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PS Newsletter, July 2008
Posted by Peter Crowther on July 10th, 2008 at 8:00
Hi everyone!
I'm writing this on a fairly blustery but sunny afternoon on Hornsea seafront, about 500 yards from the PS offices (and, more importantly, from the telephones!). I hope the weather and the world is treating you just as kindly wherever you call home.
Out-of-office alert - 6th to 28th July
First off, I'm going to be away for three weeks starting Sunday 6 July. There'll be someone in the office acknowledging website orders but no books will be sent out until week commencing 28 July. There'll probably (from my mouth to God's ear!) be a bit of a build-up of orders but rest assured that they'll be dealt with in the strict sequence they were placed. I'm expecting us to be caught up by the start of the following week.
Stock arrivals
Just yesterday, Robert Jeschonek's Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal, the third Showcase volume, arrived at the PS warehouse -- along with Jack Dann's The Economy of Light. We'll be sending orders out as soon as we get back from the US.
Feel free to place orders in our absence, though! Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal is available in regular hardcover (£10 / $20) or jacketed hardcover (£25 / $50); The Economy of Light comes in unjacketed (£10 / $20) and jacketed hardcover (£25 / $50) flavours, too.
Crimson Guard proofreading problem
The dust has pretty much settled on the Crimson Guard proofing debacle, with free books going out to all who'd ordered a copy of Cam's wonderful novel. My thanks to everyone for their understanding and their generous comments on the way in which we dealt with the problem. Further proof -- if any were needed -- that we truly have the best customers in the business. If anyone is still missing their free book then please do drop us a line to service@pspublishing.co.uk (In fact, please make sure that, in future, all order queries, enquiries and inquiries are sent to that address and not to me personally, or any other address. Huge thanks for that.)
Postscripts #15 - the all-SF issue
All systems are go for the trade copies of the big blustering bug-eyed monster that is our special all-SF 15th edition of Postscripts magazine to be at WorldCon in Denver for when the Con begins on 6 August. We were hoping that we'd also have the special signed editions there as well but, alas, the signing sheets -- five of the blighters! -- are still going the rounds and so won't be ready in time. You'll have to order your copy either direct from us or from your usual high quality outlet of superior literature.
To order directly from us, follow these links: it's available in super-special signed and slipcased hardcover (£75 / $150), signed hardcover (£30 / $60) and regular hardcover (£15 / $30).
FantasyCon novella launches
James Barclay - VAULT OF DEEDS
Talking of superior literature (though what else would we be talking about?!), James Barclay has handed in his new novella, Vault of Deeds . . . and it's a total blast. We're aiming to get the whole thing edited (correctly, this time!), proofed up and printed so that we can launch it at FantasyCon in September -- James is one of the Guests of Honour. We'll be doing 300 signed jacketed hardcover copies (£25 / $50) and 500 unsigned unjacketed hardcover copies (£10 / $20). (Of course, if you're at the Con then you'll be able to buy one of the £10 copies and get James to sign it. Just one of a myriad great reasons to be at the Convention.)
Stephen Erikson - REVOLVO
Another reason to attend FantasyCon this year is Steve Erikson's new novella, Revolvo. We're launching that there, too. Again, there'll be 300 signed jacketed hardcover copies (£25 / $50) and 500 unsigned unjacketed hardcovers (£10 / $20). Steve and his wife and son have been staying with us here at PS Towers while Steve built up his strength for the signing tour Transworld organised for Toll The Hounds, the eighth volume in the truly epic Malazan Book of the Fallen series... and just to give him a little practice, we presented him the sheets for Revolvo.
Both of these are remarkable novellas and we recommend you place your order as soon as you're able, particularly for the jacketed hardcover editions. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Mark Samuels - GLYPHOTECH
Also launching at FantasyCon will be Mark Samuels's Glyphotech, the fourth in our increasingly popular Showcase series of short story volumes. Jason Van Hollander will be providing cover art and Ramsey Campbell is handling the introduction duties. For this title there'll be 200 jacketed hardcover copies (signed by Mark and Ramsey) (£25 / $50) and 300 unjacketed hardcovers (signed by just Mark) (£10 / $20)... and both Mark and Ramsey will be at the Con, so a nice crisp £10 note will secure a fully-signed copy of the cheaper edition.
