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Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Help continue the magic that began with Ravensblood!

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Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Raven's Wing Sequel to award-winning urban fantasy

Help continue the magic that began with Ravensblood!

Help continue the magic that began with Ravensblood!

Help continue the magic that began with Ravensblood!

Help continue the magic that began with Ravensblood!

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On October 31, 2013, I released the e-book edition of Ravensblood, an urban fantasy set in the Pacific Northwest and crowdfunded through Kickstarter.   (Trade paperback edition released this spring.) It garnered many glowing reviews on Amazon:

"Couldn’t put it down. . . Once I was able to read this, I couldn’t put it down. The writing style reminded me of early Andre Norton (my all time favorite author) and Andre’s books had the same effect – one becomes engaged in the plot and characters, and the settings have enough color so that your mind can picture the scenes. Hoping for a sequel! Or several…"

"Unique and engaging. . . This story had the tone of the later Harry Potter books but with obvious differences. It takes place in the U.S. and all societies, muggle and magic alike, coexist aware of one another. Of course, we don’t use muggle here. . .they are merely Mundane. The book starts in a gripping fashion only taking breaks for back story and character development, meaning you neither miss nor misunderstand the action. If you know the quirks of Portland, it even seems plausible. Scenery is excellent. Fantasy, warriors and mages with modern realism. I loved this novel."

"Darkly entertaining and enjoyable read, , , It was very easy to become immersed in this story, due to a deeply flawed but compelling character, Corwyn Ravenscroft. Definitely give this author a chance, her storytelling will draw you in. Her style is just a hint of Andre Norton, a dash of J. K. Rowling, and the tiniest pinch of Anne Rice. The rest is her own unique stamp."

"Good story set in an intriguing world  I enjoyed this story very much and was left hoping for a sequel. The story is set in a world of magic which Shawna describes wonderfully. . .Shawna is able to paint descriptive pictures with enough detail to let the reader create vivid images and yet keep a story moving at a nice pace. . .As the end of the book drew near - the pace increased and the pages grew fewer. I found myself staying up much too late wanting to finish and wondering how Shawna could bring about a conclusion without leaving me waiting for volume two. Fortunately there was indeed a satisfactory conclusion allowing me to finally put the book down and drift off to sleep. I was happy to not be left with a brief "to be continued" comment but also thinking that there remained more of this interesting world to explore and hoping for a follow on story."

Ravensblood  also received a positive review from the notoriously tough review site Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and it won a gold medal in the 2014 Global E Book Awards in the category of contemporary fantasy.  I feel like I have successfully proven that I can produce quality, riveting fiction; my debut novel The Stolen Luck (Carina Press) won a silver medal in the 2013 Global E Book Awards in the category of original world fantasy and an 2014 Eppie in the fantasy romance category.  I have also won two honorable mentions for my short fiction from Writers of the Future and have sold stories to e-zines and an anthology.  I have a B.A. in English. Writing Option from Penn State University and have taken workshops and classes from Charles de Lint, David Farland, Donald Maass and Elizabeth Lyon, among others.

I see the Ravensblood  universe as one that can be returned to again and again. It already has its passionate devotees.  One of my beta readers traveled here from France to take the Ravensblood  tour of Portland,  One reader who bought the book when it first came out put aside the work she was doing on deadline to finish reading the novel.  A supporter gave me the funds to pay the cover artist, and musicians among my support base did a custom arrangement of the music for the video trailer as well as editing the trailer itself.  (Do check out the video, for the music if for no other reason.  It's spine-tingling good.)

So where do you come in?  I got a good start with the I first book, but I need to get more books out there to build a readership.   Mostly, I need to pay my freelance editor in order to put out the sequel, because, to paraphrase an old axiom, any writer who acts as her own editor has a fool for a client.  I will be using the some editor I did for Ravensblood.  Anything above what I need to pay the editor will go to promotional costs.

A little bit about the book that started it all:

In a life of impossible choices when sometimes death magic is the lesser of the evils, can a dark mage save the world and his own soul? Corwyn Ravenscroft. Raven. The last heir of an ancient family of dark mages, he holds the secret to recreating the Ravensblood, a legendary magical artifact of immense power.

Cassandra Greensdowne is a Guardian. Magical law enforcement for the elected council— and Raven’s former apprentice and lover. She is trying to live down her past. And then her past comes to the door, asking for her help.

