Welcomes and introductions

[Lou]

Hi and welcome to the group feel free to say hi and introduce yourself if you like.

[Shana]

Hi, my name is shana, thanks for setting this up! I started reading McCammon many years ago and he has always been the best. Looking forward to discussing his work with other fans.

[Juliette]

Hey!
Juliette here. My first McCammon book was Swan Song, I read it back in....1996 (?), somewhere in the late 90's. It's got a special place in my heart since I found myself discussing it at a bar one evening with a good friend of mine who later became my husband. I was just thrilled that someone else had read it and loved it. We share a love of McCammon, King, Koontz, and Laymon.

[Lou]

Juliette wrote: "Hey!
Juliette here. My first McCammon book was Swan Song, I read it back in....1996 (?), somewhere in the late 90's. It's got a special place in my heart since I found myself discussing it at a b..."
Hi nice to hear that and very good of you to share those moments

[Lou]

Shana wrote: "Hi, my name is shana, thanks for setting this up! I started reading McCammon many years ago and he has always been the best. Looking forward to discussing his work with other fans."
Thanks for being part of it. Glad to know others want to share their reading experience.

[Char]

Hi, I'm Charlene! I love McCammon and have for a very long time. : )

[Lou]

Charlene wrote: "Hi, I'm Charlene! I love McCammon and have for a very long time. : )"
Hi Charlene nice to meet you first rule of Robert McCammon club is don't talk about it lol ;)(trying to be funny)

[Jeanne]

Hi I am Jeanne and this will be the first McCammon for me but I will try anything at least once!

[Lou]

Jeanne wrote: "Hi I am Jeanne and this will be the first McCammon for me but I will try anything at least once!"

Great once is enough for me.

[Jo Anne]

Hi, I am Jo Anne and a moderator for the group. Robert McCammon is a favorite author of mine. His books have a way of speaking to me. I am glad to be a part of this group and hope to make it special for all of us.

[Jason]

Hi. I've been a McCammon fan since I was a kid. I love his writing.

Thanks for the invite, Lou!

[Lou]

Jason wrote: "Hi. I've been a McCammon fan since I was a kid. I love his writing.

Thanks for the invite, Lou!"
Great to see you i will be on the Isolation stories of yours next week.

[Jon Recluse]

Hi, I'm recluse.

I became a McCammon fan after reading "They Thirst" when it first came out.

Thanks for the invite, Lou.

[Lou]

Recluse wrote: "Hi, I'm recluse.

I became a McCammon fan after reading "They Thirst" when it first came out.

Thanks for the invite, Lou."
No problem nice to hear from you again.

[Jason]

Lou wrote: "Jason wrote: "Hi. I've been a McCammon fan since I was a kid. I love his writing.

Thanks for the invite, Lou!"
Great to see you i will be on the Isolation stories of yours next week."

Thanks, Lou. I'm glad the book reached you fine. :)

[Cobwebs-Iced-Across-SpaceTime]

Long-term McCammon fan here; if I had to choose, my favourites would be Usher's Passing and Swan Song and Mystery Walk; plus I'm terribly crazy about his Matthew Corbett series.

[Jon Recluse]

Lou wrote: "Recluse wrote: "Hi, I'm recluse.

I became a McCammon fan after reading "They Thirst" when it first came out.

Thanks for the invite, Lou."
No problem nice to hear from you again."

Right back atcha, Lou.

[Joe]

This sounds like a great program. More books, more exposure.

[Erica]

Hey I'm Erica. First McCammon book I ever read was Swan Song. Talk about an introduction! Love his stuff and can't wait to talk about it.

[Algernon (Darth Anyan)]

hello all. recent fan here, only discovered McCammon in the last year, read The Wolf's Hour and Swan Song only, so I ahve a lot to look forward to.

[Courtney]

Hi everyone! I've only read two McCammons - Swan Song and Boy's Life. I loved them both, and I can't wait to read more! Thanks for the invite Lou!

[Lou]

Courtney wrote: "Hi everyone! I've only read two McCammons - Swan Song and Boy's Life. I loved them both, and I can't wait to read more! Thanks for the invite Lou!"

No probs and glad to see you here!

[Linette]

Hi everyone. I've only read Swan Song, but loved it and kept meaning to read more - this group should give me the push I need for that. Thanks for the invite.

[Angie]

Hello, everyone! I, like Jeanne above, have never read any McCammon books. Friends have told me how much they loved both "Swan Song" and "Boy's Life," though. Am looking forward to any discussion of horror, as I have few friends who read it regularly.

[Lou]

Hi everyone and its great to see you all join here. It seems you are all glad for this new group and happy to join in and read together. I hope it proves to be a memorable journey.

[Jo Anne]

Hi everyone! I have been so excited reading all the introductions and the interest in this group. Thanks so much Lou for organizing it and allowing me to help with it. Seems like we have a great group of people so far. I look forward to our discussions.

[Jason]

Hello everyone, I really am looking forward to reading McCammon with all of you. I loved Boy's Life which I read this year and They Thirst back when I was in high school.

[Joanne]

Hi All - I'm Joanne and I've been a long time fan of Robert McCammon. I think my first was Bethany's Sin. I picked it up someplace second hand and I was hooked. I still have all my beat up paperbacks, a few hardcovers and now ebooks. I just recently reread Wolf's Hour and found it to be just as good as the first second and third time that I read it over the years. I'm looking to forward to getting back to all of them again ... thanks for letting me in

[Chelsea]

Hi there, Jason invited me to the group. I haven't read anything by this author yet, but I looked through his books and I'm very interested in them! Thanks for the invite, Jason.

