I also agree that Black House can be read as a standalone book. Yes, there are a few references to events in The Talisman, but they are not integral to the story of Black House.
John
I also agree that Black House can be read as a standalone book. Yes, there are a few references to events in The Talisman, but they are not integral to the story of Black House.
John
Thanks John, I will definitely have to read it next!!Originally Posted by jhanic
That's good to know... these are on my list to read and was always planning on reading The Talisman first. I'll probably still do that anyway...
Absolutely!! You can get by just reading a synopsis of "The Talisman". "The Talisman is a great book, but I like BH even better. There is a heavier "DT" tie in and it is a faster and more interesting story imho. You'll love it I am sure!!Thanks John, I will definitely have to read it next!!
I was always mystified why, King didn't include the events of BH and even Jack, into TDT VII. Maybe because he wrote it together with, Straub?
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Thanks Bill
I received another unbound CD proof today, 5 down 3 to go!
Stephen King - The Dark Man - US CD Unbound Inter-office Proof (1st Proof)
EDIT: Unfortunately this proof was found to have been fake. I have removed the photos but can be viewed below.
Unfortunately, the other statement needs to change - still 4 down 4 to go!
Congrats Jon!
Nice, congratulations on the unbound proof, Jon!
"God punishes us for what we cannot imagine." - Stephen King, Duma Key
Nice!
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Very nice!
John
This is a warning for prospective and past buyers of CD's unbound proofs from ebay.
I was the highest bidder of an auction for The Dark Man Unbound earlier in the month from UK seller ashkent7. What arrived was not what was pictured in the auction photographs. This was obviously a scanned and copy of the original.
The differences of the copy were as follows:
1). All the CD unbound proofs should be all the same size (as confirmed by John Hanic and Brian @ CD), they should be printed on 8 1/2" x 11 sized paper. This is the only sized paper CD are using in their office. The unbound copy that arrived was A4 sized ( 8 1/4" x 11 2/3").
2). The printing quality was inferior compared to the CD versions with transfer of wet ink from opposing pages and there was leaching of ink through the paper.
3). The drawings of the copy were not central to the page as with the proper CD proof due to the differing size of paper. The right hand side margin was disproportionally wider as a result.
These are some photos of the copy
I know of at least one other member than myself that has bought a copy of The Dark Man unbound proof from this seller as a second chance offer (due to my apparent non-payment!)
So if anybody else has purchased one from this seller check it very carefully.
I just hope that this unpleasant occurrence does not discourage Brian and the rest of the team at CD from offering them in the future, as I enjoy owning my other copies and really find them interesting. I don't know if future copies could be marked with marker with a unique number similar to the Secretary of Dreams bound proofs on the page edges?
I will also be posting this in the eBay bullshit and my Collection threads for maximum coverage!
Did you get to leave negative feedback? Did you contact Ebay and report them?This is a warning for prospective and past buyers of CD's unbound proofs from ebay.
I was the highest bidder of an auction for The Dark Man Unbound earlier in the month from UK seller ashkent7. What arrived was not what was pictured in the auction photographs. This was obviously a scanned and copy of the original.
The differences of the copy were as follows:
1). All the CD unbound proofs should be all the same size (as confirmed by John Hanic and Brian @ CD), they should be printed on 8 1/2" x 11 sized paper. This is the only sized paper CD are using in their office. The unbound copy that arrived was A4 sized ( 8 1/4" x 11 2/3").
2). The printing quality was inferior compared to the CD versions with transfer of wet ink from opposing pages and there was leaching of ink through the paper.
3). The drawings of the copy were not central to the page as with the proper CD proof due to the differing size of paper. The right hand side margin was disproportionally wider as a result.
These are some photos of the copy
I know of at least one other member than myself that has bought a copy of The Dark Man unbound proof from this seller as a second chance offer (due to my apparent non-payment!)
So if anybody else has purchased one from this seller check it very carefully.
I just hope that this unpleasant occurrence does not discourage Brian and the rest of the team at CD from offering them in the future, as I enjoy owning my other copies and really find them interesting. I don't know if future copies could be marked with marker with a unique number similar to the Secretary of Dreams bound proofs on the page edges?
I will also be posting this in the eBay bullshit and my Collection threads for maximum coverage!
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Wow! Thanks for sharing these Jonp, I thought there were a lot showing up, shame on these people! Maybe we should start a "who owns what thread" to help keep track of the real ones
I'm sorry to hear of that but I am really glad you were able to expose a scummy seller.
Unfortunately, I didn't realise there was a problem until after I left feedback. I'm pretty sure I can't retract feedback. Yes, I put a complaint into eBay.
Thanks Tommy. Yes, there has been a lot on eBay but the initial surge is now drying up. I think this is the first fake offered.
Thanks!
Wow! These books certainly look much better. Just got these slipcases from Jeff Whiley today. Very nice production that enhances the books beautifully. Big thanks to Jeff and Simon for getting these produced. If anybody's on the fence with these you've gotta get them!
New Slipcases for Dolan's Cadillac 82/1000, Presentation copy for the 1/1000 edition, Deluxe 82/250.
Looks great!
Very nice! Looks great...
Beautiful, Jon! One day maybe I'll get a copy of Dolan's Cadillac
"God punishes us for what we cannot imagine." - Stephen King, Duma Key
Congrats for the supernice slipcases from Jeff !!!
My Stephen King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...on-Stockerlone
Non-King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...rlone-Non-King
Awesome!!! Can't wait to get mine!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Beautiful, Jon! One day maybe I'll get a copy of Dolan's CadillacThanks guys.
Thanks Bill. You won't be disappointed. They are a very professional job!
Nice set Jon!
Glad to hear you are happy with the cases.
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Changed my avatar to a photo of me first thing in the morning! I love this painting 'The Judge' by Les Edwards for PS's Thinner. I've been keeping an eye out on Les's website to see if it was going to be up for sale. Unfortunately, when I checked again it was listed but it was already sold. Disappointed but save me a lot of money!
I've been trying to severely limit my buying at the moment, hence I haven't updated for a little while. But I did spot something yesterday that I bought and it's now in transit. It's something that I have wanted for a while but I have never seen it up for sale in 20 years of collecting and have only ever seen photos of one copy. I had to go for it - so much for saving money! I will post photos when it arrives.
Hmm... what can it be. No hints?
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