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Lividian Publications is proud to announce the trade hardcover edition of Leviathan by Robert McCammon, the epic conclusion to his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series.

This beautiful hardcover edition features exclusive Vincent Chong full-color artwork for the dust jacket and will be printed in a very limited First Edition/First Printing run that will only be available from us and our regular “smaller” retailers like Sub Press, Camelot, CD, etc.

Big box stores and Amazon will get a POD hardcover because that worked out extremely well for the last two titles in this series.

Pre-order Leviathan from Lividian Publications

As usual, signed copies of Leviathan can be ordered from the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL:

Pre-order Leviathan from the Alabama Booksmith

Order the trade hardcover from Amazon, B&N, Amazon UK

N.B. Ebook and audiobook editions will also be published December 3, 2024. More information on those releases will be available closer to publication date.

Here is the information from the product page on the Lividian website:

Lividian Publications is proud to be publishing a trade hardcover edition of Leviathan by Robert McCammon, the epic conclusion to his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series. This beautiful hardcover edition features exclusive Vincent Chong full-color artwork for the dust jacket and will be printed in a very limited First Edition/First Printing run.

Please Note: there will be a signed & slipcased Limited Edition like the previous titles in this series, but it won’t be shipping until next year, so we’re holding off on taking orders for that edition until it is closer to publication. There is not a wait list at this time.

Retail Price: $39.50
Publication Date: December 3, 2024
Page Count: 424 (estimated)

Production Features for the FIRST PRINTING only:
• Full-color dust jacket artwork by Vincent Chong (different from the Limited Edition)
• Offset printed on an acid-free archival quality paper stock
• Hot foil stamping on the spine
• Smyth-sewn to create a more durable binding
• Twine head and tail bands
• Colored endpapers

About the Book:
It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal.

Their respite is short-lived when the Spanish authorities learn of their abandoned quest for Brazio Valeriani and the mirror created by his father, Ciro. This mirror is rumored to have the power to summon demons from the underworld, and the Spanish authorities are eager to possess it. Consequently, a professional witch-hunter and soldiers are assigned to accompany Matthew, Hudson, Professor Fell, and Cardinal Black as they resume their quest.

Their only lead on Brazio’s whereabouts takes them to Venice. Unbeknownst to them, members of an established crime family also seek the mirror for their own nefarious purposes, and a betrayal from within Matthew’s cohorts puts the family on their trail. The journey presents numerous challenges, including a close encounter with the French-Dutch war, forcing Hudson to confront personal demons from his past and putting the entire group in grave danger.

As they race towards the mirror with multiple competing agendas for its future, Matthew finds help and support from unexpected places. The quest will push him to his limit once again, cause him to question his own beliefs about what is real and what is fantasy, and ultimately what his future holds.

Leviathan is the final installment in bestselling author Robert McCammon’s acclaimed series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, a brave and resourceful “problem-solver.” Matthew aims to solve the mystery of the mirror once and for all and end his entanglement with Professor Fell, so he can return to New York to start his life with Berry Grigsby. However, this ultimate test of his wits, cunning, and ingenuity might prove to be more than even Matthew Corbett can handle.

Reader Tom Finnegan was able to attend the Teacup panel at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, and he sent in his self-described “fanboy review,” along with photos he took.

Here’s Tom:

I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the panel for the new Peacock Series Teacup at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Based on Robert McCammon’s fantastic book Stinger. Ballroom 20 at the San Diego Convention Center is the second biggest room there. A pretty big place, I believe it seats around 5,000 people. I was happily surprised to see the place about three-quarters full! I hope everyone has read through all the different summaries of today’s panel on the different entertainment sites. I am just going to chime in with some additional things that stayed with me.

The panel was comprised of moderator Damian Holbrook, Creator Ian McCulloch, stars Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski, and Chaske Spencer, as well as the awesome director James Wan.

