Other authors you collect

[Ben Staad]

I'm not very current on collectibles but noticed tonight that DRP is publishing a limited of Bird Box by Josh Malerman. Did anyone get in on this? I had thought DRP had some issues in the last few years but it sounds like a nice edition.

[dnemec]

I'm not very current on collectibles but noticed tonight that DRP is publishing a limited of Bird Box by Josh Malerman. Did anyone get in on this? I had thought DRP had some issues in the last few years but it sounds like a nice edition.


I picked it up when they were having a sale for 25% off. It's supposed to be published soon. Really liked that book, and can't wait to see the S/L!

[becca69]

I'm not very current on collectibles but noticed tonight that DRP is publishing a limited of Bird Box by Josh Malerman. Did anyone get in on this? I had thought DRP had some issues in the last few years but it sounds like a nice edition.


I picked it up when they were having a sale for 25% off. It's supposed to be published soon. Really liked that book, and can't wait to see the S/L!

I got one too and then upgrade a few weeks ago when they announced that there were two deluxe (lettered) editions available. I'm sure I won't see that for quite a while. :wtf:

[cit74]

Okay if there are any bloom county fans out there - the third book of new material is available for pre-order - signed from IDW

https://www.berkeleybreathed.com

I love these. And theres only a short supply - the first year I bought one on Ebay after comic con (when he releases a small supply) only to find they are avail on IDW shortly after the con (but not many) - so if you need a good laugh enjoy - or just follow on facebook since he releases all of the strips there too

[Father Cody]

Any McCammon fans here? Still some S/Ls left:

https://www.cemeterydance.com/ushers-passing.html?mc_cid=9c024f0b06&mc_eid=f66944e1f1

[BigJoeHillfan]

Okay if there are any bloom county fans out there - the third book of new material is available for pre-order - signed from IDW

https://www.berkeleybreathed.com

I love these. And theres only a short supply - the first year I bought one on Ebay after comic con (when he releases a small supply) only to find they are avail on IDW shortly after the con (but not many) - so if you need a good laugh enjoy - or just follow on facebook since he releases all of the strips there too

I love Bloom County!!!!:rock: Thanks for posting this I was not aware it had been revived. Now I need to decide if I need the HC or can live with the PB.:pullhair:

[WeDealInLead]

I've been passively collecting David J. Schow and Brian Hodge. Both collections are nearly complete. I've managed to rid myself of the need to have complete bibliographies by my favourite authors if they have duds or books I simply don't like. I'll never own a complete Schow set because his novels don't do it for me, both thrillers and horror. Ditto Hodge. His two thrillers were fine books but nothing that blew me away.

Gaiman - I'd rather have syphilis poured into my eyes then suffer his Choo books again. Ellison - I stick with his "fantastical" works.

[St. Troy]

Possibly something of interest coming soon (Sep 5, next Wednesday) from Folio Society. On that date, they'll announce their fall collection of 19 books, at least some of which (and possibly just one) will be horror.

Possibilities (per speculation of knowledgeable FS readers) include: The Haunting Of Hill House, Peter Straub's Ghost Story (I'd like to see what they could do with this), Red Dragon, Rosemary's Baby, The Woman In Black, and a Poe collection.

Speaking of Poe (and I may have mentioned this months ago), there's another collection that looks quite nice from Ethereal Visions Publishing (https://www.evpub.info/product-page/edgar-allan-poe-this-and-nothing-more-illuminated-edition). This was originally a Kickstarter project, but is now up for general sale (shipping in October). The introductory price is $85; it's supposed to revert to $125 or $150 on the evening of Sep 9 (I don't know why they are doing it quite this way). I really like this but may not be picking it up (not sure yet).

Some info:
8" x 10" hardcover
280 pages
60+ illustrations (some color, some b/w)
Gilded page edges (3 sides)

The illustrations are very impressive; if you like Poe at all, I suggest you click the link above and take a look.

(Disclaimer: I know I gushed, but I'm not related to anyone at EVP or anything like that).

[Ben Staad]

Fanboy. :tongue1:


Possibly something of interest coming soon (Sep 5, next Wednesday) from Folio Society. On that date, they'll announce their fall collection of 19 books, at least some of which (and possibly just one) will be horror.

Possibilities (per speculation of knowledgeable FS readers) include: The Haunting Of Hill House, Peter Straub's Ghost Story (I'd like to see what they could do with this), Red Dragon, Rosemary's Baby, The Woman In Black, and a Poe collection.

Speaking of Poe (and I may have mentioned this months ago), there's another collection that looks quite nice from Ethereal Visions Publishing (https://www.evpub.info/product-page/edgar-allan-poe-this-and-nothing-more-illuminated-edition). This was originally a Kickstarter project, but is now up for general sale (shipping in October). The introductory price is $85; it's supposed to revert to $125 or $150 on the evening of Sep 9 (I don't know why they are doing it quite this way). I really like this but may not be picking it up (not sure yet).

Some info:
8" x 10" hardcover
280 pages
60+ illustrations (some color, some b/w)
Gilded page edges (3 sides)

The illustrations are very impressive; if you like Poe at all, I suggest you click the link above and take a look.

(Disclaimer: I know I gushed, but I'm not related to anyone at EVP or anything like that).

[St. Troy]

As expected, only one title in Folio society's "fall 2018" collection is horror:

The Folio Anthology of Horror Stories
https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-folio-anthology-of-horror-stories.html

Edited (with an introduction) by Ramsey Campbell
Illustrated by Corey Brickley

Only 272 pages, and the one King story (1408) is one this crowd has certainly seen before. Still, it looks like a nice production:

Three-quarter-bound in blocked cloth with a printed and spot-varnished front board Set in Poliphilus 272 pages Frontispiece and 6 colour illustrations 9½˝ x 6¼˝

Contents:

The Fall of the House of Usher (1839)
Edgar Allan Poe

The Yellow Wallpaper (1892)
Charlotte Perkins

Gilman Count Magnus (1904)
M. R. James

The White People (1904)
Arthur Machen

Ancient Lights (1912)
Algernon Blackwood

The Music of Erich Zann (1922)
H. P. Lovecraft

Smoke Ghost (1941)
Fritz Leiber

Brenda (1954)
Margaret St Clair

The Bus (1965)
Shirley Jackson

Again (1981)
Ramsey Campbell

Vastarien (1987)
Thomas Ligotti

Call Home (1991)
Dennis Etchison

1408 (2002)
Stephen King

Flowers of the Sea (2011)
Reggie Oliver

Hippocampus (2015)
Adam Nevill

[jsmcmullen92]

I copied this into the King thread too. thanks for posting.

[herbertwest]

A french publisher has produced a limited edition of the manuscript of Oscar Wilde's "THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY"
>>> https://www.spbooks.com/en/79-le-portrait-de-dorian-gray-9791095457466.html

They previously had released a limited edtion of the manuscript of FRANKENSTEIN :

[dnemec]

A french publisher has produced a limited edition of the manuscript of Oscar Wilde's "THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY"
>>> https://www.spbooks.com/en/79-le-portrait-de-dorian-gray-9791095457466.html

They previously had released a limited edtion of the manuscript of FRANKENSTEIN :

Those are pretty cool.

[WeDealInLead]

I just saw that Centipede will be doing The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg. Tis a good day.

[PennyUnwise]

I just saw that Centipede will be doing The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg. Tis a good day.

Tis a good day indeed. I am still anxiously awaiting Dune. That will be a wonderful day!

[Hunchback Jack]

That's the one I'm waiting for, too. That will sell out *fast*, I'm betting.

[St. Troy]

Amaranthine Books (https://amaranthinebooks.com/), who created a set of two editions of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (https://amaranthinebooks.com/product/jh-set/) (which I'd thought I'd posted about somewhere on DT but can't find at the moment), has announced their next book: Dracula.

You can see a pic of what they are shooting for at http://www.mojzabastart.hr/home/projekt-dracula, but the text is entirely in Croatian (Amaranthine is a Croatian company).

Some info from their e-mail:


Amaranthine Books’ next title is the one and only: Dracula by Bram Stoker!

I know there have been several rumours about our next title and, truth be told, Dracula wasn’t really in the plan back then. But we had a “eureka” moment a few months back that led to a great idea, so we pushed back all other possible titles for a later release and started working on Dracula instead. The idea is simple — pretty much everyone knows that Dracula is sensitive to light (it doesn’t kill him though), so we’ve decided to make the covers and all the illustrations photosensitive with the use of phosphorescent colours — yes, they will glow in the dark (and in low light)!

I love what they did with J&H; I love Dracula and can't wait to see what they do with it.

FYI, here's a video showing the black "Mr. Hyde" edition of J&H:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nif2XS90tl0

[swintek]

Amaranthine Books (https://amaranthinebooks.com/), who created a set of two editions of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (https://amaranthinebooks.com/product/jh-set/) (which I'd thought I'd posted about somewhere on DT but can't find at the moment), has announced their next book: Dracula.

You can see a pic of what they are shooting for at http://www.mojzabastart.hr/home/projekt-dracula, but the text is entirely in Croatian (Amaranthine is a Croatian company).

Some info from their e-mail:


Amaranthine Books’ next title is the one and only: Dracula by Bram Stoker!

I know there have been several rumours about our next title and, truth be told, Dracula wasn’t really in the plan back then. But we had a “eureka” moment a few months back that led to a great idea, so we pushed back all other possible titles for a later release and started working on Dracula instead. The idea is simple — pretty much everyone knows that Dracula is sensitive to light (it doesn’t kill him though), so we’ve decided to make the covers and all the illustrations photosensitive with the use of phosphorescent colours — yes, they will glow in the dark (and in low light)!

I love what they did with J&H; I love Dracula and can't wait to see what they do with it.

FYI, here's a video showing the black "Mr. Hyde" edition of J&H:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nif2XS90tl0

Interesting! Thanks for that info. How does one get on their mailing list?

[St. Troy]

How does one get on their mailing list?

https://amaranthinebooks.com/about/newsletter-signup/

[swintek]

How does one get on their mailing list?

https://amaranthinebooks.com/about/newsletter-signup/

Thanks!

[lotuz]

An amazing book is in the works by the French mini-publisher, SuperTerrain (the book will be in English):

A version of Fahrenheit 451 in which all the pages are black and you have to apply heat to get the text to appear!

More information and pre-ordering here:

http://www.superterrain.fr/f451/en/

The need 150 pre-orders by the end of the year to move forward with production. If they don't receive enough pre-orders, they'll refund everyone's money. I really, really want this book to get made so I hope some more folks will jump on the bandwagon!

I normally don't love when publishers fund books this way, but I would consider SuperTerrain more of an art collective that happens to make some print material, and not a publisher, as such. They've not published any novels before, as far as I know - most of what they do is explore and experiment with ink and paper and different printing techniques. I have a couple of their pamphlets/magazines and they're pretty neat :)

[St. Troy]

...A version of Fahrenheit 451 in which all the pages are black and you have to apply heat to get the text to appear!

This is cool.

[Br!an]

An amazing book is in the works by the French mini-publisher, SuperTerrain (the book will be in English):

A version of Fahrenheit 451 in which all the pages are black and you have to apply heat to get the text to appear!

More information and pre-ordering here:

http://www.superterrain.fr/f451/en/

The need 150 pre-orders by the end of the year to move forward with production. If they don't receive enough pre-orders, they'll refund everyone's money. I really, really want this book to get made so I hope some more folks will jump on the bandwagon!

I normally don't love when publishers fund books this way, but I would consider SuperTerrain more of an art collective that happens to make some print material, and not a publisher, as such. They've not published any novels before, as far as I know - most of what they do is explore and experiment with ink and paper and different printing techniques. I have a couple of their pamphlets/magazines and they're pretty neat :)

Sweet! When I saw this the first time, I was hoping they'd actually publish it.