As a youth, Raven wanted to be a Guardian but was rejected because of his ancestry. In his pride and his anger, he had turned to William, the darkest and most powerful mage of their time. William wants a return to the old ways, where the most powerful mage was ruler absolute. But William would not be a True King from the fairy tales. He would reign in blood and terror and darkest magic.

 Raven discovers that he does have a conscience. It’s rather inconvenient.

 He becomes a spy for the council that William wants to overthrow, with Cassandra as his contact. Cass and Raven have a plan to trap William outside his warded sanctuary. But William is one step ahead of the game, with Raven’s life, his soul, and the Ravensblood all in danger.

And about Raven's Wing:

In Ravensblood we saw Raven’s struggle to escape the world of dark magic he’d committed to as a bitter young man. In Raven’s Wing he has to come to terms with both his past and his ancestry and figure out his new place in the Three Communities and among the people who enter his life. The task becomes more difficult, of course, when he finds himself on the run, trying to find the stolen Ravensblood in order to protect the Three Communities and beyond from the dangers presented by this powerful artifact in the wrong hands, and at the same time prove himself innocent of the theft.

Raven finds support in unlooked-for places, but he faces an unknown enemy  who is cunning, ruthless and powerful.

The manuscript for Raven's Wing is complete, needed only the deft hand of my talented editor before publication.

Teaser chapters are up here: http://www.shawna-reppert.com/ravensblood-and-r...

Depending on the level of contribution, supporters will get cool stuff to read, Raven's Wing swag and the knowledge that the helped the early days of a compelling new urban fantasy 'verse.

If you can't contribute financially (and believe me, I understand broke), you can still be part of the magic by spreading the word via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, your own blog, etc.  Every shout-out is greatly appreciated.




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e-book edition of Raven's Wing

$5 USD
Your own copy of the final product in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB and the author's undying gratitude.
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Ebooks Raven's Wing + prequel

$10 USD
Your own copy of the final product, plus its prequel Ravensblood, in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, and the author's undying gratitude.
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Raven's Wing+ prequel+story

$15 USD
Your own copy of the final product, plus its prequel Ravensblood, in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, a PDF of the unrelated 'flash' (short-short) story Wolf Eyes, and the author's undying gratitude.
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Raven's Wing+prequel+2 stories

$20 USD
Your own copy of the final product, plus its prequel Ravensblood, in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, a PDF of the unrelated 'flash' (short-short) story Wolf Eyes, a PDF of the unrelated short story The Red Pencil (Writers of the Future honorable mention) and the author's undying gratitude.
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Previous perk + swag

$25 USD
Your own copy of the final product, plus its prequel Ravensblood, in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, a PDF of the unrelated 'flash' (short-short) story Wolf Eyes, a PDF of the unrelated short story The Red Pencil (Writers of the Future honorable mention), a 5x7 of the cover signed by the author, and the author's undying gratitude.
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Trade paperback edition +

$35 USD
You will get a personalized, signed copy of Raven's Wing, plus the ebook edition of both Ravensblood and Raven's Wing in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, a PDF of the unrelated 'flash' (short-short) story Wolf Eyes, a PDF of the unrelated short story The Red Pencil (Writers of the Future honorable mention), a 5x7 of the cover signed by the author, and the author's undying gratitude.
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Both paperbacks plus

$50 USD
You will get a personalized, signed copy of Raven's Wing, plus the ebook edition of both Ravensblood and Raven's Wing in your choice of MOBI (what Kindle uses) or EPUB, a PDF of the unrelated 'flash' (short-short) story Wolf Eyes, a PDF of the unrelated short story The Red Pencil (Writers of the Future honorable mention), a 5x7 of the cover signed by the author, and the author's undying gratitude. For international supporters, please add additional funds to cover the postage.
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Acknowledged Supporter

$100 USD
Your name in the acknowledgements, plus all the perks listed at the $35 level.
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Name a character

$250 USD
Your name, or the name of someone you designate with their permission, as a minor character in the next book in theRavensblood universe (after Raven's Wing). I promise not to make you a villain (unless you ask me to.) As this is urban fantasy, I may not be able to accommodate SCA names, gamer handles, etc, though I will do my best to please. Plus a signed, personalized trade paperback edition of Raven's Wing. International supporters please add postage.
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Be Dedicated

$500 USD
Your name will appear in the dedication. I'm totally fine if a number of supporters want to go in on this, although if there are more than three of you I ask that you choose a collective noun. (For example, the Smith family, the Loud Pirate Household, the Fools at Joe's Bar) Plus all the perks shown at the $50 level.
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