Hardbacks, Paperbacks, eBooks Out Now! (The Machine)
The final wave of The Machine Hardbacks has just gone out, which means all our Kickstarter backers will soon be delivered their copies of Jack’s Fiction debut…
The final wave of The Machine Hardbacks has just gone out, which means all our Kickstarter backers will soon be delivered their copies of Jack’s Fiction debut - 10 years in the making! To celebrate, Build a Rocket Books have launched pre-release eBook, Paperback and Hardback copies on the Lulu bookstore. Follow the links below to order your copies today.
Please email us directly if you would like signed Hardback copies or Alternate Artwork Hardbacks and we can arrange this too for a fee of £30 per book. Thanks again for making this adventure a reality and don’t forget to leave us a review and share your thought.
The Machine is an ambitious new dystopian adventure and Jack’s Fiction debut. First draft was finished in April, 2021. The book was fully funded on Kickstarter in less than three days.
The Hardback Has Landed!
First Hardback copies of The Machine have landed!
Just wanted to share another quick update for #TheMachine campaign. This week, I'm very happy to announce that both the Hardback and Paperback proof copies have landed on my doorstep and been approved for final production. I only need to add a few special mentions in at the end and tweak a couple of things, but basically we're good to go.
First copy of The Machine Hardback!
Right now, funding for #TheMachine has hit 127% here on Kickstarter and we are still shuddering in our makeshift rocket, looking to expand our journey out in search of a few exciting stretch goals. I'll have more news on this front soon.
Next up, I'll be working with by brother and artist, Robbie, on the creation of exclusive digital artwork. Can't wait to get all of you your copies and rewards soon!
If you're looking for more content while we wait - check out this article I wrote on Medium about my experience in the publishing world and my journey onto Kickstarter!
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Thanks for reading!
Jack
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Let's See If This Machine Can Fly
“The shuttle slowed and banked towards the Argus Station. René leaned back and turned to his porthole. He peered outside as a wave of sunlight broke against the glass. For the first time he saw the station at a close distance, framed by the deep, cold void…”
Welcome!
This creepy character up top is the reason I’ve started blogging again. Meet Argus - a hyper-intelligent android, built to run a satellite swarm hooked up to a global network of unmanned weaponry. Argus floats strapped to the low-orbit Argus Station. He dangles over Earth, like a mechanical Christ, forced to spend his powerspan as the architect of global security and the enforced surveyor of a warful species, rooted to a dying planet…
The Machine is my second book, currently doing the rounds among publishers and agents (mostly London-based). Right now, there’s that usual pressure of marketing and sharing your idea with the world. It’s never an easy ride! You feel like you’re tucked into a rocket of your own design, blasting up towards the glorious ether, awaiting either the breach of stormy clouds, or the equally likely explosion of scattered wingnuts, debris and dreams.
There’s always hope though. And this particular book has seen a few incarnations and taken ten years to finally get it to this point. I’m proud of what I’ve got here. One thing I can say for sure is it is totally different to my first book (a travelogue called Swim Wild - released on paperback back in April, 2020).
The question is: how will it fare out there? Well, I’m prepared for the common avalanche of rejections and the grit required to thrust your hand up through the chalky rubble, again - to paw your way out for another attempt at the ascent. This book will be printed in some form or other (within a couple of years)! So, watch this space. Please do get in touch if you have any questions about this project, or anything to share yourself - I might be able to help with some promotion/a second opinion.
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Thanks for reading :)
More news soon…
Jack