From “Book Collector: Furry Scribes”
Celebrity canine Trixie Koontz comes from a very distinguished line of scribes, starting with her best friend, the legendary suspense author Dean Koontz. Even though she is now deceased, the spirit of Trixie is keeping pace with the elder Koontz, having just released her third book, Bliss to You. Her two previous books were Life is Good! andChristmas is Good! In addition to currently having her own newsletter, Trixie News, a memoir and series of children’s books by Trixie are also in the works.
When I wrote to Dean Koontz to see if he could pull any strings in snagging me an autograph from Trixie, he came through with an inscribed bookplate boasting both his autograph as well as his authorized rendering of Trixie’s name and paw print. (www.deankoontz.com)
Calling all crime thriller fans! ITV favourite Bradley Walsh presents this six-part series celebrating the very best of crime thriller fiction and TV.
Each week, Bradley is joined by some of the stars of the biggest crime thriller shows, gives us a privileged peek behind the scenes of upcoming new crime dramas, and plays quizmaster as he sets out to find a ‘Criminal Mastermind’.
Culminating in the glittering Crime Thriller Awards 2014 – the ‘Oscars’ of the crime thriller world – this series delivers exclusive access to the stars and sets of some of Britain’s best known crime thriller programmes – including much-loved shows like DCI Banks, Whitechapel and Silent Witness – as well as gripping new dramas like the BBC’s Interceptor.
Each week, Bradley interrogates a leading actor from a major crime thriller – including the likes of Robert Glenister and Stephen Tompkinson – and casts a forensic eye over the career of a literary Living Legend, profiling blockbuster authors including Robert Harris, Dean Koontz, Lynda La Plante, Michael Connelly, and Wire In The Blood creator Val McDermid.
Across the series, Bradley’s also aided and abetted by renowned authors including Adele Parks, Peter James, Mark Billingham and Kate Mosse, who join him to help review an outstanding new crime thriller book of the week – and we hear what inspired their creators, including Lucie Whitehouse, James Carol and Peter May.
Plus, we get to enjoy some chilling, entertaining, and unforgettable clips from TV’s biggest and best-loved crime thriller shows, as Bradley and his guests try to identify the components of a classic crime drama.
These are all the details I gave at this time. IMDB doesn’t even list this season yet. When I find out the details about the episode that will include Dean I’ll be sure to post them here.
Source: itv.com
March 22, 2014:
I order my copy of the Wilderness and Other Stories MP3-CD on Amazon.com. The release date is listed as September 9, 2014 but the order confirmation says:
Your estimated delivery date is: We’ll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item.
August 21, 2014:
Amazon sends me a delivery update which says:
Your new estimated delivery date is: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
August 26, 2014:
My item has been shipped. Accordingly I’m told:
Your estimated delivery date is: Thursday, August 28, 2014
August 27, 2014:
I get another delivery update which says:
New Delivery Estimate: September 04, 2014
August 27, 2014:
My package arrives.
August 29, 2014 (today):
Amazon’s page still lists September 9, 2014 as the release date.
Really, what am I supposed to list as the publication date for this item in the book? Here are my options:
September 9, 2014, the “official ” release date according to Amazon, oh, and the Brilliance Web site too.
August 28, 2014, based on the fact that pre-ordered items shipped via two-day shipping, generally arrive on their release date.
August 27th, 2014, the day I got it, one day after it was shipped via two-day shipping.
This weekend will be your last chance to order SIGNED copies of the TRADE HARDCOVER of October Dreams II edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, the long-awaited follow up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever!
The editors will be making time to personally sign these trade hardcovers and since neither of them do many book signings or conventions these days, it’s likely you’ll never have another chance to get your book signed by them! Order the special signed trade hardcover on the October Dreams II page before time runs out!
Featuring Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, Robert Bloch, Stewart O’Nan, Glen Hirshberg, Joe R. Lansdale, Al Sarrantonio, Whitley Strieber, Lisa Morton, Matthew Costello, Elizabeth Massie, and dozens of others, this oversized volume will contain spooky Halloween short fiction, dozens of authors and artists recalling their own personal memories of Halloween, and essays detailing the “history” of Halloween.
Many of the contributing authors will also autograph the signed editions, which we don’t expect will last long considering the popularity of the original October Dreams and the low print runs we have planned for these special editions! About the Book: The long-awaited follow up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever! This oversized volume will contain spooky Halloween short stories, dozens of authors and artists recalling their own personal memories of Halloween, and essays detailing the “history” of Halloween. Many of the contributing authors will also autograph the signed editions, which we don’t expect will last long considering the popularity of the original October Dreams and the low print runs we have planned for these special editions.
via Cemetery Dance.
This one managed to sneak up on me somehow: Berkley will be releasing a trade paperback edition of Darkfall on 9 September 2014 with a list price of $16.00.
Amazon is still listing the release date for Wilderness and Other Stories on MP3-CD as September 9th. However on Tuesday Amazon told me my delivery date would be August 25th. Then today, they told me it would be August 27th. Yeah, I’m confused.
According to Amazon, Ask Anna is now coming out on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, instead of October 28th. Unfortunately, Amazon also says the book is currently unavailable for ordering. (Center Street is part of Hachette and is therefore stuck in the middle of the fight between Hachette & Amazon. Google it if you don’t know what I’m talking about.)
This is due out on September 9, 2014. Here’s the details on what’s included:
“Wilderness,” a darkly intriguing short story first published as an e-book original, was written as prelude to Dean Koontz’s novel of mystery, suspense, and strange wonder—Innocence.
