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Old Sorcery: An Absurdist Epic Fantasy Novel

Created by The Arcanist: Fantasy Publishing, LLC

Old Sorcery by James Callan is the story of three heroes (and one badass necromancer) captured by machinations of the most powerful sorcerer in the wide world of Garden. Witty and hilarious, deep and nuanced, this is a tale for the ages.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

We SMASHED the First Stretch Goal!
3 months ago – Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 06:49:32 AM

Howdy folks! 

We hit $3000 and unlocked the DRM-free audiobook last night. What a wonderful success to wake up to! I better get started on my vocal warmups, production on the audiobook has been EXPEDITED. 

We handle all audio production in house and plan to make this audiobook available as soon as possible. As backers who helped us get to this point, you will have access to it the moment it's finished.

I'm finalizing our next stretch goals and will announce them soon. 

Till then, share with your friends and family members who love fantasy and witty writing. Every set of eyeballs on our project helps a ton.

Sincerely,
James D. Mills, EiC of The Arcanist

We're nearing that first stretch goal...
3 months ago – Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 02:24:02 AM

We're dangerously close to unlocking our DRM-free audiobook, but we need your help to get there!

All of our audio is produced entirely in-house (fun fact: our EiC is a former audio engineer), which means every recording is a true labor of love. We want to bring the world of Old Sorcery to as many listeners as possible, with no strings attached.

We're about 75% of the way to our $3,000 stretch goal. Can you help push us over the edge?

Sincerely,
The Team at The Arcanist

We funded in TWO HOURS! What's next?
3 months ago – Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 06:18:00 AM

Howdy folks! 

Thank to your help, we had an explosive opening to this campaign. We're well on our way to achieving stretch goals. I'm still working out some specifics, but I can say that if we hit $3000, all backers will receive free copies of our DRM-free audiobooks once we finish producing it. 

Something special lingers beyond $5000.... but lets fight one dragon at a time. 

~James D. Mills, EiC of The Arcanist.