Underland

Underland News: Ku, Book Removal, Side-story

Greetings Underlanders,

If you've followed Underland to its conclusion, then you know that I ended up limiting it to one volumedue to its lack of popularity and its impact on my Patreon; it was my hope to take the novel to Kindle in the hope that it might find a new audience there, at least enough to justify writing more entries in that universe.

Well, the Amazon launch day is approaching fast. I signed an agreement with the publisher Podium to bring that story to KU and Audible. However, Kindle Unlimited demands exclusivity on the platform.

As a result, Underland's volume I/first half - chapter 1 to 31 - will be removed somewhere between August 1 and 8 (the exact date will depend on the publisher and when I receive pre-order links) from both RR and Patreon besides a few early ones; though like Kairos before it, patrons can download a free PDF version of the ebooks before that date. The second half will follow shortly afterwards.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As you've been following and supporting the story for so long, I'm giving you an advance notice on that front.

I know that some of you are against Kindle Unlimited, and I perfectly understand why; it feels frustrating to follow a story only to see it taken down. If I could legally put Underland on KU without removing existing chapters down from RR, I would.

But as a professional author I've got to put meat on the table; I can only write full-time if I don't have to worry about paying the rent and currently, Underland does not. KU present a whole new audience that may or may not find Underland as entertaining as you did. If the novel does find success on that platform, then I might get around to writing a sequel to Valdemar and Marianne's journey.

On a more positive front, a patron commissioned me to write a short one-shot set in the Underland universe; namely Lord Bethor's rise to power. I've done the outlining and I hope to complete this side-story by August. Not sure whether I'll post it there in the main Underland story or as a separate story/short novella like I did with The Perfect Run: Bad Runs. If you have a preference don't hesitate to say so in the comments.

I wish you a good day, and write you soon.

Best regards,

Voidy.