A planet split in half. One side locked in eternal sunlight,
the other in endless darkness — and both sides one
wrong move away from a war that ends part of the world.
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Signed in every physical tier
Sector 1F–VI · Neonova
Two worlds, one fault line
The planet turns. However, one face has never left the light; the other has
never seen it. Between them lies the Duskline — the thin band where
the warmth dips, the air goes strange, and the light finally gives out.
Harjon Altus · Light sideDreymar Union · Dark side
Drag across the image to cross the Duskline
Harjon Altus
Gold spires, mirrored water, and a sun that never sets on the
Chronosite. Galas, broadcasts, Protectors, and a lockdown nobody is
allowed to call one. Everything here is beautiful, and almost none of
it is free.
The Dark Side
Ore, forges, and crops grown under artificial sun on regulated beats.
The Dreymar Union has been told for generations that the dark was all
it was ever owed. It has stopped believing that.
Vaeyloria · Classification Level IV · Restricted access
The story
He was supposed to be nobody
Taren is an eighteen-year-old goat herder on the light side. His herd
keeps drifting toward the Duskline, where the air has been strange
lately. His father is already across it, working the Dark Side.
He isn't the loud, chosen-one type — he's quiet, observant, and
stronger than he realises. When the world starts coming apart, he has
to choose between the world he was raised in and the truth he found in
it. The choices land on him anyway.
Every tier includes the ebook and your name printed in the back of the
book. Everything below is made; tier pricing and shipping costs go live
with the campaign.
Every tier
The digital edition
DRM-free epub of the finished, edited book — two months before the print run ships.
EPUB · all readers · December 2026
Signed
Paperback
The full novel in trade paperback, signed by hand before it ships.
5×8in · 50lb creme stock
Signed
Jacketed hardback
Case-bound with a printed dust jacket. The shelf copy. Also signed.
6×9in · case bound · printed dust jacket
Print
Cover poster
The full Duskline cover art, upright, without any of the type on it.
18×24in · 100# gloss
Print
Map of Vaeyloria
The full planetary map — both sides, the Duskline, every named site.
24×18in · landscape
Never sold online
Faction posters
Harjon Altus and the Dreymar Union, as a pair. These two exist for
Kickstarter and live events only — they will not go in the store.
2 designs · 100 of each
8 designs
Character stickers
The full cast as cracked-ice holographic circles. Vinyl, weatherproof.
3in circles · cracked ice finish
In every book
Bookmark
Heavy card, full colour both sides, with a QR straight back to the world.
350gsm · double-sided
Every physical copy
A letter from the author
Printed on parchment and tucked into every physical copy — why
this book exists, and what it cost to write. Written for the people who
funded it, so it isn't going online.
Parchment · folded card
Estimated delivery
December 2026The ebook — every tier
February 2027Every physical reward, including the Founder’s Collection
Ships worldwide. No excluded countries —
wherever you are, you can back this.
The edit happens first, which is why the ebook lands two months ahead of
print. Books are print-on-demand and ordered once the campaign closes.
The top tier
The Founder’s Collection
One box, printed inside and out with both faces of the planet, holding
everything above plus the one thing that exists nowhere else. When
these are gone, they are gone — there is no reprint planned.
The character hex deck — 12 hexagonal cards in a hook box. Founder’s Collection only, and the only place it exists.
Both faction posters — Harjon Altus and Dreymar Union, neither of which will ever be sold online.
Signed hardback and paperback, the map, the stickers, the bookmark.
The author’s letter on parchment, as it comes in every physical copy.
Your name in the back of the book, and the epub in December.
The box · printed inside and outThe hex deck · 12 cards
The cast
Eight dossiers
The faces on the hex cards and the sticker sheet. Some of them start the
war. Some of them are just trying to get through it.
TarenHerder · Light sideBrenLight sideLioTaren's father · Dark sideKerrinLight sideMaraLight sideVaelLight sideAntonyHarjonAshDark side
From the author
“Neonova represents the moment I stopped living by other
people’s expectations and started listening to my own inner
voice. It represents the breaking point that became a beginning.”
There was a long stretch of my life where I kept losing myself without
realizing it. Leaving that behind was the first time I chose myself in
years, and it forced me into a kind of soul-searching I had never done
before.
So I turned to the one thing that had always been there for me —
creativity. I thought I was building a portfolio. Instead, I opened a
door I didn’t know existed, and suddenly my mind was overflowing
with worlds that wouldn’t let me sleep. That was the beginning of
Neonova.
The rest of the letter — the part about the point where I
couldn’t see a way forward, and what brought me back — is
printed on parchment and goes inside every physical copy. It was written
for the people who made this book happen, so that’s where it
stays.
The bookmark · in every physical tier
The soundtrack
What this world sounds like
Neonova started as music before it was ever a book — the world got
clearer every time I made something. This is what I wrote it to.
Before you back
Straight answers
Why does hitting “notify me” actually matter?
Kickstarter pushes campaigns that move fast in the first 48 hours. Every
follower it emails on day one is someone who can back before the
algorithm has decided anything. It costs you one tap and it is genuinely
the most useful thing you can do before launch.
Is the book actually written?
Yes — the full manuscript is finished, and the cover, the map and
the whole physical collection are designed and costed. What's still
ahead is the edit. Backing this campaign funds the professional edit
and the print run, so you're not waiting on a first draft: you're
waiting on a finished book to be made properly.
What formats can I get?
DRM-free epub, a signed 5×8 trade paperback, and a signed 6×9
jacketed hardback. Every tier includes the epub.
Is this a series?
The Duskline is book one of the Neonova trilogy. The world was built as
a whole planet before it was ever a single book.
Which rewards are Kickstarter-only?
The Harjon Altus and Dreymar Union faction posters are made for
Kickstarter and live events only — they will never be sold online.
The character hex deck exists only inside the Founder’s
Collection.
Where do you ship?
Everywhere. There are no excluded countries — if you can back it,
I can get it to you. Exact shipping costs by region are confirmed on
the Kickstarter page when the campaign opens.
When do I actually get it?
The ebook is estimated for December 2026 and every
physical reward for February 2027. The edit comes
first, which is why the ebook arrives two months ahead of print. Books
are print-on-demand and ordered once the campaign closes.
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