The first subject they addressed was that the series, comprised of eight thirty-minute episodes, does not stick to the book. McCulloch said he wanted to focus more on what he felt was the primary characters to make the story shorter and more intense. I can assure you after seeing the trailers, this one will be intense! The trailer they showed was edited to reduce the gore (with respect to the under 18 crowd in attendance), and it was still quite gory!

First two episodes drop October 10th, with the remainder apparently coming two at a time every couple weeks after that.

Taking place over 48 hours, the compacted story did have McCammon as a producer, so we can be assured this will get his blessing. While the story covers 48 hours, of course it took many months to create. Shot on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA, the production took place on a one hundred and twenty-acre farm that used existing and newly-constructed buildings for filming. I found it interesting that they had to have a crew that was dedicated to getting leaves on the trees (one way or another, not sure how), as they fell during the seasons! They also had to deal with the different seasons and accompanying temperatures during filming.

They tried to stay tight-lipped about the story, so as not to give any spoilers. They did show a teacup being placed over a wasp that was on a window, trapping it in. Those who have read the story may understand this. That is all I have to say about that!

This was the first production done at the then-brand-new Assembly Studios and done by the fantastic Atomic Studios. Coming out on Peacock Streaming, you will definitely want to check this one out!

Fanboy Tom Finnegan

Tom also sent these photos in:

Peacock’s presentation at San Diego Comic-Con was held earlier today, and they released a teaser trailer for the show.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Peacock‘s forthcoming horror series Teacup revealed its premiere date and frightening first footage — but not too much else — during its panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.

Executive producers James Wan (Saw, Aquaman) and Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman and Chaske Spencer took part in the event for the series, and they all remained fairly tight-lipped to avoid giving away too much. Teacup is set to launch with its first two half-hour episodes on Oct. 10, followed by two episodes being released weekly through Halloween.

Hailing from Wan’s banner Atomic Monster, Teacup adapts author Robert McCammon’s book Stinger and centers on a group of individuals in rural Georgia who must put their differences aside to survive a mysterious threat. During the panel, McCulloch explained that the series pared down the sprawling book to make it feel more focused on specific characters.

To read the rest of the article, visit The Hollywood Reporter:

James Wan’s Horror Series ‘Teacup’ Reveals Gruesome First Footage at Comic-Con

There are also articles and photos at Deadline, Entertainment Weekly, Fangoria, People, Variety, The Wrap, and IGN.

Watch the official teaser for Teacup on YouTube

Teacup on IMDb

Yvonne Strahovski, star of TEACUP

IGN reports on Peacock’s plans for San Diego Comic-Con later this month, and those plans include a big promotion of Teacup, the upcoming series inspired by Robert McCammon’s Stinger.

Robert McCammon visited the set of Teacup a couple of weeks ago. It’s my understanding that they’re wrapping up filming of the first season. I believe the series will be released for streaming on Peacock sometime in 2025.

From the IGN article:

Exclusive: Peacock’s San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Plans Include Panels, a Chariot Race Experience and the Paris Olympics

Peacock returns to San Diego Comic-Con in a big way this month to tout their upcoming shows Those About to Die and Teacup.

[…]

THURSDAY, JULY 25

FIRST LOOK AT PEACOCK’S HORROR-THRILLER SERIES TEACUP

Join executive producers James Wan and Ian McCulloch and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, and Chaske Spencer for an exclusive sneak peek at Peacock and Atomic Monster’s upcoming original horror series Teacup – a terrifying tale following a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

WHEN: 1:45 – 2:45 PM PT

WHERE: Ballroom 20

Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the cover for their next translation of Robert McCammon’s work: Mister Slaughter, due for release in August 2024! This time, the cover art is by Krzysztof Wroński. More info when I have it!

Update 2024/07/22: The book has been added to the Vesper website. It is scheduled for release on August 30, 2024.

Pan Slaughter by Robert McCammon at vesper.pl