I got the idea of a companion file through my friend C. E. Robinson. After very kindly buying my epic fantasy series, Pearseus, she told me that she printed out the map and character list, to help her while reading.
This gave me the idea of presenting that information in the form of a post and a download link, to allow readers to more easily do so. In her honor, I call it the Robinson companion.
The file contains the following documents:
- The character lists of the three books. As these change among books, and to avoid any spoilers, they come in three separate PDFs. This makes it easier to print out the one you want.
- As a special nod to my lovely cousin and beta-reader, Elpida, a timeline with the events up to Vigil (the things I’ll do for Tex-Mex).
- The map below in high resolution (1200×860). You can also save the image below, of course, and print it out using your favorite photo viewing software.
So, what are you waiting for? Download the Robinson companion – the ultimate (and totally free!) companion to Pearseus! 🙂
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Niiiiiiiiiiiice. (thumbs up and other nice exciting emoticons)
You add a chronology and you get a free mexican treat 😉
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What a lovely surprise; I had no idea you read my blog. Deal! Ancho’s or your place? 🙂
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Both? 3:)
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Madame L’ambassadrice, you’re spoilin’ us! 😀
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Reblogged this on Legends of Windemere.
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So this is replacing the original bundle?
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Lol – this is a companion to the series, not the actual books! Wait, perhaps I’d best change the name to avoid misunderstandings…
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Yeah. I thought it was a full bundle when I read that. Not sure what you can call it though.
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I changed the name to Pearseus’ Robinson companion. Hope this is clearer.
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Very cool. Brings a mystery to it too.
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Thanks for alerting me to the potential pitfall before I shared it with a wider audience 🙂
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You’re welcome. Glad to be of accidental help. 😀
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I read about these in your post at Sue Ember’s. Very cool idea!
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On behalf of Christine, thank you 🙂
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CE has such wonderful enthusiasm. Great idea collaboration, you two!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Teagan & Nicholas…so happy I was a help with this idea! To further clarify the collaboration, I’m a student of Sci-fi and you Nicholas are the expert teacher. In reviewing the pdf books (paperbacks ordered are due tomorrow) I found a great backstory about the beginning of the planet Pearseus. Angel (older sister) tells the story to her siblings, Elsie and Cook. Like an obedient student, I’ve taken notes and I’m really into the story with more timeline “smarts” and heightened enthusiasm! Wow…this is an adventurous trip to another world and time! Thank you, Nicholas! Christine
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Aw, you’re so sweet! Thank you! 🙂
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Welcome! Yay! Elpida’s timeline is a great help! Now I’m completely on track to continue the Pearseus adventure. Christine
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She’ll be pretty happy to hear that. She’s been asking for one for ages 😀
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Fabulous idea!
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Thanks! 🙂
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You are welcome.
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Wonderful idea!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Great map! I also have maps for all volumes of my series The Labors of Ki’shto’ba Huge-Head. They appear in the print editions, but in ebooks they would be so small as to be illegible, so I also post them on a page of my termitespeaker blog and invite people to print them off or download them. Then someone suggested that I could put a color version on the back covers of my paperbacks, so I started doing that with v.3. I also include character lists (termites have complicated names!) and glossaries on the series (both ebooks and print).
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Thanks! I made it using the CC3 Cartographer. 🙂
It sounds like you’re already doing everything right. I’m more of a late comer… 🙂
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Sounds cool 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Great idea for a series. I’m enjoying the read at this very moment.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sophi's Garden.
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That’s a great idea. 🙂 That’s also a cool thing you can mention in your product description or in the book (but not before Amazon’s “start” location). (Or you could set it up so that they have to follow you, or sign up to your email newsletter, to get the free and handy map and character list.)
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I love that. Thanks for the tip 🙂
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What a fantastic idea. You are half way to being an iBook author! Rae.
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Lol – thanks! I had no idea it was that simple 😀
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This is a fabulous idea. The map is beautifully rendered, and I like Chris McMullen’s suggestion as well.
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Thanks! So did I 🙂
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