Subterranean Press has posted a new McCammon update:
As we near sending Robert McCammon’s The Five, an epic thriller with a supernatural backbone, to the printer, early reviews and blurbs are starting to come in.
We couldn’t be happier.
The first, an unsolicited note from Stephen King:
“The Five isn’t just Robert McCammon’s best novel in years; it’s his best novel ever. Terrifying, suspenseful, unputdownable, and full of rock and roll energy. It’s also uplifting, a book you’ll finish feeling better about your world, your friends, and your music. Here’s one you’ll beg friends to read.”
Second, in a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly:
“McCammon (Mister Slaughter) delivers a complex, mind-blowing story of a rock band’s last days… Steeped in rock history, infused with power and passion, and laced with psychological horror and razor-sharp tension, this is not an easy read, but a memorable one.”
The Five is right on schedule for its May release. We’re waiting on the author’s final round of corrections, and for Vincent Chong to put the finishing touches on the full-color endsheets and interior illustrations that will be exclusive to the Signed Limited and Lettered Editions.
Don’t miss out on what’s shaping up to be one of the finest suspense novels of the year! Check out the first chapter, and remember, signed and inscribed copies are available. Check out The Five’s page for the full details or to read the excerpt.
You can read the complete Publishers Weekly review on the PW website.
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Photos of Subterranean Press’s Lettered Edition of The Wolf’s Hour have been added to the Book Cover Gallery. The book is bound in black leather with red lettering and housed in a black traycase with the book’s title on the spine. Click on the images to view larger versions.
 Book and traycase interior |
 Traycase, dustjacket, and leather-bound book |
The photos of the lettered edition of Mister Slaughter have also been replaced with better photos:
Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition |
 Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition |
A couple more details about Subterranean Press’s limited edition of The Hunter from the Woods have been revealed.
Subterranean Press is now accepting pre-orders for Robert McCammon’s new collection of Michael Gallatin stories, The Hunter from the Woods.
Michael Gallatin should be well-known to readers as the main character in The Wolf’s Hour.
You can pre-order The Hunter from the Woods by clicking here.
The Hunter from the Woods
by Robert McCammon
(pre-order—coming in November)
Dust jacket and interior
illustrations by Vincent Chong
Subterranean Press is proud to present a series of all new adventures, including several novelettes and novellas, set both pre- and post- Robert McCammon’s classic novel, The Wolf’s Hour. Our edition of that novel sold out on publication, and we had to turn away orders for over 400 copies. The Wolf’s Hour has been steadily climbing in price on the secondary market—we’ve now seen copies going for over $200. Place your order for The Hunter from the Woods now to lock in a copy.
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The Hunter from the Woods marks the much-anticipated return of Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of Robert McCammon’s 1989 classic, The Wolf’s Hour. These all-new, interlinked stories offer a full measure of McCammon’s trademark narrative excitement, and comprise a fascinating composite portrait of a unique fictional creation.
The volume opens with a pair of brief glimpses into Michael’s early life in Russia and his initial recruitment into the British Secret Service. It ends with a haunting vision of the werewolf at twilight. In between, McCammon gives us three stellar novellas depicting different phases of Michael’s long, brutal war against Nazi Germany. “Sea Chase” is a nautical tale about the hazards of transporting a defecting German scientist to a place of sanctuary in England. “The Wolf and the Eagle” is the account of an unlikely friendship between rival men of action and a harrowing portrayal of a lethal forced march through the North African desert. “The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs” tells of an impossible,
ultimately tragic love affair set in the embattled city of Berlin during the latter stages of the war.Erotic, visceral, and filled with moments of desolating horror and unexpected warmth, The Hunter from the Woods is a triumph of imaginative storytelling. Like the best of McCammon’s earlier work, it offers intelligent, world-class entertainment. In the process, it shines a welcome new light on one of the most uncommon heroes in contemporary fiction.
Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies — $75
Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase — $250
Table of Contents
- The Great White Way
- The Man From London
- Sea Chase
- The Wolf and the Eagle
- The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs
- Death of a Hunter
You can pre-order The Hunter from the Woods by clicking here.
Isao Hara sent in a another piece of great artwork, this time based on Robert McCammon’s The Wolf’s Hour. You can view the art here or click on the image to the right. Domo, Isao!
Some new images have been added to the Book Cover Gallery. Click on the images to view a larger version of each.
Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition |
Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition |
Usher’s Passing Promo Card |
 Usher’s Passing Promo Letter |
French publisher Bragelonne, through their imprint Milady, has released the French translation of The Wolf’s Hour (L’Heure du loup) as an ebook with new cover art, shown to the right. Here is one link from which the book can be purchased (ePub format):
Subterranean Press has posted this announcement:
Robert McCammon — Announcing the Signed Limited Edition of BAAL
We’re pleased to announce the first Signed Limited Edition in our lineup of classic Robert McCammon titles. Baal has long been the Holy Grail for McCammon collectors, and we aim to produce a
volume that stands out, with a full color dust jacket and interior illustrations (and more features in the Deluxe Limited and Lettered Editions). All copies will be signed by the author.Please note that we do not expect copies of the Deluxe Limited or Lettered Editions to last long, so please get your order in. The Signed Limited Edition has a print run of 1000 copies. By the time The Wolf’s Hour was published, we had orders for over 1200 copies, many of which we had to turn away. This may well be the case with Baal.
*** Baal was Robert McCammon’s first novel, a debut that would lead to some of the finest popular fiction of our time. Written at the age of 25 and published as a paperback original in 1978, it has been out of print for years. This deluxe new edition from Subterranean Press will give McCammon’s many readers—both newcomers and longtime fans—the opportunity to trace the development of an extraordinarily talented man.
The story begins with a horrific rape on the streets of New York City. Nine months after that violation, a most unusual child is born. His name is Jeffrey Harper Raines, but he quickly assumes his true name—and true purpose—as Baal, a new incarnation of the ancient prince of demons. The narrative recounts his lethal progress through the 20th century, which begins with the destruction of his earthly family. From there, Jeffrey/Baal moves to a doomed Catholic orphanage, where he unleashes carnage on an unprecedented scale, then out into the wider world, where he embraces his destiny as the Prophet of the Damned, generating a legacy of chaos, violence, and despair.
Baal is very much a young man’s book, raw and brimming with emotion. Listen closely and you’ll hear the voice of a gifted storyteller struggling to be born. In 1978, the career that would encompass Swan Song, Boy’s Life, and The Five still lay waiting several years down the road. This is where it began.
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Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies: $75
Deluxe Numbered: 224 signed numbered copies, bound in leather, slipcase, with a different dust jacket than the Limited: $125
Lettered: 52 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase: $250
Please note that customers are limited to one copy (per household, family, or plane of existence) of the Deluxe Numbered and Lettered Editions. We will not be accepting dealer orders for the Deluxe Numbered or Lettered Editions.
Buying a copy of Baal will give you the right of first refusal on other classic McCammon titles.