I might need to increase my Kool-Aid supply to justify a $388 book that's virtually unreadable. :orely:


I know I'm going outisde the lines here but I thought you guys would dig this and didn't think anyone would look at it in the RB forum. Feel free to delete it if you need to. It is flame and rebound related
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/10/heat-sensitive-edition-of-fahrenheit-451/

[jsmcmullen92]

I am really tempted to get this. My fear though is when I burn the pages, will they ever return to black or is it a one trick pony? If they go back I will definitely get it but if it's just a one time deal, that's a lot for a copy of a book.

[Br!an]

I am really tempted to get this. My fear though is when I burn the pages, will they ever return to black or is it a one trick pony? If they go back I will definitely get it but if it's just a one time deal, that's a lot for a copy of a book.

It goes back to dark. It requires the heat to read the text plainly.

[St. Troy]

My fear though is when I burn the pages, will they ever return to black or is it a one trick pony? If they go back I will definitely get it but if it's just a one time deal, that's a lot for a copy of a book.

You're basically saying "lasting legibility lessens the desirability of this book to me."

I totally agree with you (blacked out pages are the point of this edition); I just found it funny and worth remarking on because this is one of those things that I could never explain to the nonbibliophiles with whom I live (like when I told them I considered it a positive when I had lasting forearm muscle soreness after the first day I read a heavy (> 5 lbs.) book on the train).

[jsmcmullen92]

Did you read that somewhere? I was watching the video and it looked like it stayed but couldn't tell if it just takes awhile

I am really tempted to get this. My fear though is when I burn the pages, will they ever return to black or is it a one trick pony? If they go back I will definitely get it but if it's just a one time deal, that's a lot for a copy of a book.

It goes back to dark. It requires the heat to read the text plainly.

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[Br!an]

Did you read that somewhere? I was watching the video and it looked like it stayed but couldn't tell if it just takes awhile

I am really tempted to get this. My fear though is when I burn the pages, will they ever return to black or is it a one trick pony? If they go back I will definitely get it but if it's just a one time deal, that's a lot for a copy of a book.

It goes back to dark. It requires the heat to read the text plainly.

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"The book was screen printed by French graphic design collective Super Terrain using heat sensitive ink, which conceals the book’s text behind a layer of black when at room temperature."

[swintek]

Don't know where else to put this: Can anyone help with a bibliography of the (now defunct) Endeavor Press out of Chicago? I can't seem to find much info online. I know they did Al Sarrantonio's The Pumpkin Boy novella (which I have), and Tom Piccirilli's Fuckin' Lay Down Already (only because there's a promo bookmark for it in my copy of the former), but can't find much else online that they produced.

[ruderabbit]

They did a lettered edition of Fuckin Lie Down Already, it came with a cd of Brian Keene reading a Piccirilli short story.
There was a hardcover novella from Brian Lumley called The House Of The Temple.
Lastly, there was a chapbook from Gary Braunbeck, We Now Pause For Station Identification.

[ruderabbit]

The Lumley, and the Piccirilli also had perfect bound ARCs

The press was owned by a guy named Roger Range.

[swintek]

Thanks so much. So, as far as anyone knows- is that the total bibliography of the press? Wait, can't be, because The Pumpkin Boy was # 3 in their "Novella Series" (says so on the cover), and it looks like The House Of The Temple was # 2- what was # 1? Not the Pic book- that looks like a standalone...

[ruderabbit]

Hey,
Yes the Piccirilli book was book #1.

I was a original Lifetime buyer/collector of Endeaver Press. Below is a copy of a update email I received as a lifer. This should clear up any questions you still had after my above provided info.

[Endeavor Press] 2003 in review
From:
Roger Range <rogerrange@endeavorpress.net>
Sent:
Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 4:22 pm
To:
Endeavorpress@endeavorpress.net
Hi everyone,



It’s that time of year – when everyone looks back at the highs and lows of the year gone by. 2003 was a rollercoaster first year for Endeavor Press, so there’s a lot to talk about.



Technical problems with our mailing list and website host have delayed this mailing, but we're working on the problems and they should hopefully all be fixed soon. We should then be able to send mailings and make updates to the website on a much more regular basis. Mailing list emails will now also be posted to the message board. If for any reason you are not receiving all the mailings, let me know so I can look into the problem.



My main focus in 2003 was Endeavor Press’s first book, FLDA by Tom Piccirilli (I've initialized the title to make sure it gets through spam filters). It’s been an adventure, to say the least. Many of you have heard some of the problems with this book, but here's the whole story: In August of 2003, the printer rushed me a partial shipment of the Limited Edition of FLDA in time to be released at the Horrorfind Weekend convention in Baltimore. Those books were earmarked for direct sales at the convention, as well as review copies and contributor copies. Needless to say, they didn’t last long. I expected the remainder of the shipment very soon after, but it was September before they arrived. When I inspected them, literally 3/4 of the books were defective (mostly binding problems). I was able to fill all of my direct preorders and some of my retailer orders out of that final shipment plus the leftovers from the original partial shipment. The defective books were returned to the bindery to be printed again, and I received the replacements just in time to take them to the World Fantasy convention in D.C. over Halloween weekend. As I inspected the new shipment at the convention, I found that, again, 3/4 of *those* books were defective. I still have not received the replacement copies from that shipment, though I expect to get them in the next few weeks. I had been waiting on the replacement copies so I could fill the rest of my retailer orders, but as it's taking longer than it should, I've gone ahead and sent partial shipments to several retailers. While I was able to fill all of my direct preorders and send out some review copies by the end of 2003, I am not at all pleased with the delays on this book. Most of the problems were mistakes in the binding process, and the books were obviously not inspected adequately at the printer before being shipped to me.



Retailers should receive the partial shipments very soon, so if you have not ordered your copy directly, there will be some available from retailers shortly. Many of the retailers carrying Endeavor Press titles have links on the website, or you can email me and ask.



While I've been waiting on Limited Edition replacement copies, I've also been working on the Lettered Edition. The books themselves have arrived and they look fantastic. The Bonus CD is complete, and the traycase maker is finalizing the design, incorporating a custom pocket for the CD. Once the design and materials are approved, the traycases should be complete in about two months.



With the terrible delays of FLDA, I’ve had to rework the production schedule. I did not want to go forward with this printer on a second book until the problems with the first one were fixed to my satisfaction, and that still hasn’t happened. While I explore other printers, I'm going to try to be more conservative in my expectations for the time being. The next book up will be "The House of the Temple" by Brian Lumley. Most of the preparation work on that book is done, and I expect to be able to publish it sometime this spring. Next will be Al Sarrantonio's "The Pumpkin Boy" which should be out late summer or early fall 2004. After that will be the anthology "Dueling Minds" Edited by Brian Freeman in the winter of 2004. And after that will be the still-as-yet-untitled novelette by Simon Clark in the spring of 2005. Within that time frame, there are also several chapbook projects that I plan to release as time allows, so keep your eyes open for them. I have a few ideas for projects beyond that, but nothing I'm ready to talk about at this time. The Endeavor Press website should be updated very soon to reflect these changes. I sincerely hope that I'll be able to stick to this production schedule, but I’m not making any firm promises (I've learned better this past year).



I’ve been very pleased with the layout, design and artwork of FLDA, and I’ve gotten some very positive feedback from customers. Everyone who has worked on FLDA and "The House of the Temple" has done an incredible job, and I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of each book on the schedule.



Here are a few of the comments I've received from customers about FLDA:



"Just finished [FLDA] and I must say you have a great debut. Quality production and great story, what more could one want."



"It's a rush to say the least. A worthy selection to start Endeavor Press."



"I recently received the Tom Piccirilli book and was very impressed. I'd be more than happy to support your future ventures, especially from writers I've enjoyed."



"It was a quick, neat tale. It definitely makes one think about what can be accomplished by a person's drive. Thoroughly enjoyed it."



"What a beautiful book!!! Great story and artwork . . . just a fantastic overall production."





Coming up February 6-8, Endeavor Press will have a dealer's table at the mystery convention, "Love is Murder" at the Radisson O'Hare in Chicago, IL. I'll be there all weekend, so if you have a chance to attend the convention, be sure to stop by the table and say hi!



One last bit of information: The phone number for Endeavor Press has changed, though the mailing, email and website addresses remain the same. The new phone number is listed below; please make a note of it.



Well, that's all for now. Thank you all for your continued support and patience.



Sincerely,

Roger Range

Endeavor Press

1515 Hickory Wood Drive

Annapolis, MD 21401

rogerrange@endeavorpress.net

www.endeavorpress.net

[swintek]

Thank you- that is extremely helpful! His run was far more brief than I thought.

[ruderabbit]

Thank you- that is extremely helpful! His run was far more brief than I thought.

Yes, it was unfortunately brief as a lifer like myself.

You can see the book number 1 badge lower left side.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181012/20c986cf323cb3c31078e15dda2b15a2.jpg


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[swintek]

Thank you- that is extremely helpful! His run was far more brief than I thought.

Yes, it was unfortunately brief as a lifer like myself.

You can see the book number 1 badge lower left side.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181012/20c986cf323cb3c31078e15dda2b15a2.jpg


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Ouch. Was it a brutal hit? How had you first heard of them, and, what prompted you to sign up for a Life Time membership, if you don't mind me asking? Keeping my ear fairly low to the ground on all things Small Press for.. many, many years now- I hadn't heard of them until they were done. Or, on their last gasp, at least.

[ruderabbit]

Thank you- that is extremely helpful! His run was far more brief than I thought.

Yes, it was unfortunately brief as a lifer like myself.

You can see the book number 1 badge lower left side.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181012/20c986cf323cb3c31078e15dda2b15a2.jpg


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Ouch. Was it a brutal hit? How had you first heard of them, and, what prompted you to sign up for a Life Time membership, if you don't mind me asking? Keeping my ear fairly low to the ground on all things Small Press for.. many, many years now- I hadn't heard of them until they were done. Or, on their last gasp, at least.

I first heard of Endeavor on the Brian Lumley site. I have collected nearly every book from Lumley, so in doing my diligence, they were found. I found Delirium Books the same way. I was quite a bit younger, naive, and trusting. A lifetime subscription for a never ending supply of limited edition books for only 500 bucks seemed cheap. I did it with Delirium and Bloodletting too. I should have pursued Cemetery Dance back then instead, oh well, live and learn.

[dnemec]

Anyone like Susan Hill? Centipede Press has the signed/limited of The Woman in Black up for sale HERE. (http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/womaninblack.html)

[goathunter]

There's a typo in that URL. This is the correct link:

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/womaninblack.html

[WeDealInLead]

That's a great price.

[dnemec]

There's a typo in that URL. This is the correct link:

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/womaninblack.html

Weird, worked for me. Thanks!

[RC65]

How timely...I almost — almost :mad: — won an eBay auction tonight for the lettered of Piccirilli’s FLDA. It’s a great novella.

And, yes, I bought the Susan Hill item this morning. :-)

[goathunter]

There's a typo in that URL. This is the correct link:

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/womaninblack.html

Weird, worked for me. Thanks!

Did you edit your post after I posted? On my phone, it had an extra "http://" at the end of it. Checking on my desktop, your URL is correct now. Weird, indeed.

[Lurker]

When I first got the email this morning it was $95.00. Then this afternoon it was $100.00. Now it's $110.00. Not cool Jerad.

[somekindofstranger]

When I first got the email this morning it was $95.00. Then this afternoon it was $100.00. Now it's $110.00. Not cool Jerad.

..and now only 8 copies left.

