The Paradox Paradox
By Daniel Hardcastle
A bit Star Trek, a bit Doctor Who, and a bit fucked up.
Fiction
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Sci-fi & Fantasy
1141%
funded
4537
supporters
Writing in progress
Publication date: TBC
Support this projectThe crowd has spoken – The Paradox Paradox is happening. Pre-order your reward now.
FEATURED REWARD
£30
+ shipping
2420 pledges
Signed Hardback
The book, but with my signature scrawled somewhere near the front. Rebecca's too! Note: Due to our last book becoming a bestseller, our signatures will be 48% more egotistical than previously.
PLUS:
- First Edition Signed Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
FEATURED REWARD
£130
+ shipping
403 pledges
Collector's Edition
I see it in your eyes. You want it all. The trading cards, the art prints, the pin badges, the poster and a signed first edition hardback? Well, what if I threw in a Certificate of Authenticity too?! Ok, stop salivating, just back this tier and you shall get it all!
I said stop salivating.
PLUS:
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- 4 Pin Badges
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£5
279 pledges
eBook
Want the book but also don't think that we'll have any trees left in a few years? This is the tier for you!
PLUS:
- eBook
- Your name in the back of the book
£10
65 pledges
Audiobook
Look, we're all getting old. This is the tier for those that don't even know if they'll have eyesight by the time I'm done writing. Read by me again, or Wil Wheaton if he's available.
PLUS:
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£13
159 pledges
Digital Bundle
The tier for people who want to look at the book, but can't be bothered to read it themselves.
PLUS:
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£20
+ shipping
475 pledges
Hardback
The book, in proper paper form. Sure, you can't zoom, and the search feature is manual, but it's also far less likely to crash or run out of battery, and about as equally waterproof.
PLUS:
- First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£50
+ shipping
59 pledges
Signed Snuggle Edition
Celebrate your friendship with someone with 2 signed books for the price of 1.66666667 books. Cuddle up, feel the warmth of another human and read a book that will make you question your own existence.
PLUS:
- 2 Signed First Edition Hardbacks
- eBook
- Audiobook
- 2 names in the back of the book
£50
+ shipping
64 pledges
Trading Cards Edition
The Affinity is made up of eight seriously weird and occasionally wonderful species from all corners of our little galaxy. With this edition you'll get eight high-quality trading cards, one for each of them, with gorgeous art and some facts and figures. Perfect for displaying, using as bookmarks for eight people, or just gazing at blissfully.
PLUS:
- 8 Trading Cards
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£50
+ shipping
146 pledges
Art Print Edition
With Rebecca returning to do a small handful of images for this book, it would simply be illegal to not offer some of them as art prints. The focus of these images will likely be the technology of the era, so if your walls need some future-tech, then this is the tier for you!
PLUS:
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£50
+ shipping
125 pledges
Pin Badges Edition
Every good sci-fi utopia needs rank badges, and The Paradox Paradox is no exception. With this tier, you'll get four badges that will be modelled after their book counterparts! Perfect for decorating bags, cosplaying, or plugging up tiny holes in a sinking submarine.
PLUS:
- 4 Pin Badges
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£50
+ shipping
29 pledges
Poster Edition
This will be a ruddy great poster of the final cover of the book, or a slight variation of it exclusive to the poster. Did I mention that we’re aiming to use a model and have a proper photoshoot for this? No? Well, now I have.
PLUS:
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£80
+ shipping
68 pledges
Half a Collector's Edition (Arty)
Bare walls? Empty frames? Need something to mask the entrance to your escape tunnel? Then this is the tier for you! Features both the art prints and the poster! The future is now! Wow!
PLUS:
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£80
+ shipping
34 pledges
The Other Half a Collector's Edition (Not Arty)
Do you hate art? Did a painting kill your baby? Well with this tier, you get the trading cards and the pin badges! Fuck art! Fuck it to hell!
PLUS:
- 8 Trading Cards
- 4 Pin Badges
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£300
+ shipping
39 pledges
A Hardcastle Original (Limit 50)
That's right, I'm getting my Bob Ross on. If you back this tier, you shall receive a hand painted artwork by yours truly. After the campaign, I'll email asking what you'd like me to paint for you, and then I shall paint it. (Full disclosure, I've never actually painted anything in my life.)
Oh, and we'll throw a Collector's Edition in for good measure.
PLUS:
- An original artwork by someone who hasn't used a paintbrush since he picked my nose with one in primary school
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- 4 Pin Badges
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£1,234,570
+ shipping
I Will Quit YouTube (Limit 1)
Fuck it, worth a shot isn't it?
PLUS:
- I will quit making YouTube Videos
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
Sold out!
£100
+ shipping
200 pledges
Personalised Edition (200 Limit)
Just my signature not good enough for you? You want more?! How about I write your actual name, fling some silly bullshit that I make up on the spot onto the page and top it all of with a Rebecca doodle? Is that what you want? HUH?!
PLUS:
- Personalised Signed First Edition Hardback with your name, a message and a Rebecca doodle
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£300
+ shipping
32 pledges
Front of the Book Edition (Limit 32)
Congratulations Class of 2597! Send us in a headshot (a picture, not a kill) and we'll print it at the very front of the book alongside your name in the style of a yearbook! Dress as sci-fi as you like for the photo, but just remember one thing... I'll be supplying the quotes for you all. Mwahahahahaha.
