Eighth Sea Now Available.

For any who may have been following the progress of my games, The Eighth Sea is now available for purchase.


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Comments

Andrew Smith said…
Congratulations, Michael! That's great news. Are you going to keep us updated of sales, Fred Hicks style?
Thursday, 07 August, 2008
vulpinoid said…
Absolutely...

...but for now I'm moving on to my steampunk odyssey "The Legacy of Baron Xavier", an exploration of insanity and paradigm conflict in a babylon-5 style city beset on all sides by intrigue, war and folks just trying to survive.
Thursday, 07 August, 2008
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