James asked Jonathan French:

Hi Jonathan, I’m devastated to hear about the Lot Lands being put on hold. It was my favourite on-going series. Is there anything fans can do to help future instalments along? Have you considered crowdfunding? Whatever happens, you’ve truly enriched the genre with these novels and we’re lucky to have them.

Jonathan French Yeah, it sucks. Took me a long time to come to terms with it myself. Not sure if there is anything that can be done. Bastards had more than a fair shake in many respects: self-pub contest winner, 6-figure deal with major publisher, chance at a TV series for a brief time. Ultimately, it just didn't hit that critical mass of readers necessary to go further. I think Bastards fans are much like the Bastards themselves: loyal but few. It would shock you how few people have finished the series. And it doesn't help that the author has no patience or talent for online promotion. Hence why I have not considered crowdfunding. Me and the internet are not on the best of terms ;) Anyway, thanks for being one of the stalwart few mongrels. You are a rare but fierce breed.

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