Russian publisher Azbooka has released their translations of Swan Song and The Listener. They had previously released a translation of Boy’s Life in February. Swan Song was translated by Oleg Kolesnikov, while Andrey Tretyakov translated The Listener.  The beautiful covers for both can be seen below. Swan Song has previously been published in Russia three times. This is the first Russian edition of The Listener.

Per a 2018 contract, Azbooka still holds the Russian translation rights for The Border and Speaks the Nightbird.  Those will presumably be released later this year.

They have now also acquired the rights for They Thirst, Stinger, The Queen of Bedlam, and Mister Slaughter in a new, four-book deal.

Swan Song at Azbooka

The Listener at Azbooka

Russian translation of Swan Song from Azbooka

 

Russian translation of The Listener from Azbooka

As some of you have discovered, several of the Matthew Corbett ebooks are currently unavailable from Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Google, and iTunes. They aren’t gone for good! We are working to make them available again soon. I’ll have more information at that time. And of course, if you had already purchased the books, they remain in your digital library.

The following titles are temporarily unavailable:

  • Mister Slaughter
  • The Providence Rider
  • The River of Souls
  • Freedom of the Mask
  • Cardinal Black

More when I have it!

Hydra Publications will release Writers Workshop of Horror 2 on September 1. The anthology consists of almost three dozen essays and interviews by and with some of the biggest names in horror, including a new interview with Robert McCammon conducted by Brady Allen. From the Hydra Publications website:

Each piece focuses on an element of the craft from the perspective of professional writers of the macabre or dark fantasy. The book is edited by Bram Stoker Award-winner Michael Knost and will be published by Hydra Publications as a trade paperback and ebook. Cover art is by the amazing Greg Chapman.

Editor Michael Knost posted this on Facebook on June 2, 2021:

I spoke with the publisher today and we are going to see pre-orders for Writers Workshop of Horror 2 very shortly! I will keep you updated. Shipping date is set to start September 1st! We will have ebooks, paperback, and also signed (by me)/limited paperback (100 copies) that will be delivered a little earlier than anything else. Thanks to Hydra Publications, all contributors, and Greg Chapman for the amazing cover.

For a complete list of the writers and the interviewees, please visit the Hydra Publications website.

Australian audiobook publisher Bolinda has released The River of Souls on CD and MP3 CD, and they will re-release Freedom of the Mask—with matching artwork—on June 1, 2021. These are the Audible productions narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.

All of the Matthew Corbett books published so far will now available on CD and/or MP3 CD, at various price points. You can find handy ordering links on the Audiobooks page.

Both titles can be ordered from Book Depository now. They offer free worldwide shipping.

 

 

Italian publisher Gruppo Editoriale Fanucci has revealed the cover to their upcoming translation of Robert McCammon’s Swan Song. You can see it below. The translation is by Francesco Vitellini, who recently posted on Facebook, “Presto in libreria una delle cose migliori che abbia mai tradotto!” (“Soon at the library one of the best things I’ve ever translated!”)

I do not yet know what format the book will have or exactly when it will be released. The ISBN is 9788834741832,

Il canto di Swan at Fanucci

 

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….

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