The Polish pop culture website Badloopus has posted a new interview with Robert McCammon conducted by
Author: goathunter
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.
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!
Polish publisher Vesper plans to release their edition of Boy’s Life in the second or third quarter of 2022. They’ve revealed the cover art for the book, which was created by Maciej Kamuda. Vesper released their translation of Speaks the Nightbird earlier this year, and they have more McCammon translations in the works.
The cover has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.
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….
Polish publisher Vesper has posted a book trailer for their translation of Speaks the Nightbird.
Cardinal Black Freedom of the Mask Matthew Corbett Mister Slaughter The Providence Rider The River of Souls Vincent Chong
Matthew Corbett trade paperback pre-orders from Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N, BAM
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 Pre-order from Lividian Pre-order from Amazon Pre-order from B&N Pre-order from BAM! Book Depository Amazon UK |
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 Available November 15, 2022 Pre-order from Lividian Pre-order from Amazon Pre-order from B&N Pre-order from BAM! Book Depository Amazon UK |
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.
Cardinal Black Freedom of the Mask Leviathan Matthew Corbett Mister Slaughter Robert McCammon update Seven Shades of Evil The King of Shadows The Providence Rider The River of Souls Vincent Chong
Robert McCammon: Smile or Frown?
Hello, all.
Well. News to tell.
I remember as a little boy being fascinated by a drawing of a man’s face that showed a smile, but it was cleverly done so that when you turned the drawing upside down the same face became a frown. You may have seen this because I’m sure it’s still floating around somewhere.
Anyway…I determined some time ago that life was very much like that drawing, or rather the “idea” behind the drawing. Smile or frown? The same face, just depending on how you looked at it. And you know some things that seem “bad” or disappointing in the short run turn out to be good things in the long run.
So…let’s get to the news, and you can decide for yourselves whether to smile or frown, or whether what is a frown today becomes a smile tomorrow as it did for me.
Supply chain problems have hit the publishing industry in the form of paper shortages. Simply put, many printers around the country can’t get enough paper to do their work, so this is throwing all schedules off by at least several months. Lividian Publications, scheduled to publish the new Matthew Corbett novel The King of Shadows in April, has not been immune to this nationwide problem. When I first heard from Lividian’s owner and publisher Brian Freeman that the book will be delayed quite some time by this unhappy circumstance you can believe I frowned Bigtime…but then I heard Brian’s alternate idea, and here it is:
The King of Shadows limited edition will be released in June of 2022, depending, I understand, on the slipcase production.
And now, the really cool stuff that made me smile:
Lividian will be publishing trade paperbacks of the Corbett novels beginning with Mister Slaughter, all the books with covers done by the award-winning, acclaimed, and extremely talented artist Vincent Chong. You can see these covers below and judge (or delight, as I did) for yourselves.
The schedule would be:
Mister Slaughter in July of 2022.
The Providence Rider in August of 2022.
The River of Souls in September of 2022.
Freedom of the Mask in October of 2022.
Cardinal Black in November of 2022.
And The King of Shadows regular hardcover edition in December of 2022.
Wow! I’m smiling right now thinking about this!
This schedule will see me finish the book of Corbett short stories I’ve wanted to do for a while, titled Seven Shades of Evil, and then finish also the last book in the series, Leviathan, so there should be no long delay as there’s been in the past. And I have to say the long delay of The King of Shadows has been primarily of my doing, since it took me awhile to saturate the idea with the bourbon of imagination and the scotch of effort. Ahem. And then it did take a long time to write, as it’s pretty involved and everything had to mesh just so.
But…there you have it! I’m really excited about this schedule! You can look at Vincent Chong’s covers and see that the trade paperback editions are getting some absolutely beautiful reasons to collect the series!
Onward and upward. As always, thank you for your readership and your patience with the current situation. Lividian and Brian Freeman have found a way to turn a frown into a smile, and in my case an absolute cross-eyed grin.
Best Wishes,
Robert McCammon