The Lost is a fiction anthology with nine stories about the lives of the people society has forgotten. The proceeds from The Lost will benefit City Harvest, a charity that feeds the hungry. 

About the Anthology

The Lost is stories of hope, tragedy, and the people the world turns away from. From a young woman struggling with addiction to a streetwise Santa looking out for his friends, these stories range from literary to magical realism. The Lost is an anthology of stories that confront issues of homelessness and the people our society ignores.

The Lost features a great group of writers who have created daring, elegant stories of loss, redemption, and love.

• Kathryn Watterson: Bumble Bee Brown
• C.J. Malarsky: Burning Ember
• Sarah Newton: Circles and Stars
• K. H. Vaughan: Hell on Wheels
• Megan Engelhardt: Jimmy Got-It Gets It
• Stephen D. Rogers: Magpie
• Meg Jayanth: The Beasts By Their Names
• Peter Woodworth: The End of Hungry Santa
• Shoshana Kessock: The Case of George the Curious

Charity: City Harvest

We’re nearly ready to go to print – but we want to give something back. After covering the costs of production – including paying our writers and printing books – proceeds of this fundraiser are going to benefit City Harvest.

Now serving New York City for 30 years, City Harvest (www.cityharvest.org) is the world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city’s hungry men, women, and children. This year, City Harvest will collect more than 42 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to some 600 community food programs throughout New York City by a fleet of trucks and bikes. City Harvest helps feed the more than one million New Yorkers that face hunger each year.

We are so happy to have this opportunity to give back. Please join us. You will get a new anthology filled with amazing stories from fantastic writers.

 

Inspiration for The Lost

The Lost was inspired by the role-playing game Kingdom of Nothing, by Jeff Himmelmann. Kingdom of Nothing was released in 2011 and is a role-playing game that allows players to take on the role of a person lost from society. It can be difficult to confront these issues directly, but this game allows people to see things from someone else’s point of view, and hopefully, to change perspectives on the world.

Although The Lost was inspired by Kingdom of Nothing, you do not have to be a fan of the game to enjoy these stories.

Galileo Games has experienced a great deal of success over the years, releasing award winning games and anthologies. Our first goal has always been to create entertaining, fun media that people will enjoy, but Galileo has also been committed to publishing books with a social consciousness.

About Galileo Books

Galileo Books is an award-winning publisher of games and fiction. We have produced several fiction anthologies including Gimme Shelter and Have Blaster, Will Travel. Game designer Brennan Taylor is the President of Galileo Books and J.R. Blackwell is the Creative Director. With a proven track record of delivering to supporters, Galileo has produced books and fiction through crowdfunding and continues to deliver quality fiction and games. 

Timeline

All the stories have been written and edited. We are currently in the layout process. Printing and shipping will take about 2-3 months after the campaign is complete, but electronic rewards will be sent immediately after the campaign ends. Those who pledge at perk levels that have both electronic and print rewards will first recieve their electronic copies, then their print copies.

Special Thanks

Special Thanks to Trillian Stars, Tim Rodriguez, Chris Morse, Russell Collins, Veronica Giguere, Matt Or, Jeremy Morgan, Nobilis Reed and Heather Welliver for recording the audio for this video. Thanks also to Jeff Himmelman (http://jeffreyhimmelman.com/) for creating the beautiful cover artwork for The Lost, and agreeing to allow us to run this campaign based on his wonderful game.