[dnemec]

When I first got the email this morning it was $95.00. Then this afternoon it was $100.00. Now it's $110.00. Not cool Jerad.

Wow, I totally missed that. Seriously, not cool.

Guess it didn't matter though, it's sold out now!

[St. Troy]

I don't know if there are any Philip Pullman fans here, but Folio Society just announced a reprint of the His Dark Materials set.

Interestingly (and perhaps infuriatingly), there are actually two such sets, although FS crafts things so that you generally only see the one they want you to see; the difference is in the title used for the first book (originally Northern Lights, but released as The Golden Compass in North America and other spots). UK buyers would see the set with NL; US buyers would see the one with TGC (and I'm sure they break it down by country for everywhere else). I've heard that this is due to rights issues etc. (and this may not be news to any serious Pullman fan/collector).

The two sets can be viewed at:

US: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/his-dark-materials-us.html

UK: https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/his-dark-materials.html

Some details:

3 volume set
Bound in printed and blocked cloth
Frontispiece and 10 full-page colour illustrations in each volume
Chapter opening drawings throughout by Philip Pullman
1,168 pages in total
Printed and blocked slipcase 9½˝ x 6¼˝

[swintek]

For The Thing or Who Goes There? fans: Link to an article about an interesting Kickstarter (I'm in!):

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/21/18003240/kickstarter-the-thing-john-w-campbell-jr-who-goes-there-frozen-hell-wildside-press-horror-novel

[BigJoeHillfan]

Currently reading Artemis by Andy Weir. Really liking it as it is a good story and fast paced. I really liked The Martian by him also.

[ym2000]

Grim Oak Press released an incredible first piece of artwork for Stephen R. Donaldson's Lord Foul's Bane - Allen Morris is doing the wraparound jacket and interiors.

https://grimoakpress.com/collections/limited-editions/products/lord-fouls-bane-limited-edition

https://i.imgur.com/nQU63KM.jpg

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Barnes & Noble is taking orders for signed copies of CARI MORA by Thomas Harris. I ordered one for $26.81. I hope it comes in good condition.

[Frondz]

Barnes & Noble is taking orders for signed copies of CARI MORA by Thomas Harris. I ordered one for $26.81. I hope it comes in good condition.

Ooh! Thanks for the tip. The guy doesn't write or sign a thing for years, and then all of a sudden a B&N signed edition? Interesting. Will be exciting to read something new of his.

[lotuz]

Barnes & Noble is taking orders for signed copies of CARI MORA by Thomas Harris. I ordered one for $26.81. I hope it comes in good condition.

Yes - thanks for the heads up! A Thomas Harris signature is a rare thing indeed (folks may remember that he would only agree to signed the lettered edition of Sub Press's Silence of the Lambs, for example) so a signed first edition at cost is an awesome deal!!

I can't imagine he signed more than a thousand or so, but I could be wrong... would love to see an official number if it exists...

[goathunter]

Thanks! I bought Cari Mora, too. $20.30? No-brainer!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I don't really "collect" Thomas Harris, although I have 1st US editions of all his novels except BLACK SUNDAY, mainly because they were relatively inexpensive, but I went ahead and also ordered the UK forthcoming HC and PB of CARI MORA from the Book Depository. I have NO IDEA what the book is about ( and I don't want to know either), and it is VERY HARD not reading the darned synopses when ordering the book, but so far I have managed.

I found all of his books, with the exception of HANNIBAL RISING (which I still enjoyed, just not as much) almost impossible to put down after starting.

[Earl of Popkin]

Barnes & Noble is taking orders for signed copies of CARI MORA by Thomas Harris. I ordered one for $26.81. I hope it comes in good condition.

Thanks for posting this.

All I can see with that title is a Spanish anagram for rich love

[goathunter]

Here's the URL for Cari Mora:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130070808?ean=9781538751077#/

[St. Troy]

Looks like another one of those links that sort of "randomizes" itself and just takes you to the main site (hey, thanks for the ads!).

I love B&N passionately, but their website blows monkey balls (and if you want a laugh, look at the reviews for their app in the Apple app store); they are not helping themselves stave off defeat at the hands of Amazon.

[RC65]

Thanks! I bought Cari Mora, too. $20.30? No-brainer!

Me, too -- what an incredible deal this was...discounted *and* signed by the notoriously reluctant Harris? Thanks to ur2ndbiggestfan for the heads-up on this!

[goathunter]

Looks like another one of those links that sort of "randomizes" itself and just takes you to the main site (hey, thanks for the ads!).

I just tried the link again. It took me right to the product page.

[Garrell]

Ordered my copy, excited for a new book from him, even loved Black Sunday, saw it as a young teen in the theaters.

[RichardX]

I always worry about autopen "signed" editions since the great Michael Crichton fraud many years ago. It seems odd for Harris to be signing these but who knows?

[Munnecom]

I always worry about autopen "signed" editions since the great Michael Crichton fraud many years ago.

That sounds like an interesting story. What happened?

[RichardX]

I always worry about autopen "signed" editions since the great Michael Crichton fraud many years ago.

That sounds like an interesting story. What happened?

Back in the 90s, Alfred Knopf did a gift edition of Jurassic Park with a sticker that said "autographed." It turned out to be an autopen signature. A complete rip off that was eventually uncovered. Crichton should have been ashamed. I'm not saying that is the case here. But it always raises my suspicion when a best selling author does a mass signed book.

http://throwbackcollector.blogspot.com/2013/03/hello-world-jurassic-park-gift-edition.html#!/2013/03/hello-world-jurassic-park-gift-edition.html

[Room 217 Caretaker]

I always worry about autopen "signed" editions since the great Michael Crichton fraud many years ago.

That sounds like an interesting story. What happened?

Back in the 90s, Alfred Knopf did a gift edition of Jurassic Park with a sticker that said "autographed." It turned out to be an autopen signature. A complete rip off that was eventually uncovered. Crichton should have been ashamed. I'm not saying that is the case here. But it always raises my suspicion when a best selling author does a mass signed book.

http://throwbackcollector.blogspot.com/2013/03/hello-world-jurassic-park-gift-edition.html#!/2013/03/hello-world-jurassic-park-gift-edition.html

Even today some eBay sellers still argue it's an official signed copy. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful and nicely done product, but don't pay for the "signature", pay for the content. The clear dust jacket with the dinosaur on it is very cool and hard to locate without damage.

Mulleins

[Hunchback Jack]

I must admit, I am suspicious of the piles of signed books that B&N make available each Thanksgiving. There are an awful lot of them, and while some are clearly hand-signed, others could go either way, in my opinion.

That hasn't stopped me from buying a signed copy of a book/author I really like, but I always have that gnawing doubt ...

HBJ

[Lurker]

I always worry about autopen "signed" editions since the great Michael Crichton fraud many years ago. It seems odd for Harris to be signing these but who knows?

And you have to watch out for Margret Atwood signatures too. She invented the long pen so she could do book "signings" remotely. Hmph.

[Eternal Unity]

Dan Brown
Ken Follett
Carl Sagan
Diana Gabaldon
J.R.R Tolkien
The Harry Potter Series
Neale Donald Walsch

[ratchet41]

Dean Koontz,
SK,
Anne Rice,
Jeffery Deaver,
Piers Anthony,
Ed Mcbain,
James Patterson,
Kathy Reichs,
Janet Evanovich,
John Grisham

and i'm sure there are more but those are the one i can think of off the top of my head

[Phalucha]

New Thomas Harris novel out today! My audible download already done. There is a great NY Times piece on Harris and the book if anyone missed it.

[cit74]

New Thomas Harris novel out today! My audible download already done. There is a great NY Times piece on Harris and the book if anyone missed it.

I think I ordered 2 signed from B&N - anyone need a signed copy?

[Kingfan24]

Just got my Thomas Harris signed Cari Mora from Alabama Booksmith. 99.99% sure it’s an auto pen.

[Br!an]

Just got my Thomas Harris signed Cari Mora from Alabama Booksmith. 99.99% sure it’s an auto pen.

That sucks. I received my shipping notice from B&N. I ordered two. It still hasn't shipped though. :orely: My two signatures should not match exactly.

Let's compare signatures when I receive them. If they are all the same then we will have some confirmation of an auto pen which I consider to be fraud when selling a "signed" book.

If they are auto penned then I will resell them immediately or return them for a refund.

[goathunter]

If they are auto penned then I will resell them immediately or return them for a refund.

The B&N price was a great price for the book, signed or not.

[Br!an]

If they are auto penned then I will resell them immediately or return them for a refund.

The B&N price was a great price for the book, signed or not.

Right. I'll probably keep one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lotuz]

There are a couple of copies of Cari Mora on eBay right now that have pictures of the signed page - there are definitely some small differences between the two, most notably the loop on the "h" in "Thomas". Also there are darker marks where the strokes would start and end and I don't believe autopens do that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cari-Mora-by-Thomas-Harris-Signed-1st-1-1-New-and-Unread/362653919239?epid=2302449349&hash=item546fdba807:g:LqMAAOSwiFZc4B9O

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cari-Mora-by-Thomas-Harris-2019-HC-1st-1st-SIGNED-BRAND-NEW/113758280353?hash=item1a7c859aa1:g:N4sAAOSw3rJc5a--

FWIW Harris does have a very neat and consistent signature.

I'm still waiting on my copy but my current vote is that they are real sigs.

[lotuz]

Just got my Thomas Harris signed Cari Mora from Alabama Booksmith. 99.99% sure it’s an auto pen.

In case the eBay copies aren't representative: is there a particular reason you were so sure that this was an autopen (e.g., doesn't match a sig you already have, doesn't have impressions, etc.)?

Would be helpful to know if you noticed some anomalies!

[Kingfan24]

Just got my Thomas Harris signed Cari Mora from Alabama Booksmith. 99.99% sure it’s an auto pen.

In case the eBay copies aren't representative: is there a particular reason you were so sure that this was an autopen (e.g., doesn't match a sig you already have, doesn't have impressions, etc.)?

Would be helpful to know if you noticed some anomalies!

The signature I have in mine is like smack dab in the middle of the FFEP, no real hard start stops or hesitations.

EDIT: Looking at the sigs on eBay there are some slight differences so I am thinking he probably did sign them. Will be interesting to compare to others.

[cit74]

I had no idea that Goldsboro helped to put out a limited edition of Cari Mora:

https://www.goldsborobooks.com/product/cari-mora-deluxe-edition

[Hunchback Jack]

Yeah, that page was hidden behind a password lock until today. They are now sold out.

It looks like a very nice edition. Did anyone catch the issue price?

HBJ

[kingfan2323]

Still waiting for my Harris signed copy. I did get this today! Heard the author is a jerk and got some no-name author for his publishing company's first big limited edition book but thought I'd give him a chance. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190523/042ef5b51485ce38d20294c08ea54e82.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190523/dd42c24e570dd444b9fed92503a2e35b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190523/cd39f5cfd4450e4ab7609a5619441718.jpg

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[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Seemed like one copy of the limited CARI MORA was left, but I give up. I can not keep up with all these limited editions, and I am out of money...again!

[Kingfan24]

Yeah, that page was hidden behind a password lock until today. They are now sold out.

It looks like a very nice edition. Did anyone catch the issue price?

HBJ

195 pounds I believe.

[Joe315]

Yeah, that page was hidden behind a password lock until today. They are now sold out.

It looks like a very nice edition. Did anyone catch the issue price?

HBJ

195 pounds I believe.

It was £150. Source: I bought one

[Kingfan24]

Yeah, that page was hidden behind a password lock until today. They are now sold out.

It looks like a very nice edition. Did anyone catch the issue price?

HBJ

195 pounds I believe.

It was £150. Source: I bought one

Thanks for the correction! For some reason I thought I saw 195 on the goldsboro site.

