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The Five, which Stephen King says “isn’t just Robert McCammon’s best novel in years; it’s his best novel ever…” has been sent to the printer, on schedule for a late May release. You can head over to the book’s page to check out the full-color endsheets and one of the interior illustrations by Vincent Chong. (These are exclusive to the Limited and Lettered Editions.)

As we’ve mentioned before, we’re flying Mr. McCammon in to sign and inscribe copies of The Five for readers. The deadline to get in a request for an inscription is May 1, 2011. You may order flat signed copies up until signing day—we’ll let everyone know the date once that’s firmed up.

Subterranean Press has posted a new McCammon update:

The Five

As we near sending Robert McCammon’s The Five, an epic thriller with a supernatural backbone, to the printer, early reviews and blurbs are starting to come in.

We couldn’t be happier.

The first, an unsolicited note from Stephen King:

“The Five isn’t just Robert McCammon’s best novel in years; it’s his best novel ever. Terrifying, suspenseful, unputdownable, and full of rock and roll energy. It’s also uplifting, a book you’ll finish feeling better about your world, your friends, and your music. Here’s one you’ll beg friends to read.”

Second, in a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly:

“McCammon (Mister Slaughter) delivers a complex, mind-blowing story of a rock band’s last days… Steeped in rock history, infused with power and passion, and laced with psychological horror and razor-sharp tension, this is not an easy read, but a memorable one.”

The Five is right on schedule for its May release. We’re waiting on the author’s final round of corrections, and for Vincent Chong to put the finishing touches on the full-color endsheets and interior illustrations that will be exclusive to the Signed Limited and Lettered Editions.

Don’t miss out on what’s shaping up to be one of the finest suspense novels of the year! Check out the first chapter, and remember, signed and inscribed copies are available. Check out The Five’s page for the full details or to read the excerpt.

You can read the complete Publishers Weekly review on the PW website.

  • Subterranean Press has posted the cover art for The Five. You can click on the image below to see a larger version.
  • Robert McCammon’s Bram-Stoker Award-winning short story “The Deep End” will be reprinted later this year in a new anthology entitled Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters. The book is edited by John Langan and Paul Tremblay. It will be published in November 2011 as a trade paperback by Prime Books. The full Table of Contents for the book can be found here.
  • Fan Kazuki Tamada sent in another illustration inspired by The Wolf’s Hour. You can see the image on Kazuki’s Fan Art page or click on the image below.
  • I recently acquired a copy of the trade hardcover edition of Mister Slaughter that has a full-page, original remarque done by Vincent Chong. I’ve added a scan of the image to the Book Cover Gallery.

 

 

Photos of Subterranean Press’s Lettered Edition of The Wolf’s Hour have been added to the Book Cover Gallery. The book is bound in black leather with red lettering and housed in a black traycase with the book’s title on the spine. Click on the images to view larger versions.

 

 


Lettered Edition Traycase

Book and traycase interior

Traycase, dustjacket, and leather-bound book

 

 

The photos of the lettered edition of Mister Slaughter have also been replaced with better photos:

 


 

Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition

Mister Slaughter Lettered Edition

 

 

Subterranean Press is now accepting pre-orders for Robert McCammon’s new collection of Michael Gallatin stories, The Hunter from the Woods.
Michael Gallatin should be well-known to readers as the main character in The Wolf’s Hour.

You can pre-order The Hunter from the Woods by clicking here.

 

The Hunter from the Woods

by Robert McCammon

(pre-order—coming in November)

Dust jacket and interior
illustrations by Vincent Chong

 

Subterranean Press is proud to present a series of all new adventures, including several novelettes and novellas, set both pre- and post- Robert McCammon’s classic novel, The Wolf’s Hour. Our edition of that novel sold out on publication, and we had to turn away orders for over 400 copies. The Wolf’s Hour has been steadily climbing in price on the secondary market—we’ve now seen copies going for over $200. Place your order for The Hunter from the Woods now to lock in a copy.

 

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The Hunter from the Woods marks the much-anticipated return of Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of Robert McCammon’s 1989 classic, The Wolf’s Hour. These all-new, interlinked stories offer a full measure of McCammon’s trademark narrative excitement, and comprise a fascinating composite portrait of a unique fictional creation.

The volume opens with a pair of brief glimpses into Michael’s early life in Russia and his initial recruitment into the British Secret Service. It ends with a haunting vision of the werewolf at twilight. In between, McCammon gives us three stellar novellas depicting different phases of Michael’s long, brutal war against Nazi Germany. “Sea Chase” is a nautical tale about the hazards of transporting a defecting German scientist to a place of sanctuary in England. “The Wolf and the Eagle” is the account of an unlikely friendship between rival men of action and a harrowing portrayal of a lethal forced march through the North African desert. “The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs” tells of an impossible,
ultimately tragic love affair set in the embattled city of Berlin during the latter stages of the war.

Erotic, visceral, and filled with moments of desolating horror and unexpected warmth, The Hunter from the Woods is a triumph of imaginative storytelling. Like the best of McCammon’s earlier work, it offers intelligent, world-class entertainment. In the process, it shines a welcome new light on one of the most uncommon heroes in contemporary fiction.

Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies — $75

Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase — $250

Table of Contents

  • The Great White Way
  • The Man From London
  • Sea Chase
  • The Wolf and the Eagle
  • The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs
  • Death of a Hunter

 

You can pre-order The Hunter from the Woods by clicking here.