Ray Bradbury - THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER
We're in the final stages of designing our edition of Ray Bradbury's The Day It Rained Forever. We had a little hold-up because we were trying to secure something extra-special for the deluxe edition ... and we've done it. The top set of 100 copies will include a special PS edition of the author's A Medicine for Melancholy. As I'm sure you'll already know, Medicine and Rained were essentially the same book re-titled for the split between UK and US audiences... but with four stories different in each title (ie. there are four in Rained that are not in Medicine and vice versa). This has been on the stocks for a long time, so a hearty Bravo! to all those who pre-ordered when we first announced it. So, in addition to the two editions we'd already advertised -- an unsigned unjacketed hardcover (£20 / $40) and a 200-copy jacketed and slipcased hardcover signed by Ray (£50 / $100) -- there'll be a 100-copy special two-book set signed by Ray and Caitlin Kiernan, who wrote the intro -- the price will be £250 / $500.
Ray Bradbury - SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, THE HALLOWE'EN TREE & THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
And finally, at least for this note, we've secured a real gem of a three-book set that we're aiming to bring out just in time for Christmas. Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Hallowe'en Tree and The October Country . . . all three of them in one slipcase, only 300 copies -- 26 lettered (£375 / $750) signed by Ray Bradbury himself (and possibly others involved) and 274 unsigned sets (£100 / $200). And that's the lot -- just 300 copies and then they're gone. There'll be some extras included but we can't say what they'll be at this stage. For the record, this project came about because Ray called to say how much he liked what we'd done with Dandelion Wine and he wondered if we'd like to do the same with Wicked, Hallowe'en and October. Well, need I say more?!
And that's about it. There are other things I could mention but we'll leave those for another time. Suffice to say that both Nick Gevers and I are pursuing some exciting new projects and, of course, we've been making great progress on some we've announced previously. But it's always nice to have something to tell you all about another day.
Enjoy your summer, make sure you wear your sun cream and if you're aiming to be at this year's NeCon then be sure to say Hi. Until we chat again, look after each other . . . and happy reading!
Pete
‘Postscripts #15′: the all-sf/Worldcon 2008 special issue - table of contents announced!
Posted by Paul Raven on June 23rd, 2008 at 12:45
Postscripts #15 will be the biggest issue yet of PS Publishing's award-winning short fiction magazine. Not only that, the entire issue will focus on the science fiction genre, with a positively stellar list of contributing authors and work which, now finalised, we can formally announce.
Just take a look through this table of contents - while keeping a strong focus on featured author Paul McAuley, it's like a roster of the genre's brightest lights both old and new, opening up with an introduction from the late and legendary Sir Arthur C Clarke.
- Guest Editorial — Arthur C. Clarke (1,000 words)
- "Fandom At The Palace" – Brian Aldiss (500 words)
- "A Very Private Tour Of A Very Public Museum" – Scott Edelman (7,400 words)
- "The Man Who Built Heaven" – Keith Brooke (3,700 words)
- "Atlantic Crossing" – Garry Kilworth (6,000 words)
- "Thy Saffron Wings" – Chris Roberson (9,800 words)
- "Variant" – Steven Utley (3,300 words)
- "Shad"s Mess" – Alex Irvine (8,400 words)
- "Under The Shadow Of Jonah" – Jack Dann (7,600 words)
- "The Eye Of Vann" – Matthew Hughes (6,200 words)
- "Juggernaut" – Ray Bradbury (1,140 words)
- "The Best Of Both Worlds" – Brian Stableford (6,600 words)
- "State Secret" – Eric Brown (1,000 words)
- "Test Subject" – James Lovegrove (4,000 words)
- "Let Their People Go: The Left Left Behind" – Terry Bisson (8,600 words)
- "The Men Who Live In Trees" – Kelly Barnhill (9,500 words)
- "Eagle Song" – Stephen Baxter (7,100 words)
- "The Golden Octopus" – Beth Bernobich (14,300 words)
- "Professor Fluvius"s Palace Of Many Waters" – Paul Di Filippo (8,360 words)
- "Six Foot Easy" – Robert Reed (4,800 words)
- "Skinhorse Goes To Mars" – Jay Lake (6,100 words)
- "[A Ghost Samba]" – Ian Mcdonald (7,700 words)
- "An Article Of Faith" – Mike Resnick (6,050 words)
- "Legolas Does The Dishes" – Justina Robson (9,370 words)
- "Sumptuous Dress: A Question Of Size At The End Of Time" – Michael Moorcock (6,500 words)
- "How Was The Future For You?" – Paul McAuley (essay)
- "Excerpt From The Quiet War" - Paul McAuley (2,600 words)
- "A Brief Guide To Other Histories" – Paul McAuley (5,800 words)
- "Searching For Van Gogh At The End Of The World" – Paul McAuley (4,200 words)
- "The Thought War" – Paul McAuley (2,900 words)
- "City Of The Dead" – Paul McAuley (12,200 words)
Not only is Postscripts #15 a Paul McAuley special, but it's a Worldcon 2008 special edition as well. What that means is, should you go the distance and plump for the extremely limited slipcased edition, it will come signed by not merely editors Nick and Peter, but by the majority of the contributing authors, plus all of the interior artists and cover artist Al Feldstein.
