The Collectible Robert McCammon

[goathunter]

There are enough McCammon collectors here that I figured a separate thread was warranted.

Robert McCammon's The Hunter from the Woods is now available for pre-ordering from Subterranean Press (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=McCammon05&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=24)

The Hunter from the Woods is a brand-new collection of short stories and novellas featuring Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of The Wolf's Hour.

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

I have three pre-orders with subpress and was wondering what the quality of their books were like. I would also like to know if anyone has ever had any major issues with this publisher before I order anymore books.

Regardless of the comments (about subpress) I personally think that it is wonderful that they are republishing McCammons books. He is one of the most overlooked contemporary authors out there today (imo).

[jhanic]

Ben, I haven't ordered a whole lot from them (I have been specializing in Stephen King almost exclusively) but what I HAVE gotten from them are top-rate. Absolutely no complaints.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Subterranean Press does nice quality books. I think you will be pleased. I've got a bunch of pre-orders with them too. I've not had any major issues and have been a customer for several years. A couple of mistakes have been made over the years but they went out of their way to correct them. You won't have any problems with your orders.

[Sir_Boomme]

I've never ever had any problems with them.

my mcCammon's collection is definitely growing...
I've got orders for letter editions for Mr Slaughter, Baal, The Five,
plus a Baal deluxed signed, and a couple of signed first editions of Baal (from CD)

already have:
limited slipcased #'d swan song
limited #'d Wolf's Hour

signed 1st editions of:
Queen of Bedlam
Mister Slaughter
Speaks the Nightbird

and 1st eds (unsigned) of:
Ushers Passing
Mine

My girlfriend likes McCammon alot too, so I've been buying signed firsts for her too when offered by the publishers... I think she has 3 so far.

[e_taylor]

I've never ever had any problems with them.

my mcCammon's collection is definitely growing...
I've got orders for letter editions for Mr Slaughter, Baal, The Five,
plus a Baal deluxed signed, and a couple of signed first editions of Baal (from CD)

already have:
limited slipcased #'d swan song
limited #'d Wolf's Hour

signed 1st editions of:
Queen of Bedlam
Mister Slaughter
Speaks the Nightbird

and 1st eds (unsigned) of:
Ushers Passing
Mine

My girlfriend likes McCammon alot too, so I've been buying signed firsts for her too when offered by the publishers... I think she has 3 so far.

You interested in a lettered Swan Song?

[Clacke]

You interested in a lettered Swan Song?

I'm intrigued, Eric. Why do you wish to trade down from a lettered Swan Song to a limited Swan Song.......?

[e_taylor]

You interested in a lettered Swan Song?

I'm intrigued, Eric. Why do you wish to trade down from a lettered Swan Song to a limited Swan Song.......?

Comes down to money really. I want to finish my Masters degree without anymore student loans.

I've rationalized it that the lettered is an unnecessary luxury, while the limited will satisfy my collector's compulsion!

[mikeC]

Does anyone have the Wolf's Hour re-release, I'd like to see some pics.
I thought it would have been easy to find it in the secondary market after release but I haven't seen it.
thanks.
I'm glad he's writing again.

[biomieg]

Mike, check the 'Other Authors You Collect' thread. If you go to the last page of the thread and work your way back I'm pretty sure you'll find a couple of pics of the lettered edition not too far back. I have the new trade edition but haven't taken a pic yet.

[goathunter]

A couple more details about The Hunter from the Woods: Vincent Chong will be contributing an original cover, plus a full-color illustration for each of the stories in the book.

And there will be a trade edition released at a later date.

Hunter

[biomieg]

And there will be a trade edition released at a later date.

Hunter

Great news!

[goathunter]

This forum is primarily dedicated to collecting related to Stephen King. To my knowledge the only author thread we have is the Joe Hill thread. I'm not certain we are ready to have dedicated threads to any and every author in the Collecting market.
We have the "Other Authors You Collect" thread. I am open to listening to members opinions, but this thread will likely be merged today.

I debated about that when I opened it, but there was so much recent discussion both in "Other Authors You Collect" and in "Your New Pride & Joy" that I thought things might be getting lost. Whatever you decide is, of course, fine with me....

And Bob, I'm from Kentucky, which most people would probably consider the woods....

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

And Bob, I'm from Kentucky, which most people would probably consider the woods....

Hunter

Hmmmmm. SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD was dedicated to you. So does the title of the new book refer to you?

[goathunter]

I've not had Paducah Pink, which I'm guessing is a BBQ?

And no, the title of the new book is not a reference to me (though it is fun for me to type it). ;)

Hunter

[goathunter]

I've added these photos to the Book Cover Gallery on RobertMcCammon.com (http://www.robertmccammon.com/gallery.html) and thought you might like to see them.

Randall has already posted photos of the lettered edition of The Wolf's Hour, but here's one showing the black book (along with the dustjacket and traycase):

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/twh_19_lettered3.jpg

And I don't think anyone posted photos of the red-leather lettered edition of Mister Slaughter:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/ms_43_lettered_traycase.jpghttp://www.robertmccammon.com/images/ms_44_lettered.jpg

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

Thanks for the pictures.

[Randall Flagg]

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[goathunter]

My latest acquisition is a signed copy of the trade hardcover edition of Mister Slaughter with a full-page original remarque by Vincent Chong:

http://hunter.goatley.com/misc/mister-slaughter-vincent-chong-remarque.jpg

Hunter

[Tito_Villa]

Vinny is a tallented artist, congratulations

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press has posted the cover for Robert McCammon's The Five (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon03&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22):

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/five_10_hc.jpg

Hunter

[Tito_Villa]

I quite like that!

[Ben Staad]

My latest acquisition is a signed copy of the trade hardcover edition of Mister Slaughter with a full-page original reqmarque by Vincent Chong:

http://hunter.goatley.com/misc/mister-slaughter-vincent-chong-remarque.jpg

Hunter

That's an outstanding remarque. Congratulations on the great find!

[Ben Staad]

Subterranean Press has posted the cover for Robert McCammon's The Five (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon03&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22):

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/five_10_hc.jpg

Hunter

I don't know why but I never like when the cover says "New York Times Bestselling...". Besides that portion of the cover I think it's fantastic! I can't wait to get my copy from subpress.

[goathunter]

Thanks! I was pleased to get the Chong remarque. I didn't notice I'd mistyped "remarque" until I saw the quote....

BTW, the cover for The Five is also by Vincent Chong.

Unfortunately, the populace-at-large needs to be told which authors are "bestselling authors," apparently....

Hunter

[Brice]

My only argument there is best selling or popularity doesn't equal a good story ...or whatever. :lol:

Anyhow, congratulations on the remarque. I like Mr. Chong's art a lot.

