Hi everybody.

  I feel bad about pinging all the readers of this series and not having a chapter for y'all, but I also didn't want to put this announcement in Chapter 3 on Wednesday.

  So, as many of you probably already know, I am self-publishing Madman Apocalypse to Amazon.

  The release date is May 1st.

  To comply with the Kindle Unlimited exclusivity, I have to take the story down from all sites where I've posted it, meaning RoyalRoad and Patreon. To play it on the safe side, I will stub Book 1 a bit in advance of the actual release date, so Book 1 (except for Chapter 0) will be made unavailable on RR the 21st of April.

  For anyone who'd like to support my self-publishing endeavour by pre-ordering, . It will of course also be available to all Kindle Unlimited members on release day.

  I'm genuinely so nervous about the launch, because I know that if it goes poorly there's nobody but myself to blame. So, it's quite a lot of pressure ^-^'

  I've worked really hard to polish up Book 1 with the help of my editor and I'm super proud of how it turned out.

  (Turns out there were quite a few plotholes in the text that I don't think anyone noticed. Like, where did the pink Hard Hat go??)

  Anyway, for those who prefer audio over text, I am also happy to announce that Tantor is producing the audiobook and the fantastic Eric Michael Summerer will be the narrator. It will be available on May 1st as well. They will be releasing it on Audible, Apple, Spotify, Audiobooks.com, Google Play, and certain retail partners.

  Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.

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  (The link will be updated when they actually release it, currently just says Coming Soon)

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  It may not need to be said, but I will say this just to be very transparent: Madman Apocalypse will continue to be released on RR first before I ever publish it elsewhere.

  This isn't some "yoink, the story is gone and you won't see any new updates ever again!" kind of thing that's happening.

  Just wanted to make that clear in case anyone thought that might be what's happening.

  Anyway...

  I'd just like to say a huge thanks to everyone who has supported this story and/or continue to support it, because when I started writing Madman, I legit had no idea where it would go or if there'd be more than just one book.

  I thought it would end up much like my story Toad Town (sorry Fred Fredson, I swear I'm gonna wrap that one up for you eventually!) and be something most people wouldn't enjoy. And now it's at fucking 5600 followers! That's insanity. And it's all thanks to you guys!

  I really hope the release goes well, because having been able to make a living off my writing has genuinely improved my life for the better and finding success on amazon will enable me to keep going instead of being forced to relegate writing to just a hobby.

  I love telling stories and really enjoy the back-and-forth I'm able to have with everyone on RR. It's really something special. Regardless of whether Madman finds an audience on amazon or not, I won't stop putting my stories on this site, I promise you that.

  Whether or not you end up purchasing a copy, audiobook, or reading through KU:

  Thank you so much.