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FIVE SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS

Name: FIVE SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS
Brand: Dean Wesley Smith
Rating: 4.7 (30 reviews)

Fifty Science Fiction Short Stories in Five Brand New Collections by New York Times Bestselling Writer Dean Wesley Smith!

Created by Dean Wesley Smith · Launched May 5, 2026 · Closes May 15, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$2K

Goal $1K

Backers

30

1 data points

Funded

164%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

9 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 164% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 331% (50% below the category).

Early Momentum: 93 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). Project is in its first 8 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Most popular pledge tiers

29 backers across 16 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$40

10 SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS e-books

21 backersShips 2026-07

72%

OF BACKERS

$25

ALL 5 SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS ebook

5 backersShips 2026-07

17%

OF BACKERS

$250

BOTH SPECIAL WORKSHOPS at a Discount

2 backersShips 2026-06

7%

OF BACKERS

$100

ALL 5 SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTIONS Paper

1 backersShips 2026-09

3%

OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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93/ 100

Elite potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch8h

Funded so far164%

% per hour19.96%

Backers30

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$15K

Predicted to fund 1505% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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