Belinda Crawford
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Project Update: Spoilers on the Virtual Highways

The Defiant Dispatch | Special Maggie Update


THE DEFIANT DISPATCH
SPECIAL MAGGIE Update 02 | February 2025

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Hello Defiant Ones,

So… last week I teased a hidden connected between I Am Maggie and Gamer. To prove it, here's a little quote from the recently released Gamer*.

"What was an AI if not a consciousness? And NuGet's neural link… brain became comp—"

[🐉 Your screen fuzzes and electric blue columns shimmer into view as a deep, draconic growl vibrates through the Hub archives. 'Author, what did we say about temporal spoiler protocols?']

Oh, come on! It's barely a hint, it's not like I'm spilling the beans about Dul—

[🐉 'We do not say its name.']

For real?! You're still hung up on that? *huffs* Well fine, but I promised the rebels we'd talk about the connections between Gamer and Maggie today. What if I mention Ha—?

[🐉 The roar rattles reality itself. 'Spoilers! And… We. Do not. Say. Its. NAME!']

*Wipes dragon spit from her forehead.* You don't have to get all huffy about it.

The Bridge Between Worlds

Right, well since the drama lizard—[🐉 'That's Timeline Guardian, to you.']—won't let me talk about that person, I guess I'll just have to [🐉 REDACTED].

Oh for—! What can I tell them if I can't tell them about [🐉 REDACTED]?

VRRENNNN!

[🐉 'You may not tell them anything, because you cannot be trusted with temporal spoilers.']

*Grinds teeth* I'm. The. Author. I'm the one who—

[🐉 A high-pitched squelch cuts the Author off mid-word. 'I, however,  am the Timeline Guardian, and thus the Master of spoilers.' A giant teal eye stares at you from your screen. 'Gamer was the beginning of my tale, little rebel, but I Am Maggie tells of my accession to greatness. Though it is not my story alone, many others shared the journey with me – Maggie, Piers and…' A pause and then, in a low angry hiss, '…certain unnamed entities.']

Why Join This Rebellion?

  • Be among the first to search for the truth in I Am Maggie Volume 1
  • Own one of only 100 hand-signed and numbered special editions
  • Leave your mark: Have a secondary character, location, or object named after you!

A mockup of the I Am Maggie Volume 1 special edition paperback, featuring a bling cover and sprayed edges (unlocked via stretch goals).
The I Am Maggie Special Edition paperback includes an exclusive new short story.

Coming Soon from the Hub Archives

  • Meet Maggie, the other star of the show
  • Early bird rewards that even impressed Vren
  • Find out what the plot bunnies are doing in the Hub—[🐉 'Wait. You let them in‽ But… why?']

Now, now Vren… *chuckles evilly* …spoilers.

Quick Actions

  • Join now for exclusive pre-launch access
  • Secure your numbered edition

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Until our next act of defiance,
Belinda

P.S. *The quote's from chapter 29, if you want to track it down. And I know Gamer's only just come out on retailers, but maybe you scored an advanced copy of the book during last year's Booktopia? If you did, the thing on the roof in the place that starts with "G"… totally rhymes with "flag—"

[🐉 Reality warps. 'That's it. I'm implementing new spoiler containment protocols. And reinforcing the quantum barriers. And—is that a plot bunny with classified documents?!']]

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