As special editions and collectable volumes are concerned, we challenge you to suggest a more special and affordable example - especially one with as much awesome fiction in it as Postscripts #15! Click through below to secure your copy ahead of the rush:
- Postscripts #15 (multi-autograph slipcased hardcover) - £75 (US$150 approx) - 100 copies only
- Postscripts #15 (signed hardcover) - £30 (US$60 approx) - 300 copies only
- Postscripts #15 (hardcover) - £15 (US$30 approx) - 600 copies only
Don't forget that four issue subscriptions to Postscripts are also available, and that every current and paid-up subscriber will receive a copy of our bonus seasonal chapbook, round about the end of the year.
PS Showcase #3 - cover art for Robert T Jeschonek’s Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal collection
Posted by Paul Raven on June 17th, 2008 at 9:27
Ladies and gentlemen, PS Publishing are proud to present the complete jacket layout (based on Tomislav Tikulin's striking artwork) for our third Showcase collection featuring fiction maverick Robert T Jeschonek - Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal.
Pretty, ain't it? Here's the jacket blurb to whet your appetite further:
Welcome to the world of Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal. Where else can you come face to face with a giant rhinoporcupine? Dream the future in a jazz tune from Hell? Hunt down outlaws who commit the crime of love? Eat a walking, talking human feast? Find passion behind the lab coat of a smoking hot mad scientist?
Only in Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal.
In these pages, Robert T. Jeschonek will take you on a tour of the wildest places and people you've never imagined. You've never met anyone quite like Dr. Hildegarde Medici, the mad scientist worshipped from afar by her twisted assistant, Glugor...or the Genebillies of Best Virginia, rip-snortin' genetic engineers in the moonshiner tradition...or Manny the Ration, an edible man who feeds more than empty stomachs in an alien landscape gone berserk.
If you're looking for something mind-blowing, you've come to the right place. In Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal, gonzo fictioneer Robert T. Jeschonek sets his wild imagination loose in five free-for-alls that set a new standard for storytelling. It's all about a cutting edge mêlée style, an in-your-face storytelling for the 21st century that mashes up genres, tones, expectations, and the most fundamental rules of stories and language. At the core of this engine of big ideas, startling imagery, and unexpected connections, you'll always find a pounding heart of love and longing and wonder, its power amplified by the revolutionary matrix roaring around it.
Take your first step into this breakthrough literary mêlée and experience a convergence of science fiction and fantasy...thrills and theories...tears and laughter...truth and lies...insanity and enlightenment. Ask yourself "What if?" and "Why not?" and "What the hell was that?" Most of all, kiss your preconceptions goodbye.
You're standing at the door to a big new treasure house, waiting for a key. And Robert T. Jeschonek just handed you a stick of dynamite.
What more can we say? To get your hands on a copy of this explosive mixture of genre tropes as soon as it becomes available, click through below to pre-order your copies right away!
- Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal - jacketed hardcover - £25.00 ($50.00 approx.) - 100 copies only
- Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal - hardcover - £10.00 ($20.00 approx.) - 300 copies only
Crimson Guard proofreading - an apology, and an offer of recompense
Posted by Peter Crowther on May 31st, 2008 at 16:14
Hi everyone;
I thought I should take a moment or two to offer my apologies for the standard of proofreading for the two-volume slipcased edition of Ian Cameron's excellent new novel RETURN OF THE CRIMSON GUARD.
I don't propose to go into the why's and wherefore's on this: goof-ups happen, and I'm pleased to see that the copy-editor/proofer we hired to do the job - a seasoned professional, I might mention here - has seen fit to put his hand in the air. Good for him, I say . . . but I confess I would not have expected less. However, it's on my desk that the buck will and should stop.
The gentleman concerned has asked that I do not disclose his identity and I'm going to respect that request. So anyone expecting an outpouring of vitriol and general nastiness from me about the job is going to be disappointed. That's just not our style here at PS Publishing. I can assure you that this particular proofreader takes his work seriously. I can further testify that this is most certainly a long way below his usual standard. There are some good reasons why he dropped the ball but, of course, they're not much consolation to people who have shelled out good money for what will be regarded as a substandard job.
