Author: goathunter

As we previously announced, Lividian Publications will release the trade hardcover edition of The King of Shadows in December 2022, after trade paperback releases of the five Matthew Corbett books between Mister Slaughter and Cardinal Black from July through November.

However, the limited edition of the book—which has long been sold out—will begin shipping from Lividian around the end of June 2022.

The trade hardcover edition can be pre-ordered from Lividian Publications. Amazon, B&N, and other pre-order links will be available in the coming months.

I can also now announce that Open Road Media and Audible will release the ebook and audiobook editions of The King of Shadows on Tuesday, June 28, 2022! The audiobook will once again be narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.

Here are the pre-order links for the audiobook!

Update 2022-06-15: Here are the ebook pre-order links!

Here is the cover for the Open Road ebook edition of The King of Shadows.

On April 1, 2022, Polish publisher Vesper revealed their planned cover art for their translation of Boy’s Life. The artwork was very different from covers normally associated with Boy’s Life, depicting a hand reaching for a green feather against a dark blue sky with clouds and a moon.

The response from Polish readers on Facebook was not positive. Many readers complained about the cover and said that the cover for the previous Polish release was much better.

Vesper listened, and on April 29, they posted this:

The readers responded overwhelmingly in favor of the new cover art, and Vesper announced that the book would feature the new cover art when it is published in July 2022.

Magiczne Lata at Vesper.pl

The cover has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.

German publisher Luzifer Verlag has acquired the German translation rights to Freedom of the Mask, book six in the Matthew Corbett series. Luzifer has been on a roll for the past few years, publishing German editions of the first five Matthew Corbett books, plus Boy’s Life and The Border. Presumably, their edition of Freedom of the Mask will be published in 2023. More info when I have it!

The Hollywood Reporter has posted an exclusive (until every other site steals it and reposts it) report that James Wan is adapting Robert McCammon’s Stinger for the Peacock streaming service. From the report: “‘Teacup’ will be based on the book by Robert McCammon with ‘Yellowstone’s’ Ian McCulloch set to pen the script.”

You can read the article on the website for The Hollywood Reporter.

Cross your fingers….

The upcoming Lividian Publications trade paperback editions of the Matthew Corbett books can now be pre-ordered from Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million (BAM!), and Book Depository.


Available July 19, 2022
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Available August 23, 2022
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Available September 20, 2022
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Available October 18, 2022
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Available November 15, 2022
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Back in August 2020, the rights to Turkish translations of Swan Song and Boy’s Life were acquired by Ithaki Publications. Thanks to Turkish reader Ahmet Okan for the heads-up, they are releasing their translation of Boy’s Life on Wednesday. They don’t have it listed on their website yet, but several Turkish bookseller sites have it listed.

The translation is by Esat Ören. The cover art is below.