Overmorrow is #1 in its categories! A sale, PRIZES, Kindle Unlimited, and the Paperback.
Fabulous prizes and news for launch week for Overmorrow on Kindle Unlimited.
Friends! Today is the day to start the OVERMORROW launch. I’m telling you about its success, its sale, its Kindle Unlimited launch (that’s a first for me, an experiment), the paperback preorders, AND SOME FABULOUS PRIZES. Prizes are also for those who purchased early copies way back before revisions were done (and if you did that and would like the final version, please email me and review it on Goodreads <— we need some more ratings and reviews from readers who already get my work, though as you’ll see below, strangers in pro review outlets love the book).
OVERMORROW already has exceeded my expectations because we’ve only launched a couple of days ago and here’s where things stand in its categories.
What follows is not what you expect from an indie fantasy novel. Or what I expected. Folks, this is seriously wild for only a couple days in:
(Not pictured is hilarious to me: it hit the top of mermaids and was promptly removed by the Amazon team because… I guess having mermaids in the book that teenagers don’t want to have sex with is somehow disqualifying for the mermaid category? Anyways, it topped that category too and then—)
I’m gunning for you, Christopher Paolini.
Here’s the big, overall category for ALL FANTASY:
But you know what baffled me the most?
Honestly, it’s this category:
And it’s not because it’s doing well in the New Releases section, but that it’s here in the overall category:
Top 16.
That might not mean much to you, but let me explain this:
This is a category where half — EIGHT BOOKS — are Martha Wells’s Murderbot diaries. I watched Martha, live, accept her Hugo for that series. I cannot imagine any universe in which I dethrone her. And after her comes Holly Black and it only gets harder with Sarah J. Maas and Stephanie Meyer. The real queens. I’m calling that the SMSM goal line.
It’s good to have goals.
But here’s the thing, team: I think if, on the day this goes out, we sell ~150 copies on Kindle, based on the math, we’ll top Martha Wells and start gunning for the big dogs Holly Black, Sarah J. Maas, Stephanie Meyer, and JK Rowling.
That would be a good day. An absolutely wild day. Like dye my hair or shave my head wild, which I haven’t done since high school. (Don’t hold me to that, but if we start getting close… I might be tempted to do something impulsive…)
We can do it. We can have fun doing it. Wouldn’t it be hilarious fun — almost a prank — for this indie YA fantasy novel to dethrone all four queens of traditional YA Fantasy? There are 9,000 of you on this list and 2,000 of you open every email.
Let’s have some fun:
As always, send me the receipt and you’ll be entered for the prizes.
What was that about fabulous prizes, Lance?
So glad you asked.
Gergia Map for every 10 copies and/or
Overmorrow poster for every 10 copies
Free paperback for every 4 digital copies.
This time around, I’m going to do both a drawing and a bulk order. If you do a bulk order, you’ll win the prize automatically. If you order a single copy, you’ll be entered into a group drawing with a group of folks that totals the bulk order.
So, for example, for every 10 copies ordered, I’m giving away a copy of the Gergia treasure map wall art:
Because this book is the first other than Tap and Die to touch on Gergia and I started drawing the center of that map in class during my freshman year of college (I aced the class too, btw, so stay in school kids).
So if you order 10 copies (and yes, you can buy both multiple digital copies and preorder multiple paperbacks for friends on Amazon), you’ll get it for free. But if you only buy one copy, you’ll be entered into a drawing with the next 9 people who buy a copy. Either way, it’s one map per every ten copies.
I’m going to do a similar thing for the cover. So if you love the cover and want it as a concert poster for your hallway, same deal: one given away for every ten copies. This is an either/or proposition, you don’t get both.
Unless, of course, you buy twenty copies.
If you buy four copies of the digital, I’ll send you a paperback for free and three months before everyone else.
Alternatively, you could subscribe and I’ll send you the paperback that early.
Gergia Map for every 10 copies and/or
Overmorrow poster for every 10 copies
Free paperback for every 4 digital copies.
Let’s have some fun:
As always, send me the receipt and you’ll be entered for the prizes.
