DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF BABA ALI AND THE CLOCKWORK DJINN
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A novel by Danielle Ackley-McPhail & Day Al-Mohamed, retelling Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Middle Eastern steampunk.
Backers: 156
Average Pledge Per Backer: $27
Funded: $4,270 of $1,000
Dates: Sep 19th -> Oct 19th (30 days)
Project By: eSpec Books
Backers: 156
Average Pledge Per Backer: $27
Funded: $4,270 of $1,000
Dates: Sep 19th -> Oct 19th (30 days)
Project By: eSpec Books
$4,270
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 19 @ 18:05 -0400 GMT
426%
of goal
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Latest News
OMG! 
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch goal unlocked and $165 away from the next one, a bonus short story by NR Brown, The Gilded Wing... Best, Danielle (Read More)
NAIL-BITER!
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This is so exciting and frustrating at once... Just 70 minutes to go and we are just $8 away from unlocking two more illustrations! If we hit that goal we plan to put an illustration or two in Death's Embrace as well. Thank you all for helping to... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the final stretch. Less than 41 hours left and the next stretch goal has been unlocked. All backers now get a digital copy of David Lee Summers's Revolution of Air and Rust. Perhaps more illustrations are within grasp! So excited :) I am... (Read More)
FROM DAY AL-MOHAMED: Baba Ali and Book Secrets #2
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Whew! Time flies when you're having fun...especially during a Kickstarter like this one! Thank you everyone who has contributed and shared our project. Y'all are rockstars in my book. Time for another "Book Secret." Coal-powered steampunk is... (Read More)
NEW PLEDGE REWARD
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Who put the clock on fast forward? The days are ticking by...not just on this campaign, but on the year! We wanted to let you know that in reviewing Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn we noticed there are three background characters where we could... (Read More)
HOME STRETCH...
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow...talk about time dilation... Hard to believe we are over three weeks in. Just one more to go and then Day and I need to get to work! And Michelle! I know I've said thank you many times already, but it can't be said enough. What we do wouldn't be... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes! Two more illustrations unlocked! Thank you to Megan Mackie, the backer that took us to the next level! (those of you with an eSpec shelf in your libraries will hear more about Megan in the near future...all of it fantastic!) For those not... (Read More)
OOPS!
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
So sorry, I've been sick and it looks like I forgot to tell you all we unlocked another stretch goal! Everyone pledging $5 or more also now gets James Chambers' short story "Young Demons" in addition to the other four short stories unlocked! Also,... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You are all the best! Thank you! We have unlocked the first two illustrations! We are already skimming through the manuscript to make our wishlist of images. With such a graphically descriptive novel it is going to be difficult to narrow that list... (Read More)
NEW PLEDGE LEVEL
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Twelve days in and our campaign for Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn is going strong. We have funded not one, but two books, achieved all but one of the bonuses, and unlocked five stretch goals already, netting backers four bonus short stories. Right... (Read More)
HAVE TO SHARE!
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry to bombard you with more random updates, but wow...I really did have to share this. This video makes me think of several elements of Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PwAQZNLy0I Watch the whole thing, the... (Read More)
SNEAK PEEK - DEATH'S EMBRACE
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Things are a little quiet at this stage so I wanted to take a moment and share with you an excerpt of Michelle D. Sonnier's Death's Embrace (tentative title). This is not a final version, so please ignore any rough spots or typos, we are still... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED! AGAIN!
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Whew! What did I tell you...we're going to run out...have to start scheming. All backers pledging $5 or more now receive a DRM-Free digital copy of David Lee Summer's short story "The Slayers". We are also just $220 away from unlocking the first two... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Whew! We keep unlocking at least one a day and I'm gonna have to come up with more rewards! As it is, all backers pledging $5 or more are now receiving the following bonus digital content: Patrick Thomas's short story "Deadly Imitation". Danielle... (Read More)
FROM DAY AL-MOHAMED: Baba Ali and Book Secrets #1
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello and thank you! I can’t think of a better way to start out this Update than that: Thank you for being a part of “Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn!” I’m grateful to Dani letting me indulge a little and share with you some of my favorite... (Read More)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Everyone! I would have posted sooner, but I'm at work again. This morning we unlocked the stretch goal for Death's Embrace (tentative title) from Michelle D. Sonnier. For those of you who have backed with us before, this novella is set in the... (Read More)
NEW BONUS!
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, All. Excited to let you know we have added a new bonus level since we've blown through all those already lined up. If we hit 175 backers, all those backers will receive a DRM-Free digital copy of Gail Z Martin's novella, Grave Voices! So let your... (Read More)
STRETCH GOALS UNLOCKED!!!
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Well, I was holding out hoping we could unlock one more before I sent this, but I'm not feeling well and I have work tomorrow so it's time for bed. I am thrilled to announce that we have unlocked two stretch goals and are close to unlocking a third.... (Read More)
FUNDED!
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! You all have blown me away! Just 16 hours in and we are funded! Than you so much. We are very excited to bring you this project and it means a lot that all of you seem as excited as we are. So much so that the only early backer bonus left is the... (Read More)
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