Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh has announced a May 2025 release date for their first Robert McCammon translation! Several years ago, they acquired the rights to Boy’s Life, Speaks the Nightbird, The Queen of Bedlam, and Swan Song. Special thanks to reader Antoniuk Igor for keeping me informed about this release!
Here are their posts about the release, which includes ordering information:
Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the cover for Godzina Wilka, their upcoming translation of The Wolf’s Hour, to be published in April 2025! The art is by Maciej Kamuda, and the translation is by Janusz Skowron.
The book has not been added to the Vesper website yet, but details can be found here. Or it’s been removed from the Vesper site because they’ve changed the release date. I’m not sure which. I’ve not seen a formal announcement from Vesper.
Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the cover for Żądlak, their upcoming translation of Stinger, to be published in February 2025! The art is by Maciej Kamuda, and the translation is by Sławomir Kędzierski.
Ithaki Publications in Turkey is releasing Kuğu Şarkısı, their Turkish translation of Swan Song, on January 16, 2025! They acquired the rights in 2020, and they previously published Boy’s Life in 2022. Both books were translated by Esat Ören. The cover has been added to the Book Cover Gallery. Thanks to Turkish reader Ahmet Okan for the heads-up!
Kuğu Şarkısı on Ithaki’s website
Polish publisher Vesper will release their translation of Gone South on October 10, 2024! The book features art by Maciej Kamuda and is translated by Maciej Grabski and Maria Grabska-Ryńska.
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
Czech publisher Dobrovský will release their translation of Gone South on July 17, 2024! Odejít na jih will be a hardcover book published under the Fobos imprint. Fobos previously published translations of Boy’s Life and Usher’s Passing.
Odejít na jih from bookseller Knihy Dobrovský
Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the proposed cover for their upcoming Polish translation of Swan Song. The art is by Maciej Kamuda. Vesper plans to publish three or four Robert McCammon translations in the second half of 2024. In recent years, they’ve published translations of Speaks the Nightbird, The Queen of Bedlam, Boy’s Life, The Listener, and Usher’s Passing.
Update 2024/07/22: The book is listed on the Vesper website now, but a publication date has not been announced yet.
Łabędzi śpiew by Robert McCammon vesper.pl
French publisher Monsieur Toussaint Louverture is reprinting their translation of Boy’s Life for publication on March 22, 2024. This new edition of Zephyr, Alabama removes the Alex Green artwork in favor of an elegant dustjacket that matches the style of the majority of their publications.
It can be pre-ordered from Amazon.fr, among many other sites.
The cover has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.
Greek publisher Klidarithmos has announced that their translation of Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life will be available on February 14, 2024. The trade paperback release uses the Alex Green artwork from the French edition published by Monsieur Toussaint Louverture in 2022. This translation is by Antonis Kalokiris.
For more details, visit the product page for Η ζωή ενός αγοριού.