There's nothing much we can do to rectify it at this stage but, by way of some small recompense, all customers who have purchased a copy are hereby entitled to a free PS book . . . one that has been properly edited and proofed. Just drop us a line to editor@pspublishing.co.uk with your name, address and (where possible) your original order number and, as soon as we've confirmed that you did indeed buy a copy, we'll send your free book to the address used on the original order. If you ordered your set from somewhere other than direct from PS Publishing then let us have all the relevant details in your email and we'll verify your purchase with the appropriate vendor.
The free book should be chosen from our pre-2008 titles - check the Store. No pre-2008 titles are out of bounds - if we have copies left then we'll send one out to you . . . but give us a couple of alternative choices in case a particular title has recently sold out.
And if you haven't as yet ordered a copy but were thinking of doing so then we'll gladly offer the same deal completely up-front: order your copy through the PS Publishing website for the advertised price plus postage and choose a free book from our pre-2008 titles.
I know that this will not fully address the problem, nor will it restore in full the levels of pleasure you had expected on reading the book. But then nothing is going to be ideal in this situation and I hope you'll agree that what we're offering is a genuine gesture. I hope also that this unfortunate incident will not dissuade you from trying us with something else a little farther down the line.
Thanks for listening.
Best wishes -
Pete Crowther
A change of PS Personnel
Posted by Peter Crowther on April 18th, 2008 at 9:52
Just a quick note to let our regular readers and customers know that our former press, publicity, marketing etc. guy, Darren Turpin, is no longer with us, having taken on a full-time position as a marketing exec with Orbit Books.
Our new press, publicity, marketing etc. guy is Paul Raven (of Velcro City Tourist Board and Futurismic fame) and he's currently in the process of finding his feet whilst hitting the ground running (and reading through a couple of hundred handover-related emails from Darren).
So please do bear with us during this transitional phase, especially if you've emailed us recently with regard to anything press, publicity or marketing-related and we'll be in touch as soon as we possibly can.
Cheers!
Peter Crowther, Publisher, PS Publishing.
‘Basil Copper: A Life in Books’ launch event - great time had by all!
Posted by Peter Crowther on March 14th, 2008 at 11:49
The launch of Stephen Jones's marvellous Basil Copper: A Life in Books went swimmingly on Saturday 23rd Feb, thanks in no small way to the book's editor (and Mandy Slater, who was allergied up to the eyebrows on the night of the event and unable to attend) and, of course, those tried-and-tested stalwarts of the British Fantasy Society.
Basil was a real sweetie and we also had contributors Randy Broecker, Les Edwards, Mike Marshall Smith and, of course, Steve himself signing copies... and even I got roped in to sign a few as publisher.
Fantastic turnout with appearances from master anthologist Hugh Lamb, plus Paul McAuley, Kim Newman, Andrew Hook, Sarah Pinborough, Allen Ashley, David Sutton, Christopher Fowler, Mark Samuels and many others... not least BFS regulars Peter and Jan Coleborn, Paul and Marie Kane, Sylvia Starshine and Gary Couzens. Nice too to see Suzanne Barbieri again (Hi Suzanne) though we were sorry to miss out on husband Richard, who was in 'training' for an important tennis match (for those who don't know, Richard is keyboard-player for the remarkable Porcupine Tree, who feature regularly on the CD players dotted around Crowther Towers).
Manning (personing? personning?) the sales counter were Amanda Foubister (welcome to Blighty, Amanda) ably assisted by Nicky Crowther. A real hoot of a night... though I'm pleased I don't need to do it every week!
Here are a few pics taken on the evening by Peter Coleborn (many thanks to Peter for permission to reproduce them here!):
And event attendee Gary Power has posted a number of pictures from the evening over at his website, www.GarysStrangeWorld.com. Thanks Gary!
In Stock and Shipping Now: Bradbury, Clarke & Coney slipcased editions
Posted by Darren on February 6th, 2008 at 8:50
We're happy to confirm that the three slipcased titles that had been delayed recently due to technical hitches are all now in stock and have been shipping from our despatch company over the past week or so to all our pre-order customers.
Just for the record, those three editions are:
- Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine, 50th Anniversary Edition - deluxe slipcased hardcover edition with additional volume, Summer Morning, Summer Night, signed by Ray Bradbury and introducer Stephen King, priced £375.00 ($750.00 approx.)
- Michael Coney - Hello Summer, Goodbye and I Remember Pallahaxi - two-volume slipcased hardcover edition, signed by introducers Eric Brown and Brian Aldiss, and cover artist Edward Miller, priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.)