[jhanic]

My only two McCammon proofs:

(I don't know if a proof was done for Mr. Slaughter or not)

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_items/SpeakstheNightbirdproof.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_items/QueenofBedlamproof.jpg

John

[goathunter]

(I don't know if a proof was done for Mr. Slaughter or not)

There was:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/ms_20_arc_f_s.jpg (http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/ms_20_arc_f.jpg)

Those Speaks the Nightbird proofs were all over the place in terms of quality (your cover wasn't the only misaligned cover I've seen). Here's mine:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/stn_05_arc_s.jpg (http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/stn_05_arc.jpg)

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

Those Speaks the Nightbird proofs were all over the place in terms of quality (your cover wasn't the only misaligned cover I've seen).


And (Hunter and I have discussed this before) they are in at least two distinct sizes. Here are two copies from my collection.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/speaksthenightbirdproofs2.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/speaksthenightbirdproofs1.jpg

[jhanic]

It's a good thing that I'm not going to start collecting McCammon proofs. As is the case with King, just too many complications!

I actually thought I had a proof copy of Mr. Slaughter, but when I pulled it out, it turned out to be the trade edition. I think I'll start looking for a proof copy, just to complete the set. I'm not really interested in the different varieties of the Speaks the Nightbird proof. From the picture, I think I have the thinner version.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

It's a good thing that I'm not going to start collecting McCammon proofs.


I think you already have.

[jhanic]

Those are the only two I have of his. Isn't he the one who co-authored a book with Tabitha King? I have the proof of that one also.

John

[goathunter]

Those are the only two I have of his. Isn't he the one who co-authored a book with Tabitha King? I have the proof of that one also.

No, you're thinking of Michael McDowell. Tabitha King completed an unfinished McDowell novel after McDowell's death.

Hunter

[jhanic]

Thanks, I typed that without checking.

John

[WeDealInLead]

Subterranean has a few copies of the S/L of Mister Slaughter. I already have the trade but I couldn't resist this.

edit: sold out, lettered still available. for $500 they might be for a while

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press: Early Word on Robert McCammon's THE FIVE from STEPHEN KING and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/2011/03/14/early-word-on-robert-mccammons-the-five-from-stephen-king-and-publishers-weekly/)

You can click on the link above to read it all, but I thought this was worth posting here:


The first, an unsolicited note from Stephen King:
“The Five isn’t just Robert McCammon’s best novel in years; it’s his best novel ever. Terrifying, suspenseful, unputdownable, and full of rock and roll energy. It’s also uplifting, a book you’ll finish feeling better about your world, your friends, and your music. Here’s one you’ll beg friends to read.”

I don't know if there's another subforum here where this would be appropriate; feel free to copy it....

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

I read the quote this morning to and it makes me even more stoked to get the book. I can't wait for this to ship!

[goathunter]

Two of Vincent Chong's illustrations for The Five have been added to the Subterranean Press order page for The Five (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon03&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22).

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Two of Vincent Chong's illustrations for The Five have been added to the Subterranean Press order page for The Five (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon03&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22).

Hunter

Thanks for the heads up. The one with the crows is very creepy...in a good way!

[biomieg]

I noticed there is also an excerpt of the book on the same page, I didn't know that. Nice!

[goathunter]

A new update from McCammon about The Five, and he teases about the next two Matthew Corbett books and his next non-Matthew book: Journey of a Thousand Pages on RobertMcCammon.com (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/04/13/the-journey-of-a-thousand-pages/)

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Thanks for the update goathunter. It is positively exciting for me that RM is back in full swing and based on the update sounds like he is having a lot of fun too.

[goathunter]

Robert McCammon's The Five headed into a second printing (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/05/16/the-five-headed-into-a-second-printing/)

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Robert McCammon's The Five headed into a second printing (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/05/16/the-five-headed-into-a-second-printing/)

Hunter

:thumbsup: I saw that today as well. I haven't checked but I think there are 1st's still available for purchase.

[goathunter]

Yes, Subterranean has held back extra 1st printings so it is still possible to get 1st printings from them.

Hunter

[biomieg]

I'm looking forward to get my signed copy. It's a bit unfortunate that these will ship later than the first batch that's already 'out there' but a couple more months of patience won't hurt.

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press has posted the artwork for the first cover of their upcoming limited edition of Robert McCammon's Baal:

http://subterraneanpress.com/wordpress/wp-content/Baal%20by%20Robert%20McCammon%20first%20cover.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Subterranean Press has posted the artwork for the first cover of their upcoming limited edition of Robert McCammon's Baal:

http://subterraneanpress.com/wordpress/wp-content/Baal%20by%20Robert%20McCammon%20first%20cover.jpg

Hunter

I love the colors in this piece! Do you happen to know who the artist is?

[goathunter]

Sorry, I meant to include that. The artist is Tomislav Tikulin (http://www.tomtikulin-art.com/), who has most recently done the CD cover for King's Full Dark, No Stars.

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Sorry, I meant to include that. The artist is Tomislav Tikulin (http://www.tomtikulin-art.com/), who has most recently done the CD cover for King's Full Dark, No Stars.

Hunter

Thank you sir. He does some really fantastic work.

[Patrick]

That is cool.

[Ric]

Just got this today:

http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/books/five1.jpg

http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/books/five2.jpg

[Ben Staad]

Just got this today:

http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/books/five1.jpg

http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/books/five2.jpg

Sweet! I'm hoping to have mine any day now.

[biomieg]

Great! Congratulations! I'm curious to see how long it will take before my copy finds its way to The Netherlands.

[goathunter]

Photos from McCammon's visit to the Subterranean Press warehouse this past week can be found here (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/10/signing-the-five-for-subterranean-press/).

And yes, your books were fondled by both McCammon and me. ;)

Hunter

[biomieg]

Hunter, do you have any idea if all books were shipped at the same time? Or were domestic orders shipped first and international orders later (that's what some other publishers do)?

[goathunter]

I believe they were shipping them all out the door just as fast as they could. Note that they're still waiting on the slipcases for the limited editions, but the signed/inscribed trade editions should have all been shipped by now.

Hunter

[biomieg]

Thanks! I'll just have to be patient, then. Usually takes one to two weeks to reach me from the US, depending on which state it was sent from. I can wait, I'm glad it's coming!

[Ben Staad]

Photos from McCammon's visit to the Subterranean Press warehouse this past week can be found here (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/10/signing-the-five-for-subterranean-press/).

And yes, your books were fondled by both McCammon and me. ;)

Hunter

Wow. I'm getting a book fondled by both you....I can't wait. :) LOL

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press has revealed the covers of both of the limited editions of Baal. The art for both is by Tomislav Tikulin.

http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mccammon04_b.jpg

The cover with the child is for the Deluxe Limited Edition.

Hunter

[goathunter]

We've made up some T-shirts to help promote The Five, if anyone is interested. Details can be found here (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/22/t-shirts-to-promote-the-five/).

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images2/the-five-shirts.jpg (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/22/t-shirts-to-promote-the-five/)

Hunter

[biomieg]

Great! Congratulations! I'm curious to see how long it will take before my copy finds its way to The Netherlands.

Got it today, I love it!! I will start reading it tonight.

[Patrick]

We've made up some T-shirts to help promote The Five, if anyone is interested. Details can be found here (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/22/t-shirts-to-promote-the-five/).

