Another Adventure! Jack's New Book on Kickstarter
Jack has just released his second book after Swim Wild - a dystopian adventure novel, which is live and funding right now on KICKSTARTER…
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WHAT IS THE MACHINE?
After ten years in the ether, I’m bringing you my Fiction debut. In short, this is something totally different to my first book. Since uni’ second year up in Newcastle, I’ve been hammering away at this little dystopian epic – an unflinching dive into a nightmarish near-future, populated by colossal walking oil drills and an omniscient android, bound to a low-orbit satellite.
The Machine has cinematic roots, inspired by the punk style of filmmaking we’ve seen from writer/directors like Neil Blomkamp (Elysium) and Alex Garland (Sunshine). I also fed off books from authors like John Lanchester (The Wall), Stanislaw Lem (Solaris) and Philip K. Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep). It’s gritty, but still suited for older teens, with themes that would appeal broadly to lovers of the outdoors and adventure.
The book is also part environmental epitaph, and could be described as a travelogue of sorts, tracing interwoven narratives into Earth’s last habitable century. Actually, many scenes and characters are derived from my own personal experiences in wild and unforgettable places around the world, like India, Indonesia and Iceland.
Pledges available from our Kickstarter launch day (August 25) are:
£3 // Shoutout + First Chapter (Audio)
£5 // eBook + Digital Artwork
£15 // Get the book - Paperback!
£20 // Get the book - Hardback!
£30 // Signed Hardbacks
£35 // Hardback + Limited Edition Portrait
£60 // Book Two Character, Portrait + Hardback
£100 // Special Mention in Acknowledgements
I hope you enjoy this adventure! We’re running an exciting Kickstarter campaign with a whole lot of digital goodies and artwork thrown into the mix too. Pledge now for your chance to receive some of our awesome limited rewards and to also pick up your Paperback, Hardback or eBook copies, which will be distributed by Lulu Press as soon as the 60 day funding period is up in late October.
Huge thanks for joining me on this journey!
Love you all,
Jack