Robert Rick McCammon

[RichardX]

Sub Press has the next McCammon book (Freedom of the Mask) up for order. Get your signed copy while they last:

Announcing FREEDOM OF THE MASK by Robert McCammon — Subterranean Press

 

[OldDarth]

Ooooo! Sounds very exciting.

Book 5 - River of Souls - ended on such a cliffhanger with Matthew in great danger. Freedom of the Mask should be killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kingricefan]

I ordered two of the signed trade editions today- one for me and one for a friend's birthday prezzie.

 

[kingricefan]

I'm a little irritated. It is impossible to pick up Mr Slaaughter and Providence Rider here. Prices are so high you are falling backwards.

Kurben, every time I read this I start to laugh! I love this sentence!!!! You should get some t-shirts made with this on them.

 

[Kurben]

Kurben, every time I read this I start to laugh! I love this sentence!!!! You should get some t-shirts made with this on them.

Happy to amuse you. Maybe i ought to start making sayings my new profession?

 

[kingricefan]

Happy to amuse you. Maybe i ought to start making sayings my new profession?

Why not? You could be making lots of money on the side, maybe even enough to quit your job?

 

[RichardX]

I've read about two hundred pages of "Speaks the Nightbird" - the first in the series of Corbett books - and have found it not to be as enjoyable as I had hoped. It seems to be a popular series. Not terrible but slow going. Maybe things pick up.

 

[kingricefan]

I've read about two hundred pages of "Speaks the Nightbird" - the first in the series of Corbett books - and have found it not to be as enjoyable as I had hoped. It seems to be a popular series. Not terrible but slow going. Maybe things pick up.

Nightbird is a very slow-moving book. But, McCammon has set the pace slow so that he could add all of the details of what life was like back it that time period. The rest of the novels in the series are much faster paced. Stick with it, I think you'll enjoy it and want to continue on to the rest of the books.

 

[Patricia A]

I've read about two hundred pages of "Speaks the Nightbird" - the first in the series of Corbett books - and have found it not to be as enjoyable as I had hoped. It seems to be a popular series. Not terrible but slow going. Maybe things pick up.

I know what you mean, but it picks up. As krf said, he's laying a lot of groundwork in the first book, but it's worth the wade into the deep waters. I promise.

 

[Haunted]

I've read about two hundred pages of "Speaks the Nightbird" - the first in the series of Corbett books - and have found it not to be as enjoyable as I had hoped. It seems to be a popular series. Not terrible but slow going. Maybe things pick up.

Nightbird does start out slow but McCammon, I believe, is setting up his characters and drawing the atmosphere of the era. It is a wonderful series and I have my gift card poised for the 6th installment. YEA!!

 

[Tooly]

I pre-ordered Freedom of the Mask today!

 

[RichardX]

Nightbird does start out slow but McCammon, I believe, is setting up his characters and drawing the atmosphere of the era. It is a wonderful series and I have my gift card poised for the 6th installment. YEA!!

I did enjoy "Queen of Bedlam" a lot more than Nightbird. Just finished Mr. Slaughter which was pretty good, but so far I like QB the best. It's great coming to a series like this late as you can read the lot without waiting years for the next book. At least until you catch up. The bookstore in Alabama has signed first editions of the entire series at retail prices (except for QB which apparently was printed in small numbers). You can't beat that if you are buying these books anyway. I see some of those listed at outrageous prices on ebay and have to laugh when you can get them for less than $30.

 

[AchtungBaby]

I did enjoy "Queen of Bedlam" a lot more than Nightbird. Just finished Mr. Slaughter which was pretty good, but so far I like QB the best. It's great coming to a series like this late as you can read the lot without waiting years for the next book. At least until you catch up. The bookstore in Alabama has signed first editions of the entire series at retail prices (except for QB which apparently was printed in small numbers). You can't beat that if you are buying these books anyway. I see some of those listed at outrageous prices on ebay and have to laugh when you can get them for less than $30.

What bookstore??? Where in Alabama???

 

[goathunter]

What bookstore??? Where in Alabama???

The Alabama Booksmith

Alabama Booksmith | 2626 19th Place South Birmingham, AL 35209 Tel: (205)870-4242 booksmith@mindspring.com

Hunter

 

[RichardX]

I saw a limited signed copy of "I Travel by Night" on ebay but it indicates it is not numbered but is copy "PC." Not a lettered copy though. Anyone know what that means? I thought limited editions would be numbered.

 

[goathunter]

"PC" stands for "Publisher's Copy" or "Presentation Copy." Historically, they were lettered and numbered copies that were not part of the lettered or numbered sequence that were given to the author, artist, and other people related to the production of the book. When a lettered edition of, say, 26 books is produced, extra copies are produced to serve as PCs and in case one or more copies is damaged in printing or shipping. All of these leftover copies eventually get marked as PC and find their way on to the market, one way or another (usually, people who received them sell them).

The PC books are identical to the numbered and lettered books, except for the designation. To some collectors, that makes a difference---copies that are part of the sequence are considered more valuable. It used to be that PC copies were actually rarer (because you had to be involved with the production of the book somehow to get one) and thus more valuable, but that all changed about 25 years when Dark Harvest PC copies were flooding the market. There were accusations that they had intentionally overprinted and sold the books as PC editions. Ever since then, PC copies have generally been considered less valuable to obsessive collectors.

Hunter

 

[kingricefan]

"PC" stands for "Publisher's Copy" or "Presentation Copy." Historically, they were lettered and numbered copies that were not part of the lettered or numbered sequence that were given to the author, artist, and other people related to the production of the book. When a lettered edition of, say, 26 books is produced, extra copies are produced to serve as PCs and in case one or more copies is damaged in printing or shipping. All of these leftover copies eventually get marked as PC and find their way on to the market, one way or another (usually, people who received them sell them).

The PC books are identical to the numbered and lettered books, except for the designation. To some collectors, that makes a difference---copies that are part of the sequence are considered more valuable. It used to be that PC copies were actually rarer (because you had to be involved with the production of the book somehow to get one) and thus more valuable, but that all changed about 25 years when Dark Harvest PC copies were flooding the market. There were accusations that they had intentionally overprinted and sold the books as PC editions. Ever since then, PC copies have generally been considered less valuable to obsessive collectors.

Hunter

This was before everyone had a computer or a smart phone too. I never heard about this or I would have been snatching those puppies up!

 

[RichardX]

I started on "The Night Boat" which I had somehow overlooked being one of the early books. It has that great campy 1980s feel to it. Hard to go wrong with a story involving a haunted nazi U-boat. Complete fluff but enjoyable to read.

 

[Patricia A]

I started on "The Night Boat" which I had somehow overlooked being one of the early books. It has that great campy 1980s feel to it. Hard to go wrong with a story involving a haunted nazi U-boat. Complete fluff but enjoyable to read.

Hang on to your hat! It's a read and a half. Enjoy!

 

[Patricia A]

I started on "The Night Boat" which I had somehow overlooked being one of the early books. It has that great campy 1980s feel to it. Hard to go wrong with a story involving a haunted nazi U-boat. Complete fluff but enjoyable to read.

Since the above post, I haven't stopped hankering to read it again. I read The Night Boat many moons ago. As I remember it was a book I barely put down until "The End."
I started my re-read this morning. Getting back to it now.