[Joe315]

Yeah, that page was hidden behind a password lock until today. They are now sold out.

It looks like a very nice edition. Did anyone catch the issue price?

HBJ

195 pounds I believe.

It was £150. Source: I bought one

Thanks for the correction! For some reason I thought I saw 195 on the goldsboro site.

You did. It’s at £250 now for their last one.

[lotuz]

Darn! Sorry I missed this one! There's one up on eBay already for like $600+, which is just too much. I like the idea and all the gold and I think it's a pretty book but with just a foil-stamped cloth binding I can't justify that much. Congrats to those who scored it at retail - that was a nice price :)

[lotuz]

The signature I have in mine is like smack dab in the middle of the FFEP, no real hard start stops or hesitations.

EDIT: Looking at the sigs on eBay there are some slight differences so I am thinking he probably did sign them. Will be interesting to compare to others.

His sig is one of the most neat and consistent I've ever seen - it's also one of my favorites. I appreciate a nice clean signature that I can read.

[Kingfan24]

I think it’s a little ridiculous that they are now charging a different price for the last copy of the same book they sold at 150.

[Br!an]

My books arrived. There are two distinct signatures. Like Tim says they are very nice looking signatures.

[Hunchback Jack]

I think it’s a little ridiculous that they are now charging a different price for the last copy of the same book they sold at 150.

This seems to be more common in the UK than in the US. Some publishers release a limited run like this in batches, each batch priced higher than the last. So for example, they may have released Cari Mora in 3 batches of 50 copies each, 4 hours apart, at 150, 195 and 250 each, respectively. That's why when I looked last night, it was sold out, but then copies were available later at a higher price.

HBJ

[Joe315]

I think it’s a little ridiculous that they are now charging a different price for the last copy of the same book they sold at 150.

This seems to be more common in the UK than in the US. Some publishers release a limited run like this in batches, each batch priced higher than the last. So for example, they may have released Cari Mora in 3 batches of 50 copies each, 4 hours apart, at 150, 195 and 250 each, respectively. That's why when I looked last night, it was sold out, but then copies were available later at a higher price.

HBJ

That is a weird practice but I have noticed it on other books as well. Example is the uk trade limited of the Martian. Started at £9.99 and slowly went up before gb was sold out.

[RichardX]

My signed B&N copy of Cari Mora also has a small, hand drawn picture of an owl in the upper corner. It's in the same ink as the signature. That gives me a bit more confidence that these are not autosigned. But who knows?

[Joe315]

That’s cool. Signed and doodled

[becca69]

My signed B&N copy of Cari Mora also has a small, hand drawn picture of an owl in the upper corner. It's in the same ink as the signature. That gives me a bit more confidence that these are not autosigned. But who knows?

That's awesome. Can you post a pic? I just opened mine from B&N, no doodle, but the signature looks real.

[somekindofstranger]

couldnt see a Philip Pullman thread, but waterstones in the UK just announced a signed/limited of The Secret Commonwealth:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-secret-commonwealth/philip-pullman/chris-wormell/9780241414040

[St. Troy]

Amaranthine Books (discussion about their editions of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde earlier in this thread around here:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?2260-Other-authors-you-collect/page86

...and here:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?2260-Other-authors-you-collect/page91) have announced their two new editions of Dracula, which look spectacular.

There are two editions:
- The "Transylvania Edition," of which there are 666 copies, selling for €299.00 (out of my range), and
- The "Scholomance Edition" (Wikipedia kindly tells us that Scholomance was a legendary Transylvanian school of black magic run by the devil himself), of which there are 50 copies, selling for €749.00 (waaaaay out of my range).

The same book is used for both editions and looks like this:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/1022/Drac_1.jpg
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/1022/medium/Dracula-TE-Grid-Glow.jpg

...with some extras added to the Scholomance Edition. The book is covered with cloth that is the closest thing I've seen to shag rug used on a book (mmm, nice), and has glow-in-the-dark illustrations using phosphorescent ink (sounds cheesy but looks nice), black and gray endpapers, and a stake-shaped bookmark (ok, I found this a bit cheesy, but you can hide it if you don't like it).

The Transylvania Edition comes in a polyurethane slipcase they call "wood themed" (looks like wood in the photos, but I imagine it will appear a bit like paneling in person):
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/1022/Drac_2.jpg

Here is a very short (0:15) video about this edition:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrUn2fWP8UI

The Scholomance Edition "comes in a luxurious wooden box which contains real Transylvanian soil from Bran Castle in Romania" and has a title page which "features a title written in real blood of the creatives that worked on this edition, as one final tribute to the bloodthirsty Dracula" that was sealed after drying. You can see this edition here:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/1022/Drac_3.jpg
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/1022/medium/Webshop-16_Dracula-SE-Soil-and-Hidden-Message.jpg

Here is a short (0:59) video about this edition [DO NOT WATCH IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SIGHT OF NEEDLES]:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml8VlFsU3so

Many more images here:

https://amaranthinebooks.com/portfolio/dracula/

"Making of" info here:

https://amaranthinebooks.com/the-making-of-dracula/

I would encourage anyone with the slightest interest in fine or interesting books to take a look.

(My semi-usual disclaimer: I have no connection, financial or familial etc., to Amaranthine; I just love their books (of which I sadly have none, as yet)).

[Garrell]

Very nicely done

[Munnecom]

I ordered a copy of the Scholomance edition almost as soon as I saw the announcement in yesterday's newsletter.

It was dispatched from Croatia this morning and is scheduled to arrive in the Netherlands tomorrow. These guys don't mess around...

[St. Troy]

I ordered a copy of the Scholomance edition almost as soon as I saw the announcement in yesterday's newsletter.

It was dispatched from Croatia this morning and is scheduled to arrive in the Netherlands tomorrow. These guys don't mess around...

Please post pictures generously when you receive it! And I'll need to know what that fabric feels like. It looks fantastic.

[Hunchback Jack]

That looks absolutely gorgeous.

[Munnecom]

Okay, here goes!

Like I said, I ordered a copy of the Scholomance Edition on Sunday night. It was dispatched the following morning and in my hands by Tuesday afternoon. Less than forty hours from order to delivery; I know some companies that can learn a thing or two from that. *cough cough*

I bought this book to replace my copy of the Centipede Press edition. That allowed me to cover some of the cost of this edition, which is admittedly quite high. Is the book itself worth €299? Are the upgrades of the Scholomance Edition worth another €450? I don't know... It is certainly a unique book and I feel like I got my money's worth - but for me, it was not €749 for a new book, but rather around €200 for an upgrade from the CP edition.

This is the most expensive book I ever bought directly from a publisher. Even Suntup's Rosemary's Baby was cheaper. Although that book has fewer gimmicks, it does have a couple of signatures, letterpress printing and high-quality paper. I guess what I'm saying is this: this book is undeniably very expensive, but also a joy to (be)hold. Everyone thinking of buying a copy should ask themselves how much unicity is worth to them. Then again, that goes for all the books we collect. Hell, Dracula is in the public domain, which means any amount you spend on it, no matter how small, is "wasted" to some extent.

I'm rambling... On to the pictures!

Here's the book in its case:

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Here's a close-up of the clasp used to close the lid. It's remarkably intricate:

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The publisher's logo on the front of the box (it also appears like this elsewhere), with a bat hanging upside down. A nice touch, I think:

https://wv5osa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mk8L4fIPCqarZzr99He3oKWeX2nDk_aHyOtM_fyFl_S-Cl6J5nGcYp97NB047lmJNOIsL94M5unnI3OX3lNP5rAtVkUwGC qNP3UXoLK1fyuNdab42GMneUluGqdAppGQ5e1CNQKm8YB5t7Mu 9BqcAj3B4riaE3hw91Wh0SEqvc2S__fb0VlrbdGKTPU0X_zU12 SIHXuekeno4rhWd8CNl7Q?width=371&height=660&cropmode=none

The plexiglass window with the dirt behind it. I was surprised to see that they didn't pack it tightly in there. I would say it's about a centimetre deep and when you move the box, the dirt shifts around. Pretty cool!

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(By the way, I did some research on Google and Wikipedia. Turns out the place where this dirt is from, Bran Castle in Romania, has no real connection whatsoever with Dracula or Bram Stoker, other than tourism. The book's description of Dracula's castle does not match the design of Bran Castle and it's unclear if Stoker even knew of this place's existence. However, it is located in Transylvania, so for the stated purpose - letting Dracula rest on his native soil - it "counts," as it were.)

The material used for the cover of the book itself is incredibly soft and has a lovely vibrant colour. It's the kind of fabric you can draw on, if you know what I mean:

https://wv5ksa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mp49wyEhgZtNeFpwHEYIVd2310MZ5hIKvmJpxK-rfG2bWE4MlPuhlz05Z0HmbYtd64FbrZiffYAaOy0h7LRgPJLCo vMSnez1nlmQQXmiWoLCkNAEWJZEXgdJpgyv3s6fx64k-OtxXlwpIAvK7ajVQPTcv-_eDvgm3kHWESe3IiPXx-ifIyAl7nohENQKJI1BOifmgwHzNd2hXNq8gA-6GrA?width=371&height=660&cropmode=none

Endpapers:

https://wv5jsa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mor1ZmvZizLcypvcMLoJ_mI7Tqtg-ESKmaOIvPIzzSMV3DBRM7KKf_nstgxwaYf7_ULOsAa3zIWBiVU SJVI2MAUlPWtYukPGBA_2_SCr-CpZrS2MfzI_UPprHpgo7c00Bvbae_wNv1n89U-4Vmy8MP_-TTvg7HNJLjrHeTBoFPkwsGtE-J35I-Zl0hI0HZAQ2wOtioWoFLWDPjrIowJSU3g?width=371&height=660&cropmode=none

The title page with the bloody calligraphy. This was a major selling point for me. I love the creepiness of it. I got number 6/50 (stated here on this page and engraved into the side of the box's interior):

https://w15nsa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mSggLtC2mJkKnOHeabLjJ4CophNOT05TlrmiGItY5WfiaBwu zQNsHnYy0gK_RcbPiOwvefHeoSmNNqUZV9yG3kJLa01paVpcKS 2aisN2n10Qg0DJlWie4Rvi9MGnP2oMRF_GnDOS6CLN7ApdYNm0 ZRVjqHpc1GTO7MCRl175B6oqiEi1fgMMHklTEm1m_rozqgqma9 CAM7ScsBrbutRvjow?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none

Table of contents. The afterword contains pretty much the same information that is already available on the publisher's website. They explain their creative process clearly, which I enjoy reading about. Another nice touch: the book's text ends on page 666. That cannot be a coincidence...

https://w15psa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mHk60QxNOgj2i3jXvMmawT5Haj0CRc7qNl2DPRBcS4sQ5nml ogsYoCeZkenYeOPxr-lQfP-eQlL6xmd7hATroCjXu183dP_j6vh8DY42VVolELQhZEwlrmOZM SoxKIQuYs6t3WKphN0Nn0b9d6HGcchmjZZ2U4yTVCcF17kcjcp 5N1txwbnIedFiDqyW_E147bgqgG2qiF1JlZxu8w_FhcQ?width =660&height=371&cropmode=none

Another nice touch: whenever there is an illustration, the respective piece of text is highlighted in bold, so you know what you're looking at. Small detail, but I like it.

https://w15ksa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mRA1Y4NmOBxHAPvUjyHh9GNnrQ6mQ8RwJHwwPhugbZTYLbJN ChVCy2Rvt4aFvGglOlowNBbTAPbE0UXwng-Y1IfwDpkgXqnEUM704haE3gOtjTlIZo0DtzoOc0XNb0sxlhgcX jO8Ezj5W9i-6HZLcwsCy0XskEbg6lDANkXoHQvHhpn5BYWdY0gl25RLPcjoJ3 vzevOQ8GldumJzQUNWrcw?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none

I love the illustrations in this edition. The ones in the Centipede Press edition are nice, but I was never a fan of the faces of the human characters. They look too happy and upbeat, considering their situation. The illustrations in this edition are far more gritty.

https://wl5qsa.db.files.1drv.com/y4mKdv66CgTd7gVpY1e_bA5_kBdIeoWGq5XM9-BPIuM-3ORtmgvbpwLRdl2Acu1G4tGjZbum5zRlHAd0ywcP1FBlD4HjZ6 49IFlny0dfnBIML9mQIpbeFNHRYII2X0xJIALGBffLfFGR1KHu Mvjqgq_j41Mxw-DnJf2PUfvPgS6yuI_1TbMxUTYDHKD3BddUtiSbq6_4zqEMYGtb jaDAzifMw?width=371&height=660&cropmode=none

Last batch of pictures to illustrate another nice touch. Seeing as how this is an epistolary novel, it consists entirely of diary fragments, letters, etc. They included little illustrations next to each section. There are dozens of these throughout the book:

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One final point of concern: the packaging they used to ship this to me was abysmal. It was wrapped in a single layer of thin bubblewrap and placed, along with a few dozen packing peanuts, in a one-millimetre-thick box (I measured it). That was then placed in a DHL shipping bag. I contacted the publisher to congratulate them on a fine production and advised them to up their packing game for such valuable items. Otherwise, someone is bound to receive a box of wood chips sooner or later.

(Edit: Marko at AB replied to my message. He says they have already upgraded to much sturdier boxes. Those just hadn't come in yet earlier this week and they were so eager to release the book that they sent the first batch out in the inferior boxes. He even included a picture of the new boxes and he's right, they'll do just fine.)

Overall, I am very impressed with Amaranthine Books' quality of service and the book itself. I'll be keeping a close eye on what they do next.

That's all, folks!

[herbertwest]

Looks stunning !

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

That's quite impressive.
Nice artwork.

[AmaranthineBooks]

Hello everyone!

This is Marko from Amaranthine Books, Munnecom was nice enough to inform me about this discussion and invite me over. I hope no one minds, I'm just here to answer if you have any questions regarding these editions.

The books have been in development about a year before we were ready to release them, so we were very eager to get them out. And the story ending on page 666 was definitely not a coincidence :) We like to put little design Easter Eggs in our books so people can find them when they read them.

As mentioned, the difference in the books themselves is that Scholomance Edition Dracula has a red eye (according to the story, his eyes turned from blue to red when he was angered) and there are header illustrations behind the title written in blood (the blades are not chosen randomly, yet another design Easter Egg).

The idea was to build on Transylvania Edition with special elements, not have one edition and then reduce things that should be included (i.e. illustrations, materials etc.). We like to go 'guns blazing' into the development, so to speak. This results in limited deluxe edition of the books which are higher priced, but we feel that is better way than discarding good ideas for the sake of the cost.

As for Bran Castle, they currently claim they are 'the one'. Obviously, there is no concrete proof, but since they managed to brand it that way, it made more sense for us to be connected with them than to get just any Transylvanian soil :) Besides, this way we had their guarantee when they signed a certificate.

Also, thank you everyone for the kind words, the whole team is very happy that the books have gathered so much praise in such a short time. Please ask away if you have any questions about Amaranthine Books or our editions.

[Garrell]

Beautiful book, one of the best I have seen. Very tempting....

[Munnecom]

I sent the publisher a link to this thread and invited them to make an account here, so they might show up later.

I know one other member who has already bought a copy, so the fever is spreading...

[jsweet]

That is a beautiful book!

[peripheral]

Wow. That is an incredible production

[swintek]

Thanks so much for posting such a great review (and pics!) of this new Dracula edition. I've been waiting for this to come out for quite awhile now, and was starting to think it was abandoned since there have been no updates for a very long time. It certainly looks interesting. There's a LOT to like about it from the pics you've posted; I especially LOVE the little icon devices for each medium of communication in the novel. That is a wonderful touch! It's such a strong element of the book, and a really neat idea they've incorporated into the text. The illustrations are unique, and the binding looks properly regal, befitting a Count.

But, boy is it expensive! Even the "regular" edition (which is the one I would be interested in) is $340. I do consider myself a fairly dedicated Dracula collector- that is just too much for me. In any case, I really appreciate your post about it, and getting a good enough look inside to get a good feel for it. Congrats on yours- which is a really cool entry to the legacy of Dracula editions.

[Munnecom]

Hi Marko, welcome to the board!


the blades are not chosen randomly, yet another design Easter Egg

I noticed that! I have not actually read Dracula myself, bu I have a bad habit of reading the endings of books first, so I got the significance of the knives’ design.

Another thing I just found, looking over my own post: the icon for the telegrams (dot-dot-dot / dash-dash-dash / dot-dot-dot) spells “S.O.S.” in Morse code. Another “coincidence”? ;)

Can you reveal anything about your next book at this stage?

[St. Troy]

Munnecom-

Thanks for the details and photos; it’s the next best thing to having it in my hands. Looks fantastic.

[Ockhamistic]

Hello, All!

I'm the proud owner of the number 9 copy of Amaranthine Books’ Scholomance edition of Dracula, and she’s a beauty! I’m not going to post any pics, because Munnecom has already done a bang-up job of that. I’ll just add that, in my opinion, it’s not simply the aesthetically pleasing nature of the production, but also all of the story-relevant “surprises” embedded within the production which really make it special!

As soon as I came across the Amaranthine Dracula post on here, my interest was piqued, but I was on the fence about purchasing a copy for several reasons. These included the fact that the company was situated outside of the the U.S. as well as my concerns about the proper packing of the book for shipment. So, after privately contacting a tdt.org member (who was very helpful), I contacted Amaranthine Books (last Saturday), and Marko got back to me almost immediately. What ensued was what I can only describe as the best customer service experience I’ve ever had, bar none. (This is not an exaggeration.) Marko and I spent a couple of hours emailing back and forth, the end result of which was that he readily agreed to ship my copy per my packing requests, at no extra cost to me. He also informed me that Amaranthine Books fully insures their books with DHL, on the off-chance that something should go awry during shipment. So, I bought a copy that day, and felt completely comfortable with my purchase. My copy arrived safely here, in Rhode Island, a few days later, and I’m extremely pleased with it!

Disclaimer: I’m not associated with Amaranthine Books in any way, manner or form. I purchased my copy at full price. I decided to do this review simply because I’m thrilled with my beautiful new book and with the exemplary customer service which I received.

Sincerely,
Michael

[Munnecom]

Congratulations, Michael!

Marko is having some difficulties getting his account activated. Once that is sorted, I'm sure he'll show up more often around here.

[Patrick]

Wow! What a beautiful edition! Thank you sharing your pics and experiences, Munnecom and Michael.

Marko, thank you for joining in and providing insight into your process. Your team’s work is quite impressive!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Just out of curiosity, because I do not collect George R.R. Martin books, would it be considered a safe investment to purchase the upcoming Folio Society edition of GAME OF THRONES?

[becca69]

Just out of curiosity, because I do not collect George R.R. Martin books, would it be considered a safe investment to purchase the upcoming Folio Society edition of GAME OF THRONES?

I would buy it because you want a beautiful edition of the novel - not for investment purposes. If you are looking for the most collectible editions - either the Meisha Merlin limited/lettered, the US 1st or the UK 1st.

[Ricky]

That's a beautiful book. I haven't read Dracula (yet), but the design on that one is great.

[RichardX]

Peter Townshend of the Who has a new fictional book coming out. Even if it's no good it's a nice collectible since Goldsboro is selling autographed copies.

http://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Just out of curiosity, because I do not collect George R.R. Martin books, would it be considered a safe investment to purchase the upcoming Folio Society edition of GAME OF THRONES?

I would buy it because you want a beautiful edition of the novel - not for investment purposes. If you are looking for the most collectible editions - either the Meisha Merlin limited/lettered, the US 1st or the UK 1st.

I had to pass on the Martin. Charnel House has sent me to the poorhouse again with its latest Ellison release.

[WeDealInLead]

All three states? I have the unsigned one on layaway through Camelot. It's still very limited.

[Garrell]

Peter Townshend of the Who has a new fictional book coming out. Even if it's no good it's a nice collectible since Goldsboro is selling autographed copies.

http://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

Got it, thanks

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

All three states? I have the unsigned one on layaway through Camelot. It's still very limited.

All 3.
I made an appointment with a psychiatrist to see if I'm crazy.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Peter Townshend of the Who has a new fictional book coming out. Even if it's no good it's a nice collectible since Goldsboro is selling autographed copies.

http://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

Got it, thanks

I'm afraid to pre-order that Peter Townshend book. I get warnings that the log-ins are not secure

[WeDealInLead]

All three states? I have the unsigned one on layaway through Camelot. It's still very limited.

All 3.
I made an appointment with a psychiatrist to see if I'm crazy.

Dayum. I think my wife would want to murderize me (even more) if I dared get even the signed edition. You're either very lucky or you have a panic room in the house.

[Joe315]

All three states? I have the unsigned one on layaway through Camelot. It's still very limited.

All 3.
I made an appointment with a psychiatrist to see if I'm crazy.

Dayum. I think my wife would want to murderize me (even more) if I dared get even the signed edition. You're either very lucky or you have a panic room in the house.

Or he’s single

[WeDealInLead]

Or that, yes.

[becca69]

Peter Townshend of the Who has a new fictional book coming out. Even if it's no good it's a nice collectible since Goldsboro is selling autographed copies.

http://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

Got it, thanks

I'm afraid to pre-order that Peter Townshend book. I get warnings that the log-ins are not secure

Go directly to Goldsboro site then seach for the book and add it that way.

[peripheral]

I'm afraid to pre-order that Peter Townshend book. I get warnings that the log-ins are not secure

Go directly to Goldsboro site then seach for the book and add it that way.

I think Steve may be referring to Townsend's excuses when busted for traversing places on the internet he shouldn't be...

[Br!an]

Peter Townshend of the Who has a new fictional book coming out. Even if it's no good it's a nice collectible since Goldsboro is selling autographed copies.

http://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

Got it, thanks

I'm afraid to pre-order that Peter Townshend book. I get warnings that the log-ins are not secure

Go here - https://goldsborobooks.com/product/the-age-of-anxiety-a-novel

The link shared by Richard isn't to a secure server. This one is.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

[Br!an]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

Most card issuers will give you a temporary use card number. It will process to your normal CC account. It is only good for a certain purchase or a certain time frame.

[Joe315]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

If you really want one I’ll grab you a copy and you can PayPal me. I even get a 15% discount which amounts to £3

[Br!an]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

What did you expect when purchasing a book called The Age of Anxiety?

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

If you really want one I’ll grab you a copy and you can PayPal me. I even get a 15% discount which amounts to £3

I will gladly take that offer!

[Garrell]

I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

If you really want one I’ll grab you a copy and you can PayPal me. I even get a 15% discount which amounts to £3

Me also. my purchase won't go through

[Joe315]

Send me a pm with your addresses so I have them for when the book is published. I’ll respond with my PayPal email and total




I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

If you really want one I’ll grab you a copy and you can PayPal me. I even get a 15% discount which amounts to £3

I will gladly take that offer!




I give up. They don't take Paypal and I won't give my credit card number overseas, because it was hacked once.

If you really want one I’ll grab you a copy and you can PayPal me. I even get a 15% discount which amounts to £3

Me also. my purchase won't go through

[Munnecom]

My newest acquisition, the rarest book in my collection and certainly the most unique.

