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Tales of Monster Love

Created by John Betancourt

What do Dune, Star Trek, Star Wars and The Thing have in common? Iconic writers who have written for them are all appearing together in a new anthology, Hearts of the Abyss: Tales of Monster Love. We put together the most talented, critically acclaimed and award-winning authors, and told them "Write a story with a monster and a romance, and the rest is up to you." This is what they came up with.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Valentines for you
17 days ago – Tue, Feb 04, 2025 at 09:37:18 PM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

Surveys coming soon from BACKERKIT
29 days ago – Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 03:42:32 AM

BACKERKIT IS COMING!

Good news! We added Hearts of the Abyss to Backerkit today for post-campaign management. We are waiting for everything to be approved on their end (hopefully in about 48 hours), then we'll send out the Backer Survey. You will be able to add or upgrade items after you complete the survey. (Several people asked in the comments section about upgrading to the hardcover from the paperback.) 

Your survey will come by email. You don't need to do anything yet.

DID YOU MISS THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN?

If you missed out on the project, the last-chance Backerkit page is already up. (Just click on the picture below.)  AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE LINK TO THE SURVEY. It's only for people who missed the Kickstarter campaign and still want to back it. 

HARDCOVER UPDATE

We also have more details about the hardcover edition of Hearts of the Abyss, which will feature a library-quality binding with a color dust jacket. If you wanted to get this edition but missed it on the campaign, you can grab a copy through Backerkit.

Some of the art
about 1 month ago – Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 03:09:36 PM

We are in the final hours and I wanted to give you a preview of some of the art. This book will have over 30 illustrations, and here are some of them.
 
 
You will get the digital printable valentines before the end of this month, giving you plenty of time to print them out and use them however you like.
 
Thank you so much for all the support you are going to love this book!

hardcover edition
about 1 month ago – Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 05:14:11 PM

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well. We are now in the last few days of the campaign and we have almost unlocked the hardcover edition. It would be fantastic if we can reach that goal so you can get your hands on the hardcover, so we are doing a big final push to try and reach it. If you're interested in getting a copy of the hardcover, feel free to join us in promoting the campaign to reach the stretch goal.
In other news, some of our contributors are dealing with the wildfires in LA and our thoughts go out to them and their families. If any of you are in a similar situation this could help, we hope you stay safe and get through this ok. 
 
We appreciate all your enthusiasm and support, and we are working to make this book something you will truly love and enjoy.