- Arthur C. Clarke - Tales From the White Hart - slipcased hardcover edition, signed by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and introducer Stephen Baxter, priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.).
The slipcased hardcover edition of Dandelion Wine is also available, signed by Ray Bradbury, and priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.)
If you have any questions about your order for one of these three titles, please address them to the enquiries email address. Details are on the Contact page of the Webstore.
‘Dandelion Wine’ shipping update
Posted by Darren on January 23rd, 2008 at 15:16
Sincere apologies to any customers experiencing a delay in receiving a pre-ordered or recently ordered slipcased or deluxe two-volume set of our 50th Anniversary edition of Ray Brabdury's classic Dandelion Wine.
We now have the deluxe two-volume edition in stock, and orders are being shipped this week, but alas there was a problem with the slipcase for the slipcased edition, and we've had to ask the printers to re-run them, which means a delay of a week or so before we can start shipping them.
Again, we do apologise, and please rest assured we'll do our utmost to fulfil the outstanding orders as soon as we possibly can.
‘Basil Copper: A Life in Books’ launch event, London, February 23rd
Posted by Darren on January 18th, 2008 at 17:20
Hosted by the British Fantasy Society and PS Publishing, the bio/bibliography Basil Copper: A Life in Books, compiled and edited by Stephen Jones, will be launched on Saturday, February 23rd at The Upstairs Bar, Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA from 6.00 p.m. onwards.
Among those signing copies will be Basil Copper, editor/co-designer Stephen Jones, artists Randy Broecker and Les Edwards, co-designer Michael Marshall Smith and publisher Peter Crowther. Special Guests (subject to commitment) include legendary anthology editors Hugh Lamb, Michel Parry and David A. Sutton.
About the Author:
Basil Copper became a full-time writer in 1970. His first story in the horror field, 'The Spider', was published in 1964 in The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories, since when his short fiction has appeared in numerous collections and anthologies, and been extensively adapted for radio and television.
Along with two non-fiction studies of the vampire and werewolf legends, his other books include the novels The Great White Space, The Curse of the Fleers, Necropolis, The Black Death and The House of the Wolf.
Copper has also written more than fifty hardboiled thrillers about Los Angeles private detective Mike Faraday, and has continued the adventures of August Derleth's Sherlock Holmes-like consulting detective Solar Pons in several volumes of short stories and the novel Solar Pons Versus the Devil's Claw.
About the Book:
Concluding three years' extensive research, multiple award-winning editor and writer Stephen Jones was given unprecedented and unrestricted access to the books and papers of renowned British macabre and crime writer Basil Copper.
The result is Basil Copper: A Life in Books, a unique and in-depth study of the author and his works. Not only does this volume contain the most comprehensive Working Bibliography ever compiled of Basil Copper's productive output – including Macabre and Supernatural Novels and Collections, the 'Solar Pons' series, the 'Mike Faraday' series, Short Fiction and Novellas, Media Adaptations, Unpublished Works and much more, enhanced with commentary by the author himself – but it also features several rare and obscure articles covering everything from Arkham House creator August Derleth to a brief history of Count Dracula.
There are also a number of short stories, most of them original to this volume, ranging from his very first published work back in 1938 to a brand-new “Mike Faraday” detective adventure, along with a complete television script based on M.R. James' classic horror story 'Count Magnus'.
With an in-depth look at the author's life and career by acclaimed ghost story editor Richard Dalby, and Basil Copper's inspirational Guest of Honour speech from the 1977 British Fantasy Convention, Basil Copper: A Life in Books is illustrated with numerous cover reproductions, artwork and unique personal photographs.
The book will be published in two editions:
- Jacketed Hardcover - £25.00 / $50.00 (approx.) signed by Basil Copper and Stephen Jones.
- Hardcover - £15.00 / $30.00 (approx.) unsigned
Special Offers:
If you cannot make it to the signing, but still want to pre-purchase a personally-signed copy (or copies) please contact us for details of how to place your order. Dealer's enquiries welcome – trade discounts available.
BFS BONUS!!! On the night, a number of specially-priced copies of the PS hardcover anthology Don't Turn Out the Light will be available on a first-come basis. Edited by Stephen Jones, this third volume in the acclaimed new 'Not at Night' series features work by Basil Copper, Paul McAuley, Mark Samuels, Jay Russell, Randy Broecker, Les Edwards and many others (including Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles L. Grant and Hugh B. Cave...)
