---Word from Ash-Tree:
We hope that news of a new edition of the Ash-Tree Press edition of M. R. James's complete supernatural writings will be of interest to our dealers and friends. Certainly, if we can judge from the number of enquiries we receive for this book, there are a lot of readers out there who will be glad to see its reappearance.---Word from Sarob:
So we are pleased to announce that work is commencing on the new edition, and we emphasise that it will be a NEW edition, and not a straight reprint of the volume issued in 2001. There are some additions we wish to make, some minor errors that we wish to correct, and some design details to which we'll be giving our attention. It is our plan to have the new edition available in time for the Saratoga Springs World Fantasy Convention at the end of October/beginning of November: but there is a lot of work to do yet.
Some of that work involves getting the print run correct, and this is where we need your help: could you please let us know what you think your interest in this new edition might be. We know you will appreciate that A Pleasing Terror is an expensive book to produce: and we don't want to under-produce and fall short of demand. If you could give us an idea of what your provisional order for this title might be, it would be very much appreciated. We do not expect the price of the new edition to be more than the original edition (so you should be looking at a recommended selling price of Cdn$100 / US$75.00 / £50.00). We will also consider the feasibility of a paperback edition in due course, should demand for a lower priced volume prove that worth considering (but, we're sure you will agree, a paperback binding on so large a book is not a particularly attractive idea to us).
Do let your customers know of these plans. News of a new edition of A Pleasing Terror is sure to generate some interest in the period leading up to Christmas, and we need to ensure that you have stocks available in time to be certain that there are no disappointments at Christmas stocking time.
All best regards,
Barbara & Christopher
NEW SAROB PRESS TITLES FOR LATE SPRING & SUMMER 2007
DEFINING MOMENTS – DAVID NIALL WILSON
(cover art by Don Paresi)
A new collection of novellas, novelettes and stories by the author of This
is My Blood, Deep Blue& The Mote in Andrea’s Eye.
Enter a world of chilling terror and thrilling unease. David Niall Wilson
will be your guide as you meet vampires, werewolves and other things
altogether more terrible. Defining Moments is a representative collection of
this award-winning author’s novellas, novelettes and stories – with three
all new tales (including two lengthy novellas).
Contents: Preface by David Niall Wilson. Defining Moments, The Lost
Wisdom of Instinct, For These Things I Am Truly Thankful, Cockroach
Suckers*, More Than Words, The Call of Farther Shores, Bloody Knife &
Morning Star, The Gentle Brush of Wings*, The Death-Sweet Scent of Lilies,
To Dream of Scheherazade, A Taste of Blood and Roses, The Milk of Paradise,
’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky*
All previously published stories have been newly revised by the author for
this collection. *Previously Unpublished.
Available Late May 2007 in two printed case hardcover states:
Limited Edition – case bound with sewn signatures, coloured endpapers and
head/tailbands @ £27-50 / USA $50
Deluxe Edition – adds marbled endpapers, bound-in bookmark and bound-in
signature page (signed by the author & cover artist) and is presented in a
hand-made slipcase @ £65 / $115
Both editions are printed on a fine quality bookwove with full colour
wrap-art laminated cover. Issued without dustjacket.
Print runs for both editions will be based on PRE-PUBLICATION ORDERS
received by 20 April 2007.
MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL – MICHAEL McCARTY & MARK McLAUGHLIN
(cover art by Chad Savage)
A madly insane first novel. Jeremy Carmichael (when a child) falls from a
ferris wheel killing the woman he lands on. As an adult he is involved in a
horrific car crash. Suddenly he begins to find himself transported between
the land of the living and the land of the dead on an all too regular basis.
He strikes a bargain (sexual favours for a reduced payment plan) with an
older woman and purchases her car, a 1970 Barracuda. And then all hell
breaks loose – literally. And we do eventually find out how terrible that
fall from the ferris wheel really was. This novel is a surreal helter
skelter ride of thrills, terror, humour, gut-wrenching horror, sex and
cosmic awe. Wow!
Available Late August 2007 in two printed case hardcover states:
Limited Edition – case bound with sewn signatures, coloured endpapers and
head/tailbands @ £27-50 / USA $50
Deluxe Edition – adds marbled endpapers, bound-in bookmark and bound-in
signature page (signed by the author & cover artist) and is presented in a
hand-made slipcase @ £65 / $115
Both editions are printed on a fine quality bookwove with full colour
wrap-art laminated cover. Issued without dustjacket.
Print runs for both editions will be based on PRE-PUBLICATION ORDERS
received by 20 July 2007.
Cover art is up at our website @ http://home.freeuk.net/sarobpress
Cheers, Rob.
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