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images2/the-five-shirts.jpg (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2011/06/22/t-shirts-to-promote-the-five/)

Hunter

Those are cool.

[Randall Flagg]

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1309361274-The%20Five%20T-Shirts.JPG

[goathunter]

Very cool! Thanks for posting the photo. I still haven't received my most recent order (it was handed to USPS on June 18 and still hasn't been delivered to me).

Hunter

[sentinel]

Just finished The Five-----Great story! Well worth the read! I like the tee shirts, perfect!

[Patrick]

My inscribed copy arrived the other day. I had forgotten that I had chosen to order it, so it was an extra nice surprise!

[biomieg]

I'm almost halfway through the book and I really like it so far. Another job well done by Mr. McCammon!

[sgc1999]

If anybody has or sees a limited edition copy of swan song please let me know. i am looking for one.
Thanks all, :)
Simon

[biomieg]

Are you looking for the signed edition specifically, or would you also be happy with the Dark Harvest unsigned trade hardcover? Just asking because I was also looking for the limited once (because I liked the cover art) and I stumbled upon the trade edition, which I didn't know existed. Quite a difference in price tag!

[sgc1999]

i might be interested in both but definitily would love to find a reasonably priced signed limited. i just started collecting him not long ago. I have a nice limited of wolfs hour, mister slaughter limited and 2 of the passage signed limited. really looking for signed limited of swan song.
Simon

[Ric]

i might be interested in both but definitily would love to find a reasonably priced signed limited. i just started collecting him not long ago. I have a nice limited of wolfs hour, mister slaughter limited and 2 of the passage signed limited. really looking for signed limited of swan song.
Simon

Robert McCammon didn't write "The Passage", Justin Cronin did.

[sgc1999]

Doh! i knew that, defininte brain slip:) I meant the five.

[goathunter]

This just went up on eBay. Not the limited edition, but it is signed.

Swan Song - Robert R McCammon - Signed 1st Hdcvr Ed (http://cgi.ebay.com/Swan-Song-Robert-R-McCammon-Signed-1st-Hdcvr-Ed-/250848923774?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item3a67c2d07e)

I don't have anything to do with the auction, just saw it....

Hunter

[sgc1999]

cool. thanks for the heads up!

[goathunter]

I collect all of the McCammon editions I can find. These are my most recent acquisitions.

German, Spanish, and Danish editions of Gone South, Mine, They Thirst, Boy's Life, and Post Mortem:

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/german-spanish-books.jpg

Brand-new Russian editions of They Thirst, Swan Song (2 books), The Wolf's Hour, and Boy's Life (2 books):

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/russian-books.jpg

Hunter

[goathunter]

Coming in November 2011 from Subterranean Press (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SP&Product_Code=McCammon05):

http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mccammon05_b.jpg

You can also download the novella "The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs" from the order page (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SP&Product_Code=McCammon05). This is the new novella that originally appeared in the limited edition of The Wolf's Hour.

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Very cool. I love how they are keeping the tones and colors similar between the two books.

[ICry4Oy]

OOOOH! Can't wait for the Hunter book to show up - I'd forgotten all about ordering it.

Just finished (carefully) reading my signed copy of The Five. Awesome story!!

[Randall Flagg]

Got these back in the mail:
http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1314122052-Swan%20Song%20Signature.JPG


http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1314122044-Speaks%20The%20Nightbird%20Signature.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1314122033-Night%20Visions%20Hardshell.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1314122025-Hardshell%20Signature.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1314122018-Gone%20South%20Signature.JPG

[jhanic]

:thumbsup:

John

[Ben Staad]

Those are great RF. I'm glad someone else enjoys Gone South. It's a book I don't hear talked about to much but I've always loved it.

P.S. Gone South is actually the first McCammon book I ever read and is what hooked me.

[Randall Flagg]

Gone South was quite funny.

[carlosdetweiller]

I like pretty much everything McCammon has written. For some reason I felt let down with GONE SOUTH, though. I probably need to reread it. I remember at the time really liking the beginning and getting to know the characters. It seemed to have a lot of potential but just didn't deliver (for me anyway).

[Randall Flagg]

I thought of it as "popcorn". Enjoyable, hard to stop, but leaving no lasting "deep" impression. At the time it was a refreshing change from McCammon's serious novels. Almost the same impression that "Fires of Eden" by Dan Simmons provided.

[biomieg]

I just started reading THE WOLF'S HOUR (the recent limited edition). I'm looking forward to how the story will develop!

[Ben Staad]

I thought of it as "popcorn". Enjoyable, hard to stop, but leaving no lasting "deep" impression. At the time it was a refreshing change from McCammon's serious novels. Almost the same impression that "Fires of Eden" by Dan Simmons provided.

I would agree with you that there wasn't any real depth to the story although there were a few aspects that have stuck with me over the years. I thought he did a great job in giving a fast paced and fun piece with enough characterization to move the story along.

[jhanic]

I guess I'm going to have to pull out my copy of Gone South and reread it. I don't remember any of it whatsoever.

John

[Patrick]

Nice inscriptions, Jerome! I've got to start reading McCammon.

[frik]

I believe the limited The Five has been sent.
Has anyone received their copy yet?

sk

[goathunter]

Yes, I received my copy of The Five limited last week. I haven't had time to take photos yet, but will try to do that today.

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

I got mine recently and posted pictures in the Pride and Joy thread.

[frik]

Please do!
I have a sneaking suspician it's not much different from the trade...

sk

[goathunter]

Here are Bob's photos. The limited is bound in leather, has the illustration of the band as the endpapers, and has three other color illustrations.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/fivemccammonnumbered1.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/fivemccammonnumbered2.jpg

Hunter

[goathunter]

And for completeness in the thread ;), here are the ARCs for Subterranean's next two McCammon books.

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/baal_43_arc.jpg
http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/thftw_05_arc.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Excellent! Thanks Mr. GoatHunter :)

[goathunter]

Subterranean has posted three of Vincent Chong's seven great illustrations for The Hunter from the Woods on the Hunter ordering page (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=McCammon05&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=24).

They also announced that they'll be publishing The Providence Rider, the fourth Matthew Corbett book, in 2012.

Hunter

[frik]

Thanks, Hunter.
Looks better than I thought it would.

sk

[sgc1999]

Anyone want to sell a signed limited copy of "the five" or "swan song" :unsure:

[jhanic]

I just got notice that my copy of Five has shipped from Subterranean Press. I had forgotten that I ordered it--it was one of those discounted trade ones.

John

[goathunter]

Anyone want to sell a signed limited copy of "the five" or "swan song" :unsure:

I just found that VJ Books apparently has the limited edition of The Five for $129, which is almost list price.

The Five limited edition @ VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com/Robert-McCammon-The-Five-Limited-Edition-p/mccfive01-ltd.htm)

They also have the Mister Slaughter limited (http://www.vjbooks.com/Robert-McCammon-Mr-Slaughter-p/mccmrsl-ltd-num.htm).

Hunter

[Merlin1958]

Anyone want to sell a signed limited copy of "the five" or "swan song" :unsure:

I may be interested in "Swan Song". I really enjoyed that book, but only for a good price. PM me if interested.

[sgc1999]

Thanks so much for the heads up, i got one :rock:



Anyone want to sell a signed limited copy of "the five" or "swan song" :unsure:

I just found that VJ Books apparently has the limited edition of The Five for $129, which is almost list price.

The Five limited edition @ VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com/Robert-McCammon-The-Five-Limited-Edition-p/mccfive01-ltd.htm)

They also have the Mister Slaughter limited (http://www.vjbooks.com/Robert-McCammon-Mr-Slaughter-p/mccmrsl-ltd-num.htm).

Hunter

[SkippyD023]

I started reading Robert McCammon's books thanks to this thread and i have enjoyed all of the books so far. I really enjoyed the Matthew Corbertt series and was glad to hear another book will be coming out next year.

My question to those you collect his books is why is it so had to find a hardcover copy of "The Queen of Bedlam"? I was able to find a hardcover copy, signed, of the first book "Speaks the Nighbird" for a very reasonable price. The second book is very hard to come by.

[carlosdetweiller]

My question to those you collect his books is why is it so had to find a hardcover copy of "The Queen of Bedlam"?

That is a very good question. I pre-ordered a signed copy in 2007 from an Alabama bookstore where McCammon was doing a signing and have never really thought about it since. I did a quick search on ABE and found that hardcover editions were listed at $100 and up. From looking at the other listings it appears that Pocket Books issued a hardcover edition and a trade paperback simultaneously. Both editions carry the number line on the copyright page that goes down to "1." In my experience when publishers do that they print large amounts of the trade paperback and relatively few of the hardcovers. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind issuing the dual editions but it appears that the hardcover print run was relatively small. Thanks for bring that up. Maybe Hunter Goatley has some more insight into this and will add his thoughts.

[goathunter]

Sorry for my delay in replying. I'm not sure how I missed the last few posts here.

Regarding the hardcover of The Queen of Bedlam: Pocket Books intended to publish the book as a trade paperback, but I was told they were going to publish a "limited number" (not a limited edition, just a smaller print run) of hardcovers "for the collectors." Both books were published at the same time. The ARC they published was an extremely nice trade paperback with high-quality paper. Unfortunately, when the actual book was published, the hardcover turned out to be one of the cheapest-looking hardcovers I've ever seen. It was ridiculous. The paper was incredibly cheap---cheaper, even, than the paper used in the trade paperback (and both many grades below the paper used for the ARCs). In fact, the hardcover actually weighed less than the trade paperback. It was embarrassing how cheaply-produced the hardcover was.

Even the dustjacket was made as cheaply as possible, without the raised-lettering or shiny gold paint of the title on the trade paperback edition. The dustjacket looks like a bad scan of the trade paperback cover (and for all I know, may well be).

On top of that, for reasons known only to Pocket, about one month after the book's release, Pocket dumped the entire unsold hardcover stock to a discount book wholesaler. Those hardbacks were sold as remainders via overstock.com and a couple of other places and disappeared within days.

My understanding is that they printed about 3,000 hardcover copies of The Queen of Bedlam, and about 2,000 of those were dumped as remainders (again, only one month after the book was released). To make matters worse, Pocket lied about what they had done. When booksellers initially tried to re-order the books, Pocket told them they were sold out. But that was actually before they showed up on the remaindered-book sites. To this day, we have no idea why they dumped the books so quickly after the release or why they went as cheaply as they could (for hardcovers priced at around $30).

The low print-run and the subsequent dumping has resulted in exorbitant prices for the hardcover edition, if you can even find one.

Needless to say, this experience is one of many reasons that McCammon moved away from Pocket for a second time. Unfortunately, the initial contracts for several of the books means that Pocket still has control and is still doing screwed-up things, like not releasing Speaks the Nightbird as an ebook, even though they released The Queen of Bedlam as an ebook; refusing to record unabridged versions or sublicense audio rights to Boy's Life and Gone South and instead re-releasing their 3-hour abridged audio versions originally released in 1991 and 1992; reprinting several of the books in new trade paperback editions, but doing nothing to ensure that they made it to bookstores....

Hunter

[goathunter]

BTW, these are hardly collectible, but just FYI, nine of Robert McCammon's backlist titles were released in ebook formats by Open Road Media a couple of weeks ago. Click on the image for easy ordering links. 8-)

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images2/ebook-panorama.jpg (http://www.robertmccammon.com/ebooks.html)

The first four books will be released as ebooks by Subterranean Press in the coming months, with Baal due later this month, I think. With these releases, all of McCammon's books will be available in ebook format except for Speaks the Nightbird.

And on November 15, Audible will be releasing an unabridged audio recording of Swan Song, read by Tom Stechschulte.

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

Pocket sounds like a PITA to deal with.

[goathunter]

That's putting it mildly.... They've changed a lot over the years.

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

That's putting it mildly.... They've changed a lot over the years.

Hunter

What a load of crap Hunter. This sounds like it was a complete nightmare and I for one am pissed (for you guys). This was a great oppurtunity for Robert to be reintroduced to a larger audience and it sounds like Pocket royally f'ed it up.

[goathunter]

Yes, they did, big time. And yes, it's been (and continues to be) very frustrating for us.... Thanks.

Hunter

[goathunter]

Recent acquisitons....

Russian Mister Slaughter, Russian Stinger, Uncorrected Proof of Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (which I finally won on eBay after losing a couple of copies to King collectors here! :)), trade paperback of same, and hardcover of Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead.

http://hunter.goatley.com/misc/2011-11-13-books.jpg

I also recently received the handbound lettered edition of The Five from Subterranean Press. Sorry for the quality of the photos; I can't find my camera at the moment.

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/five_16_lettered_1.jpg
http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/five_16_lettered_2.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Very nice Hunter! I really like the looks of the lettered The Five.

[goathunter]

It's weird how things work out. For years, I thought I knew about all of the Russian editions of Robert McCammon's novels. Then, a couple of years ago, out of the blue, I discovered a 1994 translation of Gone South that I had not known about. All of the Russian sites I knew about had never made any mention of this book. And as of today, I actually own a copy of it.

So I went from not knowing about it for some 15 years, to knowing about it but assuming I'd never see one, to actually owning one.

Hunter

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/gs_82_ru_hc.jpg

[Ben Staad]

I like the cover! Congrats Hunter.

[goathunter]

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/rider_05_arc_f.jpghttp://www.robertmccammon.com/images/rider_05_arc_r.jpg

Hunter

[jhanic]

Nice!

John

[idlewarnings]

Wow. I can't wait to read that. May is so far away.

[Patrick]

Congrats on both the Russian and the ARC, Hunter.

[goathunter]

Thanks, Patrick!