Finished Cover: ‘The Economy of Light’ by Jack Dann
Posted by Darren on January 16th, 2008 at 14:31
Another finished cover for you, and it's another gorgeously rich and textured piece by the one and only Vincent Chong, this time for The Economy of Light, Jack Dann's magnificent new novella: a journey into and beyond the heart of darkness...
We're publishing later in the year.
Announcing the next six PS Showcase Titles
Posted by Darren on January 7th, 2008 at 16:37
Our first PS Showcase mini-collection, Gary Fry's Sanity and Other Delusions has been a huge success so far, and we're delighted to be able to confirm initial details of the next six additions to the Showcase range:
- Showcase #2 - Mad Scientist Meets Cannibal by Robert Jeschonek. Intro by Mike Resnick. Due early 2008.
- Showcase #3 - Conscientious Inconsistencies by Nancy Jane Moore. Intro by L. Timmel Duchamp. Due mid 2008.
- Showcase #4 - Impossibilia by Douglas Smith. Intro tbc. Due mid 2008.
- Showcase #5 - Glyphotech by Mark Samuels. Intro by Ramsey Campbell. Due end 2008 (Launching at FantasyCon 2008).
- Showcase #6 - Glass Coffin Girls by Paul Jessup. Intro tbc. Due early 2009.
- Showcase #7 - A Web of Black Widows by Scott Carter. Intro tbc. Due mid 2009.
Full catalogue pages will be added to the webstore once we've finalised a few more details, such as ISBNs and, hopefully, cover artists for all six.
Out Now: new titles from Bradbury, Clarke, Hughes, Coney, plus: Postscripts #13!
Posted by Darren on December 21st, 2007 at 14:26
We're absolutely delighted to announce that no fewer than six brand new titles have now come back from the printers and will start shipping at the end of next week, for delivery in early January.
And those titles are:
- Dandelion Wine, 50th Anniversary Edition by Ray Bradbury - hardcover edition
- Tales From the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke - hardcover edition
- Crystal Cosmos by Rhys Hughes - hardcover and jacketed hardcover editions
- Hello Summer Goodbye by Michael Coney - hardcover edition
- I Remember Pallahaxi by Michael Coney - hardcover edition
- Postscripts Magazine #13 ed. by Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers - paperback and limited hardcover editions
- On the Overgrown Path by David Herter, in the Fantasy/Gothic category
- Flavors of My Genius by Robert Reed, in the Science Fiction category
- Illyria by Elizabeth Hand, in the Romance Noir category
- I Am the Bird by T.M. Wright, in the Horror category
- Starship Summer by Eric Brown
- The City Beyond Play by Philip José Farmer and Danny Adams
- PS Showcase #1: Sanity and Other Delusions by Gary Fry
- Dead Earth: The Green Dawn by Mark Justice and David T. Wilbanks
- Dagger Key and Other Stories by Lucius Shepard
Please note: we're still waiting on slipcases (where applicable) for all these titles. We're expecting them to arrive by mid-January: if you've pre-ordered a slipcased edition of any of these titles, please accept our apologies for the delay, and we promise to get them to you at the earliest possible opportunity!
And don't forget: if you're a current Postscripts subscriber (or if you take out a Postscripts subscription between now and the publication of the next issue...) you'll also receive a free copy of this year's PS Holiday Chapbook: 'The Saved' by Joe Hill, previously published only in the extremely limited (and now incredibly rare and valuable) slipcased hardcover edition of 20th Century Ghosts...
We’re back! (well, almost…) and congrats to our man Robert Wexler!
Posted by Darren on December 12th, 2007 at 17:15
Hello Everyone -
The PS Office officially re-opens tomorrow. Rumour has it that Pete and Nicky are back in the saddle already and working hard to catch up with the last fortnight's email backlog mountain. So if you've had cause to get in touch over the past couple of weeks while the office was closed, then please do be patient just a little while longer, and you should be hearing back from them shortly.
In the meantime, I'm going to be posting a few blog items over the next couple of days to get the ball rolling again. We've got some brand new artwork for you to feast your eyes upon, a selection of reviews of PS Titles from the blogosphere and sundry other murky corners of the Interweb, and a round-up of general feedback from here and there. All sorts of good stuff.
But before I go, everyone here at PS would like to send hearty congratulations to our head honcho designer Robert Wexler and his wife Rebecca on the birth of their daughter Merida Serena Kuder-Wexler. Cute as a button she is, too!