I've been after this one for quite a while. I have a lot of lettered editions of Ketchum's work. The ones published by Cemetery Dance and Gauntlet Press were easy enough to find, but this one proved more elusive. I had the numbered edition (in itself a beautiful book, bound in red leather and enclosed in a massive traycase), but a few weeks ago I saw this pop up on eBay. I just about choked on my coffee when I saw it.

The price (opening bid of $1800, BIN of $2400) was too high for me - at least without having to sell a bunch of other big-ticket items - so I (very reluctantly) decided to wait for the next one to appear in the wild. Then the seller lowered both prices by $300, presumably because there had been no bids yet. I decided to try my luck and asked him to sell it to me directly, so he could save 12% in fees and I could get a better deal.

In the end, I got a digital slap on the wrist from eBay ("We know what you did, please play by the rules next time"), but I was able to get this beauty for just $100 above retail.

Here is letter K of The Woman by Jack Ketchum & Lucky McKee, published by Infernal House in 2010.

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves (mostly):

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The pig-skin leather is designed to look like human skin. Make of that what you will... It's very soft though! :evil:

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The book is illustrated by Caniglia. Some of the other images show some nudity, but none are as explicit as the signature page itself.

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The discoloured area around the letters makes me think the text on the spine has been branded into the leather...

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Inside the traycase is a slipcase made of the same material. It houses another copy of the book for (easier) reading. This book has its own signature page, but no designation.

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[jeffingoff]

WOW. That is a fantastic edition. Congratulations! What a prize!

[kingfan2323]

Never seen that before. Badass.

seeking: ANYTHING DT related #246
Dead Zone 1st Edition F/F or NF/NF

[Garrell]

That is one very sweet looking book

[Randall Flagg]

The skin is pigskin. Looks like the bones you received are vertebrae. Congratulations. It is one of my favorite books.

[bdwyer19]

What a cool edition! Big congrats!!

[NiceM]

wow, that looks amazing!

[Ari_Racing]

Congrats!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Poor pig, nice book.

[Munnecom]

Thanks all! I have let it out of its cage at least five times since I got it yesterday. I can't stop looking at it...

[CyberGhostface]

Apparently the bones are human. :eek:

[The Library Policeman]

Breathtaking book. Big congratulations on this one!

[Sulla]

Congratulations!

[Munnecom]

Apparently the bones are human. :eek:

They are.

[Patrick]

Wow!

[NiceM]

Apparently the bones are human. :eek:
They are.

Wow! Very special. How did they manage approval for that? That would've involved a lot of bureaucracy here in the Netherlands :) With current politics I doubt they would allow that here these days.

[WeDealInLead]

Just pre-ordered Childhood's End from Centipede Press. I was able to match my number to the previous ACC set Jerad published.

[St. Troy]

Apparently the bones are human. :eek:
They are.

That would've involved a lot of bureaucracy here in the Netherlands.

Hopefully that would involve a lot of bureaucracy everywhere. I'm not saying it should be outright prohibited, but the production and sale of goods including actual human frickin' bones is something I'd like the authorities (yours, mine, everywhere) to keep an eye on...

[Munnecom]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

That is fangloriously sharp!
I could sell my Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man autograph card and get the lettered edition, but....I probably won't.

[Scoogs]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

That really is how Dracula should be done

[lotuz]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

That is fangloriously sharp!
I could sell my Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man autograph card and get the lettered edition, but....I probably won't.

DO IT DO IT DO IT

From your collection thread I've seen that you have a lot of movie memorabilia, so it's probably a harder decision for you than most, but the Entombed Edition looks SO DAMN COOL

[ratchet41]

a good number of Piers Anthony i believe i have i think 78 of his books,he's got i think 192 books thus far i just made a list of all his books that's why i remember the number.

let's see Dean Koontz there's so many i need as a shit ton of them are out of print and have been prolly since before i was even born i'm 41 so there goes your age on how long some have prolly been out of print.

Anne Rice, Stephen King, Ed McBain, James Patterson. Patrica Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Jeffery Deaver i had to think hard for a minute on that one to Quote Gumby from Monty Python My Brain Hurts lol.

John Saul i just love his work, Janet Evanovich i enjoy her books too but i don't read her early shit her romance novels at all for obvious reasons. John Grisham spelled right? sorry if it wasn't.

Joe Hill as well. and i'm sure i'm missing some as well.

and read your post about Dracula i dunno that book as i've never heard of it but each time i hear about how Dracula should be done i think about Christopher Lee where he Quit playing the role cause it was by the end of his run so far away from the book it pretty much made him really pissed about it i think cause he loved the book so much. and the (1970) film Count Dracula directed by Jess Franco he said is the closest it's ever come to the novel. it's not a bad film either

[Scoogs]

A couple of new additions to my Dune collection arrived yesterday.
I've never seen this style of proof come up for sale previously for any of the series.

God Emperor of Dune, signed by Frank Herbert.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49130872077_524cc84529_o.jpg

And Heretics of Dune. Not signed, but contains hand written corrections and notes from the copy editor on nearly every page.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49130686651_e92fe2d0d3_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49130192978_55a55d6df0_o.jpg


There are more photos in my collection thread here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17723-Book-Collection-Scoogs&p=1174603&viewfull=1#post1174603).

[Hunchback Jack]

Wow, those proofs are outstanding! And UK proofs, too - I really like the UK editions of his work. Congratulations!

HBJ

[Garrell]

Very nice stuff

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

For Connie Willis fans, Easton Press has 10% off BLACKOUT/ALL CLEAR for Black Friday, but you better act fast, only 52 left:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/045/3426/CONNIE-WILLIS--Blackout---All-Clear--Signed-Editions?source=EE210&utm_source=mktg&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BF2019

[herbertwest]

A couple of years ago, a french publisher released a limited edition reproduction of the original manuscript of FRANKENSTEIN

I dont know if that would interest anybody, but continue to release manuscript reproduction of classics.
Their latest title is the PETER PAN manuscript
They also have Alice in Wonderland and other stuff

If that may interest somebody >>> https://www.spbooks.com/en/14-manuscripts

[herbertwest]

The Late Bernie Wrightson’s Original ‘Frankenstein’ Art for Marvel Cover Just Sold for Over $1 Million
>>> https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3597790/late-bernie-wrightsons-original-frankenstein-art-marvel-cover-just-sold-1-million/

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Just to quell the rumors, it wasn't I who bought it.

[WeDealInLead]

It's true, it was me.

[Munnecom]

I finished Josh Malerman’s A Little Red Book of Requests a few days ago. It was my first taste of Malerman’s writing and I loved it, especially the first and third stories (the second felt a bit rushed and unfinished). However, I have never seen so many typographical errors in a book. It definitely needed another round or two of proofreading. Seeing as how I have two other Little Books (Joe Hill’s and Jack Ketchum’s), I really hope this isn’t the norm for Borderlands Press.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I finished Josh Malerman’s A Little Red Book of Requests a few days ago. It was my first taste of Malerman’s writing and I loved it, especially the first and third stories (the second felt a bit rushed and unfinished). However, I have never seen so many typographical errors in a book. It definitely needed another round or two of proofreading. Seeing as how I have two other Little Books (Joe Hill’s and Jack Ketchum’s), I really hope this isn’t the norm for Borderlands Press.

I've noticed those typos too, in other publisher's books as well. It's annoying, and there may be a legitimate excuse for it, but I've also seen them in Gauntlet's books too, especially THE BEARDLESS WARRIORS. Then there are books like FIRE AND BLOOD from Sub Press, of which I am over half-way through and darn if I've encountered even ONE typo!

[Munnecom]

The book I read before this, Clive Barker's Mr Maximillian Bacchus and the Long Title I Can't Remember from Bad Moon Books, was also riddled with them.

Maybe it's because these are truly small presses (perhaps even one-man shows) and the books are first-time releases, so there is no existing master file to work with. I can imagine that makes it easier for typos to go unnoticed. Still, I'm a professional translator/copy editor, so these things rip me right out of the story every single time.

[St. Troy]

I would think it would be easy to hire a few industry people to proof it, but...

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

MANY of Nancy A. Collins's small press titles have at least three typos on every page. At one point I was going to write them all down while reading and send it to the publisher but I mulled it over and decided it would do little or no good.

[Br!an]

If you find a typo in a King book, you can report it here.

https://stephenking.com/error-typo.php

[shaq]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

Amazing product. Been looking at this over the last week or so.

It would have to be the Immortal Edition, and very tempting to read it from the case, so would be glad of the digital edition they also provide.

[Kingfan24]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

Amazing product. Been looking at this over the last week or so.

It would have to be the Immortal Edition, and very tempting to read it from the case, so would be glad of the digital edition they also provide.

Man. Looking at that Kickstarter I’m starting to have serious doubts about this ever seeing the light of day.

[shaq]

Interesting, why the doubt?

Raised $60k more than the original goal. I saw the publishing date is pretty distant. Is that the issue?

Should I hold off this?

[WeDealInLead]

I thought about springing for the Straub set from Borderlands but that's some terrible art. It's not even their worst but I can't make myself pull the trigger on it. Squeeze, whatever.

[Kingfan24]

Interesting, why the doubt?

Raised $60k more than the original goal. I saw the publishing date is pretty distant. Is that the issue?

Should I hold off this?

Hey Shaq - my first issue is personal experience. Probably 40% of projects I’ve backed on Kickstarter in the book/art categories never come to fruition. Second - they are promising A LOT for these three editions. I can tell you the folks that did the stranger things books did them pretty cheaply. That brings up my third concern, the quality of the package. I’d be concerned that the final package will be nothing like what’s promised. Fourth - the lack of updates is a little concerning. I know that COVID is screwing with stuff but nearly two months with no updates is concerning.

[becca69]

Interesting, why the doubt?

Raised $60k more than the original goal. I saw the publishing date is pretty distant. Is that the issue?

Should I hold off this?

Hey Shaq - my first issue is personal experience. Probably 40% of projects I’ve backed on Kickstarter in the book/art categories never come to fruition. Second - they are promising A LOT for these three editions. I can tell you the folks that did the stranger things books did them pretty cheaply. That brings up my third concern, the quality of the package. I’d be concerned that the final package will be nothing like what’s promised. Fourth - the lack of updates is a little concerning. I know that COVID is screwing with stuff but nearly two months with no updates is concerning.

This has nothing to do with the Dracula Kickstarter project but I have a copy of their Deluxe Temple of Silence (that was a Kickstarter project originally) and it's a very nice, high-quality book and slipcase. They are located pretty close to me and I've been meaning to visit their offices.

https://beehivebooks.com/shop/the-temple-of-silence-slipcase-edition
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/the-temple-of-silence-forgotten-worlds-of-herbert

[Hunchback Jack]

I thought about springing for the Straub set from Borderlands but that's some terrible art. It's not even their worst but I can't make myself pull the trigger on it. Squeeze, whatever.

I pulled the trigger on it, as I collect Straub, and like what BP have done with his other work.

I still don't understand why no one's done a S/L of Mystery. Centipede Press did Koko, Borderlands Press did The Throat. Someone needs to complete the Blue Rose series.

HBJ

[shaq]

Interesting, why the doubt?

Raised $60k more than the original goal. I saw the publishing date is pretty distant. Is that the issue?

Should I hold off this?

Hey Shaq - my first issue is personal experience. Probably 40% of projects I’ve backed on Kickstarter in the book/art categories never come to fruition. Second - they are promising A LOT for these three editions. I can tell you the folks that did the stranger things books did them pretty cheaply. That brings up my third concern, the quality of the package. I’d be concerned that the final package will be nothing like what’s promised. Fourth - the lack of updates is a little concerning. I know that COVID is screwing with stuff but nearly two months with no updates is concerning.


