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The Ascend Online Marketshop

Created by Luke Chmilenko

Looking for the Ascend Online Collector's Edition? Signed Hardcovers? Posters? T-shirts? This is the place to be!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Legacy of the Fallen Collectors Edition Kickstarter Is Coming This November!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 11:39:25 PM

Hi everyone! I hope you've all been doing well these last few weeks and months! 

I am here today to announce that the Legacy of the Fallen Collectors Edition will be coming this November! (Likely on November 1st at 12pm EST, barring any unforeseen complications!).  Even more exciting if you want extra copies of the collectors edition for book 1 - we still have extra on hand! You will be able to add on a copy of book 1 to your order during the check out phase!

So if you are interested in getting in on the Early Bird tiers for this next book then follow the project today! That will make sure that you get the update that the project is live right away!

Check out the link here and follow it now!

See you all soon!

Luke

And that's a wrap!
almost 2 years ago – Mon, May 02, 2022 at 09:22:24 AM

Hi Everyone! Happy May! I hope you're all having a great start to the week! I am happy to announce that this project is effectively complete! Over this last week we've sent out the final backordered items and they are on their way to the still outstanding orders.

That being said however - there is a chance that something might have gone wrong along the way or that packages have been unexpectedly delayed, so I want to use this opportunity to reach out and ask that if anyone has yet to receive their packages to email me directly at [email protected] so I can see what has happened to your order and fix it ASAP if needed!

Past that - I also want to announce that we will be closing the Store this Friday on May 6th as we wind down fulfillment and that this will be your last chance to order the items from it. If any of you are looking to pick up additional books or other merchandise. Do it now before its too late!

To close things off - thank you all so much for all of your support in helping put this project together! We couldn't have done it without you all! The final result was better than anything I could have dreamed of! Hopefully this will be the first of many projects to come - especially with the Ascend Online Comic Book and the A Mark of Kings Limited Edition nearing completion as well!

Until next time, thank you all so, so very much!


Luke

The Collectors Editions Have Been Sent Out!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 10:21:35 AM

Hi everyone! As I am sure that many of you have already discovered the Collectors Edition copies have gone out! For those of you who have received the books I hope that you enjoy them! For those who have not yet received them - please be assured that they are on the way soon!

With that said however I have a few notes here for a few misc. shipping and communication issues that have cropped up.


First off, if you need to get in touch with me for any reason (missing items, damaged items, etc) - please use BackerKit or directly email me at [email protected] for the fastest reply possible. Unfortunately Kickstarter's messaging system isn't the greatest at notifying me of new messages. If you reach out through either of those two ways, I will get back in touch with you ASAP!


Second - we have had reports of VAT issues for countries with VAT. This should have been accounted for with my shipper, but in some cases it has not been. (I am trying to fix this for upcoming packages now). If this is the case with your package and you have been charged VAT, please reach out and we will refund the difference.


Third - the last round of T-shirts and posters have been sent out! If any of you have yet to get your shirts or posters - please reach out to me via the email above so I can confirm exactly where your package is and get it in your hands ASAP!


Past all of that, thank you so much for all of your support on the project! We wouldn't have been able to get this book created without your help, and I already cannot wait to start thinking about the next book in the series soon!


Luke

Final Proofs Are In!!
over 2 years ago – Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 07:00:26 AM

Hi Everyone!! I am happy to announce that the final proofs have come in! Wooooooo! This book turned out absolutely amazingly in the end and I just cannot wait to have it all in your hands! As a pro-tip, please start working out in advance - these books are HEAVY!! Haha! Only the mightiest of grips will be able to hold onto them.

With this stage done, we are going to be going into the final fulfillment stage very soon! I need to do my final checks of the book to make sure nothing is amiss, and then the books will be off to the fulfillment house for sorting and delivery into your hands! I will be sure to give out updates as needed once we are fully into that phase, so stay tuned! In the meantime please check out the pictures below to see what will be coming your way soon!


Luke

Printing and Logistics Update!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 08:14:02 PM

Hi everyone! We're back again here with another update for the Collectors Edition Project here, which I appreciate all your patience in waiting for as I needed a stretch of time to iron out some of the logistical details regarding printing. That has me here today with some good news and some bad news.

To start first off with the good news - the Collectors Edition book is and has been functionally finished and ready for printing for the last little while.  Our designer, Shawn, has done absolutely spectacular work in putting all of it together and I absolutely cannot wait to get it in all of your hands.

Unfortunately the bad news is, is due to the world supply chain issues, we're stuck waiting for the paper to print it on. So badly that we are going to unfortunately have to extend out our target delivery and fulfillment of the book itself into the New Year, likely to begin late January into February at the earliest.

I'm not sure how many of you may have been following the news lately, but all printers worldwide are currently experiencing an unprecedented paper shortage, which we are unfortunately feeling the extreme effects of for this project. I've done the best I could over the last few weeks to see I could find any way of shortening this or finding a comparable printer to take over, but without any luck at all. These issues are affecting the industry as a whole and on a scale never seen before, which includes the large traditional publishing houses as well. 

I know that this isn't the most ideal news to hear for this project and I am looking to make up for this unexpected delay with a digital release of the Zone Guide to be e-delivered to all who have purchased the Collectors Edition this week for all of you to enjoy in the meantime.

As I get more information - and hopefully a firmer timeline for the printing - I will post additional updates to let you all know what to expect going forward.


In the meantime, thank you all so much for your patience for this! I promise you that the book will be worth the wait in the end!


Luke