Category: International editions

From adrants.com, October 17, 2005:

Book Promoted With Coffin

by Steve Hall

gargoyle1864.jpgTo promote the first Italian edition of Robert McCammon’s book, “They Thirst,” a coffin full of books was carried through the streets of downtown Rome. A street team, which carried the coffin on their shoulders, offered everyone a coupon of sorts for a free coffin in case they found themselves facing death by vampire. The stunt was created by guerrigliamarketing.it for Gargoyle Books and induced smiles, curiosity and various odd religious rituals among onlookers.

Click on the images to view larger versions. There’s also video on YouTube below.


The Polish book site Booklips has published a new interview with Robert McCammon to promote the releases of the Polish editions of Speaks the Nightbird and Boy’s Life.

Read the interview in Polish on Booklips |  Read the interview in English

Lots more interviews from 1981 to now can be found on the Robert McCammon Interviews page!

German publisher Luzifer Verlag has announced that they will publish a German translation of Freedom of the Mask on April 30, 2023! Luzifer has previously published translations of the first five Matthew Corbett books, in addition to Boy’s Life and The Border. The cover art for MATTHEW CORBETT und der maskierte Rächer is by Michael Schubert. The title translates as Matthew Corbett and the Masked Avenger.

MATTHEW CORBETT und der maskierte Rächer at Luzifer Verlag

Pre-order links from various stores can be found on the Luzifer page.

Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the cover for their upcoming translation of The Listener, to be published sometime in Fall 2022! The art is by Maciej Kamuda. Vesper published a translation of Speaks the Nightbird earlier this year, and they are publishing a new edition of Boy’s Life on July 13, 2022.

Magiczne Lata (Boy’s Life) at Vesper.pl

This is the cover for The Listener.

The book’s release was delayed. This Polish hardcover is now scheduled for release in May 2023.

Słuchacz (The Listener) at Vesper.pl

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!