Thanks for info both. I am going to watch how things pan out, and jump aboard if funds permit.

[Munnecom]

I seriously doubt that the Straub collection will be released on time. Here’s the reply I got when I asked for more information about the edition:


Still in the planning design stage, but at least 350 of the limited and 52 Lettered. Ltd will be bound in pearl linen and lettered in leather. Trim will be 7 x 10.

If it’s still in the planning stage now, surely there’s no way the book will be printed, bound and ready to ship by 20 June.

[Hunchback Jack]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

[frik]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

Yessss - just pre-ordered the lettered!

sk

[Hunchback Jack]

Yep, me too. I like what they did with LFB.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

The latest Resnick novel is out in paperback. I wanted to drive to B&N to get it, but I opted for Amazon because of the virus. It's not his best work, I have to assume he was not feeling well when he wrote it. It's part one of a trilogy. The book on the left he sent me for free when one of the books I sent for from him on E-Bay arrived damaged. He was a very nice guy.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/LatestResnick.JPG

[mkberger]

He was a nice guy.

I still re-read IVORY and PARADISE every couple of years, and re-read SANTIAGO in 2019.

[Cook]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

I’ve never read this series.. any good?

[frik]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

I’ve never read this series.. any good?

After The Lord of the Rings - my favorite fantasy novels.

sk

[Rooster]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

I’ve never read this series.. any good?

The Chronicles and the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are among my favourite fantasy works of all time. They are wonderful if sometimes relentlessly grim stories in my all time favourite secondary world - the Land - which at first seems quite derivative of Tolkien, but quickly becomes its own beast. They're also incredibly divisive largely because of the main character, who many readers absolutely positively loathe. For this reason, I might consider getting a hold of the first book on the cheap before committing to the limiteds. If you're indecisive after the first, I would recommend reading the Illearth War as well, since that's when the series starts to shine.

To my sorrow, I did not care for the Last Chronicles. It should never have been 4 books.

[goathunter]

They're also incredibly divisive largely because of the main character, who many readers absolutely positively loathe.

That was the case for me.

[jeffingoff]

I wasn’t sure where else to post this, but Grim Oak Press have started preordering of The Illearth War numbered edition, by Stephen Donaldson. A matching slipcase can be ordered separately.

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-the-illearth-war-by-stephen-r-donaldson

I’ve never read this series.. any good?

The Chronicles and the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are among my favourite fantasy works of all time. They are wonderful if sometimes relentlessly grim stories in my all time favourite secondary world - the Land - which at first seems quite derivative of Tolkien, but quickly becomes its own beast. They're also incredibly divisive largely because of the main character, who many readers absolutely positively loathe. For this reason, I might consider getting a hold of the first book on the cheap before committing to the limiteds. If you're indecisive after the first, I would recommend reading the Illearth War as well, since that's when the series starts to shine.

To my sorrow, I did not care for the Last Chronicles. It should never have been 4 books.

I never buy fantasy books but because of the enthusiasm over over Lord Foul's Bane I pre-ordered the Grim Oak Press edition with the optional slipcase. Then my bathroom crashed into my kitchen and everything fell into my basement. Not saying one has to do with the other. But I ended up cancelling my order and repairing my kitchen and so far everything's fine. Well except for the pandemic.

[herbertwest]

If I recall correctly, many people here likes Carlos Ruiz Zafón's books.... he passed away
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53107010

[Hunchback Jack]

I never buy fantasy books but because of the enthusiasm over over Lord Foul's Bane I pre-ordered the Grim Oak Press edition with the optional slipcase. Then my bathroom crashed into my kitchen and everything fell into my basement.

Wow, Jeff, how did that happen? Were you shaving with the Dragon Lord again, and dropped it down in the sink? After all, there’s nothing worse than a ...

... sword-fouled drain.

(Yes, I know that was terrible, and yes, It took me two months to come up with it. No apologies)

[jeffingoff]

I never buy fantasy books but because of the enthusiasm over over Lord Foul's Bane I pre-ordered the Grim Oak Press edition with the optional slipcase. Then my bathroom crashed into my kitchen and everything fell into my basement.

Wow, Jeff, how did that happen? Were you shaving with the Dragon Lord again, and dropped it down in the sink? After all, there’s nothing worse than a ...

... sword-fouled drain.

(Yes, I know that was terrible, and yes, It took me two months to come up with it. No apologies)

Terribly terrific! Your post makes me want to write a fantasy book starring The Dragon Lord who destroys homes.


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[swintek]

If I recall correctly, many people here likes Carlos Ruiz Zafón's books.... he passed away
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53107010

Oh no! That's terrible. I am a fan and had no idea. Thanks for letting us know.

[GenericEric]

If anyone has a copy of Dark Regions Press S/L Bird Box they're willing to sell let me know. Thanks.

Eric

[herbertwest]

Any fans of Josh MALERMAN here?

There is a french proof copy of BIRD BOX for sale on ebay
=> here (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FBird-box-Josh-MALERMAN-Epreuves-non-corrigees-Hors-commerce-SF16%2F132616623622%3Fhash%3Ditem1ee0911606%3Ag%3A oGMAAOSwoDFa8wxy&campid=5338339859&toolid=20008)


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/oGMAAOSwoDFa8wxy/s-l1600.jpg

[Garrell]

Ordered my Lettered and numbered Malorie by Josh Malerman today:)

[jeffingoff]

Ordered my Lettered and numbered Malorie by Josh Malerman today:)

I see the Lettered is sold out. There were 4 20 minutes ago. Looks like a beauty!

[Garrell]

I liked the story even better than Bird Box so I am excited, my first Lettered (cause it wasn't crazy expensive, $325). They are letting me matched one of my numbered from Bird Box also.

[jeffingoff]

I liked the story even better than Bird Box so I am excited, my first Lettered (cause it wasn't crazy expensive, $325). They are letting me matched one of my numbered from Bird Box also.

Oh that’s great! I have the lettered Bird Box so I can’t wait to get this one. The additional story in DRP’s Bird Box—Bobby Knocks—was awesome.

I haven’t read Malorie yet.


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[cit74]

Looking to buy a copy of Abercrombie - The Blade Itself - the Subpress version

[Garrell]

I liked the story even better than Bird Box so I am excited, my first Lettered (cause it wasn't crazy expensive, $325). They are letting me matched one of my numbered from Bird Box also.

Oh that’s great! I have the lettered Bird Box so I can’t wait to get this one. The additional story in DRP’s Bird Box—Bobby Knocks—was awesome.

I haven’t read Malorie yet.


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Bird Box was horrible but I will relieve you of the lettered copy to help make room on your shelves. I am doing a custom traycase for my Goblin that I final got. Should finish it this week and I'll post pics :)

[jeffingoff]

I liked the story even better than Bird Box so I am excited, my first Lettered (cause it wasn't crazy expensive, $325). They are letting me matched one of my numbered from Bird Box also.

Oh that’s great! I have the lettered Bird Box so I can’t wait to get this one. The additional story in DRP’s Bird Box—Bobby Knocks—was awesome.

I haven’t read Malorie yet.


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Bird Box was horrible but I will relieve you of the lettered copy to help make room on your shelves. I am doing a custom traycase for my Goblin that I final got. Should finish it this week and I'll post pics :)

I didn't think Bird Box was horrible. it just didn't live up to the hype for me. I thought Inspection, On This the Day of the Pig, and Goblin were much better. I can't wait to see your Goblin traycase!

[Garrell]

LOL, I was being sarcastic. I really liked it. Black Mad Wheel was ok but ended weird.

[jeffingoff]

LOL, I was being sarcastic. I really liked it. Black Mad Wheel was ok but ended weird.

Ha! My sarcasm detector went into overload since the world's been in lockdown. It went on the fritz when I couldn't tell if the horrible thing I was hearing was real or just an absurd take on reality. The lines got so blurry that I gave up trying to find the nuance. Reality is a fog I breathe slick in my throat and thick in my lungs. It poisons my brain seeping into the crevices. Gummy tacky sludge. Then I write shit like this. My brain is trapped in amber. Happiness is fossilized.

I also need to read Mad Black Wheel. That and House at the Bottom of the Lake.

[GenericEric]

Just ordered Malorie!

I was late to the party with Bird Box, but I was able to buy it from a user here. I love what DRP has done with these editions. I'm hoping to eventually get after market slipcases for these editions at some point.

[Garrell]

They are on my to do list

[St. Troy]

Is this the coolest thing ever, or what?

Dracula: the Evidence (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence?ref=d27l2j&fbclid=IwAR06VzdIcLuMPGGLiq-dJtodsprQ3KUmVARGZsVbynJPRvv9-qa2bnCSNMw)

I am desperately trying (and slowly failing) to convince myself I don’t need this.

Beehive is following this up with..


...an art book that uses the various documents, ephemera, and artifacts from the box set to illustrate Bram Stoker's original text. It is a 9x11" 352-page cloth-bound hardcover featuring high end production and design, wrapped in a translucent red acetate book jacket.

It comes in three different editions:

- The HARDBOUND EDITION, which is the standard edition of the book
- The HARDBOUND EDITION: Signed & Numbered, which is signed by Dacre Stoker, Paul Kepple and Josh O'Neill and limited to an edition of 250
- The IMMORTAL HARDBOUND edition, which is signed, lettered in an edition of 26, and includes an IMMORTAL EDITION of the DRACULA: THE EVIDENCE box set.

Everything - even the colored vinyl - looks incredible.

$100 gets you the cheapest version of the book plus the digital files (which were separately available for $25) - this looks to be an awesome deal.

Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/dracula-the-evidence-hardcover-edition

[GenericEric]

I've been diving more into the indie horror scene lately and recently discovered Chad Lutzke. I bought a bunch of his paperbacks recently, but I noticed he had a limited edition from Thunderstorm Books that contains 4 of his more popular books. There were only 52 produced and it looked like they've long since sold out until I found a copy on Camelot Books for the original list price of $90. Love that badass signature page.

https://i.imgur.com/QbKwpV5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VR26AGi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OHmL3Og.jpg

[Garrell]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201122/7e5c0b996efd5bb78023f8c10c7b7375.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201122/756bd4a4378fd0d4c465c72dc6c5a052.jpg
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201122/2235c1cbe3457e7d7c5bb176b80ff85b.jpg
Used high end Japanese cloth for Goblin. That book deserved the love.


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[RC65]

I've been diving more into the indie horror scene lately and recently discovered Chad Lutzke. I bought a bunch of his paperbacks recently, but I noticed he had a limited edition from Thunderstorm Books that contains 4 of his more popular books. There were only 52 produced and it looked like they've long since sold out until I found a copy on Camelot Books for the original list price of $90. Love that badass signature page.

https://i.imgur.com/QbKwpV5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VR26AGi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OHmL3Og.jpg

Congrats. I don't do too much with the indie scene, but I did opt for this book after hearing so much acclaim for his work, and I think it's quite good (and, of course, Thunderstorm always does a fantastic job of design and production)...enough to keep Lutzke on my radar, and will likely pick up more by him down the road.

[herbertwest]

Any fans of Arthur Conan Doyle here?

A french publisher is releasing a reproduction of his manuscript of "The Lost World"
=> https://www.spbooks.com/112-the-lost-world-9791095457749.html

[St. Troy]

Folio Society is about to announce their spring collection. Since they haven't actually posted it, there’s nothing I can link to, but those (on librarything.com) who have seen the physical catalog say they are about to publish an edition of The Road (McCarthy), which many here will find of interest. I imagine it will go on sale in the next couple of days.

