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The Bad Weather Friend

Originally  Spike the Craggle

Advance Reader's Copy

Release Date: October 2023
Format: Trade paperback w/ trade hardcover cover art
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
States: "ADVANCE READER'S COPY" on front cover

Amazon First Reads Kindle eBook

Release Date: January 3, 2024
Copyright: Text copyright © 2024 by The Koontz Living Trust
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Page Count: ~374
ISBN-13: 9781662500480
Original List Price: $9.99
States: First Edition
With the exception of ebook-exclusive titles such as the Nameless series, I don't usually list eBook versions. However, in a first, Amazon released the Kindle version of this title under their "Amazon First Reads" program prior to the release of the first print edition. This led me to decide that it was worthy of inclusion as it is the first version of the book available to the general public. Additionally, ss part of this program, Amazon Prime members were allowed to download the title for free. Downloaders also received a $2-off coupon toward the purchase of any of the previously published Kindle editions of Dean's Thomas & Mercer novels.

Trade Hardcover

Release Date: February 1, 2024
Copyright: Text Copyright © 2024 by The Koontz Living Trust.
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Page Count: 370
ISBN-13: 978-1662500497
Cover Price: $28.99
States: First Edition

Audiobook

Copyright: © 2024 by The Koontz Living Trust. ℗ 2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Read By: Performed by Roy Chase

MP3-CD

February 1, 2024
1 MP3 Sic / 8 Hours : 42 Minutes of Listening UNABRIDGED
Original List Price:$29.99 (Listed on case)
ISBN:978-14915-9677-7

CD


Large Print Hardcover

Release Date: February 28, 2024
Copyright: Copyright © 2024 by The Koontz Living Trust
Format: Permabound hardcover with illustrated boards
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Page Count: 549
ISBN-13: 978-8-88579-589-0
Original List Price: $39.99
States: "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 28 27 26 25 24"

Limited

Release Date: April 2024
Publisher: Charnel House

Numbered

200 signed and numbered copies

Printed on 80lb. Mohawk Superfine Eggshell finish.
290 pages / 6.5 X 11.5 inches.
Handbound in full Brushed Silver Metal X*

*Metal paper with a thousand brush strokes. An acrylic-coated, latex-saturated paper that deceptively imitates brushed metal with an interesting look and feel.

Original List Price:$300.00
ISBN:978:0927389-77-8
States:No statement of printing

Lettered

26 signed and lettered copies

Printed on 80lb. Mohawk Superfine Eggshell finish.
290 pages / 6.5 X 11.5 inches.
Millimeter binding—Handbound in Brushed Silver Metal X* boards with black Morocco leather spine and for-edge.

*Metal paper with a thousand brush strokes. An acrylic-coated, latex-saturated paper that deceptively imitates brushed metal with an interesting look and feel.

Original List Price:$1,500.00
ISBN:978:0-927389-76-1
States:No statement of printing

Trade Paperback

Release Date: July 16, 2024
Copyright: Copyright © 2024 by The Koontz Living Trust
Format: Trade paperback w/ trade hardcover cover art
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Page Count: 370
ISBN-13: 978-1662517778
Cover Price: $16.99
States: "First edition"

Notes

The original publication date, according to the ARC was January 23, 2023. The actual release dates are listed above.

Regarding the “original title” listed here, a page 144 of the trade hardcover release it says:
“(This book was originally titled Spike the Craggle. No one in the marketing department was enthusiastic about that. I am pleased to be able to say that Spike made no attempt to intimidate me into calling it Spike the Craggle anyway. He’s not that kind of entity.)”
However, I accept that this could be a joke and not a serious statement of fact.

The limited edition was announced to be release in January 2024 but was not released until April.

Yes, the Charnel House editions printed a “:” in their ISBNs on the copyright page.

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Last updated on July 16th, 2024