PS Publishing Office now closed until mid-December
Posted by Darren on November 30th, 2007 at 17:38
Dear All -
Please note, as per our earlier announcement, the PS offices will be closed for the next couple of weeks. This means that we won't be able to process orders, answer emails or follow-up on enquiries until we re-open in mid-December.
Rest assured that the first thing we'll be doing is tackling our emails and processing any orders that do arrive between now and then. Please see the contact page of the site. You can leave messages at the enquiries@ email address for is to collect on our return.
The PS Team
Mystery awards: PS Publishing wins two ‘Lilies’
Posted by Darren on November 23rd, 2007 at 12:59
T.M. Wright dropped Pete a line recently to let him know that PS seems to have won two 'Lilies', awards given to independent publishing houses by the 'League of Independent Literature' and announced online at www.thelilies.org.
So, we're delighted to announce two winners:
...and two runners-up:
... but the thing is, we have no idea who the organisers of 'The Lilies' are, or when the awards were first announced, or anything else. There are no contact details on the website, nothing useful that Google can find, and the organisers haven't been in touch at all... we asked our chums at www.sfawardswatch.com and they were just as non-plussed... which is all very odd.
So, if you do know anything about The Lilies, or who we should send our thank-you email to, please do leave a comment below, or get in touch and let us know, won't you?
New cover art for Ray Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’, 50th Anniversary edition
Posted by Darren on November 20th, 2007 at 9:34
There's been a slight change of plan here at PS Towers regarding the forthcoming 50th Anniversary edition of Ray Bradbury's classic novel Dandelion Wine. Pete will explain how it happened:
Hi Folks -
It was out of the blue. That's how it happened. We were all geared up to print Dandelion Wine when, completely unannounced, one of our fave artists, Tomislav Tikulin, sent us a copy of his latest work... and wouldn't you know it - it was Dandelion Wine! Not only that, but it's absolutely wonderful! I checked with Tomislav to make sure it was for sale and then (having had the thumbs-up) set to trying to figure out how best to shoehorn the second piece of cover artwork into the project.
It was fairly straightforward, as it turned out - ALL copies of the book will have Tomislav's artwork printed onto the boards, while the slipcased and deluxe editions will additionally have the original artwork (as advertised on the website this past few months) on a dust-jacket ON TOP of the illustrated boards.
Prices remain the same except for the trade edition which, because it will not now have a dust-jacket, we're reducing from £25/$50 to £20/$40. If you've paid in advance for that book, you will receive a refund of the extra £5/$10; either that or get in touch and use the overspend as credit on another book. It's your choice - we're easy either way.
This, may mean that the book takes a little longer to finalise and print, but crumbs... Dandelion Wine is one of my all-time favourite books. And that artwork is just superb. I mean... what could I do?! Or, for that matter... what would YOU have done?! See for yourself:
Cheers, Pete!
So, just to confirm, here are the full details for each edition:
Hardcover edition - £20.00 ($40.00 approx.) - 500 copies
This 'standard' edition will now feature the new Tomislav Tikulin artwork on a PPC cover - the artwork will be printed directly onto the book cover - and the book will no longer be supplied with a dust jacket. The price of this edition will also be dropped to £20 ($40 approx.) to reflect the lower production costs involved, and to bring it in line with the rest of the forthcoming PS titles. As Pete said, appropriate refunds will be given to anyone who has already paid the earlier, higher price.
Slipcased edition - £50.00 ($100 approx.) - 200 copies
The slipcased edition will also have the Tomislav Tikulin artwork printed onto the cover, and in addition will feature a dust-jacket with the original Amos Sewell illustration (as per our previous 'Finished Cover...' post. In effect, two jackets for the price of one, and no alteration in the price.
Deluxe Two Volume Slipcased edition - £375.00 ($750.00 approx.) - 100 copies
Likewise, the copy of Dandelion Wine included in the deluxe edition will also have the Tomislav Tikulin artwork printed onto the cover, and the Amos Sewell dust-jacket. The companion volume, Summer Morning, Summer Night will remain unchanged, featuring front and back cover artwork by Ray Bradbury himself.
If you have any questions at all, please send them to the general enquiries email address on the Contact Page.
Christmas Last Ordering Date: November 28th, plus: 50% Sale Extended to December 31st!
Posted by Darren on November 13th, 2007 at 18:57
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The PS Publishing office will be closed between November 30th and December 13th this year. Therefore, if you want to buy books from us for attempted Christmas delivery, please place your order no later than November 28th, to give us time to process your order.
Orders placed on or after November 30th will be queued and processed during the week commencing December 17th. Unfortunately this is after the last posting dates for both Royal Mail and our parcel carrier DHL. As a result, those orders will, most likely, be delivered between Christmas and the New Year, or quite possibly during the first couple of weeks of January.
