the Library Publishing
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Latest News

This is Absolutely the Last Time I Am Doing This!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I just can't keep up with you guys! You blew past the $26,000 stretch goal, and I am now forced to come up with more goals above $27,500. Here they are: $29,000 - Every contributor at $5 or above gets the eBook version of Brian Young's novel Lost at... (Read More)

We have our 4 Challenge Coin Image Winners!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We have about 7 hours to go in the Kickstarter, and we have our Challenge Coin image winners! It was actually an easy process, as you guys selected these four by a wide margin. Without any further delay, our winners are: 1. The illustration for Jean... (Read More)

Even More Stretch Goals

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added even more exciting stretch goals, this time at $23,500 and $26,000! I know it seems counter-intuitive to add stretch goals below the highest ones we already have in place, but our authors really wanted to get in on giving you guys some... (Read More)

Really?

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, you guys got us to $22,000 way faster than I thought you would!  I was at a loss as to where we would go from here, then several of our authors offered up books as rewards for reaching the stretch goals.  So, if you want to play, I'll keep... (Read More)

We've Hit the $20,000 Stretch Goal! Add-Ons for Volume II!

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
As the title says, we're now over $20,000! That means it's time to put the add-ons for Volume II out there. I'll have them up in a couple of minutes, but here are the basics: $18 - The trade paperback of Time Traveled Tales, Volume II $35 - The... (Read More)

You Guys Are Going to Force Us to Create Another Stretch Goal!

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, 24 hours to go, and we're within easy striking distance of the $20k stretch goal and a Volume II of Time Traveled Tales. So, time for another announcement.  Mike Stackpole has said that if we reach $22,000, every contributor will get an eBook... (Read More)

Past $18k

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! You guys just keep driving this thing up! So, here's what we're going to do: if we wind up hitting $20,000 and producing a Volume II, everyone who contributed at the $5 and above level gets the eBook of Volume II for free. So, if you still have... (Read More)

We're Past the $17,000 Stretch Goal! Plus Other Stuff.

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This is probably old news to most of you, since we've been there for the last couple of days, but we're past the $17,000 Stretch Goal!  As I'm typing now, we have 50 hours left in the Kickstarter. Just over two days left, and we're only $2310 shy of... (Read More)

Big Change to the $17k Stretch Goal

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about to make a big change to the $17k Stretch Goal, and we wanted you guys to hear about it first! As the $17k goal works now, when we hit $17k we are going to produce a printed supplement that contains the additional stories from Aaron... (Read More)

We just hit the $15k Stretch Goal!

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
As the title says, we just hit the $15,000 stretch goal!  This means that we'll be producing the full standard poker-sized deck of playing cards featuring all of Matt Slay's illustrations from Time Traveled Tales!  I've created an add-on for the... (Read More)

New Matt Slay Illustration!

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just received the final Matt Slay illustration for the original 19 stories in Time Traveled Tales!  It's for Steven Saus's story In the Time of Dragons. Matt is, of course, still working on illustrations for the new stories that have been... (Read More)

One Week Left!

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We officially have one week left on this Kickstarter project! That's right, next Sunday, we hit the deadline.  This has been an amazing ride. At this point, you guys have carried us to within seeing distance of the $15,000 stretch goal, and 200%... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals and a New Add-On!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're just a day shy of one week left in the run of this Kickstarter project, and what an amazing ride it has been so far! We're under $100 from hitting the $14k stretch goal! This success left us thinking about how we could further enhance the... (Read More)

A BIG Thank You to our first 100 backers!

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I'd like to take a moment to thank contributor Curtis Steinhour, who brought it to our attention that we've added lots of cool and wonderful things at higher contribution levels, but have yet to do anything to recognize those backers who have been... (Read More)

Another Matt Slay Illustration!

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We've just gotten the next Matt Slay illustration! This one is for Gregory A. Wilson's story Sanction. Enjoy!  (Read More)

We've hit the $12k stretch goal! Also, new reward levels!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You guys have been absolutely awesome! We've officially hit the $12k stretch goal, which means that we'll be getting a story added to the eBook by Aaron Rosenberg! We're just a short step away from $13k and stories from Aaron Allston and Brian E.... (Read More)

New Author Added To $14k Stretch Goal + New Add-On!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We're pleased to announce that Maggie Allen, an exciting new talent, will be adding a story to the eBook of Time Traveled Tales when we reach the $14,000 stretch goal. That's right, you'll not only get the novella from Timothy Zahn, but now you'll... (Read More)

MAJOR Stretch Goal Changes + New Add-Ons!

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys have been absolutely amazing. The response we've seen in the last few days since we released our new stretch goals has put us almost to the $12k stretch goal, where we'll be adding a story from Aaron Rosenberg. We wanted to do something to... (Read More)

New Matt Slay Illustration!

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hot off the presses, here's latest illustration from Matt Slay! It's the illustration for Dylan Birtolo's story Fair Game. Also, someone pointed out to me last night that I am assuming that everyone else has a background that will have introduced... (Read More)

We've Reach the $10k Stretch Goal! We have Add-Ons!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
ADD-ONS We've reached the $10,000 stretch goal! A huge thanks to all of you who have made this happen! This means that we'll be producing not just one challenge coin, but a run of four different challenge coins featuring Matt Slay's illustrations... (Read More)

New $14k, $16k, and $21k Stretch Goals!

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Please take a look at the new stretch goals for Time Traveled Tales on the main project page. There's a lot more detail there, but here's a quick synopsis: $14K - Two new stories added to the eBook edition - one by beloved veteran Aaron Allston, and... (Read More)

You Pick the Challenge Coins!

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We were planning on releasing the Matt Slay illustrations slowly through the course of the Kickstarter (believing that we had a full 30 days to do so), but you guys have made this project so successful so quickly that we find ourselves on the horns... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Updates

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
As many of you may already have seen, we've reached our initial funding goal! You have made this project possible, and we, the staff of Silence in the Library Publishing and the authors and artists who contributed to Time Traveled Tales, can't thank... (Read More)

New Matt Slay Illustration

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The first week of our Kickstarter has been an exciting one, and we're only $1000 (approximately) from our initial goal! When this project successfully reaches it's goal, it will be entirely because of all of you who believe in it enough to support... (Read More)

Aaron Rosenberg is joining the team!

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're excited to announce that at the $12,000 stretch goal we will be including a story in the eBook edition of Time Traveled Tales from award-winning author Aaron Rosenberg. This will be a new story from Aaron that cannot be found anywhere else. As... (Read More)

Another Matt Slay Illustration and Challenge Coin Samples

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, you guys are really making this Kickstarter a success! All of us involved with the project are incredibly grateful.  I mentioned it a little bit in the initial Kickstarter description, but for us a large part of the success of this Kickstarter... (Read More)

Three More Matt Slay Illustrations

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at the end of the second full day of the Time Traveled Tales Kickstarter, and that means that it's time to release a couple more Matt Slay illustrations! As you'll recall, we released the illustrations from Michael A. Stackpole's story... (Read More)

Change to $5 Reward Level (Reward 2)

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been brought to my attention that the shipping charges on the eBook for out of country contributors is unnecessary if they just want to download the file and not receive an actual disc. Unfortunately, Kickstarter's system will not let me change... (Read More)

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