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  1. 05-11-2007 02:51 PM #1
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    Default Blaze By Richard Bachman



    Blaze to be released on June 12



    Posted: February 19, 2007, 14:46:42



    Scribner has announced that they will be publishing the first-written but last-recovered Richard Bachman novel titled Blaze, on June 12, 2007.

    Here is a description of Blaze from Amazon/UK:


    "At 6'7"and just under 300 lbs, Clay Blaisdell is one big mother, but his capers were just small-time until he met George Rackley. George introduced him to a hundred cons and one big idea: kidnapping the child of rich parents. The Gerards are filthy rich, and the last twig on the family tree could be worth millions. There's only one problem: by the time the deal goes down, the brains of the partnership is dead. Or is he? Now Blaze is running into the teeth of a howling storm and the cops are closing in. He's got a baby as a hostage, and the crime of the century just turned into a race against time in the white hell of the Maine woods."
    Stephen King's foreward to Blaze: (Possible spoilers!)
    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...ly=CHP&z=y#CHP
    Fist 2 chapters to Blaze (definite spoilers here):
    http://www.stephenking.com/assets/bl...rs_1_and_2.pdf
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  2. 05-11-2007 10:46 PM #2
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    Thanks for all the info and links, Jerome. I'm looking forward to this release.
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    Jerome, you're first link just took me to Barnes and Nobles advanced book search page. Was that where it should have gone?
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    I think I fixed it.
    It should go to the Barnes and Noble Blaze page, featuring King's foreward.
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    Yup, it works now.

    Thanks for the links.
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    I love the cover.
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    Oooo
    This sounds good.
    And maybe its just me, but I sense the potential for some "Bachman" humor in some giant sized criminal attempting to take care of the baby.

    But then again its Bachman/King. He might just eat the damn kid lol
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    I just finished this. Blaze is what Tom Cullen could have been if he'd had bad influences. The victory in this novel is in making readers root for a con man with violent tendencies turned kidnapper. That's not an easy task. It is a bit melodramatic, and not nearly as compelling as some of King's best, but it's an early effort and a worthy one. Definitely didn't belong in a box in the library.
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    I just finished this. Blaze is what Tom Cullen could have been if he'd had bad influences.
    That is a great description Bev!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bev Vincent View Post
    I just finished this. Blaze is what Tom Cullen could have been if he'd had bad influences. The victory in this novel is in making readers root for a con man with violent tendencies turned kidnapper. That's not an easy task. It is a bit melodramatic, and not nearly as compelling as some of King's best, but it's an early effort and a worthy one. Definitely didn't belong in a box in the library.
    I'm gonna enjoy this one, I think.
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    Excellent, heard it here first too
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    Its also featured on our current news page.

    www.thedarktower.org/news

    I'm shamelessly pimping the site pages.
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    Here are some of the US proof covers of Blaze. I updated the picture of the light tan one to include the black binding. I just got this one today (5/29/07).

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    Woohoo!!

    I can stick those on the page tonight

    Thanks John
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    The links on the front page to the foreword and first 2 chapters are broken.

    (it's foreword, not forward, also)
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    Thanks Corina, I will get that fixed right away tonight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MonteGss View Post
    Ooooh, sounds like it could potentially be another DT connection book...however small.
    I would not doubt a DT connection at all
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    Hmm this certainly begs the question; is Edgar Freemantle related to Abigail Freemantle?

    If so, there is the DT tie in via The Stand right there...
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    Florida....phantom limbs.....anyone think SK is listening to The Shins too much?
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    Oooh the excitements! Can't wait! And Fruny, is it possible to listen to The Shins too much?
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    Richard Bachman is the Tupac Shakur of the literary world.
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