Month: December 2017

Short, Scary Tales Publications (SST) in the UK has announced that they are publishing an oversized, signed, limited edition of Robert McCammon’s The Listener for the UK market. The book will be published in March/April 2018 and features cover art by Vincent Sammy.

Pre-order The Listener from SST Publications

Here are the details from their website:

Special Oversized Signed Limited Hardcover Edition:

 Limited to only 550 Signed & Numbered copies
 Special illustrated signature page personally signed by the author
 Deluxe oversized trim size (7”x10” approx.)
 Printed on 90gsm acid-free paper, with your archive and legacy in mind
 Bound in full-cloth with coloured head and tail bands
 Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine for the ultimate presentation
 Offset printed and bound with full-colour endpapers
 Sewn binding for increased durability
 Gorgeous wrap-around dust jacket art by Vincent Sammy
 Featuring six stunning never-before-seen interior illustrations
 Extremely limited ONE-TIME printing of SST Publication’s Special Signed Limited Edition—Only 550 copies will be available worldwide. This opportunity will never be presented again!

Reserve your copy today! Don’t miss your opportunity to be 1 of just 550 collectors to showcase this Special Oversized Signed Limited Hardcover edition of Robert McCammon’s outstanding new novel The Listener.

The book can be ordered directly from SST Publications. It is also available from Cemetery Dance, Camelot Books, Dark Regions Press, and Subterranean Press.

The new Humble Book Bundle, A Galaxy of Stars in Sci-Fi & Fantasy, includes the ebook editions of Robert McCammon’s The Wolf’s Hour, Boy’s Life, and Swan Song.

If you’re not familiar with Humble Bundle, it’s a collection of various items—books in this case, but there are also comics bundles, games bundles, and others—that you buy at a price you set while benefiting charities at the same time. Pay a higher price than the average, and you get more items. Pay more than a set price, and get even more. This Humble Book Bundle also includes works by Harlan Ellison, Greg Bear, Octavia Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Elizabeth Lynn, and others.

You can see all the books included in this bundle by visiting the Humble Bundle website.

As with all Humble Bundles, customers can choose how their purchase dollars are allocated, between the authors and charity. This Humble Book Bundle supports DirectRelief and Worldreader.

The details from their site:

The Humble Book Bundle: A Galaxy of Stars in Sci-fi & Fantasy by Open Road

Sometimes you just need a little space. Take some time for yourself to explore new worlds in this science fiction & fantasy bundle! You’ll find flights of fancy from Ursula K. Le Guin, Patricia C. Wrede, Greg Bear, Octavia E. Butler, and many more. Some of the stories deal with pretty dark matter, but if it’s any constellation, remember that once you star-t to read, you just might meteor new favorite author!

Pay what you want. All together, these ebooks would cost over $297. Here at Humble Bundle, you choose the price and increase your contribution to upgrade your bundle! This bundle has a minimum $1 purchase.

Read them anywhere. These books are available in PDF, ePUB, and MOBI formats, meaning you can read them anywhere at any time. Instructions and a list of recommended reading programs can be found here.

Support charity. Choose where the money goes – between the publisher, Open Road, or the charities, Direct Relief and Worldreader (via the PayPal Giving Fund). If you like what we do, you can leave us a Humble Tip too!

The Humble Book Bundle runs for two weeks and ends Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. Pacific time.

Collector Yegor Malinovskii recently shared some photos of his one-of-a-kind lettered edition of Blue World. The book was published by Subterranean Press last year, and Yegor had artist Vincent Chong add several remarques (original illustrations) to the book. They look fantastic!

Thanks, Yegor! Yegor had previously submitted photos of his remarqued editions of the Matthew Corbett series.

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In May, we announced that Crossroad Press would publish ebook editions of several Robert McCammon novels in the UK, Europe, and other regions not controlled by the U.S. Until now, all of the books published by Subterranean Press have only been available in ebook form in the U.S. and Canada.

The Queen of Bedlam was released to those markets in May, and Mister Slaughter, The Hunter from the Woods, The Providence Rider, The River of Soulsi, and Freedom of the Mask followed over the summer and fall.

Now The Border joins them! Coming in the months ahead: the Trevor Lawson books, I Travel by Night and Last Train from Perdition.

Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon DE | Amazon FR

Tuesday, December 5, is Robert McCammon Day at the Alabama Booksmith. At 5:00 PM CST, he will read from his amazing upcoming novel, The Listener. The book will be published in February, 2018, but signed first editions ($25) will officially go on sale at this event.

Not only will a pre-order guarantee a signed first edition at regular publisher’s price, and come with a certificate signed by Mr. McCammon authenticating that this copy was purchased prior to publication, but all purchases come with a chance in the drawing for one of the most beautiful treasures we’ve ever seen. Here are the details of the prize:

On March 13, 2017, the thirtieth anniversary limited edition of Swan Song was published. Only 552 copies were offered for sale and they sold out the first day. There were 500 numbered (originally $150) and 52 lettered (originally $400). All came in a gorgeous slipcase and were illustrated throughout. The lettered editions feature a magnificent gatefold by David Ho.

The Alabama Booksmith acquired the author’s personal collection (lettered P.C.) and that will be the lucky winner’s prize. This very, very precious and valuable gem (appraised at $500).  This copy comes with a parchment certificate authenticating provenance and signed by Robert McCammon. The drawing will be at the launch of The Listener in February, 2018.

Mr. McCammon will be happy to personalize any title currently on our shelves and we’ll ship December 6.

The Alabama Booksmith is located at 2626 19th Pl S, Birmingham, Alabama 35209.

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Robert McCammon stopped by the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL, on Friday, December 1, 2017, to, among other things, talk about some of his books. The Booksmith has added nine videos to their YouTube channel.

You can watch the YouTube playlist for all of the videos here, or follow the individual links below.

The Alabama Booksmith carries signed copies of all of Robert McCammon’s in-print books, most of them at the original publisher’s prices. You can see what they have in stock on their website.