This 2007 Russian hardcover of Speaks the Nightbird arrived a couple of days ago:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/stn_51_ru_hc.jpg

Hunter

[mistercrowley]

Hunter your the Mccammon expert, do you know if any of the upcoming Subpress reprints are going to feature extra content other than artwork ala Wolfs Hour? Also does Mccammon have any plans for any sequels to his previous horror novels?

[goathunter]

The answer to both questions is: No, not as far as I know. The main reason for doing the limiteds (aside from the fact that Bill wanted to do them) of those first four books is that they've never had limited editions before (well, They Thirst had the Dark Harvest limited, but the others didn't, and in fact, there were never U.S. hardcovers of any of the first three (Baal, Bethany's Sin, and The Night Boat).

As for sequels, McCammon didn't really plan to write a sequel to The Wolf's Hour. When Subterranean wanted to do the limited of the The Wolf's Hour, they wanted McCammon to write a new introduction for the book. He started to do so, but was bored by that, as he'd written a couple of introductions already. He thought it would be more fun for the reader if he wrote a new story featuring Michael Gallatin, and what he anticipated would be a 20- or 30-page short story became the much-longer "The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs." He had so much fun doing that, that he decided to write more short stories, and that's how The Hunter from the Woods was born. Back when The Wolf's Hour was first published, he had envisioned a series of books, but Pocket wasn't interested in a series, so he put the idea aside. The short stories in The Hunter from the Woods allowed him to explore some other facets of Michael's life.

In general, though, he's all about going forward, and he has numerous ideas for the Matthew Corbett books and contemporary novels (including the horror/sci-fi "hellzapoppin'" novel he's working on now) and has no interest (at this time) in writing a sequel to any of his other, earlier books.

Hunter

[Brice]

I like the russian cover.

[Clacke]

The Providence Rider is now available to buy on the SubPress website:

http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon07&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22

[idlewarnings]

Ordered mine.

[carlosdetweiller]

Ordered mine.

Me too. Matthew Corbett is currently my favorite recurring fictional character just edging out F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack.

[biomieg]

My current favorite recurring character is forensic anthropologist David Hunter (from the last four books of British author Simon Beckett). I really need to get started on the Matthew Corbett and Repairman Jack books!

Oh, and I really liked Cody McFadyen's books with Smoky Barrett as well.

[carlosdetweiller]

I really need to get started on the Matthew Corbett and Repairman Jack books!


Read SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. I have made Robert McCammon many fans here in Amarillo by recommending that book to people who have never read him.

[mistercrowley]

I like his horror novels but can't seem to get interested in the Corbett books. I also have The Five sitting on myself unread.

[jhanic]

I'd qualify the Corbett books as historical mysteries. The only horror involved is the times in which they take place.

John

[mistercrowley]

Oh I know they aren't considered horror. I just meant they don't interest me in the way that a non horror novel like 11/22/63 does. I'd like to get into them but for some reason I cant

[sgc1999]

I like his horror novels but can't seem to get interested in the Corbett books. I also have The Five sitting on myself unread.
the five was a killer read. especially if you are a rock and roll fan. King gave it a huge thumbs up saying " It was his (mccammons) best ever".

[frik]

I love the Corbett books -Speaks the Nightbird's my #1!- but The Five's the first fifty pages or so (I just started reading this book) were utterly...boring...
And this is the first time I've ever said this about any McCammon.
Hope things will pick up..

sk

[carlosdetweiller]

I didn't like THE FIVE as much as some people. I mean I liked it fine and I liked the rock and roll references as that is my kind of music. But it wasn't my favorite McCammon ever.

[biomieg]

I agree with Bob. I really liked the book for what it was but it's not the type of story I'd normally pick up and read, I think. Although you could still tell it's McCammon's work.

[idlewarnings]

I had the same problem with The Five as frik. Gave up and moved on to other things. I think I went into it with some prejudice since it wasn't a new Corbett novel. I'll try again after I finish 11/22/63.

[frik]

Well, as many people (like SK himself) claimed The Five was the best McCammon ever, I was really looking forwards to reading it. I absolutely adore Boy's Life, They Thirst, Swan Song, and the Corbett books. Others I don't remember too well, like Usher's Passing, or Baal. It has been decadesd since I read those. But The Five..... I'm not convinced yet.
As I said, I do hope things will pick up.

sk

[carlosdetweiller]

It has gotten so that if King says he loves a book it pretty much means I won't. At least that's the way the last 5 or 6 books that I read on his recommendation have gone for me. I liked THE FIVE just fine, I just don't think it is his best.

[sgc1999]

I agree,
its not his best, but it was a bit nastalgic for me. I used to play in a band years ago and i really think he captured some of the essence of playing on the road and absolutely pinned it when he describes a drum solo in one chapter. I really think being a musician and reading this book might kick it up a notch for the reader.

[carlosdetweiller]

I can see your point and agree. I'm not a musician but I too enjoyed the behind the scenes look at the day to day workings of a touring band. I learned some things.

[Patrick]

That lettered edition of THE FIVE looks sweet. Good job, Sub Press!

[frik]

I'm about halfways now, and...hooked! :thumbsup:

sk

[Randall Flagg]

Came yesterday:
http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1324749365-Hunter%20from%20the%20woods.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1324749390-Hunter%20from%20the%20woods%20sig%20page.JPG

[biomieg]

Looking great! I'm waiting for mine to arrive, looking forward to read it too!

[Patrick]

That's a good looking limited edition, Jerome. Congrats!

[ICry4Oy]

Is that from Cemetery Dance?? ...haven't got mine yet :(

[carlosdetweiller]

Is that from Cemetery Dance?? ...haven't got mine yet :(

No. It is published by Subterranean press.

[ICry4Oy]

Cool, THANKS! ...I was worried for a while there...

[goathunter]

From the McCammon website:

A few months ago, we announced that a new Robert McCammon short story would be published in a new anthology celebrating the work of Ray Bradbury. The title of the anthology is Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury, and it is edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle. The book will be published in trade paperback by HarperCollins on July 17, 2011. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Show-All-New-Celebration-Bradbury/dp/0062122681/tag=theroberrmcca-20).

A signed, limited edition of the book will be co-published by Guantlet Press and Borderlands Press. The limited edition is available for pre-ordering now. It comes in two states: a limited edition signed by all authors except Mr. Bradbury ($75) and a lettered edition signed by all authors including Mr. Bradbury ($500). You can read more about the book and place your order on the Gauntlet website (http://www.gauntletpress.com/cgi-bin/gauntletpress/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=ENTER&thispage=ShadowShow).

The Robert McCammon story is entitled “Children of the Bedtime Machine.” Other contributing authors include Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Thomas F. Monteleone, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury himself, and 19 others. The full contents can be found on the Gauntlet website (http://www.gauntletpress.com/cgi-bin/gauntletpress/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=ENTER&thispage=ShadowShow).


Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Sounds like a great book Hunter. I will be checking this out later today.

