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Not by Sword - A Space Opera Novel

Name: Not by Sword - A Space Opera Novel
Brand: Jason Henry
Rating: 4.1 (16 reviews)

A. E. Henry's debut novel is an ancient story with interplanetary scope.

Created by Jason Henry · Launched Aug 28, 2026 · Closes Sep 25, 2026

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

Raised

$1K

Goal $600

Backers

16

2 data points

Funded

208%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

27 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 208% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 258% (19% below the category).

Early Momentum: 59 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 23 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Backer growth

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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59/ 100

Medium 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 launch23h

Funded so far208%

% per hour8.91%

Backers16

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$12K

Predicted to fund 2029% 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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