Twelve of the other fourteen short stories and novelettes included in this audio anthology were most recently reissued in a print collection entitled Strange Highways, published by Warner Books (1995). The other two—”The Scariest Thing I Know” (2000) first published in Martha Stewart Living magazine and “Hostage Situation” (2009) in The New York Times Summer Thriller series.
Only the short work “Down in the Darkness,” has ever been produced for audio.
From this description I could probably predict the titles of the unspecified titles based on the TOC of Strange Highways, but instead I think I’ll leave it for now and just post the 100% accurate version once I have a copy in hand.
If you thought that the title “The Scariest Thing I Know,” Dean’s contribution to the previously mentioned October Dreams II, you’re right. It was first published in the October 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Holiday.
We’re very pleased to announce we’re working on October Dreams II edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, the long-awaited follow up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever!
Featuring Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, Robert Bloch, Stewart O’Nan, Glen Hirshberg, Joe R. Lansdale, Al Sarrantonio, Whitley Strieber, Lisa Morton, Matthew Costello, Elizabeth Massie, and dozens of others, this oversized volume will contain spooky Halloween short fiction, dozens of authors and artists recalling their own personal memories of Halloween, and essays detailing the “history” of Halloween.
Many of the contributing authors will also autograph the signed editions, which we don’t expect will last long considering the popularity of the original October Dreams and the low print runs we have planned for these special editions! Special Note For Collectors:
For a very limited time only, we are also accepting orders for copies of the trade hardcover personally signed by the editors. There is no extra charge for these copies and this offer will not last long! About the Book:
The long-awaited follow up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever! This oversized volume will contain spooky Halloween short stories, dozens of authors and artists recalling their own personal memories of Halloween, and essays detailing the “history” of Halloween. Many of the contributing authors will also autograph the signed editions, which we don’t expect will last long considering the popularity of the original October Dreams and the low print runs we have planned for these special editions.
Dean’s contribution is “The Scariest Thing I Know.” Read more and order @ CemeteryDance.com.
Interested in reading digital editions of the Fear Nothing graphic novel or the Frankenstein: Prodigal Son comics? You can find them on the Dark Horse Web site. (Yes, they were published by Dynamite, but Dark Horse is hosting the digital editions.)
Dean Koontz (first book Star Quest): I was teaching under Title III of the Appalachian Poverty Program and tutoring kids from families deep in poverty. And I was likewise deep in poverty. I thought, I don’t want to keep this forever because I was selling short stories. I wanted to write a novel, so I took a job at a regular school teaching English. I had been reading sci-fi from about when I was 11 or 12. It was the preponderance of what I had read and that’s what my short stories became, and I proceeded to write a novel called Star Quest the summer between those jobs. It was a pretty lame novel. It met the length requirements of a novel but it was like an expanded short story.
This is the Dean Koontz page for the Lennart Sane Agency which, as far as I can tell from looking through the site, is the agency that represents Dean for worldwide (i.e. non-US) rights. (Warning: thir home page auto-plays music.)
I’m OCD about these things so you don’t have to be…
It turns out there are three versions/variations on the trade hard cover edition of Innocence.
All three of them contain the same information on their copyright pages listing an ISBN of 978-0-553-80803-2 as shown below.
The first version, the one I’m calling the “standard” version, has a dust jacket with the UPC on the back listing the same ISBN as the copyright page and was not issued with an autograph sheet:
Version #2 was sold online by Barnes & Noble. This one has a tipped in illustrated autograph page between the front free end paper and the half title. However the UPC on the back of the dust jacket does not match the one on the copyright page. This ISBN is 978-0-8041-7922-5.
Version #3 was sold online by Target. It has the same illustrated autograph page along with the same ISBN on the copyright page as version #2, but the UPC is the same as version #1. It also has an “Autographed Copy” sticker affixed to the front of the dust jacket.
So, which one is the “true first edition”? Sometimes even I’m not sure. However, considering the general availablity of version #1 and the limited availability of versions #2 & #3, I’m going with version #1 as the “true” first, even though technically all three are first editions. (After all, they all state “2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1” and “First Edition” on the copyright page…)
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Unfortunately at this point I can’t find any artwork or release date, but amazon has both CD and MP3-CD versions available for pre-order.
The $16.00 trade paperback reprint of Darkfall was released on Tuesday.
March 22, 2014:
This weekend will be your last chance to order SIGNED copies of the TRADE HARDCOVER of October Dreams II edited by Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, the long-awaited follow up to one of the most acclaimed Halloween anthologies ever!
And this morning Amazon tells me “New Delivery Estimate: September 02, 2014.” 😛
According to Amazon, Ask Anna is now coming out on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, instead of October 28th. Unfortunately, Amazon also says the book is currently unavailable for ordering. (Center Street is part of Hachette and is therefore stuck in the middle of the fight between Hachette & Amazon. Google it if you don’t know what I’m talking about.)
If you thought that the title “The Scariest Thing I Know,” Dean’s contribution to the previously mentioned October Dreams II, you’re right. It was first published in the October 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Holiday.Hi Folks!
Interested in reading digital editions of the Fear Nothing graphic novel or the Frankenstein: Prodigal Son comics? You can find them on the Dark Horse Web site. (Yes, they were published by Dynamite, but Dark Horse is hosting the digital editions.)Dean Koontz (first book Star Quest): I was teaching under Title III of the Appalachian Poverty Program and tutoring kids from families deep in poverty. And I was likewise deep in poverty. I thought, I don’t want to keep this forever because I was selling short stories. I wanted to write a novel, so I took a job at a regular school teaching English. I had been reading sci-fi from about when I was 11 or 12. It was the preponderance of what I had read and that’s what my short stories became, and I proceeded to write a novel called Star Quest the summer between those jobs. It was a pretty lame novel. It met the length requirements of a novel but it was like an expanded short story.
