Swan Song - The Music Anthology

Swan Song, Now in Soft-cover
almost 7 years ago – Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 03:58:42 PM

Good news, Swan Song supporters. We've just added a tier for a soft-cover edition of Swan Song. Which gives you more options for ways to support the printing of this book. The soft-cover is also a little cheaper to ship outside of North America.

We've got a couple of weeks left to reach our target, so don't stop spreading the news!

I've also got some more art to share with you. Here's a page from the story drawn by Jonathon Dalton and Angela Melick, and one from Oliver McTavish-Wisden and Patrick Wong.

More Rewards and More Art
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 06:18:43 PM

Greetings Swan Song backers. I've just posted some brand new reward tiers on our Kickstarter, and some new art, but first I want to show off the pencils for the cover from Renee Nault. Imagine this sitting on your bookshelf, in fully painted glory:

 And here are some more sample pages from stories in Swan Song, by Karen Shangguan and Monica Disher, respectively.

 As I mentioned, we've got a bunch of new rewards available, too. There's an ebook library with every ebook Cloudscape has ever produced, and a "secret Santa" that let's you get an extra book in addition to Swan Song, delivered in time for December 25th.

 And finally, Jeff managed to find a few more copies of our first ever anthology, Robots, Pine Trees, and Broken Hearts, so we've unlocked a few more of the Cloudscape Platinum Libraries!

Thanks for your support, and please spread the word about Swan Song if you can. We really want to get this book to press!

The Swan Song playlist
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 06:18:33 PM

Because Swan Song is about music. We are including song recommendations from all our contributors, and will have a "mix tape" track list included with the book. 

In no particular order, here are the current tracks we have submitted. Which hopefully can give you some sense of the diversity this book will have. Click the link below.

Swan Song playlist

Enjoy!

New Swan Song Rewards Available
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 06:18:10 PM

Hey everyone. The Kickstarter for Swan Song has had a pretty good start so far. We're currently at 12% after only four days! Thank-you so much! To celebrate, here's a preview of a couple more pages of finished art that will be in the book.

The reward tier with every book we've ever printed is sold out, so that's prompted us to add a few more reward options. The Cloudscape Ebook Library includes all thirteen anthologies and graphic novels that Cloudscape has published over the years. We've also added a tier that just includes the enamel pin with the Cloudscape coat of arms on it.

A few people have asked whether it's possible to pick up rewards in person for those of you who live in Vancouver. Here's what I've added to the FAQ:

For the rewards that don't have a limited number available, which are basically just the Swansong Hardcover and the Pin, yes. What you can do is back the Kickstarter for the amount of money of the reward you want, pick "no reward," and then send us a message that you actually want the book (or the pin). We will make a note of your request and at a future book launch, or during a usual Cloudscape event, we will have that reward set aside with your name on it. You do have to make sure to actually pick it up, though, because once the Kickstarter is done it'll be too late to add shipping costs back in.

I hope that helps!

Swan Song Sneak Peak #1
almost 7 years ago – Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 06:18:02 PM

Hey guys,

Here is a preview of the inks for one page from Jeff Ellis' story. "Swan Song" will feature characters from Jeff's "Crossroads series" On the last night of a rock venue in Vancouver.

This is page 7 of 9, and will be presented in glorious full colour in the final book.