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press has printed three different ARCs for The Providence Rider. The first one was posted here on the previous page. The second printing added the cover art and some minor text changes, and the third printing added Vincent Chong's internal B&W illustrations. The covers for the second and third printings are the same:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/rider_06_arc.jpg

There have been a few recent updates regarding The Providence Rider. They can be found on RobertMcCammon.com (http://www.robertmccammon.com/).

Hunter

Hunter

[goathunter]

The cover art for Subterranean Press's limited edition of Bethany's Sin (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon08&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=27) was posted today. The art is by Tomislav Tikulin. It'll be published in October. Click on the image or here (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon08&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=27) for ordering info.

http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mccammon08_b.jpg (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon08&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=27)

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

Excellent.

[Ben Staad]

That looks great Hunter. Thanks for sharing!

[Randall Flagg]

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1330450411-IMG_3630.JPG

[goathunter]

Subterranean Press has released a huge, free excerpt from The Providence Rider in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB formats. You can download the excerpt from the product page for The Providence Rider (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=mccammon07&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=22).

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/Baal_Open.JPG

[frik]

Wow - love it!

sk

[Ben Staad]

That is a gorgeous case. Congrats on this purchase RF!

[goathunter]

This doesn't really count as collectible, because there are no physical discs, but Audible just released the four books in Robert McCammon's historical fiction series:

RobertMcCammon.com: Audible releases the Matthew Corbett series as Audiobooks (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2012/05/29/audible-releases-the-matthew-corbett-series-as-audiobooks/)

Hunter

[sgc1999]

I know this should go in the collectable posts, most likely, but i figured since it targets Mccammon fans I would mention, i have some "Collectable Mccammon" for sale or trade:) all signed first editions
Mine arc f/f
mister slaughter new
wolf in the woods new
the five new
the five s/l new
swan song s/l f/f
name others your interested in i may have it?
want to sell or trade for King books and maybe rare Joe hill.
just sayin:)

[goathunter]

I received this yesterday.... Last picture is blurry, but the leather on the book is really soft!

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_rider1.jpghttp://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_rider2.jpghttp://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_rider3.jpghttp://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_rider4.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

That is a very sharp looking book. Congrats, Hunter!

[carlosdetweiller]

Still waiting on mine. I did read the ARC several months ago and it is a really good story.

[goathunter]

Today was the release day for Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury, which includes a brand-new Robert McCammon story, "Children of the Bedtime Machine", plus stories from Bradbury, Ellison, Gaiman, Hill, and many others.

In the crappy photo below, you can see the ARCs for the HarperCollins trade paperback and Gauntlet Press editions, the final HarperCollins book, and the trade paperback edition of Illustrated Masques, which features a graphic adaptation of Robert McCammon's "Nightcrawlers".

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/shadow-shows.jpg

Yes, three of those books are encased in plastic....

Hunter

[goathunter]

And today's arrival, the Book-of-the-Month Club hardcover edition of Shadow Show.

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/shadow-show-hc_s.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Very nice!

[mistercrowley]

Looking for a singed/limited of Mister Slaughter.

[goathunter]

Quick phone camera photos, but you get the idea.... The lettered edition of The Providence Rider:

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/rider1.jpghttp://hunter.goatley.com/books/rider2.jpg

Hunter

[goathunter]

Not a collectible, but I thought you might be interested....

Robert McCammon has a Halloween treat for you: a free, brand-new Halloween short story, “Strange Candy”!

You can read “Strange Candy” on his website or download it in EPUB (NOOK) and MOBI (Kindle) formats!

RobertMcCammon.com: A Halloween Treat: Strange Candy (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2012/10/19/a-halloween-treat-strange-candy/)

Boo!

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

Great thanks.

[Ben Staad]

Not a collectible, but I thought you might be interested....

Robert McCammon has a Halloween treat for you: a free, brand-new Halloween short story, “Strange Candy”!

You can read “Strange Candy” on his website or download it in EPUB (NOOK) and MOBI (Kindle) formats!

RobertMcCammon.com: A Halloween Treat: Strange Candy (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2012/10/19/a-halloween-treat-strange-candy/)

Boo!

Hunter

Very cool. :thumbsup:

[goathunter]

A new vampire novella by Robert McCammon, I Travel by Night, has been announced by Subterranean Press. You can pre-order it and read an excerpt here (http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/i_travel_by_night).

I received the ARC a few weeks ago:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/itbn_05_arc.jpg

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Awesome. I'm glad you posted this because I hadn't heard about it.

[goathunter]

I run a McCammon news mailing list, if you or anyone else is interested. I only post when the site is updated, so there isn't tons of traffic. You can subscribe using the link below.

RobertMcCammon.com Mailing List (http://www.robertmccammon.com/maillist.html)

I try to remember to post on a handful of message boards, but sometimes forget or don't have time to do so....

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

Thanks, Hunter. I also have a proof but didn't know that the book was available for pre-order. I don't think Sub Press has officially announced it, have they? Anyway I got my pre-order in.

[Bev Vincent]

It was announced either yesterday or today.

[goathunter]

Yeah, they posted it on their site yesterday morning (and I added it to the McCammon site when I saw it), but they haven't mentioned it in a mailing yet.

Hunter

[goathunter]

They also just posted the ordering info for the Subterranean limited edition of The Night Boat (http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_night_boat1)!

Hunter

[George at C-Springs]

The e-mail for I Travel by Night and The Night Boat with preorder info went out this morning. I snagged a lettered Night Boat; can't beat haunted Nazi submarine stories! Lettered and S/Ls of both still available as of a half hour ago.

[Ben Staad]

The e-mail for I Travel by Night and The Night Boat with preorder info went out this morning. I snagged a lettered Night Boat; can't beat haunted Nazi submarine stories! Lettered and S/Ls of both still available as of a half hour ago.

Congrats. I just saw the email but I am on a buying freeze (for all non SK books!) until we move and get settled in.

[frik]

I Travel By Night has been available for more than a week. I went for all editions, and they're still listed as for sale. Even The Providence Rider is moving slowly.

sk

[WeDealInLead]

Does anyone know if there are any differences between the original edition of The Wolf's Hour and the limited from Subterranean? I'm aware of the bonus novella, but has the original story been changed at all?

[mistercrowley]

I think the reason there are copies available is due to the fact that they have so many different editions. Lettered, signed/numbered, trade signed with end papers, trade regular, ebook etc etc.

[sgc1999]

If anyones interested i have the following books for sale at what i paid for them. Im willing to pay the shipping and if someone takes the lot i will discount them even further. Trying to raise a few bucks.
all books are as new and unread.
The Five slipcased s/l $125
The five 1st/1st trade signed $35
Baal s/l $75
Mine arc proof signed $50
The Providence rider s/l $125
Bethanys sin s/l $75

[jhanic]

I just got a copy of the limited (signed) trade edition of The Providence Rider from Subterranean Press. Total cost was $23.31 for a signed slipcased copy!

