Artist Александр Павлов (Alexander) from Russia sent in another new illustration he did. This one is inspired by Speaks the Nightbird. You can find larger versions, as well as more of his art, on Alexander’s page in the Fan Art Gallery.
Year: 2021
Vimeo user Grace Bales posted this video in 2018. From her description:
The final project for my animation course: the introduction to Robert McCammon’s “Boy’s Life” novel.
Boys Life (Final Animation Project 2018) from Grace Bales on Vimeo.
Russian publisher Azbooka has released the cover art for their upcoming translation of The Queen of Bedlam. This will be the second time The Queen of Bedlam has been published in Russia. The book will also include the Matthew Corbett short story “Night Ride,” which was originally published on this website. The translation is by Victoria Yakovleva.
The book will be published in December 2021.
Azbooka released Boy’s Life, Swan Song, The Listener, Speaks the Nightbird, and The Border earlier this year. They currently also hold the translation rights to They Thirst, Stinger, and Mister Slaughter. Azbooka has announced that They Thirst and Stinger will be published in 2022.
The Queen of Bedlam at Azbooka
Back in April 2021, I posted that Italian publisher Gruppo Editoriale Fanucci would be publishing their translation of Robert McCammon’s Swan Song. The translation is by Francesco Vitellini, who posted on Facebook, “Presto in libreria una delle cose migliori che abbia mai tradotto!” (“Soon at the library one of the best things I’ve ever translated!”)
Fanucci recently posted on Facebook that the book will be published in January 2022, and it features cover art by British Fantasy Award-winning artist Daniele Serra. He posted his original cover art today, which you can see below.
Back in 2019, photographer and makeup artist Amanda Chapman photographed Robert McCammon for his author portrait for Cardinal Black. We also posted an interview with Amanda conducted by Robert McCammon as she applied the makeup. That interview can be found on YouTube.
This year, Amanda has created a whole series of Halloween-themed makeups and portraits, and Robert wanted you to see them. Here are three of his favorites. You can see a bunch more examples of her great work on Facebook in the folder Amanda Chapman’s Halloween 2021. Even more can be found on Instagram page, AmandaChapmanSFX!
Artist Faith Elianna contributed this image inspired by Swan Song. You can see and download higher-resolution images from her page in the Fan Artwork section.
Visit Faith’s Twitter account for more of her work: faithelooart
 The Empress by Faith Elianna |
Russian publisher Azbooka has released the cover art for their upcoming translation of The Border. This will be the first time The Border has been published in Russia. The translation is by Victoria Yakovleva.
No release date has been announced yet.
Azbooka released Boy’s Life, Swan Song, The Listener, and Speaks the Nightbird earlier this year. They currently hold the translation rights to They Thirst, Stinger, The Queen of Bedlam, and Mister Slaughter.
Open Road Media has republished the first four Robert McCammon books in ebook formats in the U.S. and Canada.
 They Thirst (1981) Kindle | NOOK | Kobo | iTunes Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU |
 The Night Boat (1980) Kindle | NOOK | Kobo | iTunes Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU |
 Bethany’s Sin (1980) Kindle | NOOK | Kobo | iTunes Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU |
 Baal (1978) Kindle | NOOK | Kobo | iTunes Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU |
Czech publisher Dobrovsky has acquired the Czech translation rights to Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life.
Speaking of Dobrovsky, their translation of Usher’s Passing will be released under their Fobos brand on September 20, 2021. The title Prokletí rodu Usherů translates in English to The Curse of the Usher Family. The cover below has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.
Things have been kind of quiet for a while, as Mr. McCammon is enjoying his summer vacation after finishing The King of Shadows back in April. While I do not yet have any publication news to share—beyond that it’ll be published in 2022—work is in-progress with the publisher, and as soon I can say any more, I will!
More ebooks changing publishers
Some of you have noticed that a few more McCammon ebooks have temporarily disappeared from the various vendors in the U.S. As with the Matthew Corbett ebooks, the following titles will soon be republished in ebook formats by Open Road Media. I do not yet know when they’ll be available, but they will be back soon!
- Baal
- Bethany’s Sin
- The Night Boat
- They Thirst
- The Border
- The Hunter from the Woods
- I Travel by Night / Last Train from Perdition
Again, as soon as I know more, I’ll let you know!
Ebook sales today (September 1, 2021)
The new Open Road ebook of Cardinal Black is sale-priced today at all U.S. vendors for $2.99!
These ebooks are also sale-priced today:
- Mystery Walk ($1.99)
- Blue World ($2.99)
- Boy’s Life ($2.99)
- The Monster Novels ($3.99) – Includes Stinger, The Wolf’s Hour, and MINE
Handy ordering links for all Robert McCammon ebooks can be found on his website: