Publisher Peter Crowther writes with news of two interesting PS Publishing titles.
Brighton Shock is a collected edited by Stephen Jones for the recently held World Horror Convention. They have 100 copies available (at £95 each, see this page) of the “special signed and slipcased edition of… the 420-page extravaganza that appeared in the goodies-bags for attendees at the recent World Horror Convention in Brighton.
“It’s hard to know how to describe this one: it’s remarkable even by Steve’s heady standards… stories, appreciations, bibliographies, biographies and lavishly illustrated throughout, with eight-page full-colour sections from the two Artist Guests of Honour, Dave Carson and Les Edwards.
“There are thirty-three signatures already in place with additional lines for the six people we didn’t manage to get… so it’s a volume you need to carry around with you for the rest of your life just in case you run into Messrs. John Burke, Gary Gianni, Glen Hirshberg, Stephen King, John Picacio, and Gahan Wilson when they’ve got a pen in their hand. (Hey, I may even be in the same line with my copy!) Meanwhile, we’ve taken care of signatures from the following on your behalf: Mike Ashley, Randy Broecker, Pat Cadigan, Ramsey Campbell, Dave Carson, David Case, Vincent Chong, Basil Copper, Mary Danby, Les Edwards, Bob Eggleton, Jo Fletcher, Amanda Foubister, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, James Herbert, Stephen Jones, Nancy Kilpatrick, Allen Koszowski, Hugh Lamb, Joel Lane, Tim Lebbon, Tanith Lee, Brian Lumley, Johnny Mains, Kim Newman, Reggie Oliver, Sarah Pinborough, Ingrid Pitt, John Llewellyn Probert, Robert Shearman, Michael Marshall Smith, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Believe me, it was quite a task… and there are some signatures there that you don’t come across very often so this is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss!”
Also, they’re now taking pre-orders for Ian Cameron Esslemont’s Stonewielder. Crowther writes “Remember the debacle of the PS edition of Ian Cameron Esslemont’s Return of the Crimson Guard? The one where we managed to miss picking up umpteen mis-spellings? I still have nightmares about that: it seemed for a while like the only word we spelled correctly was PS!
“Anyway, to his eternal credit, Cam has buried the hatchet (and not in the back of our proofreader’s head… where, alongside the one I put there, it would have made for a nice pair of bookends!) and agreed to PS once again producing the limited edition of his new epic, Stonewielder, which we’ll be doing as a strictly limited slipcased two-book set of just 300 signed copies priced at £99.
“I don’t need to tell you this but I will: you can bet your sweet bippy we’ll be doing our damnedest to make sure there are no screw-ups this time. Finished copies are expected in October.” See this page for more information.