Are You A Fan of Ethshar?

I've been a big fan of Lawrence Watt Evan's Ethshar series since I was in high school. Every time I've picked up the new book it's felt like visiting with a good friend that I just don't see enough of. Well, LWE has decided to experiment with the latest Ethshar novel by doing an electronic release of it. Here are the details:

Here's the deal: I have posted the first draft of the first few chapters of The Spriggan Mirror, the ninth novel in the series. Below (on his site) you'll find some options for making donations. Every week, if I've received another $100 in donations, I'll post another chapter -- and I'll do my darnedest to always have at least one more chapter written, ready, and waiting each week. Ordinarily, it will be posted late Saturday or early Sunday.

If I haven't received $100 to pay for that week's chapter, it won't be posted until I have.

If more than the $100 target comes in, the extra will be credited toward the following chapter, so you don't need to worry about ''wasting'' a payment if it's more than is needed for a particular chapter.

I started with four complete chapters and part of a fifth, I have seven and part of an eighth done as of May 8, 2005, and will write more as needed. Barring disaster, I should be able to maintain a weekly schedule unless I'm traveling, or it's the holidays and I'm spending time with my family instead of writing.

I will not post more than one chapter a week unless money just pours in at some point and I have the material ready. It does take some time to write this, and I do have other obligations.

This system is partly inspired by the Street Performer Protocol, and by the system known as the Storyteller's Bowl, but I've modified them to suit my purposes. Similar things have been attempted before, I'm not inventing anything new.

Anyway, as I already mentioned, I'm a big fan of the series so I plan to donate myself - if only to thank him for the years of reading pleasure that he's given me already. If you haven't read his stuff I highly recommend it to lovers of fantasy In fact, click right here for a link to some of his novels on Amazon.com.

Then go here to check out the first few chapters of his new book and donate to the cause...