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Book ICO title

The Nemesis Gene

Author

K.H. Rennie

About the author

K.H. Rennie's first novel was based on the travels of the Russian Ethnographer Nikolai Mikluoho Maclay, who visited New Guinea in 1870. Maclay: A Novel.

More recently she's been writing epic fantasy, set in a pseudo-medieval world suggested by her love of medieval history and perhaps childhood memories of ancient architecture, cold seas, and snow. The first book in this series is Triton's Deep.

www.khrennie.com

Book ICO Progress

Book ICO ended on 9th of November 2018 and funding goal wasn't reached

ICO structure

Book Token	A BOOK token is an indivisible token that represents access to a unique piece of digital content. A token is therefore a unique access key. Each book that is published or crowdfunded on Publica is assigned its own, unique BOOK token.
Symbol	BOOK_KRTNG
Total Supply	10000 Tokens
Initial Rate	$1.00 per one BOOK_KRTNG Token
Rate After ICO	$4.99 per one BOOK_KRTNG Token
if only softcap is reached	Developmental edit.

About Book

Genre: Fantasy

Language: English

Planned publishing date: 01.11.2018

Sorcery is a game without rules. Jarrad has little more than a basic grasp of sorcery when he's given a task way beyond his pay grade. And he's tested in more ways than one when he meets up with the beautiful Elwyn, who happens to have a peculiar genetic link to a vixen spirit.

Excerpt from Chapter Two

Jarrad stood absolutely still, trying to understand what he had just heard. The abbot had made a mistake, surely. In his befuddled state he had confused Jarrad with someone else, Georgias perhaps – but Georgias was short and swarthy, while Jarrad was a head taller than the other lay brothers and his shock of dark red curls was unmistakeable.

Abbot Zoric rose from his seat unaided and now seemingly quite spry, and left the room followed by Brother Declen and the other senior monks. As Jarrad came to his senses and thought to follow the lay brothers out of the chamber Prior Rupert shook his head and beckoned him forward.

‘The abbot will see you before vespers. But take that contraption away first and dispose of it.’ He glared at the box at Jarrad’s feet as if it was something vile, not just a few pieces of wood bonded with the residue of boiled horse hides. Jarrad picked up the box and stood with head bowed, feeling the full weight of the prior’s stare.

‘You had better make preparations. You will leave tomorrow.’

‘Tomorrow, Brother? But ...’

‘I don’t know how you did it, Brother Jarrad, but you have somehow managed to prove yourself worthy.’

There had to be a way out. If only he could make them understand. ‘But I don’t know either, Brother. I was bewitched. That ... that sorcery was none of my doing.’

‘No? Then your task will be all the harder, and if you were bewitched, then the choice was made by someone or something beyond our authority. I advise you to think on that.’ The big monk then turned on his heel and strode quickly away.

Jarrad did think on it. Clearly Prior Rupert suspected him of some sort of chicanery. But what would be the point? And how could it be true that he had been chosen by an outside agency?

What is happening? Why do they think I had anything to do with that charade?

It was clearly the fox, no, the vixen, he corrected himself. She had set a trap for him after the encounter on the crags. He would explain to the abbot. Surely he would understand. Then the brothers would choose someone else for their mission and life would continue for him as expected. But a sick churning in his stomach contradicted this attempt at denial. The abbot had decided, and right or wrong, his will was not to be questioned. Prior Rupert might frown and show his dark displeasure, but he could say or do nothing to influence the abbot’s decision.

The chapter house was empty now. The rain still rattled against the arched windows, but the fire in the hearth had turned to glowing coals. Jarrad set the box on the floor and prepared to break it apart and feed the pieces to the fire, but he thought again of the rabbit kitten. He checked the secret compartment. No, the tiny soft thing had definitely gone. Had he not tasted its blood and felt the final beating of its terrified heart in his mouth? He wiped his hand across his brow. If that vixen ever crossed his path again he vowed he would take his jack knife to her silver throat and slit it from ear to ear.

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What is a Book ICO?

Book ICO is the next generation way to kick-start books — authors publish their way.

ICO’s took 2017 by storm. Publica Book ICO’s are the next generation crowdfunder-plus-presale for ebooks where authors are free to publish their way.

Authors — You set your own prices for during and after your Book ICO. When your book is a recognized token on a blockchain you’re selling book tokens directly to your followers who support you and look forward to the promised release.

Presale funds can improve the quality of independently published books. Or publicize great books that might never find their true audience without it.Your book tokens work anywhere in the world on any iOS or Android device.

Readers — When you buy a book token, that’s your private access key to read the book in your Publica reader app available now for iOS and Android phones and tablets. Many Chromebooks too.

You can also send book tokens to other people, unlike any conventional ebook. So buy as many book tokens as you want!

You can also sell recognized book tokens on a secondary token exchange so depending on the total circulation of a book’s tokens, tokens in your wallet may grow in value if the book becomes collectable.

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FAQ

How to participate in a Book ICO?

To participate in a Book ICO you'll need to create a wallet and buy PBL, which is the currency used on Publica’s platform, as well as ETH tokens to pay the transaction fee.

When the Book ICO campaign is running and you have your PBL tokens, click the "Buy BOOK token" button and follow this tutorial.

You will receive a BOOK token (or several tokens) that are your access keys to the book's contents and you'll be able to read the book on your Android or iOs device, and send the book to your friends, or even sell a book on a secondary market.
Where can I create a wallet?

You can create your own wallet in the Publica app (follow these instructions). Or you can use any other ERC20 compatible wallet (we recommend MyEtherWallet). Or you can import an existing cryptocurrency wallet.
Where can I buy PBL tokens?

To participate in a Book ICO you will need to buy PBL tokens (we also refer to them as Pebbles). You can buy Pebbles on several cryptocurrency exchanges such as Kucoin, Cryptopia and IDEX exchanges. See detailed instructions on how to buy PBL tokens.
Where can I read a book?

Simply install Publica’s e-reader app on any Android or iOS device. Publica's e-reader app is also a cryptocurrency wallet and your Publica e-library.

Watch this tutorial on how to install the app and read a book.

You can download and install the e-reader app for your Android or iOs device.
What is a BOOK token?

A BOOK token is an Ethereum ERC20 token that represents access to a specific book. A BOOK token is therefore a unique access key. You can buy several BOOK tokens (book copies) and give away or sell your books whenever you wish.
Why do I need PBL tokens?

PBL tokens are the Publica platform's internal currency. Readers use PBL tokens to participate in Book ICOs on the Publica platform, or to purchase any book listed in the Publica store.

Authors receive their revenue in PBL tokens so they have full control over their finances.
Why do you need cryptocurrencies and blockchain?

By using cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology we can now introduce immediate and direct transactions between authors and readers, bring trust and transparency into the ecosystem as well as give authors tools to set up their own business models by using smart-contracts. This allows authors to sell directly to their readers at an unprecedented and scalable level.

With no middleman, authors are in full control of their author business. Blockchain empowers authors by placing them at the heart of the financial model.