[RC65]

Folio Society is about to announce their spring collection. Since they haven't actually posted it, there’s nothing I can link to, but those (on librarything.com) who have seen the physical catalog say they are about to publish an edition of The Road (McCarthy), which many here will find of interest. I imagine it will go on sale in the next couple of days.

Thanks for the heads-up...will definitely keep an eye out for it. It’s my favorite novel of all-time, and while I have both the US and UK 1st HCs, I didn’t secure a copy of the Suntup edition for a deluxe treatment of this special work.

[St. Troy]

The link is up: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-road.html

$64.95


Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road is presented as a Folio collector’s edition, with award-winning artist Gérard DuBois’s beautiful and desolate illustrations and Michael Chabon’s New York Review of Books essay.

Bound in screen-printed cloth

Set in Maxime

192 pages

Black & white illustrated title-page spread and 6 colour illustrations

Plain slipcase

9″ x 5¾″

[RC65]

Ordered!:thumbsup:


The link is up: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-road.html

$64.95


Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road is presented as a Folio collector’s edition, with award-winning artist Gérard DuBois’s beautiful and desolate illustrations and Michael Chabon’s New York Review of Books essay.

Bound in screen-printed cloth

Set in Maxime

192 pages

Black & white illustrated title-page spread and 6 colour illustrations

Plain slipcase

9″ x 5¾″

[Garrell]

Beautiful looking. Getting this one

[Kraken]

Folio Society is about to announce their spring collection. Since they haven't actually posted it, there’s nothing I can link to, but those (on librarything.com) who have seen the physical catalog say they are about to publish an edition of The Road (McCarthy), which many here will find of interest. I imagine it will go on sale in the next couple of days.

Thanks
Was hoping for another “special” edition. I also failed to purchase the Suntup edition.

[GenericEric]

Gotta love Folio Society. Beautifully produced books at very affordable prices.

Not sure how many they're printing, but I'm sure this will sell out.

[St. Troy]

Not sure how many they're printing, but I'm sure this will sell out.

Don’t be so sure - they’ve been known to print a lot, and they often reprint when they do run out (most of their productions don’t have fixed-size print runs).

[Tommy]

Gotta love Folio Society. Beautifully produced books at very affordable prices.

Not sure how many they're printing, but I'm sure this will sell out.

The thing about FS I don't like is if the book goes into later printings after the initial run, they will not list that you are ordering a later printing and not a first. They do make beautiful books.

[St. Troy]

The thing about FS I don't like is if the book goes into later printings after the initial run, they will not list that you are ordering a later printing and not a first. They do make beautiful books.

This is true; aside from certain specific FS publications, FS doesn't consider limitation part of what they are selling for virtually all of what they produce (something to consider for those who savor scarcity).

[St. Troy]

Folio Society’s The Road: https://mobile.twitter.com/davebjeffery/status/1371448828524703745

https://mobile.twitter.com/foliosociety/status/1370845158225362944

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

For Orson Scott Card fans:

https://www.eastonpress.com/whats-new/orson-scott-card-xenocide-a-signed-edition-3751.html

[St. Troy]

I’m not certain this is news, but for the Philip K. Dick readers here:

https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-complete-short-stories.html

[swintek]

I’m not certain this is news, but for the Philip K. Dick readers here:

https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-complete-short-stories.html

Bold design (which isn't to my taste), but, man are they jacking up the prices on their limited editions lately. Way too rich for me, plus- as said- I find the colors off-putting. I'm sure it'll sell out, and they'll continue to test those high prices.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Easton Press is putting out another special edition of RED DRAGON for $75, plus $4.95 S&H, which is a $10 discount per title according to the offer I was sent.
Of the eight offered titles, RED DRAGON is the only one I am taking.

[kingfan2323]

Easton Press is putting out another special edition of RED DRAGON for $75, plus $4.95 S&H, which is a $10 discount per title according to the offer I was sent.
Of the eight offered titles, RED DRAGON is the only one I am taking.PMed you. Thx

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[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Here's the flyer for RED DRAGON, etc.

https://i.imgur.com/R1cZeTh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xxzjDJP.jpg

[RC65]

I’m not certain this is news, but for the Philip K. Dick readers here:

https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-complete-short-stories.html

Bold design (which isn't to my taste), but, man are they jacking up the prices on their limited editions lately. Way too rich for me, plus- as said- I find the colors off-putting. I'm sure it'll sell out, and they'll continue to test those high prices.

I gave it passing consideration, but (along with the eye-popping price) also had an issue with the color scheme -- maybe they were trying to give a nod to the hallucinogenic aspects of Dick's later work, but to me it just comes off as something more appropriate for a teenage girl's bedroom than an homage to one of SF's greats. But the fact that it's now Sold Out shows what I know. I'm glad I have the four Underwood/Miller hardcover volumes that I assume these Folio volumes are largely (totally?) sourced from...they may be very staid in comparison, in their plain dark red cloth and sans dustjacket, but I find that a much more appropriate package for Dick's important work.

[Joe315]

How would you guys rate earthling as a publisher? They are doing an Ania Ahlborn book (looks like an original) but I’ve never ordered from them before so I am wondering about there quality, etc.

http://www.earthlingpub.com/aa_darkacross.html

[Tommy]

How would you guys rate earthling as a publisher? They are doing an Ania Ahlborn book (looks like an original) but I’ve never ordered from them before so I am wondering about there quality, etc.

http://www.earthlingpub.com/aa_darkacross.html

I have one book from them, The Scarlet Gospels S/L. I love the design and was very pleased with the customer service but that is my only transaction.

[RC65]

How would you guys rate earthling as a publisher? They are doing an Ania Ahlborn book (looks like an original) but I’ve never ordered from them before so I am wondering about there quality, etc.

http://www.earthlingpub.com/aa_darkacross.html

They’re quite good. I’d put them above CD but below Sub Press...the attention to detail seems a bit more than the former but not quite up to par with the latter.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

How would you guys rate earthling as a publisher? They are doing an Ania Ahlborn book (looks like an original) but I’ve never ordered from them before so I am wondering about there quality, etc.

http://www.earthlingpub.com/aa_darkacross.html

Thanks for that, I ordered one of the numbered.

[Garrell]

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Excited to get some very rare Tremblay.


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[ruderabbit]

How would you guys rate earthling as a publisher? They are doing an Ania Ahlborn book (looks like an original) but I’ve never ordered from them before so I am wondering about there quality, etc.

http://www.earthlingpub.com/aa_darkacross.html

I collect their lettered editions, they are beautiful, and well made. The owner Paul is a pleasure to deal with.

[GenericEric]

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/announcement-the-10th-anniversary-edition-of-prince-of-thorns?fbclid=IwAR3Av4Cx4ifMnt0SUFOtQlySEjfaUKV7NY l9YGLkZ-024LXdPu8kTDiRzLM

For anyone that's interested. Grim Oak Press is coming out with a limited and a lettered edition of The Prince of Thrones By Mark Lawrence.

$150 for the S/L (1000 numbered copies) $500 for the lettered (52 lettered copies)

Love the series so definitely picking this one up.

Edit: I'm hearing the lettered sold out in less than a minute!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I don't know why, but I had to pre-order this one:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trejo-danny-trejo/1138791891?dpid=tds3rjqdu&mi_ecmp=ebb7797a-b9e5-433e-9222-d5df486ef476&sourceId=L000033257&sid=BIM&st=EML&2sid=210510_TD_BIM_BIO_MEMOIR&mi_u=b6805098-7055-5cd9-aa68-8b14a90f9cb3&hConversionEventId=AQEAAZQF2gAmdjYwMDAwMDE3OS01NzA zLWExMTMtOTNjOS02NjZlOTY2Mzg5MDDaACRlYmI3Nzk3YS1iO WU1LTQzM2UtMDAwMC0wMjFlZjNhMGJjZDLaACQzZTc5NzcyOS1 mYjAyLTQ5NzEtODM0ZS1hZWIzNDRhOGY1MGZJjQCAglfeZTgap MqaGdGgmrpOPsMISsoQlj9mIAe_6A

[kingfan2323]

I don't know why, but I had to pre-order this one:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trejo-danny-trejo/1138791891?dpid=tds3rjqdu&mi_ecmp=ebb7797a-b9e5-433e-9222-d5df486ef476&sourceId=L000033257&sid=BIM&st=EML&2sid=210510_TD_BIM_BIO_MEMOIR&mi_u=b6805098-7055-5cd9-aa68-8b14a90f9cb3&hConversionEventId=AQEAAZQF2gAmdjYwMDAwMDE3OS01NzA zLWExMTMtOTNjOS02NjZlOTY2Mzg5MDDaACRlYmI3Nzk3YS1iO WU1LTQzM2UtMDAwMC0wMjFlZjNhMGJjZDLaACQzZTc5NzcyOS1 mYjAyLTQ5NzEtODM0ZS1hZWIzNDRhOGY1MGZJjQCAglfeZTgap MqaGdGgmrpOPsMISsoQlj9mIAe_6APretty cool quirky item to have.

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[Tommy]

I don't know why, but I had to pre-order this one:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trejo-danny-trejo/1138791891?dpid=tds3rjqdu&mi_ecmp=ebb7797a-b9e5-433e-9222-d5df486ef476&sourceId=L000033257&sid=BIM&st=EML&2sid=210510_TD_BIM_BIO_MEMOIR&mi_u=b6805098-7055-5cd9-aa68-8b14a90f9cb3&hConversionEventId=AQEAAZQF2gAmdjYwMDAwMDE3OS01NzA zLWExMTMtOTNjOS02NjZlOTY2Mzg5MDDaACRlYmI3Nzk3YS1iO WU1LTQzM2UtMDAwMC0wMjFlZjNhMGJjZDLaACQzZTc5NzcyOS1 mYjAyLTQ5NzEtODM0ZS1hZWIzNDRhOGY1MGZJjQCAglfeZTgap MqaGdGgmrpOPsMISsoQlj9mIAe_6APretty cool quirky item to have.

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I met Mr. Trerjo a few years ago at a con. He signed my poster of Devil's Rejects. He is one badass dude, loved talking to him!!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Talk softly and carry a big machete!

[St. Troy]

The latest Folio Society rumor: they may announce/publish Silence of the Lambs in October.

[swintek]

The latest Folio Society rumor: they may announce/publish Silence of the Lambs in October.

Saw that! looking forward to what they come up with. Hopefully it's more inspiring than MISERY.

[kingfan2323]

The latest Folio Society rumor: they may announce/publish Silence of the Lambs in October.

Saw that! looking forward to what they come up with. Hopefully it's more inspiring than MISERY.Interesting. Where is this information found?

Hopefully it is one of the higher price point styles. Like American Gods or Dune.

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[St. Troy]

The latest Folio Society rumor: they may announce/publish Silence of the Lambs in October.

Saw that! looking forward to what they come up with. Hopefully it's more inspiring than MISERY.Interesting. Where is this information found?

The moth in the picture at the top of this thread has people guessing SOTL:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/332224

[kingfan2323]

The latest Folio Society rumor: they may announce/publish Silence of the Lambs in October.

Saw that! looking forward to what they come up with. Hopefully it's more inspiring than MISERY.Interesting. Where is this information found?

The moth in the picture at the top of this thread has people guessing SOTL:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/332224Gotcha. The cap it is on top of puzzles me or maybe means nothing. I noticed that a lot of releases come out about the same time. As if maybe permission was given at a given time. For example Suntup is doing Harris stuff, Easton has a Red Dragon coming out, and now maybe Folio with a Silence. Could help support the guess.

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[St. Troy]

...The cap it is on top of puzzles me or maybe means nothing. I noticed that a lot of releases come out about the same time...

It could probably be many things; I believe the guess boils down to the fact that SOTL is the most well-known work that people associate with a moth.