Lawless Lands: Tales From The Weird Frontier

A project in Charlotte, NC by Falstaff Books
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Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier embodies the frontier spirit of the American West with a wild left turn into the weird.
Backers: 258
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32

Funded: $8,370 of $7,500
Dates: Dec 21st -> Jan 25th (35 days)
Project By: Falstaff Books
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Latest News

We made it!

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you, our amazing backers, we've hit our funding goal, and we're over the moon. As of a few minutes ago, we seem to have reached our first stretch goal, which means you'll receive a free story from our contributor Pamela Jeffs. We are... (Read More)

Congratulations, Seanan McGuire!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're proud to say that Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire, one of our wonderful authors, has been selected as a 2017 Alex Award winner at the American Library Association Youth Media Awards!  The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for... (Read More)

Alexandra Christian has issued a challenge!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Alexandra Christian, one of our fantastic authors, has offered to read one of her naughtiest stories for free on Facebook Live, but only if we manage to reach our goal by the deadline. We have $585 left to go, and two days to do it. Spread the word!... (Read More)

Laura Anne Gilman at Borderlands Books today!

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Laura Anne Gilman, author of the Devil's West series and one of our anchor authors, will be reading from and signing her new book The Cold Eye today at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. If you're in the area, go see her and tell her we said... (Read More)

We're in the home stretch!

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Five days left, and we're $1500 from funding. We're so appreciative of all of you who've backed us, and we want you to get the rewards you hoped for. You don't want to lose the chance to wear a Faith Hunter necklace, or have your name appear in a... (Read More)

An Evening of Fantastical Insanity!

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
If you're in the Asheville NC area,  go see our author Jake Bible and our publisher John Hartness at Malaprop's Bookstore tonight!  I can guarantee hilarity will ensue! http://www.malaprops.com/event/jake-bible-and-john-hartness  (Read More)

Meet some of your Lawless Lands folks this weekend!

January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Emily Leverett and Margaret McGraw, two of the three editors of Lawless Lands, will be appearing at Marscon, in Williamsburg VA, this weekend! If you're in the area and in search of something fun to do, check it out. http://www.marscon.net/wp/ But... (Read More)

Happy book birthday, Laura Anne Gilman!

January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Laura Anne Gilman, one of our fantastic authors, has a new book out today - The Cold Eye, second in her Devil's West series! She talks about it on Magical Words. Go, read, then buy a copy yourself! http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/slide... (Read More)

Showdown!

January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added an exciting new reward level! For $5000, our very own publisher John Hartness of Falstaff Books will perform a belly dance choreographed by editor Misty Massey to a one-minute section of the song on our video, "The Wild West" by Ross... (Read More)

Laura Anne Gilman visits Magical Words!

January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Laura Anne Gilman, author of The Devil's West series and one of our invited authors, stopped by Magical Words today to talk about her new book, The Cold Eye (hitting stores on Monday, the... (Read More)

Faith Hunter excerpt

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
When Emily, Margaret and I edited The Weird Wild West, we were fortunate to have a vignette story from urban fantasy author Faith Hunter. And now we have a full short story for Lawless Lands!  Wolves Howling In The Night Eighteen Seventy-nineAyatas... (Read More)

Cards and Steel Hearts

January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Pamela Jeffs is another author who came to us via the open submission. Her story, Cards and Steel Hearts, is a steampunk story from a Native American point-of-view, and we know you're going to love it.. With her family and village lying slain behind... (Read More)

Rollin' Death

January 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Jake Bible is one of our anchor authors, and for good reason. Last spring, during a very bizarre guerilla-style panel that ended up meeting in a hallway because of scheduling issues, Jake was telling us about his work, and we realized he'd be an... (Read More)

Desert Gods

December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Aubrey Campbell's fantastic story 'Desert Gods' came to us through the open submissions, and we're delighted to bring it to you. Three of the most dangerous women in the West are faced with the seemingly impossible task of slaying the desert gods... (Read More)

Yee Haw!

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We're $365 away from the halfway point, and I'm just thrilled! But that means we have a ways to go yet. So please, if you've already backed, do us a favor and tell your friends about the project. Post the link on social media, and tell people why you... (Read More)

Gather The Posse!

December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, I was talking with Faith Hunter today, and we came up with an idea. The High Noon reward, which is a lunch date with Faith at either ConCarolinas 2017 or DragonCon 2017, is, admittedly, a bit expensive. But here's an option - gather a couple... (Read More)

Happy Holidays!

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I hope everyone is enjoying this time of year! The campaign is progressing well, and we're so grateful to all of you who have backed us! But we have a ways to go yet. If you have a moment, share the link on social media (Facebook, Twitter,... (Read More)

The Hills Run Red

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
In our The Hills Run Red reward, Faith Hunter is offering an edited, marked-up manuscript page. But it's not just a page with a couple of red lines - these things are full of notations by the author and even a few tea stains! And she's going to sign... (Read More)

It's a great start!

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are amazing! Not even one day and we're already up to 41 backers! Thank you so much! For those of you who are still contemplating, please note that the first 50 backers will receive a free ebook of Cinched: Imagination Unbound, the wonderful... (Read More)

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