Category: The Providence Rider

Robert McCammon visited the Subterranean Press offices on June 20, 2012, to inscribe and sign copies of The Providence Rider. Publisher Bill Schafer tweeted this photo and comment:

@MacCammon in our warehouse, willingly signing everything put in front of him.

The recently announced GraphicAudio dramatizations of The Wolf’s Hour and The Hunter from the Woods are pre-orderable now from Barnes & Noble. (Thanks, Jonathan!) As of now, they’re not listed on Amazon, but will, no doubt, be listed soon. The release date for the dramatizations is November 1, 2012. You can pre-order them from B&N here.

Japanese artist Kazuki Tamada has sent in his latest artwork. This one was inspired by Swan Song. You can see all of Kazuki’s art here. More artwork by other fans can be found in the Fan Artwork Gallery.

SWAN SONG by Kazuki Tamada

The release of  Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury has been moved up a week to July 10, 2012. The book is being released in trade paperback, ebook, and audio formats from HarperCollins; there’s also a limited edition from Gauntlet and Borderlands Press. The book, edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle, includes “Children of the Bedtime Machine,” a brand-new short story from Robert McCammon, which was mentioned in the new starred-review from Publishers Weekly. Links: Trade paperback @ Amazon, Kindle, NOOK, HarperAudio.

Here are links to a few more recent reviews:

Robert McCammon’s Virtual Blog Tour to support The Providence Rider continues at Horror World today.  They’ve posted a new interview with Robert McCammon conducted by Blu Gilliand.

Hot on the heels of the news that GraphicAudio will be releasing dramatizations of the Michael Gallatin books, Brilliance Audio will be releasing the Audible production of Swan Song, read by Tom Stechschulte, on Audio CD and MP3 CD on December 11, 2012. Both products are currently listed on both the Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites.  You can pre-order them via the links below. The success of the Audible edition of Swan Song is what led to the decision to release the book on CD.

And finally, here are a few more recent reviews:

 

Starting today, Robert McCammon embarks on a virtual Blog Tour to help promote the release of The Providence Rider, the fourth book in the Matthew Corbett series. His first stop is an interview at Peter Schwotzer’s Literary Mayhem.

The next stops on Mr. McCammon’s Providence Rider Blog Tour (updated June 14 with direct links to articles):

June 12: The Big Idea at Whatever
June 13: On Favorite Literary Villains at Criminal Element
June 14: Book Notes at largehearted boy

Author Chuck Wendig interviewed Robert McCammon about The Providence Rider for blog site Omnivoracious.

The Providence Rider: The Return of Horror Great Robert McCammon, Interviewed by Chuck Wendig

Chuck also posted his review of The Providence Rider on his own blog, TerribleMinds. It’s fun reading.

Finally, Magiczne Lata, the Polish release of Boy’s Life, has been getting lots of press coverage in Poland, with lots of great reviews. Here are a couple more that have appeared recently:

Great news, audiobook fans! Audible has released unabridged audiobook versions of all four Matthew Corbett books. The audiobooks are narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and are available for purchase now. Three-minute audio samples from each book can be found on the Audible page for each book; just click on the images below to reach Audible.com, or click here for all of the Matthew Corbett books on one page, or click here to search for all Robert McCammon audiobooks.

 


 

From author Kealan Patrick Burke:

The latest entry in my interview series THE SEVEN is now live. Today’s guest is the legendary Robert McCammon. Stop by and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win a deluxe hardcover copy of The Providence Rider, the fourth book in the Matthew Corbett series, courtesy of Subterranean Press.

Visit Kealan’s site to read THE SEVEN: ROBERT MCCAMMON

Robert McCammon will be signing copies of The Providence Rider (and other books) at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 4 PM.

If you can’t make the signing but would like a signed copy of the book, visit the Alabama Booksmith website for details on how you can reserve a signed copy. They will also have copies of all of the in-print McCammon titles available for sale.

From Subterranean Press:

We have a number of happenings regarding Robert McCammon’s new historical thriller, The Providence Rider, to highlight for you.

  • The trade hardcover edition is done, and shipping to our large online and retail accounts.
  • Rick will be in our warehouse from June 19-21 to sign/inscribe copies for customers. Those copies will ship immediately thereafter.
  • The ebook edition (Amazon|BN.com|Kobo) is out in the wild, and available to order.

Rick’s new one is well on its way to being another success. Thanks to each and every one of you for making that possible.

Also now available, the ebook edition of Robert McCammon’s 1980 novel, Bethany’s Sin.

The Signed, Limited Edition of Bethany’s Sin, one of Robert McCammon’s early novels, is on schedule to be released this fall. In the meantime, the ebook is already out there in the wild (Amazon|BN.com|Kobo).

Subterranean Press has announced the trade hardcover edition of The Hunter from the Woods, which will be available in Fall 2012. You can pre-order the trade hardcover edition from Subterranean here.

Subterranean Press has also published the final part of their 3-part interview with Robert McCammon by Gwenda Bond. She and Robert talk about Matthew, his favorite research finds, the challenges of writing historical fiction, and the exclusive new Matthew Corbett novella that will be included with the limited edition. Robert also shares a tip about something to look for the books that fans of the series won’t want to miss.  You can read part all three parts of the interview on the Subterranean site: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Finally, a few reviews have popped up around the ‘net in recent days:

Finally, Lou Pendergrast has created a Robert McCammon group on GoodReads. The goal is to read one Robert McCammon novel each month and discuss it.