“The Wicked Gambler” is a character who represents the era in which the Matthew Corbett stories are set. Robert McCammon’s next release is a collection of stories from Matthew Corbett’s world, Seven Shades of Evil. In his author photo for the book, Robert McCammon had makeup artist and photographer Amanda Chapman create “The Wicked Gambler.”
Robert McCammon has written a new short story entitled “The Wicked Gambler and His Walking Cane” to tell the origin of the walking cane that can be seen in the author photo.
The walking cane is the prize in an Alabama Booksmith giveaway that will take place at the Seven Shades of Evil launch party on Saturday, October 28, 2023! For details about the party and how to enter the giveaway contest, please read the June 26 post Alabama Booksmith: October Launch Event and a Giveaway!
The author photo for Seven Shades of Evil and huge news from The Alabama Booksmith!!
Robert McCammon as “The Wicked Gambler” (Makeup and photo by Amanda Chapman)
Robert McCammon’s walking cane is going to one lucky fan!
For his author photo for Seven Shades of Evil, coming in October 2023 from Lividian Publications, Robert McCammon once again asked makeup artist and photographer Amanda Chapman to create “The Wicked Gambler,” a character representative of the time period in which the Matthew Corbett stories are set.
The elegant walking cane Robert McCammon used in his period photo shoot will belong to one lucky fan when the book is published! The first 500 signed first editions purchased from The Alabama Booksmith will come with an entry in a drawing that will take place at the launch party. All previous pre-orders from The Alabama Booksmith have already been entered.
The Alabama Booksmith announces details of the official launch party for Seven Shades of Evil. The event will take place on Saturday, October 28, 2023. At 2:30, in the upstairs auditorium, Mr. McCammon will talk about the new book and take questions. At 3:30, he will draw the name of the lucky winner of the beautiful walking cane and then go downstairs to sign books.
Because of limited space for the talk, reservations are required. There is no charge for tickets, but they must be requested as books are purchased. Each copy purchased from The Alabama Booksmith may receive one seat. No reservations are needed for the booksigning, and space is unlimited. Simply ask for a ticket in the Notes section when you place your pre-order for the book.
Polish publisher Vesper has revealed the cover to their upcoming translation of Robert McCammon’s The Queen of Bedlam, the second book in the Matthew Corbett series. The book is on-track for publication in October 2023. Vesper previously released a translation of Speaks the Nightbird in 2022. The cover art is by Maciej Kamuda. More info when it’s released!
Ukrainian rights to Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life, Speaks the Nightbird, The Queen of Bedlam, and Swan Song have been acquired by Ukrainian publisher Zhorzh in a four-book deal!
Seven Shades of Evil: Stories from Matthew Corbett’s World will be published by Lividian Publications in October 2023. The book contains stories set in the world of Matthew Corbett and featuring various characters from the previous novels. Lividian has revealed the Table of Contents:
*The Four Lamplighters (features Matthew and Hudson)
Night Ride (features Matthew)
The House at the Edge of the World (features Hudson)
The Scorpion’s Eye (features Minx)
*Skeleton Crew (features Katherine)
The Pale Pipesmoker (features Katherine and Minx)
*Wandering Mary (features Matthew)
*Incident on The Lady Barbara (features Berry)
“*” indicates stories that are new to this collection. Two of the others were previously published in limited editions, and the other two were published here on RobertMcCammon.com.
JUST ANNOUNCED! Seven Shades of Evil by Robert McCammon!
Seven Shades of Evil by Robert McCammon Brand New Trade Hardcover Coming This October!
Preorder Today, Pay When the Books Are Ready to Ship!
Lividian Publications is proud to be publishing a deluxe trade hardcover edition of Seven Shades of Evil by Robert McCammon, the ninth volume in his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series. This beautiful hardcover edition features exclusive Vincent Chong full-color artwork for the dust jacket and will be published this October in a very limited First Edition/First Printing run!
About the Book: Seven Shades of Evil is the ninth volume in bestselling author Robert McCammon’s acclaimed series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, and this fascinating installment features a wide range of adventures undertaken by both Matthew and his friends over the years.
From murder plots that aren’t what they seem, to creepy forests with possible supernatural evils, to a remote manor whose occupants are in the clutches of a ruthless master, these stories are an intriguing blend of everything wonderful that has drawn readers to the Matthew Corbett series for more than twenty years.
Seven Shades of Evil is the penultimate volume in the Matthew Corbett series, and the perfect table setter for the final adventure of the multifaceted character USA Network has called “the Early American James Bond.” This is another masterful volume from one of America’s most skilled authors, featuring some of his most memorable, compelling, and chilling characters.
Greek publisher Klidarithmos has acquired the rights to produce a Greek translation of Robert McCammon’s Boy’s Life. The deal just happened, and no other information is available at this time. As soon as I know more, I’ll post it!
This will be the first Greek edition of Boy’s Life and the 21st translation from English to another language. You can see all of the international covers for Boy’s Life in the Book Cover Gallery.
Luzifer Verlag has published their hardcover German translation of Freedom of the Mask, the sixth book in the Matthew Corbett series. The book features great cover art by Michael Schubert, who did the art for the other titles, too. Matthew Corbett and der Maskierte Rächer is available now from the Luzifer Verlag website, as well as from Amazon DE and other retailers. It’s also available in ebook formats.
In addition to offering the books separately, Lividian will offer a bundle of a limited run of true first printings of these trade paperbacks. This bundle of all three books is for collectors, to be shipped together, that are guaranteed to be from the first printings and are marked as such on their copyright pages. Books purchased individually or from Amazon, et al, may be print-on-demand books, due to the worldwide shortage of paper that’s still happening.
The combined retail value of the three books is $72.97, but the bundle price is just $49 and supplies are limited!
For more details, please visit the product pages at Lividian Publications:
Italian publisher Fanucci Editore is releasing a new trade paperback edition of Boy’s Life on August 25, 2023. La vita di un ragazzo (literally, The Life of a Boy, or A Boy’s Life) appears to be a new translation of the book, which was previously published in Italian by IperFICTION in 1992. The cover for this new edition can be seen below. The edition is not yet listed on the Fanucci site, but it can be pre-ordered now from several sites. Fanucci published an Italian translation of Swan Song in 2022.
“The Wicked Gambler” is a character who represents the era in which the Matthew Corbett stories are set. Robert McCammon’s next release is a collection of stories from Matthew Corbett’s world, Seven Shades of Evil. In his author photo for the book, Robert McCammon had makeup artist and photographer Amanda Chapman create “The Wicked Gambler.”
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