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Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery

Created by Brackenbury Books

Two novellas, bound in one book. Mongol-inspired Sword & Sorcery. A claustrophobic, pressure-cooker siege, and a caravan striking out under an open desert sky. Orhan the Snow Leopard and Goatskin the nomad. Dariel Quiogue and Bryn Hammond.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

New Orhan the Snow Leopard and Goatskin!
7 months ago – Sun, Sep 14, 2025 at 08:32:14 AM

Hello lovely Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery backers!

By you now you are perhaps wondering when there will be new adventures featuring either half of our first ever book publication.


WONDER NO MORE...




Featuring the same creative teams as each half of DESS, new stand-alone novellas have been written and are currently being crowdfunded as part of NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY NOVELLAS!




Learn more and back the project here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/new-edge-sword-sorcery-novellas-2025

Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery is officially released, and we've begun shipping!
11 months ago – Mon, May 05, 2025 at 06:12:51 PM

THE BOOKS ARE HERE!




WE'VE BEGUN SHIPPING THEM OUT!



KNOW ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE A COPY?

THEY CAN BUY DIRECT FROM OUR WEBSITE


THE BOOK IS NOW ON GOODREADS



Thank you all so much for helping make our first book a reality!


The paper, the size, the spray color edges, the hardcovers in paperback dimensions with bookmark ribbons, the DOUBLE NOVELLA of it all, and of course the wonderful stories & art...from tip to tail, this is the book we wanted to make and make it we have.

This feels great!

Meanwhile Dariel and Bryn are hard at work on new novellas starring Orhan and Goatskin respectively. If all goes according to plan we'll be able to show you some exciting cover art for their separate, individual second volumes later this year.

Until then you're most welcome to join our Discord and participate in the vibrant & friendly community of our readers, as well as follow us on our socials (Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky).

Once more with feeling - thank you so much for making this book possible.

Sincerely,

Digital Format Correction + Exclusives
11 months ago – Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 02:55:26 PM

Hey everyone!

Pardon us, due to a small mishap we sent out the Advance Reader Copy versions of the book last week, rather than the final version.

So today we've sent out a zip file called "DESS Complete Files" which contains the correct files for the book, as well as a second document containing our crowdfund exclusives (Bryn's four poems and Dariel's bonus Orhan short story!).

Both the book and the exclusives come in all three digital formats (ePub, PDF, and MOBI).

If you've already started reading, don't worry. The body text was finalized by the ARC stage, so the main differences in the final files have to do with presentation and - of course - removing the text in the front matter about it being an advanced review copy.

Okay, our next update will be about the books having arrived in Chicago! This, we swear.

Sincerely,

The books are in North America!
11 months ago – Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:40:21 PM

In light of recent events and the chaos they've caused for many, many crowdfunds we felt this small update letting you know the books have made it from Hong Kong to the U.S. and...

...have not been slapped with some great big tariff...


...might be appreciated!

Meanwhile, we've been told by our printer that the books' ETA for arriving with our fulfillment person in Chicago has been pushed back to April 28th. 

However one key part of the package has already arrived:


Our very next update will come when the books have arrived in Chicago and begun shipping out to you all. We can't wait to share that news with you!

Sincerely,

Backer Surveys Have Gone Out
about 1 year ago – Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 06:23:06 PM

Hello,

Backerkit Surveys for Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery went out today! 

Overall, surveys are for:

  • Paying shipping. (Vital!)

  • Updating or confirming your mailing address.

  • Updating or confirming your payment information.

  • Last minute additions of Add-On goodies to your order .

So please check your spam folders if you haven't seen your own survey, and let us know if something has gone missing.

IMPORTANT: If you are a digital backer wanting to upgrade to physical formats, Backerkit will briefly show shipping as being the maximum possible rate because it won't know where you are ordering from until you put in your address. Once you've done that, the shipping cost will adjust appropriately.

Apropos of nothing, here are some lovely new photos of the book!





Sincerely,