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The total content in ''Beyond the Blight'' is about 12,000 words, as a paperback book it would be about 40 pages, page count for e-readers differs depending on device and text-size - on the iPad, the iBook version comes to about 50 pages.
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The total content in ''Beyond the Blight'' is about 12,000 words, as a paperback book it would be about 50 pages, page count for e-readers differs depending on device and text-size - on the iPad, the iBook version comes to 55 pages in portrait, 99 pages in landscape.
  
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(not yet finalised - it might be available for Kindle and/or iBooks, depending on details I need to get sorted out with the publisher)
 
  
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= Availability and Prices =
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''Beyond the Blight'' is available from these sources:
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* Amazon, '''Kindle version''':
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** Europe: [http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B006UFSUJM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freeevery-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B006UFSUJM Germany], [http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B006UFSUJM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freeevery-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B006UFSUJM France] (€4.99), [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006UFSUJM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freeevery-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B006UFSUJM United Kingdom] (£3.99) -- other european countries: Use one of the Euro links (Germany or France), or search for ''B006UFSUJM'' in your local store.
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** [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006UFSUJM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=freeevery-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006UFSUJM United States] (amazon.com, US$5.99)
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** Rest of the World: Use one of the above stores or search for ''B006UFSUJM'' in your local store.
  
  
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= Release Date and Price =
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* Lulu, '''epub version''' (iBooks, Nook and most other e-readers):
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** [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/beyond-the-blight/18805270 world-wide distribution, digital download] (€4.99)
  
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The exact release date and price depends on the publishers and online e-book stores, so I can not say for sure. I will let you know as soon as I know.
 
  
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It will '''not''' be free. If you need reasons for that, they are [http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,1760.0.html in this forum post], together with other Q&As.
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* iBooks / iTunes:
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** upcoming - you can buy it today at [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/beyond-the-blight/18805270 Lulu], but need to drag it into iTunes to get it on your iPad or iPhone.
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* Nook / Barnes & Nobles:
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** upcoming - you can buy it today at [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/beyond-the-blight/18805270 Lulu], but need to import it into your Nook reader manually.
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If you need reasons why this e-book is not free like the game itself, they are [http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,1760.0.html in this forum post], together with other Q&As.

Revision as of 16:16, 8 January 2012

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Summary

An ambitious and experimental side-project, Beyond the Blight is the first time BattleMaster is available in literature form. This e-book contains eight short-stories and explores the events leading up to the 5th Invasion, revealing stories so far ignored or missed by the nobility as it braces for Daimon attacks.

These stories tell off the Blight and of some of the stories at its edge - and inside the blighted lands. For the first time, secrets of darkness are revealed. All stories are entirely in-character, as the experiences of select heroes, villains and just people being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Artwork leading into the chapters completes the strong atmosphere and completes the in-character concept.

An appendix summing up BattleMaster and the history of Beluaterra makes the e-book accessible to non-players. It could make a good and quite unique present for friends who are into fantasy fiction, but don't play BattleMaster - and maybe get them to do so.


Chapters

The first three chapters contain stories that were already seeded as in-character roleplays into Beluaterra during December. The e-book contains updated versions of these stories:

  • Torture Report
  • Confession
  • Boat People

The following chapters are entirely new:

  • The Account of Sir Spencer Rhys Foucher
  • The Unsung Defense of Tey Gren
  • Temple of Darkness
  • Sermon of Evil
  • The Soulforges


Technical Details

The total content in Beyond the Blight is about 12,000 words, as a paperback book it would be about 50 pages, page count for e-readers differs depending on device and text-size - on the iPad, the iBook version comes to 55 pages in portrait, 99 pages in landscape.


Availability and Prices

Beyond the Blight is available from these sources:

  • Amazon, Kindle version:
    • Europe: Germany, France (€4.99), United Kingdom (£3.99) -- other european countries: Use one of the Euro links (Germany or France), or search for B006UFSUJM in your local store.
    • United States (amazon.com, US$5.99)
    • Rest of the World: Use one of the above stores or search for B006UFSUJM in your local store.



  • iBooks / iTunes:
    • upcoming - you can buy it today at Lulu, but need to drag it into iTunes to get it on your iPad or iPhone.


  • Nook / Barnes & Nobles:
    • upcoming - you can buy it today at Lulu, but need to import it into your Nook reader manually.


If you need reasons why this e-book is not free like the game itself, they are in this forum post, together with other Q&As.

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