Shadows of the Apt » bonus material http://shadowsoftheapt.com The Insect Man / Empire Rising Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New short story: The Dreams of Avaris http://shadowsoftheapt.com/home/117 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/home/117#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:58 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=117 Slightly delayed, owing to technical difficulties (1), here is the second kinden short story, telling the tale of a Spider-kinden freebooter cut loose in the occupied Commonweal.

(1) translation: I'm rubbish.

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]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/home/117/feed 1 Short Story: The Dreams of Avaris, by Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/bonus/stories/116 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/bonus/stories/116#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:05:55 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=116 To complement David's Spider-kinden artwork, here's the promised spidery story.

Download the story on PDF here

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]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/bonus/stories/116/feed 3 New kinden art: Spider-kinden by David Mumford http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/112 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/112#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:52:13 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=112 In the "kinden" section (and also in the Art section) there's a new piece by David Mumford showing the Spider-kinden in their glory, and this will soon be complemented by a piece of original fiction that follows one such devious individual on a journey through the war-torn Commonweal. Spider-kinden don't make much of a showing in Empire in Black and Gold, where the action is more dominated by the Wasp– and Beetle-kinden, and of course by Tisamon. However, expect to learn a lot more about them when Dragonfly Falling hits the shelves.

I shouldn't need to sing the praises of David Mumford, whose art speaks for him, but, as a professional graphic artist looking to make his mark in the comics industry, I should note that he has what appears to be one of the singular great advantages an artist can possess:

A name beginning with 'M'.

Need I elaborate? Frank Miller, Pat Mills, Alam Moore, Grant Morrison, Mike Mignola… I swear it's like a closed shop out there…

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]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/112/feed 0 Ironclads http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/94 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/94#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:13:30 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=94 The short story Ironclads has been posted in the Bonus material section.

Before plotting its invasion of the Lowlands, the Wasp Empire cut its teeth in a drawn-out campaign against its north-western neighbour, the Dragonfly Commonweal. The war stretched over twelve long years, and although the eventual outcome was a resounding success for Imperial military superiority, the experience was a gruelling one for the Empire's soldiers, even for the Empire's elite heavy infantry, the sentinels…

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]]> http://shadowsoftheapt.com/blog/94/feed 3 Short Story — Ironclads http://shadowsoftheapt.com/bonus/stories/91 http://shadowsoftheapt.com/bonus/stories/91#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:35:30 +0000 Adrian Tchaikovsky http://shadowsoftheapt.com/?p=91 Download Ironclads, a new short story set in the Shadows of the Apt universe. (Click through for download)

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