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Update #6: The Sleeper Rises!

Posted on January 14

Sleepers, 

$15,940.  

This came from you.  

Amazing.  

More than any project I have written over the past six years, the Last Sleeper burns with a hotter fire than anything I have ever worked on.  

And because of this, to receive so much support for it is extremely gratifying.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  

These funds allow me to push the production of the Last Sleeper into overdrive.  We can - and will - craft this amazing experience.  It will fulfill its promise.  

Adamah v'a Mith'ra.

Asteria Fe'ra Isha.  

The Sleeper Rises!  

Onward,

Kendall

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      Erik Dahlman on January 14

      Congratulations, I can't wait to see this once it's completed!

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      entvex on January 14

      Good job backers :D!

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      Brad dancer on January 14

      Congrats, can't wait to see it

Update #5: Into the Light...

Posted on January 13

Light - it's the only force that can turn away the Shadow of Ephos.  And it sounds beautiful.  Here are more sounds by the amazing sound artist Erik Aadahl (turn the headphones UP!):

This has been an amazing month - and a special one.  When I made the Kickstarter, we had been kicked in the teeth in more than a few ways.  Months spent with different publishers, only to find unsavory terms or that the people on the other end of the deals weren't honest about what they could do.  

And now the Sleeper rises, on the wings of your grace, kindness, and belief.  

In many ways, this parallels the journey of Adam on Ephos.  In a hostile planet, with no one to call friend, he discovers a connection.  While it is a tiny ember, it becomes an inferno so hot that an entire planet is changed by one man.  

On this final day of the Kickstarter, I have but one request: share away.  Spread the Light.  

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/78728598/the-last-sleeper-episode-1

The Sleeper will Rise.  

Onward,

Kendall


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A free copy of the Last Sleeper's first Episode in interactive iPad and web formats - and a static .pdf digital copy.

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Exclusive copy of the score - from composer Steve Jablonsky.

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Audio podcast novella prequel - with sound design by Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn.

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Behind-the-scenes: a mini-art bible and look at creating the artistic world of Ephos.

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Printed, limited edition version of the comic with team signatures.

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Full-sized posters of our gorgeous art. Your choice of piece. Signed by the artist, dedicated to YOU.

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Special thanks in the credits/liner notes of the comic.

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Personalized thank-you message from the team and an Executive Producer credit.

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Special thanks ahead of the start of the story. The first thing anyone sees will be your name.

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You are a character in the story. Your name takes on the likeness of a ship, a villager, a hero, a villain, or even a beast! Your choice.

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All of the above, AND a UNIQUE sculpture of Adam and Fera, hand-made by veteran sculptors from Disney and Dreamworks. Each sculpture depicts a different event in the story. No two are alike.

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Kendall Deacon Davis was raised in the Oakland East Bay and attended the University of Southern California, where he graduated with Honors and double-majored in film production and game design.

After four years of writing, football, and sleep, he graduated from USC and went to work as a producer and game designer on Halo 4 at Microsoft Game Studios.

Kendall left Microsoft to focus on his passion and labor of love: The Last Sleeper - a story-driven game for the iPad. Kendall believes passionately that the future of entertainment will be guided by interactive storytelling.