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Robert R McCammon
I guarantee you will enjoy it, once you get around to it! :)
They Thirst is now available as an ebook! You can find handy links on the McCammon website.RobertMcCammon.com: They Thirst ebook is now available!
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My paperback copy exploded.
Cool @ They Thirst. In my slow tour of all McCammon's works I skipped this one because I thought I read it a couple of decades ago. However, now I'm not so sure - so I was thinking of picking this one up next.I have the paperback on my shelves so availability isn't an issue, but an ebook version would be better for me.
depending on what edition of Nightbird you have it might be in two volumes. I have two paperbacks, Volume I and Volume II
Yes, Pocket stupidly split Speaks the Nightbird into two volumes when they published the paperback. They claimed the book was too big to publish as one mass-market paperback, but I think the truth is they wanted to make more money by selling twice as many books. Anyway, it has settled down some now, but for years I received email from confused people who wanted to know why volume 2 was the second half of the hardcover they'd read and not a sequel....Hunter
Hunter wrote: "They Thirst is now available as an ebook! You can find handy links on the McCammon website.RobertMcCammon.com: They Thirst ebook is now available!
Hunter"
Thanks, Hunter!
I'm psyched to have just found out I got in a private coffee/chat with McCammon at the Stoker convention in New Orleans in June! One of my favorite authors ever, and someone who got me started writing. Can't wait to meet him (and I better finish Providence Rider first)
Bragger! Well not really, I'm just insanely jealous!I just picked up McCammon's new one yesterday-I Travel by Night.
It's nice to see the joyous anticipation people have for meeting their favorite authors. For the most part I am nervous as hell of meeting my idols, and only met McCammon because he was coming to speak at my library. I bowed out of meeting Scott Sigler, whom my husband met without me. Sigler even asked him to sit next to him when he walked into the restaurant they were meeting at. I am the biggest fucking chicken in the universe.
...I just hope I don't spill coffee on him like when I met Peter Straub at a convention a few years ago (except that was whiskey, and fortunately not a full glass!)
At this time, I plan to be at the WHC/Stoker weekend, too. I'm not sure if I'll be there in time for for kaffeeklatsch or not. I didn't sign up, so there may not be room anyway! 8-)Hunter
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I'm always afraid an author will be an arse and I'll have to not read him/her anymore. Which I will do even if it kills me.
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I am sure the odds are low that an author at a signing would act like a jerk, but it's happened somewhere in the world, lol.
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The new book in the Matthew Corbett series has been sent to the publishers. It!s titled "The River of Fools"! After some rewrites should be out in spring of 2014.
The next book in the Matthew Corbett series is entitled The River of Souls, and yes, it'll probably be out in early 2014.Hunter
I'm a huge McCammon fan also I have read all of his early stuff.The Wolf's Hour and Swan Song are my favorites. I'm looking forward to reading The Hunter From The Woods also.
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Kimberly, you would remember Michael Gallatin if you did. Tall and dark with green green eyes. MMM MMMI LOVED The Wolf's Hour AND The Hunter From the Woods. Troy, if you liked Hour, you are going to enjoy Hunter for sure. It covers some of that missing time from when Michael was with the pack. :)
I was just thinking I wish I had my new McCammon and Hill books already!
You saw this one right? I Travel by Night.I'm dying for the Joe Hill book too. I won't usually buy them when they're first released, but I keep telling myself it costs less than 2 packs of cigarettes. Not surprisingly, that works for me. :)
Yes, I pre-ordered both of the books. I normally don't buy on first release (or try to borrow them later), but I will always support McCammon and Hill and will pay for e-books of authors I love. I've tried them out for free, and I want to make sure I support them from here on out. (Or as long as they keep entertaining me.)
The one I listed above is out now. What one do you have pre-ordered? Off to Amazon to look.
If she ordered the limited edition of I Travel by Night, she won't have it yet. Those won't ship for another six or seven weeks, as they're waiting for slipcases.Hunter
I Travel By Night Book Description
Publication Date: May 31, 2013
Delivery date: June 4, 2013
Oh, I should also have said that books ordered from Amazon won't have been delivered yet, either. The book is shipping from Subterranean, and AFAIK, copies are en route to Amazon now.Hunter
All the Corbett series books are great. Mr Slaughter seemed to rush by like a mere interlude, but the series isn't to be missed. Swan Song and Boys Life are classics. They Thirst was very enjoyable, if not a tad formulaic. I haven't read all his older books (Mine, Stinger, Wolfs Hour, Bethany's Sin are in queue) but there have only been only two of his I couldn't finish: The Five, and Ushers Passing.
Oh, thanks Hunter! You know I'm so used to buying Kindle books now I don't even think about paper books anymore. :)
Charlene wrote: "Oh, thanks Hunter! You know I'm so used to buying Kindle books now I don't even think about paper books anymore. :)"Ich auch. However, I still haven't made up my mind whether I'm going to buy all of McCammon's later novels after Speaks the Nightbird in paperback just so that I can have the complete collection in my bookshelves.
Note that there is no paperback publisher yet for everything Subterranean Press has published. THE FIVE is supposed to be published in paperback in December, but that's the only one at this time. Of course, we hope that changes, but for now, there are no plans for paperbacks of MISTER SLAUGHTER, THE PROVIDENCE RIDER, THE HUNTER FROM THE WOODS, and I TRAVEL BY NIGHT. 8-(Hunter
Oh - well there you go. Sign of the times I guess. That explains why I haven't stumbled across them in any bookstores.
I bought and read I Travel by Night as soon as it was available, devoured it and am now hoping there will be more.I'm currently reading Usher's Passing , one of the few I haven't gotten to over the years and liking it so far.
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I'm currently reading Usher's Passing , one of the few I haven't gotten to over th..."
Hi Joanne! How far are you into Usher's Passing? I just got to the 25%.
How are you enjoying Usher's Passing, Kimberly?
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The ebook editions of Robert McCammon's short story collection Blue World are on sale in North America as part of Short Story Month. The books are $3.49 and $3.99, depending on the e-store. You can find links on the McCammon site.Robert McCammon: May is Short Story Month: Blue World ebook is on sale
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Usher's Passing is the only one of McCammon's earlier books that I have yet to read.
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Oh Jason, you should have said so earlier! We're doing a "buddy read" on that one right now..
But we could all be down with STINGER, too!
Hunter-- any update on when Speaks the Nightbird will come out in ebook? I have all the others but can't atart til I get that one!
Hi, Chris.No, unfortunately, I still don't have an ETA on that. As soon as I do, I'll let you all know.
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Jason, you must! I really enjoyed it. If you love Poe and his works, I think you will love this too.
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The Hunter from the Woods gives a bit more of what happened to Michael when he was with the pack.