I just noticed the texture of the dust jacket on my CD copy is glossy, while the dust jacket on the B&N book is of a different material.
I don't know if this has been pointed out before.
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I got mine from CD earlier this week (green) and one from Amazon today (grey).
The two variants are quite different. Same contents, of course.
The gray version has a matte dustjacket, gray boards, the authors’ names - no title! - stamped on the spine, a simple glued binding, and white endpapers. The green version has glossy dust jacket, green boards stamped on the spine and the front, a more sturdy stitched binding, and black endpapers.
The paper stock and print quality looks to be the same in both editions. The gray version’s page block looks slightly thinner, but that might just be a byproduct of the different binding.
HBJ
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
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Definitely should be added to the catalog for future collectors.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
Added photos to my comparison post.
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
I'll get the info and pics added to the Catalog.
After the 1st reading, I would say King never contributed to this.
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
Publishing info from Richard Chizmar:
- First hardcover printing: 100,000 copies
- Green binding: 80,000 copies
- Gray binding: 20,000 copies
- Flat signed copies: approx 5,000
- Signed Bookplates: 4,000
HBJ
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
Even though I got the apparently "rarer" variant, I like the green more.
Not sure where the purported 80,000 green binding books are (CD's warehouse to be remaindered in 2 years?) as I'm still waiting on my order from CD.
Given the pictures, the grey version looks extremely basic and not nice
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It seems H&S also printed the title. From what I've seen, green boards without the stamping.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
H&S is a UK publisher.
I’ve just finished it, and I would say it’s a mix, but definitely more Chizmar than King. If I were guessing, I would say that Chizmar wrote the first draft, and King did an editorial pass to insert some story elements and changes of wording.
More comments and massive spoilers behind the spoiler tag.
Spoiler:
HBJ
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
From Bev Vincent's interview:
As you worked on the novel, did you discuss where the book was going, or was it simply a process of passing the manuscript back and forth and giving the other author free rein to do as he liked with the story?
Chizmar: Pretty much total freedom, which made the process all the more challenging and exciting.
How did you decide when it was time to hand the manuscript off to your collaborator?
King: 50-page Rule.
Once you finished the first draft, how did you handle revising each other's sections?
Chizmar: We actually did a lot of minor revising and tweaking as we went along. Most of the time, when one of us received a new batch of pages, the first thing we did was read and revise. That helped to get us back into the flow of the narrative. Then, we picked up where the other had left off and ran with it.
Nice to see the book dedicated to Marsha DeFilippo who was the moderator on the old SK forum.
More than the moderator, she was one of King's assistant for about 15-20 years
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The tiresome political commentary of the book is unfortunate, but predictable. King is like the old guy in the neighborhood whose favorite activity is yelling at the kids to keep off his lawn and he can't stop even after the kids have moved away. My favorite part has to be the lecture on global warming coming from the guy who takes a private jet on his book tours. It's sad to see an author like King go out like this. Writing mediocre books and being a hypocrite. I still read his books but the enjoyment is gone.