Oh, and the collector's edition too, I guess.
PLUS:
- Your face in the very front of the book
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- 4 Pin Badges
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
£1,000
+ shipping
5 pledges
Redshirt Tier (Limit 5)
In this tier, not only will you be a character in the book, but you will die pretty much immediately. A horrific, gory death as the ship you're on explodes in various ways. You will be named, given a role on the ship, and killed before you can even say "aye captain." You might utter some words, but most likely will just gargle as something melts your skin off.
Collector's edition too! Enjoy it before... you know.
PLUS:
- You will die in the book. Horribly.
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- 4 Pin Badges
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get my book delivered to?
We deliver to most countries worldwide. Enter your delivery address during checkout and we'll display the shipping cost when we know where to send your book.
How do supporter names work?
Every person who pledges to help to make a book gets their name included in a supporter section as a thank you as long as they pledge before the list closing deadline. If you want to add a different name, this can be changed in your account after you have completed your pledge.
Will the book and rewards that I receive look the same as the images shown on the Unbound website?
Book designs, cover and other images are for illustrative purposes and may differ from final design.
How long will the campaign stay open?
We keep the campaign open and accept orders right up until we need to close the supporter list and set the print run. We can't say for sure how long this will be yet as Daniel is currently writing the novel, but we'll give notice before we close things off.
Osheen Shupple has been working his entire life to resolve the paradox of a desperate audio message from years ago, one which holds a horrifying secret that will change the course of history. His plan: build a time machine and return to the source of the message. But he can’t do it alone.
Fortunately, the universe has supplied a perfect team: an archaeologist serving 28 life sentences, a veterinarian with an identity crisis and no original body parts, a cheating university student, and a famous/very, very dead starship captain.
Together, they will be propelled across the past, and to worlds beyond their timelines, on a temporal treasure-hunt to trace the tragic truth behind whoever Austin Lang turns out to be.
But time is not to be trifled with, and every misstep unmasks another layer of chronological chaos. The past can’t be changed – but will there be a future worth saving...?
Quick select rewards
FEATURED REWARD
£30
+ shipping
2420 pledges
Signed Hardback
The book, but with my signature scrawled somewhere near the front. Rebecca's too! Note: Due to our last book becoming a bestseller, our signatures will be 48% more egotistical than previously.
PLUS:
- First Edition Signed Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
FEATURED REWARD
£130
+ shipping
403 pledges
Collector's Edition
I see it in your eyes. You want it all. The trading cards, the art prints, the pin badges, the poster and a signed first edition hardback? Well, what if I threw in a Certificate of Authenticity too?! Ok, stop salivating, just back this tier and you shall get it all!
I said stop salivating.
PLUS:
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 8 Trading Cards
- 2 A3 Art Prints
- 4 Pin Badges
- Poster
- Signed First Edition Hardback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Your name in the back of the book
Will there be another book tour?
Hi Harrison, We very much hope so! Team Unbound
Roughly how long will we be able to back?
Hi Lee, We keep the campaign open and accept orders right up until we need to close the supporter list and set the print run. We can't say for sure how long this will be yet as Daniel is currently writing the novel, but we'll give notice before we close things off. I hope this helps. Unbound Support
How long will the ability to pledge be up for?
Hi Nathan, We keep the campaign open and accept orders right up until we need to close the supporter list and set the print run. We can't say for sure how long this will be yet as Daniel is currently writing the novel, but we'll give notice before we close things off. I hope this helps. Unbound Support
So, cheeky question: Should I be able to go to the book tour for this book (curse you Brexit, and your uncertainty vis-à-vis visa-free travel*!), will I be able to bring the book I backed here, or am I "forced" to buy a second copy to have it signed (again)? Yes, I know. A very mean question. And not one I expect a very serious answer on! * This sentence was very accidental, but I'm liking the word play so much that, if anybody were to ask me, I'd claim this excellent wordcraftery was very intentional.
You can of course bring your Unbound book to a book tour Bjorn! Thanks for backing this book. Unbound Support.
How long will this campaign run?
Hi Colette, We keep the campaign open and accept orders right up until we need to close the supporter list and set the print run. We can't say for sure how long this will be yet as Daniel is currently writing the novel, but we'll give notice before we close things off. I hope this helps. Unbound Support
If I upgrade do I still receive the benefits of the previous teir? Example: pledging for the personalised edition then upgrading to the front of book. Do I no longer receive the personalised edition?
Hi Will, This should answer your question: http://help.unbound.com/en/articles/2029048-when-i-upgrade-does-the-new-level-include-the-rewards-from-my-previous-level. We can't group levels together we're afraid so we go with the level that you've upgraded to. Best wishes, Unbound Support
How Long till i can't put my Support in to this project?
Hi Kanako, We keep the campaign open and accept orders right up until we need to close the supporter list and set the print run. We can't say for sure how long this will be yet as Daniel is currently writing the novel, but we'll give notice before we close things off. I hope this helps. Unbound Support
Just out of curiosity do you have an estimated release date?
Hi Aiden, As Daniel is currently writing the novel, we can't yet say for sure when the book will be published, but we'll keep supporters updated when the book moves on in the production processes. I hope this helps. Unbound Support