What’s Overmorrow about?
According to Ellie, the middle child of two overseas ambassadors, a magical monster named Oblivion kidnapped her elder brother. She believes Oblivion wants to use her brother as a backup memory, a backup hard drive.
She encounters Overmorrow - a magical rain that wakes up normal New Yorkers unto the wonder all around them.
Once she receives Overmorrow and its "seer's sight," she discovers someone has stolen the source of the rain.
Convinced Oblivion has also stolen the rains, she decides to use the mystery of Overmorrow to lead her back to her elder brother and save his mind from Oblivion. As Ellie fails over and over again, it becomes terribly apparent to her that this rain thief wants to obliviate monsters from the memories of New Yorkers and everyone else in the megacosm.
And if we forget the monsters, they're free to eat us all.
As always, send me the receipt and you’ll be entered for the prizes.
Early Reviews:
"Overmorrow is a spellbinding fantasy that blends urban wonder with creeping dread. Lancelot Schaubert crafts a world where magical rain unlocks hidden sight, and memories are the last defense against monsters waiting in the dark. As Ellie races to find the stolen source of Overmorrow and rescue her brother, each failure tightens the story’s grip. Inventive, haunting, and beautifully written, this is a novel that lingers like a half-remembered dream."
— NewInBooks.com
And then there’s this review from Summon Fantasy:
Sometimes, it’s the cover that pulls you in. That’s exactly what made me request an ARC for Overmorrow from NetGalley, but what kept me reading was the deeply imaginative premise and the utterly original world that unfolded from the first page.
At a Glance
At its heart, Overmorrow is a story about loss and longing: a girl’s quest to find her missing brother. But as young Ellie’s journey deepens, so does the story, expanding into a surreal, cerebral exploration of memory, meaning, and the thin line between imagination and truth.
A World Unlike Any Other
Ellie is the curious, determined middle child of two overseas ambassadors. When her elder brother disappears, she’s convinced a magical monster named Oblivion has taken him—planning to use him as a kind of backup memory drive. As wild as it sounds, Schaubert makes it feel hauntingly plausible. The world he’s built is strange, poetic, and philosophical—a city transformed by magical rain called Overmorrow that wakes New Yorkers up to the wonders all around them.
Yes, it gave me Narnia vibes. But more than that, it reminded me of how much magic children can find in a world adults have stopped seeing.
The world-building is rich and intricate, sometimes challenging, but made accessible through the eyes of Ellie and her companions—who are just as new to this world as we are. Learning alongside them creates an immersive experience that’s both wonder-filled and unsettling.
Ellie: A Mind That Won’t Stop Turning
Ellie’s voice is sharp, inquisitive, and full of life. Her imagination is unstoppable. She dissects every little thing, hunting for symbols, secrets, and significance. It’s this relentless need to understand that makes her such a compelling narrator—and one that readers of all ages will find themselves rooting for.
Favorite Quote
“Books are portable imaginations.”
— Overmorrow by Lancelot Schaubert
Themes & Vibes
🌀 Surrealism & Symbolism
🧠 Memory & Identity
📚 Books & Imagination
🌧️ Magical Realism / Fantasy
🧒 Child protagonist with a sharp, philosophical mind
💔 Grief, Loss, and Finding Meaning
🕳️ Monsters as metaphors
🧭 Narnia-esque sense of discovery
🕯️ Thought-provoking and dreamlike
Final Thoughts
Overmorrow is not your typical fantasy novel. It’s whimsical, cerebral, emotionally resonant, and deeply original. If you enjoy stories that challenge perception, reward attention, and explore profound truths through magical metaphors—this book is for you.
Just know that it asks a lot of you as a reader. But if you’re ready to follow Ellie down the rabbit hole, you’ll emerge changed.
Highly recommended for fans of A Wrinkle in Time, Coraline, or The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Our final verdict:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 4.50
— Summon Fantasy
Let’s have some fun:
As always, send me the receipt and you’ll be entered for the prizes.
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Congratulations! How exciting!
LANCE! I am so excited for you!! Congrats on this insanely hard work!