John

[sgc1999]

[QUOTE=sgc1999;739528]
If anyones interested i have the following books for sale at what i paid for them. Im willing to pay the shipping and if someone takes the lot i will discount them even further. Trying to raise a few bucks.
all books are as new and unread.
The Five slipcased s/l $100
The five 1st/1st trade signed $35
Baal s/l $75 Sold
Mine arc proof signed $50
The Providence rider s/l $100
Bethanys sin s/l $75

[sgc1999]

I just got a copy of the limited (signed) trade edition of The Providence Rider from Subterranean Press. Total cost was $23.31 for a signed slipcased copy!

John

Thats crazy cheap!! I paid $125 for mine:(

[jhanic]

Simon, I got the signed trade, which was limited to 474 copies, not the signed limited, which included the additional work. The price on the flap was less than $30.

John

[sgc1999]

Oh, Gotcha.
still, a good price:)

[idlewarnings]

Hunter,
Any idea if Sub Press will be doing limiteds of the first 2 Corbett novels?

[goathunter]

Does anyone know if there are any differences between the original edition of The Wolf's Hour and the limited from Subterranean? I'm aware of the bonus novella, but has the original story been changed at all?

Sorry, I missed this post until now. No, the text of The Wolf's Hour was not changed in the Subterranean limited.

Hunter

[goathunter]

Hunter,
Any idea if Sub Press will be doing limiteds of the first 2 Corbett novels?

They'd like to, and McCammon would like for them to, but Pocket holds the rights to them, and they'd have to agree to allow Subterranean to do it. There have been discussions, but nothing decided yet....

Hunter

[biomieg]

Just wanted to share that I finally got around to reading THE HUNTER FROM THE WOODS and that I liked it a lot, especially "The Wolf and the Eagle" and "The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs".

[goathunter]

Just wanted to share that I finally got around to reading THE HUNTER FROM THE WOODS and that I liked it a lot, especially "The Wolf and the Eagle" and "The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs".

Glad you enjoyed it! This a good time to also mention that the trade hardcover edition of The Hunter from the Woods has been released. It's also available in ebook and dramatized audio formats. For more information, see the McCammon site (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2012/12/29/the-hunter-from-the-woods-trade-hardcover-is-now-available/).

Hunter

[idlewarnings]

Thanks for the response, Hunter. One more question for you: I recently got issues 1-4 of Lights Out on ebay. There's a letter included that said the newsletter was being shut down and that issues 5 and 6 would be the last. We're issues 5 & 6 ever released?

[goathunter]

Thanks for the response, Hunter. One more question for you: I recently got issues 1-4 of Lights Out on ebay. There's a letter included that said the newsletter was being shut down and that issues 5 and 6 would be the last. We're issues 5 & 6 ever released?

Yes, they were, but they were only sent to subscribers---no dealers carried them. A PDF of issue 5 can be found on the McCammon site (as well as PDFs of issues 1 through 4), but issue 6 was promised as a subscriber-only issue, so it's not available. I hope you enjoy them!

Lights Out! @ RobertMcCammon.com (http://www.robertmccammon.com/lights_out.html)

Hunter

[goathunter]

Here's the lettered edition of Bethany's Sin, published by Subterranean Press:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/bs_43_lettered_1.jpghttp://www.robertmccammon.com/images/bs_43_lettered_2.jpghttp://www.robertmccammon.com/images/bs_43_lettered_3.jpg

Hunter

[Randall Flagg]

Really nice looking.

[Ben Staad]

Really nice looking.

+1. That is a sharp looking book.

[goathunter]

Michael Whelan's cover for I Travel by Night was released today:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/itbn_10_hc.jpg

Hunter

[sgc1999]

I find it obnoxious that the lettered edition was sold out before it was openly announced for sale:/

[Ben Staad]

I find it obnoxious that the lettered edition was sold out before it was openly announced for sale:/

Not that I would have the funds for the lettered but I thought that was odd as well. I almost picked up a signed copy but the price was a bit much (for me) considering that this is a novella. Cool sounding and looking book and I will probably buy the unsigned version in the future.

EDIT: Awesome looking cover BTW.

[goathunter]

I find it obnoxious that the lettered edition was sold out before it was openly announced for sale:/

Was it? I don't remember that being the case. I Travel by Night was publicly announced on November 19, 2012. I'm pretty sure the lettered edition was not sold out then, though I do think the book had been listed on the Subterranean site a few days before they announced it.

Hunter

[WeDealInLead]

You're right, it wasn't sold out before it was announced.

That's a nice cover, it looks almost 3D.

[Ben Staad]

I find it obnoxious that the lettered edition was sold out before it was openly announced for sale:/

Was it? I don't remember that being the case. I Travel by Night was publicly announced on November 19, 2012. I'm pretty sure the lettered edition was not sold out then, though I do think the book had been listed on the Subterranean site a few days before they announced it.

Hunter


You're right, it wasn't sold out before it was announced.

That's a nice cover, it looks almost 3D.

Ok. Not surprising that I would have missed this announcement. November, December, and now January have been busy months for me. On second and third looks at the cover I really, really, really, like it.

[frik]

I LOVE that cover.
This is going to be my first lettered McCammon.

Siep

[goathunter]

Subterranean has posted another piece of Michael Whelan's art. This will be an interior plate in the signed, limited edition of I Travel by Night.

http://www.robertmccammon.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/I_Travel_by_Night_by_Robert_McCammon_Interior_Plat e.jpg (http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/i_travel_by_night)

Hunter

[Lauterer]

Îts Whelan, but i do not like tis comic art.... mho

[frik]

I think it's awesome!
Hope the lettered edition features something extra special!

sk

[goathunter]

Robert McCammon and Clive Barker to receive the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2013/02/07/robert-mccammon-and-clive-barker-to-receive-the-hwa-lifetime-achievement-award/)

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Robert McCammon and Clive Barker to receive the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award (http://www.robertmccammon.com/2013/02/07/robert-mccammon-and-clive-barker-to-receive-the-hwa-lifetime-achievement-award/)

Hunter

Well deserved for both of them. :thumbsup:

[WeDealInLead]

Great news. I can't wait for the new novella.

[Ben Staad]

Saw this posted over in FB land. Les Edwards has prints of The Night Boat for sale. Here is the link through Robert's site:

http://www.robertmccammon.com/2013/02/20/prints-for-les-edwardss-paintings-for-the-night-boat-are-available/

[carlosdetweiller]

Was sleepily going through my usual early morning searches today when I came across one of the "holy grails" of McCammon collecting. Snapped it up from ABE as fast as I could. Hopefully will be able to provide details and photos later this week. I lost out on one of these about 10 years ago on eBay because I was stupid. And have never seen another until today. I'm pretty pumped. Now if the US Postal Service just doesn't screw it up somehow......

[Coulrophobia]

Was sleepily going through my usual early morning searches today when I came across one of the "holy grails" of McCammon collecting. Snapped it up from ABE as fast as I could. Hopefully will be able to provide details and photos later this week. I lost out on one of these about 10 years ago on eBay because I was stupid. And have never seen another until today. I'm pretty pumped. Now if the US Postal Service just doesn't screw it up somehow......

