Robert McCammon has finished writing The King of Shadows! He literally just finished it on Tuesday, so it’s way too soon to know anything about any kind of publication information. But the book is finished, and it’s a big one! The number of manuscript pages is almost identical to what Freedom of the Mask had!
The King of Shadows is book #8 in the Matthew Corbett series. Expect more news in the coming months….
Artist Александр Павлов (Alexander) from Russia sent in new illustrations he did based on The Night Boat and They Thirst. You can find larger versions, as well as more of his art, on Alexander’s page in the Fan Art Gallery. The art for The Night Boat is at the top of the page; the art for They Thirst is at the bottom.
 The Night Boat |
 They Thirst |
Polish publisher Vesper has acquired the Polish translation rights to four more Robert McCammon novels: Boy’s Life, Swan Song, Usher’s Passing, and The Listener.
In 2019, Vesper acquired the rights to Speaks the Nightbird, and just a couple of days ago, they posted the planned cover art for their edition, which you can see below. The art is by Maciej Kamuda Art.
2021-12-19 update: Zew Nocnego Ptaka will be released February 28, 2022!
Zew Nocnego Ptaka on the Vesper website
Luzifer Verlag has announced the publication date for their German translation of The River of Souls. They’ll release Matthew Corbett und der Fluss der Seelen on September 30, 2021, in hardcover and ebook formats. The cover art can be seen below.
Matthew Corbett und der Fluss der Seeln at Luzifer
Back in 2018, we reported that Russian publisher Azbooka had acquired the translation rights to five Robert McCammon novels.
They have now released their first title, a translation of Boy’s Life by translators Oleg Kolesnikov and Boris Kadnikov. You can see the wonderful cover art below. Unfortunately, I have not yet discovered the artist’s name.
Posted by Tony Thomas in the Facebook Robert McCammon Group:
I am sad to report that Rowena Morrill has died. She painted the covers for six of Robert McCammon’s paperbacks for Pocket Books in the 1980s. Last evening, Rowena suffered a series of cardiac arrests and passed away. Rowena Morrill 1944–2021.
Locus has posted their obituary for Rowena.
Australian audiobook publisher Bolinda will release The Providence Rider and The River of Souls on CD and MP3 CD on February 1, 2021, and April 1, 2021, respectively. These are the Audible productions narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.
The cover art for The River of Souls has not been released yet. With these releases, all of the Matthew Corbett books published so far will be available on CD and/or MP3 CD.
The Providence Rider can be ordered from Book Depository now. They offer free worldwide shipping. Pre-orders for The River of Souls should go up in the coming weeks.
The Providence Rider on MP3 CD from Book Depository
The Providence Rider on CD from Book Depository
In 2009, reader Jeff Brown composed and performed a soundtrack inspired by Robert McCammon’s Swan Song. Jeff has given me permission to post his demos.
Jeff Brown’s soundtrack for Swan Song
For more reader-created audio, check out the Fan Audio page.
German publisher Luzifer Verlag has announced that German audiobooks of the Matthew Corbett series will be available through Audible beginning in Summer 2021.
We are very pleased to announce that starting in summer 2021 Robert #McCammon‘s Matthew Corbett novels will be available as #audiobooks exclusively at #Audible. There will also be other novels / series at Audible this year, but we’ll tell you which one later
May 14, 2021, update: Book one of Matthew Corbett und die Hexe von Fount Royal is now available on Audible.de
Bulgarian publisher Iztok-Zapad has acquired the Bulgarian translation rights to Robert McCammon’s The Wolf’s Hour. Iztok-Zapad previously published translations of Swan Song (2019) and Boy’s Life (2013).