[Char]

Wow, there are lots of folks here.
Nice to 'meet' you all. : )

[Lou]

Charlene wrote: "Wow, there are lots of folks here.
Nice to 'meet' you all. : )"
Yes it is nice to see you all ; )

[Chris]

Hi. My name is Chris and I have only read one McCammon book--Boy's Life, and really liked it so I am looking forward to reading more. I see some people that I recognize here so this should be fun.

[Char]

Hi Chris! *waving* The Bruins won yesterday!

[Jo Anne]

Chris wrote: "Hi. My name is Chris and I have only read one McCammon book--Boy's Life, and really liked it so I am looking forward to reading more. I see some people that I recognize here so this should be fun."

Welcome to the group Chris. Glad you could be a part of it. I too read and loved Boy's Life. I can't wait for you to read more of his books and discuss them with us.

[Hunter]

Hi. I'm Hunter Goatley. I run Robert McCammon's website and his Facebook page. I've been a McCammon fan since I bought and read THEY THIRST back in 1981. That original Avon cover with the garish face screamed, "READ ME!", and I did, and to date, it remains the only book I've ever read that spawned a nightmare for me.

In 1989, I started LIGHTS OUT!---THE ROBERT R. MCCAMMON NEWSLETTER. I published six issues of that over two years. When the web came around, I created a McCammon website that lasted until 1999. When SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD was published in 2002, I resurrected the McCammon website, and we've been going strong ever since. 8-)

Nice to see so many people new to McCammon. You have a lot of great reading ahead of you!

Hunter

[Lou]

Hunter wrote: "Hi. I'm Hunter Goatley. I run Robert McCammon's website and his Facebook page. I've been a McCammon fan since I bought and read THEY THIRST back in 1981. That original Avon cover with the garis..."
1980's lovely you are a long time fan.

[Jade]

Hi! My name is Belinda and Boy's Life was my first McCammon book--I am very excited to read more and to meet fellow fans. We need well written horror fiction so much that it's wonderful to find someone so fantastic--nice to meet you all!

[Jo Anne]

Belinda wrote: "Hi! My name is Belinda and Boy's Life was my first McCammon book--I am very excited to read more and to meet fellow fans. We need well written horror fiction so much that it's wonderful to find so..."

Hi Belinda. Welcome to the group and nice to meet you. I am so thankful for Robert McCammon's gifted writing.

[Jade]

Thanks very much Jo Anne! Very nice to meet you!!:)

[Kilgallen]

hello fellow McCammon fans! The first McCammon novel I read was Swan Song when it was first released. I was in high school at the time and was smitten from the start. I have continued to read (and re-read) his novels through out the years and look forward to discussing them with all of you.

p.s. Thanks Jason for the invite!

[Jason]

Kilgallen wrote: "hello fellow McCammon fans! The first McCammon novel I read was Swan Song when it was first released. I was in high school at the time and was smitten from the start. I have continued to read (and ..."

Welcome to the Group!!!
I too look forward to rereading the older materials now as an adult and discussing it with everyone here.

[Lou]

Welcome to this group. The group is really proving to be a worthwhile idea. I felt that many readers connected well with Robert McCammons writing over the years and really have fond memories of their reading experiences and that was one of the reasons for this. 
He has succesfully connected to his readers where many writers have failed and many readers have learned and taken away something different from his writing.  I could say the same for Ray Bradbury and not stop there many other writers. I have included Ray Bardbury in the monthly polls for three reasons
1) Robert McCammon talks of him highly and many writers including Joe Lansdale.
2) Those fast readers who finish early the Robert McCammon read of the month and have discussed it and want more.
3) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Brabury is treasured and ranked high up the pile of many readers alongside Boy's Life by Robert McCammon.

It's a great joy to see so many like minded people who all seem to share a common thread of joy and passion for the written word and the McCammon experience. 
With his recent novel The Five he has created a magical peace of writing as he says in his video profile he's digging deep and there's a lot more to the stories. Themes of Love, loss, redemption, atonement, joy and pain. The forthcoming years really look to offer even more great works from him.

[Mark]

Hi everyone, Mark from London here. I've been reading Robert's books on and off since the late 80's when I read Swan Song, it was one of the books that started off my love of reading along with the work of Dean Koontz. I loved reading the 3 Matthew Corbett books and can't wait to read The Providence Rider.

[Lou]

Mark wrote: "Hi everyone, Mark from London here. I've been reading Robert's books on and off since the late 80's when I read Swan Song, it was one of the books that started off my love of reading along with the..."
Hi Mark, Swan Song one book that can spark great conversations.

[Jason]

Mark wrote: "Hi everyone, Mark from London here. I've been reading Robert's books on and off since the late 80's when I read Swan Song, it was one of the books that started off my love of reading along with the..."

Welcome Mark...for me it was Dean Koontz and Stephen King that kept me from reading Robert McCammon years ago. I am just finishing Swan Song for the first time, it did not let me down?

[Jen]

Hi everyone! *waves at friends I know and friends I don't know* Thanks for the invite, Lou. Looooove McCammon.

[Char]

Hi Jen! *waving*

[Jen]

*waving back!* :)

[Lou]

Hi Jen

[Mary]

Hi, Mary Anne here.....I am so excited to get started with the book read and discussion....I have been reading Robert McCammon for years and now am loving the Matthew Corbett series and can't wait for the next book in May.