Month: June 2012

Subterranean Press has posted a new McCammon update:

As another step in celebrating the release of Robert McCammon’s newest Matthew Corbett historical thriller, The Providence Rider (SubPress|Amazon|BN.com), we’ve put the ebook of his demon spawn first novel, Baal, on sale for only $2.99. You can pick it up from the usual suspects (Amazon|BN.com). It looks as though Kobo is trailing behind in resetting the price, but I’m sure they’ll catch up soon.

Jumping back to The Providence Rider again, it’s now racked up 15 five star Amazon reviews, with no dissenters. We’re inordinately pleased at the response it’s received from reviewers and readers alike. This (literal, though eventually resolved) cliffhanger of a novel is the perfect place to join Matthew’s deadly game of chess with Professor Fell, the self-styled “Emperor of Crime”.

Finally, while he was in our offices inscribing copies of his new novel, Rick also set his hand to the signature pages for our upcoming signed, limited edition of his classic novel, Bethany’s Sin, which is right on schedule for release this fall.

Robert McCammon visited the Subterranean Press offices on June 20, 2012, to inscribe and sign copies of The Providence Rider. Publisher Bill Schafer tweeted this photo and comment:

@MacCammon in our warehouse, willingly signing everything put in front of him.

The recently announced GraphicAudio dramatizations of The Wolf’s Hour and The Hunter from the Woods are pre-orderable now from Barnes & Noble. (Thanks, Jonathan!) As of now, they’re not listed on Amazon, but will, no doubt, be listed soon. The release date for the dramatizations is November 1, 2012. You can pre-order them from B&N here.

Japanese artist Kazuki Tamada has sent in his latest artwork. This one was inspired by Swan Song. You can see all of Kazuki’s art here. More artwork by other fans can be found in the Fan Artwork Gallery.

SWAN SONG by Kazuki Tamada

The release of  Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury has been moved up a week to July 10, 2012. The book is being released in trade paperback, ebook, and audio formats from HarperCollins; there’s also a limited edition from Gauntlet and Borderlands Press. The book, edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle, includes “Children of the Bedtime Machine,” a brand-new short story from Robert McCammon, which was mentioned in the new starred-review from Publishers Weekly. Links: Trade paperback @ Amazon, Kindle, NOOK, HarperAudio.

Here are links to a few more recent reviews:

Robert McCammon’s Virtual Blog Tour to support The Providence Rider continues at Horror World today.  They’ve posted a new interview with Robert McCammon conducted by Blu Gilliand.

Hot on the heels of the news that GraphicAudio will be releasing dramatizations of the Michael Gallatin books, Brilliance Audio will be releasing the Audible production of Swan Song, read by Tom Stechschulte, on Audio CD and MP3 CD on December 11, 2012. Both products are currently listed on both the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites.  You can pre-order them via the links below. The success of the Audible edition of Swan Song is what led to the decision to release the book on CD.

And finally, here are a few more recent reviews:

 

GraphicAudio produces audio dramatizations of stories using full casts, sound effects, etc. They tweeted the following teaser earlier today:

GraphicAudio

Here’s 1 announcement from our Fall Catalog! THE WOLF’S HOUR (3 Parts) and THE HUNTER FROM THE WOODS by Robert McCammon

Updated June 27: GraphicAudio now has these listed on their website. The release date for the dramatizations is November 1, 2012.

Starting today, Robert McCammon embarks on a virtual Blog Tour to help promote the release of The Providence Rider, the fourth book in the Matthew Corbett series. His first stop is an interview at Peter Schwotzer’s Literary Mayhem.

The next stops on Mr. McCammon’s Providence Rider Blog Tour (updated June 14 with direct links to articles):

June 12: The Big Idea at Whatever
June 13: On Favorite Literary Villains at Criminal Element
June 14: Book Notes at largehearted boy

As you’ve no doubt heard, Ray Bradbury died earlier today. Robert McCammon posted the following on Twitter today:

Robert McCammon (@MacCammon)
6/6/12 7:40 PM

A sad day. Ray Bradbury was my writing hero. I loved “The Lake”. It brought me to tears and I wished I could create that same bittersweet emotion. But he wrote so many great things, and left such fantastic stories and characters…. Today the summer sun still shines and tonight the summer moon will glow…but the world is different—and a little colder—without him.

The photo below shows Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, and Robert McCammon. The three made an appearance at A Change of Hobbit bookstore in Santa Monica, CA, on October 23, 1988.

At A Change of Hobbit, Santa Monica, CA, October 23, 1988