The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons
This campaign is to raise money to create the audio and digital publication of 'The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons. A Tale of Adijari.' The book has already been professionally edited and proofread to ready it for publication.
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Because of the people who have donated thus far, and a generous contribution from my parents
PRODUCTION OF THE DIGITAL E-BOOK HAS STARTED
Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed. The book will be out in May. Now onwards towards the audio book. SEEMOREPERSPECTIVE reading SotZD is a dream I didn't have until I heard his recording of the prelude and first chapter
https://youtu.be/0-2Ud2KWb2g
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Some of my books that are filled with the stories, drafts, and world building concepts of Adijari
The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons is my first step into my created world of Adijari. In this world there are four primary races who have a magical allegiance to an element of nature.
The elves to the atmosphere,
the devs to light,
the amesha to land, and
the lahks to animals.
There is intentional overlap and ambiguity between these elements, as it is in these inbetween spaces where Adijari stories happen, and also a reflection on how the concept of diversity is not so simple.
Doing some research with some of my folklore books that I draw inspiration from while wife takes
Adijari combines reimaginings of Indian, Middle Eastern, and American indigenous mythologies with elements of traditional fantasy. I believe that long term fantasy fans will enjoy the unique vision, and that it will be exciting and accessible to many other readers as well. Through reimagining these different mythologies into the epic stories of Adijari, I hope to stir people's interest in cultures that are not our own. It is the avenue I use to continuously immerse myself in new ideas that I will always explore through stories.
The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons
This is the story of GRADNI, a young elf orphan whose father was killed by the dragons of ZIPACNA. All his life he has been led to believe that dragons are evil, and since even before his father's death he has hoped to one day become a dragon slayer. But after being recruited for this very purpose by the military base of DELTHURK, Gradni reluctantly begins to wonder if the dragons are not the villains he always thought they were. Alone and confused, Gradni is conflicted on which side deserves his loyalty- his own people who are the aggressors, but are offering him everything he thought he wanted, or the dragons whom he identifies with, but who killed his father? In addition, Gradni must compete with the giant ERDUN of the amesha race, who himself is being trained by a cult of dev people who have already eradicated one of the eight dragon species. Erdun is also being imbued with the powers of the Fire Spirit TA'AR, an entity whose feud with the dragons goes back generations.
Those following my career know that an earlier draft of this tale was briefly available on Amazon before I decided to rework it to synch with my future planned stories of Adijari.
SEEMOREPERSPECTIVE reading the prelude to 'The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons.'
SEEMOREPERSPECTIVE reading Chapter one of 'The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons'
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The digital production of the book will have a timeline towards release very soon.
The audio edition of the book will be released 7 months from when we reach our goal.
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Financial Breakdown
$750 will be set aside for a cover that will be done by fantasy and sci-fi artist Jamie Noble Frier
$750 will go towards producing the book professionally on the multiple audio and digital platforms and towards getting a permanent website.
$5,000 will go towards
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE who will spend roughly 130 hours recording and producing the entire book.
$1500 of this project has already been prefunded which brings the total needed to
$5000
Gofundme's deduction is just under 3% so in consideration of that $425 is also being added to the total which brings the total needed to
$5250
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Thank you so much for your interest in this story. The ultimate hope of everyone involved is to create a meaningful product that will be thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who reads and or listens to it.
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S.P. Jayaraj
Jayaraj writes fantasy fiction, supernatural stories, creative non-fiction and poetry. He is east Indian and grew up in Muscat, Oman, and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. before coming to America to study. He received his undergraduate degree in English from Purdue University and his Masters in Fine Arts from Hamline. He is the founder of Cracked Walnut , a travelling literary reading series based in the Twin Cities, MN. which also has a chapter in Cedar Rapids, IA. Jayaraj has been published in Rock Paper Scissors, Fiction Depot, and Redbird Chapbooks. He is also a contributor to twincitiesgeek.com
www.satishjayaraj.weebly.com
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE
is an MC, Producer, Spoken Word Poet, and Social Justice Educator. His work explores identity, culture, social justice, mythology, science fiction, spirituality, and the paranormal. Find SEE MORE in a cypher or a seance, pushing conversations about equity in a board room, singing for strangers in a living room, or sharing culture, tradition, and craft in a classroom. As SEE takes his first steps into the world of audiobooks he’s delighted to be producing the first ever Button Poetry audio book, as well reading and producing this exciting new work by S.P. Jayaraj. Learn more at
www.seemoreperspective.com
The Noble Artist
Jamie Noble Frier is a digital artist who works predominantly on fantasy and sci-fi titles across multiple platforms.
Jamie works with clients both corporate and independent, with artwork featured on book covers, board games video games, films, music and much more.
www.thenobleartist.com
Azure Aurelia Arts
Azure is a maker of many things. She is currently focused on fully bound handmade books. She mainly creates hardcovers, and likes to play with different materials when making her constructions including wood and fabrics.
Her goal is to create functional, beautiful pieces of art that you can bring with you as you move through life. She happens to be also be married to S.P. Jayaraj
https://www.facebook.com/azureaureliaarts/
SEEMOREPERSPECTIVE, my partner Azure of Azure Aurelia Arts, and myself when we met to decide how to approach the project.
