Sunward Sky - The Kickstarter

A fan of THE EXPANSE, THE MARTIAN, or BATTLESTAR GALACTICA?
If so, head to this link to register your interest for the Kickstarter campaign for my latest novel, SUNWARD SKY, coming Q4 2024.

I’m incredibly proud to announce that signups are now available for the novel adaptation of popular podcast Sunward Sky, the science fiction drama that first aired in 2020, born in the depths of Melbourne lockdown. People who back this new project on Kickstarter will receive a paperback book with all-new custom artwork by artist Jon Stubbington.

It’s mindblowing to think that what started as a COVID project to occupy my humming brain has now been downloaded more than 70,000 times, has a 4.5 star average on Spotify with nearly 100 ratings. It even briefly broke into the top 100 Science Fiction Podcasts on Apple in 2022. This response has blown me away, considering I have never actively promoted or advertised it, and I am extremely thankful for all the people who have listened to it.

However, I always knew the story wasn’t quite as finessed as I knew it could be. I was writing it weekly for episodic purposes and briefly revising before each recording.
With this new novel edition, it’s given me a chance to revise the plot, rework the writing, condense, tighten and improve the story. It moves faster, it’s leaner, it’s more suspenseful, and I feel it’s now become the story I knew it could have been.

When the Kickstarter hits its goal, it will be a great launchpad for the release of the standard edition next year, and I would also love to hit a stretch goal to hire a professional voice actor for a new audiobook version.
I must thank you again for your generous support, and encourage you to go to the link and register your interest in the novelisation of Sunward Sky. If you felt like telling a sci-fi fan friend or two, I’d be most grateful.

Thank you so much for first listening, and soon reading.

Henry Neilsen

Once again, the link to sign up is here.