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Return of the Defenders

Book 1 of the Arise Defenders series, in which a family of powerful wizards is thrust back into a war against a tyrannical empire.

Created by Kevin Hallett · Launched Jun 9, 2026 · Closes Jul 4, 2026

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

Raised

$315

Goal $500

Backers

7

56 data points

Funded

63%

Of goal

Time Left

5 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 63% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 200% (69% below the category).

Lens Score: 32 / 100 — low potential. 24-hour funding growth of +28.0% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

56 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jun 9, 2026Jun 29, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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LENS SCORE

32/ 100

Low potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion63%

Backers7

Days running19d

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$469

Predicted 94% of goal — at risk

● High confidence

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.

Late-campaign forecast — most of the curve is already known, prediction is much more reliable.

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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