If you have any questions about Christmas Delivery, please send them to our main enquiry email address:
enquiries [at] PSPublishing [dot] co [dot] uk
If, on the other hand, you're not in a rush to get your books by Christmas, then we have some very good news for you:
The Current PS Sale - 50% off all pre-2007 book titles - will be extended to the end of December 2007.
We've had a number of emails from customers and friends suggesting that it would be a great idea if they could spend their Christmas pennies on the PS Sale, and who are we to disagree?
December 31st is therefore the new cut-off date for the sale, and that will definitely be it. No more extensions, no more titles added, nothing. Given that this is our first and only sale in eight years of publication, this could quite easily be the only sale for quite some time...
And don't forget, sale prices only apply while stocks of individual titles last, so the longer you leave it, the higher the chances that you'll miss out.
New PS Publishing Website! And a 50% discount sale…
Posted by Darren on October 15th, 2007 at 10:45
Yes, folks, it's finally here! The all new, all-signing, all-dancing, e-commerce enabled PS Website is now live at http://store.pspublishing.co.uk!
The old site might be operational for a day or two yet while I check and fine-tune the new version, but once everything is in place you'll hardly notice that the URL has changed... although you're sure to notice the improved functionality and user-friendliness of the new site.
No more sending credit card details split across two emails, no more faxing orders through and sending a separate cheque... from now on, buying your books direct from PS is just a few mouse-clicks, a couple of personal details and a credit card number away.
Please do visit the new site, have a look around and let us know what you think, by sending any feedback via the Contact page. And of course, while you're there, you could always test the new e-commerce functionality by buying something... ;)
And to make that an even more tempting prospect for you:
SALE! SALE! SALE!
50% off all pre-2007 books, while stocks last!
We wanted to do something special to mark the launch of the new site, so we've decided to hold the first ever PS Publishing discount sale, and we've knocked a massive 50% off the price of all pre-2007 books (back-issues of Postscripts not included) in our Current Catalogue.
The discount will be applied automatically as you place the items into the shopping basket (please note that the usual postage costs will still apply).
The offer will run until the end of November 2007 (perfect for a spot of early Xmas shopping for the bibliophile in your life...) and will apply to individual titles only while stocks last. The stock levels of some of the titles included are running pretty low already, so if you're tempted to buy something at a bargain price, then you probably shouldn't hang around too long, because once a title is out of stock in a particular edition, it's gone; we're not planning on re-printing.
If you have any questions about the sale, please drop us a line via service [at] pspublishing.co.uk and we'll do our best to get back to you just as quickly as we can, although please do bear with us - we hope to be very busy in the mail room for the next few weeks!
Out Now: five new titles launched at Fantasycon
Posted by Darren on September 24th, 2007 at 15:58
We're delighted to announce that we launched five brand new titles at this weekend's Fantasycon in Nottingham, UK.
And those five titles are:
All of these titles were available throughout the weekend in the Fantasycon dealer's room and sold very strongly indeed throughout the weekend. We were also delighted (as were a lot of book-buyers) with our Fantasycon special offer: in which we knocked 50% off the cover price of all pre-2007 titles available at the convention...
Copies of these new titles should also be winging their way from our despatch house to our pre-order customers as we speak, so if you've pre-ordered any of the five then they should be with you as soon as your local postal service allows!
Mea Culpa: turns out I spoke too soon as what actually happened was that we had a small batch of each of these titles printed early for Fantasycon. So actually, it turns out that whilst The City Beyond Play and Dagger Key and Other Stories are indeed now available and will be shipped towards the end of next week, Dead Earth: The Green Dawn Starship Summer will probably be another two weeks. And the first PS Showcase title, Gary Fry's Sanity and Other Delusions will probably be officially out at the end of October.
Apologies for any disappointment on that score, and rest assured that once the titles are definitely shipping then you'll hear about it here, first; once Pete and I get our channels of communication properly sorted out, obviously... ;)
But in the meantime, do click on any of the covers below for more information on these (imminent) titles:
PS Publishing celebrates double British Fantasy Society Award win
Posted by Darren on September 24th, 2007 at 11:44
We're delighted to announce that everyone here at PS Publishing is celebrating a handsome brace of awards at the 2007 British Fantasy Awards, which were announced yesterday, at the awards & closing ceremony of this year's British Fantasy Convention, Fantasycon.
The first award, for Best Non-Fiction, went to Mark Morris