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Gravesong is the first book in The Singer of Terandria series. A spin-off of The Wandering Inn series, it tells the story of Cara O'Sullivan, a young woman from Ireland who was suddenly teleported to a world with classes, levels, and Skills.
Solicit Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Actor, singer...necromancer?
All the world's a stage...even when you're teleported to a new world.
Struggling actress Cara O'Sullivan was walking down the street of Galway one moment, and the next, she was in an ancient tomb in a faraway world. Alone in the dark with her cell phone as her last tenuous connection to home, Cara sings her favorite song. To her astonishment, her song casts a spell of light into the world...and from the depths, something hears her. Challenged by a ghostly knight, a tragic necromancer, and hordes of undead, can a young woman who does not believe in heroes become one herself?
History[edit | edit source]
Gravesong was first announced to the public on January 1, 2022 by pirateaba, as a new, fully-written book. The initial draft had at least 150,000 words and was written in secret alongside the regular Wandering Inn releases. It was planned to be edited throughout the beginning of 2022 and intended to be released as an e-book, a physical book, and an audiobook for all readers in the summer of 2022[2].
In the middle of October 2022, news articles from Yahoo Finance[3], Variety[4], and Business Wire [5] reported that Gravesong would be released in a new serialized story platform by Wattpad-WEBTOON owner Naver. This received notable backlash from the community due to the new platform's perceived "predatory practices" and microtransaction nature. It is believed that this is when moderators on Reddit and Discord first began removing links to sites that contain illegal copies of the advanced Patreon version and banning users involved.
In a Reddit post by pirateaba, it was explained that the draft was taken to big publishing houses like Tor Books; however, none were interested, and the decision was made to publish the story on YONDER instead. The post also confirmed that there would be an audiobook release by Podium, but the team is still waiting on legal permission to use one of the most important songs[6].
On December 1, 2022, the first chapter of Gravesong was released on YONDER, with the first 12 chapters being free to read. PirateabaAssistant#9538 has clarified in a discord post[1] that the YONDER version of the novel is "slightly smaller" than the Patreon-only advance copy due to being edited down to fit onto the platform but without any significant changes.
On April 20, 2024, the audiobook version of Gravesong was released on Audible. The release of the ebook version was delayed to 2025, due to exclusivity agreements with Yonder.[7]
Media[edit | edit source]
Posters[edit | edit source]
Pre-release Poster by Bobo Plushie
Covers[edit | edit source]
Cover by Stephen Sitton
Textless Cover by Stephen Sitton
Promotional Videos[edit | edit source]
- On January 15, 2023, YONDER has released a promotional video for Gravesong on their social media pages: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnajf40N6V_/
Merchandise[edit | edit source]
The official store added some winter merchandise on December 3, 2022, corresponding with the release of Gravesong on YONDER.
Gravesong Concert T-Shirt
(Front - Dark Grey Heather)
(Art by Miguel)
Gravesong Concert T-Shirt
(Back - Black Heather)
(Art by Miguel)
Gravesong Matte Poster
(Art by Stephen Sitton)
How to read[edit | edit source]
It is available on YONDER, with new chapters released every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 12:05 PM ET. For a list of available chapters, please check the Gravesong/Chapter List page.
Free Chapters[edit | edit source]
- The first 12 chapters (Chapter 1.00 to Chapter 1.11) are free to read.
Coins[edit | edit source]
- The rest of the chapters can be unlocked using 29 Coins each.
- Chapters unlocked with Coins are unlocked permanently.
- At the time of writing, 100 Coins are available for USD 0.99 on the Coin Shop.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discord post by PirateabaAssistant#9538
- ↑ Chapter 8.61 Author's Note
- ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/yonder-serialized-story-platform-launched-124428057.html
- ↑ https://variety.com/2022/biz/asia/yonder-story-platform-naver-wattpad-1235403577/
- ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221013005132/en/New-App-YONDER-Reimagines-Serialized-Fiction-with-a-Curated-Catalog-from-Bestselling-Authors-and-the-Most-Exciting-Voices-in-Storytelling
- ↑ Reddit post from pirateaba
- ↑ https://wanderinginn.com/announcements/16717/