Congrats on your new acquisition I look forward to seeing it when it arrives safely to you.

[Ben Staad]

Was sleepily going through my usual early morning searches today when I came across one of the "holy grails" of McCammon collecting. Snapped it up from ABE as fast as I could. Hopefully will be able to provide details and photos later this week. I lost out on one of these about 10 years ago on eBay because I was stupid. And have never seen another until today. I'm pretty pumped. Now if the US Postal Service just doesn't screw it up somehow......

Congrats on your new acquisition I look forward to seeing it when it arrives safely to you.

Woot and congrats as well. I'm not sure what the McCammon holy grail is but I've always wanted a S/L of Swan Song. When it (whatever it is) arrives safely please post some photos.

[biomieg]

I'm curious too. Is it a proof?

[carlosdetweiller]

I'm curious too. Is it a proof?

Details and images to follow....hopefully later this week.

[carlosdetweiller]

Got this in today. A proof of McCammon's first published novel BAAL. Been looking for one for at least 10 years. Finally getting something like this is what makes book collecting such a thrill sometimes.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/baalproof_zps94e73570.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

Wonderful. It is like a treasure hunt-a rush and pleasure to find something like this. Congratulations.

[jhanic]

Nice find, Bob!

John

[goathunter]

Congratulations, Bob! "Probable price: $1.95"! Times have changed....

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Congrats! It looks to be in great shape as well.

[biomieg]

Awe-some!

[WeDealInLead]

mccammon proof: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robert-McCammon-THE-HUNTER-FROM-THE-WOODS-ARC-Proof-Advance-Copy-/200904519028?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item2ec6d7ad74

[goathunter]

I finally got around to taking some new photos of my McCammon hardcover shelves. There are a few others in my office that haven't made it to the shelves yet. You can click on each photo to see a slightly larger version.

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_hg-rm-01.jpg (http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hg-rm-01.jpg)

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_hg-rm-02.jpg (http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hg-rm-02.jpg)

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_hg-rm-03.jpg (http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hg-rm-03.jpg)

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_hg-rm-04.jpg (http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hg-rm-04.jpg)

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/t_hg-rm-05.jpg (http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hg-rm-05.jpg)

Yes, they're all in plastic bags. The bottom row of the third photo consists of anthologies with McCammon stories in them---and there are more of them behind those that I don't have room to display.

Hunter

[goathunter]

I need to update my paperbacks photos; there are at least a dozen or so missing from these, but for completeness....

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hunter-books-06.jpg

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hunter-books-07.jpg

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hunter-books-08.jpg

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/hunter-books-09.jpg

Hunter

[Coulrophobia]

Beautiful collection!!! Congrats!!

[carlosdetweiller]

It is a fantastic collection, Hunter. And I have sent you some questions via private e-mail. I am really envious of a couple of items you have.

[surly]

outstanding.
first picture, second shelf - looks like a Pocket Books hardcover of STINGER which i've never seen before. was it not a paberback original?
RRM is one of my faves and i'm so happy he is publishing again.
tthanks for sharing.

[goathunter]

outstanding.
first picture, second shelf - looks like a Pocket Books hardcover of STINGER which i've never seen before. was it not a paberback original?

It was a paperback original. The hardcover edition of Stinger was published by the Literary Guild Book Club. Copies show up on eBay every now and then.


RRM is one of my faves and i'm so happy he is publishing again.
tthanks for sharing.

Thanks for looking! :)

Hunter

[Ben Staad]

Great looking collection, Hunter! Thank you so very much for sharing.

[Randall Flagg]

An amazing collection. The most McCammon I have ever seen owned by one individual.

[idlewarnings]

Fantastic photos, Hunter. Thanks for sharing. I saw your interview where Robert discusses The Village. Any future plans for that one yet?

[WeDealInLead]

Most impressive.

[goathunter]

Fantastic photos, Hunter. Thanks for sharing. I saw your interview where Robert discusses The Village. Any future plans for that one yet?

Thanks!

Unfortunately, no. The last time I talked with him about it (a few months ago), he said that thinking about that right now would be a step back, and he was more interested in finishing the new books. He should be finishing The River of Souls, the next Matthew Corbett book, any day now (no publication info yet, of course).

Hunter

[Merlin1958]

Very impressive, Mr. Hunter!!!

[WeDealInLead]

Speaks the Nightbird S/L:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Speaks-the-Nightbird-Signed-Robert-McCammon-Special-Limited-Edition-/130869091810?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item1e7867dde2

You don't see these come up for sale often.

[RC65]

Wonderful collection of one of my favorite authors.

On a related note, I spy a copy of Ken Grimwood's REPLAY...another wonderful novel that's appropriately at home amidst many of McCammon's wonderful works.

[carlosdetweiller]

Got this in a few days ago. Dark Harvest proof of NIGHT VISIONS 8 with a McCammon afterword titled "The Judge" (about 7 pages long).

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/mccammonnightisions8_zpsd5f19baf.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/mccammonnightvisionsafterword_zpsf414436b.jpg

And while on the subject of Dark Harvest proofs....here is THEY THIRST. Had this one for quite a while. Would really like to find the DH proof of SWAN SONG.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/mccammontheythirstproof_zps596ad0f3.jpg

[goathunter]

Curse you, Red Baron! :) Nice addition to your collection! This is four proofs you have that I don't.... (Yes, I'm keeping track. :))

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

Ha! Thanks, Hunter. I'm keeping track too. You are still ahead.

[goathunter]

I knew you were keeping track, too. :) I hope this doesn't feel like I'm rubbing it in your face, but you did ask about it above. I took it out of the box, took a picture, put everything away, then found the photo was blurry. Sorry.

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/swan-song-arc.jpg

I also found this, which I forgot I had. It's a long galley, the same size as the galley for Blue World, which I think you have.

http://hunter.goatley.com/books/under-the-fang-arc.jpg

Hunter

[goathunter]

Wonderful collection of one of my favorite authors.

On a related note, I spy a copy of Ken Grimwood's REPLAY...another wonderful novel that's appropriately at home amidst many of McCammon's wonderful works.

Thanks! And you're right, Replay was great! I'm going to re-read that one someday....

Hunter

[carlosdetweiller]

Nice ones, Hunter. That SWAN SONG proof is high on my want list.

[RC65]

I've only re-read two books in my lifetime...THE STAND and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Beginning today with the reading of SWAN SONG, that list now has a third book on it. I think the first time I read this was back in the early '90s, so it's been around twenty years. Not coincidentally, these three books make up three of my top five books of all time.

[goathunter]

Got this in today. The publication date is October 31, 2013. It can be ordered from Subterranean Press (http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_night_boat1).

http://www.robertmccammon.com/images/tnb_54_limited_arc.jpg

Hunter

[herbertwest]

Great cover! Who is the artist?

[Ben Staad]

Great cover art. I think it looks great and matches with the original:

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb387/tampatim2003/NightboatandWolfsHour.jpg

The artist for the Sub Press edition is Les Edwards.