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Frozen Hell: The Book That Inspired The Thing

Created by John Betancourt

A newly discovered, expanded version of the classic sci-fi story "Who Goes There?" (THE THING) by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Art update
almost 6 years ago – Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 01:45:25 AM

New Art From Bob 

The color frontispiece interior to FROZEN HELL by Bob Eggleton

You should have already received some of the Ebooks. We hope you love them. Remember that a lot more is coming. If you haven't received anything yet, you need to fill out your Backerkit survey. We can't send you your rewards until you do, and some of you haven't gotten them in to us yet.

If you haven't sent your survey in yet, go here:

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

Put in the email attached to your Kickstarter account and you should get your survey. If it still is not showing up please check your spam filter as sometimes it can end up there by accident. We want  to make certain you get your things so be sure to fill out your surveys.

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

Thank you so much more updates to come super soon.

Ebooks now shipping!
almost 6 years ago – Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 02:08:23 AM

The art is still not quite ready, but because I know everyone is anxious to dig in and start reading, I have put together the ebook bundles and they are now accessible through BackerKit.  You should be receiving an email from BackerKit shortly with download instructions. All ebooks are contained in .zip files. If you don't know how to open a .zip file, please try double clicking on it to see if you have a program already installed. If not, please do an internet search to find an unzip utility for your computer or phone.

Yes, the Alternate Openings are included -- they are in every bundle (Kindle, epub, and .pdf) as a .pdf file. There is no Kindle version. There is no epub version. There is only a .pdf version.Sorry if this is inconvenient, but it's all page scans, not reflowable text, so .pdf is the best format. As previously stated, we will not be doing other formats. Please do not ask.

Yes, FROZEN HELL is included! This is an early version of the ebook. It has the Preface, the Introduction, the complete novel, and the Preview—just no artwork (yet). You can read the story immediately with no holdup. 

IMPORTANT!!!  You will ALSO receive an updated ebook with the art in place when we have it ready. The art is NOT there now. This is deliberate. Don't panic—this is just an early reading copy! You WILL get another version with the art in place! Please do not ask where the art is. It will be in the next ebook release, which you will automatically get if you backed anything that included the ebook bundle.

The ebook bundles also include the original novella, Who Goes There?, a collection of John W. Campbell's other classic science fiction works, and a selection of science fiction collections by authors who were John W. Campbell's contemporaries. I picked many of my favorites, and I hope you will enjoy them. Sorry, but no exchanges for other titles are possible if you already have any of these ebooks. Thank you for understanding.

Happy reading!

John Betancourt

SHORT THINGS art update - chance to appear by name in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's story!
almost 6 years ago – Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 09:21:50 PM

Quick update. The art is coming in from Bob Eggleton one piece at a time, and it's incredible! Check out his Facebook page for some previews. (Don't forget to like it!)

https://www.facebook.com/bob.eggleton 

APPEAR IN KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH'S STORY!

Kris Rusch has asked if anyone is interested in naming a character in her story. She has 3 naming opportunities available for $200 each. Please limit to one per backer. See the terms on (and order from) the Wildside Press web site:

 https://tinyurl.com/ycthaakv 

Or go to wildsidepress.com and click on either of the Frozen Hell Backers in the left navigation pane.

NOTE: you can order from either the International or U.S. page; it doesn't matter, since there are no shipping charges to calculate. 

John Betancourt, Publisher

More Art from Bob Eggleton
almost 6 years ago – Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:36:02 AM

New Art 

More art for Frozen Hell by the fantastic Bob Eggleton

How to get things 

We still need your info. Some of you have yet to get in your  Backerkit surveys telling us which items you want. If you haven't sent  your survey in yet, go here:

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

Put in the email attached to your Kickstarter account and you  should get your survey. If it still is not showing up please check your  spam filter as some times it can end up there by accident. We want to  make certain you get your things so be sure to fill out your surveys.

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

Art Update and Things
almost 6 years ago – Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 01:21:02 AM

WE HAVE ART 

Bob Eggleton is feeling better and in the process of making the most amazing art for you. Here are works in progress for Frozen Hell that we are super proud to show off to you.

We can't wait to show off the amazing finished art for both Frozen Hell and Short Things. You helped us make both books truly great works of art.

How to get your things 

We still need your info. Some of you have yet to get in your Backerkit surveys telling us which items you want. If you haven't sent your survey in yet, go here:

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

Put in the email attached to your Kickstarter account and you should get your survey. If it still is not showing up please check your spam filter as some times it can end up there by accident. We want to make certain you get your things so be sure to fill out your surveys.

http://frozenhell.backerkit.com

We hope you had a great holiday and new year.