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    rules be damned. thats just so f#@*ing cool
    thanks so much for sharing.
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    Love that framed d/j art, looks fantastic.

    My Collins 'Floating Dragon' doesn't have a price, neither does my Collins 'The House Next Door'.

    Collins printed a hardcover and paperback of 'Shadowland' in 1980, so I guess it's a later printing?
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    Just had a quick look on ABE, and there are Collins harcovers for sale that are dated 1980. There are also some dated 1981 - a couple say 'later printing', a couple say 'book club edition', in the description.
    Just as interesting, is that one of the 1980 editions is listed as 'price clipped'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FennyBate View Post
    Just had a quick look on ABE, and there are Collins harcovers for sale that are dated 1980. There are also some dated 1981 - a couple say 'later printing', a couple say 'book club edition', in the description.
    Just as interesting, is that one of the 1980 editions is listed as 'price clipped'.
    I have been wondering about this for years but have never done any serious investigating....just posing the question to other collectors and a bookseller here and there. I suspect that the price clipped 1980 edition that you refer to had a Collins price sticker on the inner flap and that sticker is what was clipped off. But who knows?

    I have asked sellers on ABE who list 1980 as the publication date to check their copies and (in my admittedly small sample) all have had the 1981 date on the title page. I get "Oh, I never saw that!" a lot.

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    They really need to remake Ghost Story, such a great book and movie while ok, it isn't close to a good adaptation. I thought about getting the cinefantastique to find out what went wrong in that adaptation.

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    Thanks Bev.

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    The Washington Post had a glowing review of Interior Darkness: Selected Stories in today's paper. It looks like a really good collection. I'll definitely be picking this up.

    ""Interior Darkness" is a book for those who think they dislike horror, as well as for those who love and respect the genre. Filled with terror, wit and unexpected grace notes, it's a remarkable achievement that reflects the arc of a lengthy and celebrated career."

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    Got Shadowland from the library (my first Straub novel not counting his King collaborations) but it's not doing much for me. Should I keep on pushing through?
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    I would say push through; Shadowland is one of my favorite horror novels by anyone; It is the only thing I can think of that I definitely prefer, although SK may have a few others that surpass it. Shadowland ruined me for Straub because I never found anything that good by him after that: I hated Floating Dragon, enjoyed (but not wildly) A Dark Matter, Lost Boy Lost Girl and In The Night Room. Ghost Story is also excellent.

    FWIW, he has many things I haven't yet read (Koko, Mystery, Hellfire Club, Mr. X, The Throat, others); I'm not here to bury his catalog (and anyone who hasn't tried him out definitely should).
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    Thanks, I'll keep on reading.
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    My favorites were koko and ghost story
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyberGhostface View Post
    Thanks, I'll keep on reading.
    GHOST STORY is his masterpiece...before throwing in the towel (if SHADOWLAND doesn't do it for you), I'd give that one a shot. I've fallen away from Straub, after being a faithful reader of his in the '80s and '90s, but I'd recommend GHOST STORY without reservation and, in fact, look forward to rereading it myself one of these days.

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    Straub has three main phases, although there are exceptions during each period:

    1) the early, gothic, huge, convoluted novels up to Floating Dragon
    2) Starting with Koko, big, but less gothic and less convoluted
    3) Starting with lost boy, lost girl, shorter and more focused books

    A number of his books are tied together by the character Tim Underhill, who first appeared in Koko. These are thought of as the Blue Rose book.

    His newest release is the forthcoming novella "The Process (is a Process All its Own)" from Subterranean Press.

    Trivia: It was Straub who created Bango Skank for his story "The Buffalo Hunter"

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    I received my copy of Peter's new novella from Subterranean Press, "The Process (Is a Process All Its Own)". Delighted to see that it is copy #1 of 750.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bev Vincent View Post
    Straub has three main phases, although there are exceptions during each period:

    1) the early, gothic, huge, convoluted novels up to Floating Dragon
    2) Starting with Koko, big, but less gothic and less convoluted
    3) Starting with lost boy, lost girl, shorter and more focused books

    A number of his books are tied together by the character Tim Underhill, who first appeared in Koko. These are thought of as the Blue Rose book.

    His newest release is the forthcoming novella "The Process (is a Process All its Own)" from Subterranean Press.

    Trivia: It was Straub who created Bango Skank for his story "The Buffalo Hunter"

    That is awesome characterization. I have read Floating Dragon and Ghost Story twice each and can barely remember what they are about.

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    Peter Straub matching numbered signed limited set. $125 shipped:



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    Centipede just opened pre-ordering for Julia today:

    http://centipedepress.com/horror/julia.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Room 217 Caretaker View Post
    Peter Straub matching numbered signed limited set. $125 shipped:



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    Had a couple members ask to see the marbled end papers of the matching S/L set. Here you go:



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    Quote Originally Posted by Room 217 Caretaker View Post
    Peter Straub matching numbered signed limited set. $125 shipped:



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    Quote Originally Posted by LetoAtreides View Post
    Centipede just opened pre-ordering for Julia today:

    http://centipedepress.com/horror/julia.html
    I keep waiting for news like this, but for Shadowland or Ghost Story.
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    Quote Originally Posted by St. Troy View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by LetoAtreides View Post
    Centipede just opened pre-ordering for Julia today:

    http://centipedepress.com/horror/julia.html
    This one has been in the works for quite some time and I'm eager to see how it turned out.

    Quote Originally Posted by Centipede Press
    This new edition of Julia features several full-page, full-color illustrations by Rodger Gerberding, a stunning front cover by Colombian artist Marcela Bolívar, a new introduction by T.M. Wright, and an interview with Peter Straub. The book is elegantly typeset in Requiem and is bound in distinctive European cloth, has a rounded back, top-edge stain, ribbon marker, and gorgeous marbled endsheets imported from France.
    Over 7 × 10 inches in size, front and rear cover image pastedown, two-color stamping on spine, and a stunning design. Each book is signed by Peter Straub, T.M. Wright, Rodger Gerberding, and Marcela Bolívar.
    I love the jacketless books that Jerad does (both older and newer) and I'm excited to finally hold this one in my hands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LetoAtreides View Post
    Centipede just opened pre-ordering for Julia today:

    http://centipedepress.com/horror/julia.html
    This calls to mind another question of mine: does CP have a e-mailing list? I'd looked for a place on their website to sign up for one to learn of new things, but never saw one.
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    They do; they typically arrive each Sunday morning. I don't know where on the site to look for the sign up, but I imagine it must be there somewhere. You could always send Jerad an email with a request.

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