The Complete Astra Idari Trilogy Kickstarter is LIVE!
29 days ago
– Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 09:28:26 AM
For those of you who supported books one and two in the Astra Idari adventure, the campaign for book three is here!
Click here!
Astra Idari Taker of the Dawn brings the saga to a close in a heart-stopping battle between the forces of light and darkness.
Astra Idari is a living ark. She carries in her advanced android memory the entire record of her dying universe. Idari must deliver it to a cosmic forge constructed by ancient universe-smiths, or else when the light goes out in existence, it goes out forever.
Idari wants nothing more than to secure another dawn, but when the opportunity to save a lost friend presents itself, her heart and her duty collide. Her quandary is complicated by the fact she isn't sure whether this is a cruel trick by the dark entity determined to ensure Idari fails. They chase her across space and time, hoping to tear the ark from her memory, and the last light of hope from the stars, root and branch…
You can get book three on its own, or you can get the entire trilogy is a gorgeous limited edition hardcover box set. Thank you for all your support!
Back today!
Stargun Messenger Book 3 Is Here!
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 11:57:11 AM
If you've been patiently waiting for the final book in the Stargun Messenger saga, the time has come. The third book in the trilogy, Astra Idari Taker of the Dawn, is coming in March in my next Kickstarter campaign!
Follow the campaign here!
If you loved the first two books, then you'll want the final chapter. The saga reaches a cosmic conclusion as Idari races against time to save the universe from certain doom... if she doesn't get ambitious and try to save her friend first.
All three books (featuring cover art by the one and only Al Hess) will be available in a limited edition hardcover box set. You can see the proof set right here for the first time. It's GORGEOUS:
I hope you'll join me on this journey. The campaign launches in early March! Be sure to give the campaign a follow by clicking here and hitting the Notify Me on Launch button. It helps boost the signal!
Thank you for all your support!
Darby's Next Project: Dead Malls!
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 08:32:22 AM
Hi everybody! All of you helped me take a giant leap forward with my career by backing my previous campaign for Stargun Messenger. Thanks to your support, I'm able to continue to grow as an author, and take my next big step. I wanted to let you know about my next project, launching tomorrow:
Dead Malls! click here to get notified on launch!
Imagine if Stephen King wrote a Choose Your Own Adventure. That's kind of Dead Malls. Sam works as a security guard in a dying mall. They're just trying to get through their shift when they discover an intruder. Diane claims to be the only survivor of a nuclear war... that happened in 1983.
Then things get weird.
I can't wait to share this book with people. I'm an 80s kid and this is my love letter to all things 80s. It has action. Comedy. Romance. Heart. Horror. And it has choices the reader must make for themselves...
As before, the book is written and ready to go into production once the campaign ends. So if you loved the last book, please give this one a look. Dead Malls features higher quality, more options, and I think a lot more fun. Once again, thank you all for your support.
I couldn't do it without you.
Darby
All Rewards Have Been Delivered! 🎉 And Follow My Next Project! 👀
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 12:35:39 PM
All the books have been delivered and the Kickstarter is complete! I want to thank everyone for helping bring this project to life. It has made a real difference in my journey as a writer, and I couldn't be more grateful. If you have any questions or concerns about your rewards, please let me know.
If you've enjoyed this campaign, I think you're going to like the next one. The prelaunch page for my next project is now live:
The title is a secret... but follow the project and you'll be the first to find out the full details. For now I'll say this is book is about what happens when retail therapy goes too far 👀. This is a sci-fi horror novel for fans of 80s sci-fi horror, Stephen King, and Choose Your Own Adventure stories... and it's a lot of fun. Follow the project today! Coming next year!
If you'd like to be notified about this project and other writing related news, please subscribe to my newsletter: https://darbyharn.com/subscribe/
Subscribers also get a free story!
Before I go, let me give a shout-out to some current and upcoming campaigns from writers I think you'll enjoy.
An urban fantasy novel about second chances (and third, and fourth...)
Hardcover Copies Are Here!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 09:03:02 AM
The Stargun Messenger and Beyond Lights' Reach hardcover sets have arrived! 😮
Fulfillment will commence on those tomorrow and then we'll be at the end of our journey with this campaign! There is still time however to get a hardcover set if you wish right here! Once fulfillment ends, the hardcovers will go in the vault.As for the future, I am hard at work on book three in the series... more to come! 👀
Reminder paperback and digital tiers have been sent. Any questions, please let me know!
Before I go, let me spotlight some current Kickstarter campaigns you may enjoy:
A horror trilogy just in time for Halloween! Each book features 13 tales from some amazing writers, including Christopher Schmitz, Joe Prosit, T.R. Nickel, E.H. Drake, Evan Clouse, and more!
A delightfully twisted tabletop co-op card game pitting stuffed friends against a creeping evil that has possessed Christopher Robin!
