Much to our surprise, we've added a pair of Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves Limited Editions to our schedule: Interworld and its sequel, The Silver Dream. Long-time SubPress customers will note we did an edition of Interworld a number of years ago, but we've been asked to revisit it, this time illustrated by Jon Foster, who will also take on those duties for The Silver Dream. Please be aware that these books have do not have robust print runs, and will not be available to our wholesale or large online retail accounts.

About the Books.

The Silver Dream

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Jon Foster.

After Mastering the ability to walk between dimensions, Joey helped save the Altiverse from destruction. But the rival powers-one of magic, one of science-who seek to control all worlds are still out there, and InterWorld’s peacekeeping mission is far from finished.

When a stranger named Acacia does the impossible and follows Joey back to BaseTown, things get complicated. No one knows who she is or where she’s from-or how she knows so much about InterWorld.

Dangerous times lie ahead for Joey and the mission. There’s a traitor in the group of Freedom Fighters, and if Joey has any hope of saving Interworld, the Altiverse, and the mission, he’s going to have to rely on his wits-and, just possibly, on the mysterious Acacia Jones.

The Silver Dream is a riveting sequel to Interworld, full of bravery, loyalty, time and space travel, and the future of a young man who is more powerful than he realizes.

The Silver Dream will be printed in two colors throughout, designed to match its prequel, Interworld.

Limited: 500 signed numbered hardcover copies: $60
Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase; $250

Interworld

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Jon Foster.

An astounding tale of adventure, danger, magic, science, friendship, spaceships, and, oh yeah, the battle to save all the people in all the worlds in all possible dimensions.

Joey Harker isn’t a hero.

In fact, he’s the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house.

But one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension.

Joey’s walk between worlds makes him prey to armies of magic and science, both determined to harness Joey’s power to travel between the dimensions. The only thing standing in their way is Joey-or, more precisely, an army of Joey’s, all from different dimensions and all determined to save the worlds.

Now Joey must make a choice: return to the life he knows or join the battle to the end.

Interworld will be printed in two colors throughout, designed to match its sequel, The Silver Dream.

Limited: 500 signed numbered hardcover copies: $60
Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase: $250

First, thanks to everyone who's been waiting patiently for the signed, limited edition of Robert McCammon's I Travel by Night. The slipcases are due to ship to us this week. With luck, we'll be shipping copies within the next several weeks.

Second, we're pleased to let you know that the trade hardcover is now over 90% sold out, and we do NOT plan on reprinting. So if a hardcover is in your future, best to pick one up from us or your favorite bookstore.

We have heard from Rick that he plans several sequels to the initial novella. Now's your chance to get in on the ground floor.

If reading electronically is your bag, don't forget I Travel by Night is available as an ebook.

Thanks to everyone for making Patrick Rothfuss' The Adventues of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle; The Dark of Deep Below so quick out of the gate. In the week since it was announced, preorders for the Signed, Limited Edition topped the 1000 mark, leading us to believe that version will sell out well before publication. It might not occur to you, but this not-a-children's-book is going to be hugely expensive to produce. So expensive, in fact, that we're only going to be able to offer Free US Shipping until May 10, 2013. Please get your order in before then to save $6 or so.

As to the book itself, the signature pages are done and nestled safely in our office, and Nate Taylor expects to turn in everything, including the art and design, within the next week, leaving Princess 2 right on schedule for an October/November release.

We're pleased to announce The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whifffle: The Dark of Deep Below. This time around, Patrick Rothfuss and Nate Taylor have dreamed up an adventure that's nearly twice as long as the original. Look for the book to ship late this year.

Please note: If you own the Signed, Limited Edition of the first volume of The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle, please mention your copy number when checking out.

Please also note: The Limited Edition print run is larger this time around, so anyone may order a copy.

In in first volume of The Adventures of The Princess and Mr. Whiffle, we learned what lurks beneath our beds. What's more, we learned that little girls are not helpless, and that princess are not always what they seem.

In this second installment of the Princess's adventures, we learn a little more about the Princess's family. We learn how dark it is in the Deep Below…

And we learn what happens when the Princess gets a little brother.

The Adventures of The Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Dark of Deep Below is a dark twist on the classic children's picture book.

Perfect for geek children and adults who love dark faerie tales, international bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss has described the Princess's adventures as, “Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with a healthy dose of Edward Gorey mixed in.”

The Signed Limited Edition Includes

• All of the Story and Illustrations in the Trade Edition
• An Exclusive Full-Color Dust Jacket (the Trade Edition dust jacket is black and white)
• An Extra Section of Nate’s Sketches
• Pat’s Original Script for the book, which differs from the finished volume

Lettered: 26 signed copies with the Limited Edition Contents, likely bound in leather and cloth, housed in a custom traycase, and including an original drawing by Nate Taylor matted into the traycase: $600

Limited: 2000 signed numbered leatherbound copies, with exclusive full-color dust jacket, extra sketch section, and Pat’s original script: $60

Trade: Fully cloth bound hardcover edition: $25

Scott Lynch has turned in the much awaited The Republic of Thieves to his major publishers. We're a bit ahead of the game on this one, with the artwork done, the signature sheets signed, and the book itself read two devilsh times. Please pay close attention to the ordering details this time around, as we have to give long-time collectors of the series first crack at what's likely to be one of the major epic fantasy releases of the year.

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Please note: You are only able to order The Republic of Thieves if you own the corresponding letter or number of the previous volume, Red Seas Under Red Skies. This exclusive order period will last roughly one month. We will announce via our email newsletter when the book is available for the general public to preorder

Important note: You must mention your letter or number in the comments section when checking out. We no longer have the letter/number sheets for the previous volume.

Locke and Jean barely escaped with their lives from what should have been the greatest heist of their career, in the port city of Tal Verrar. Now they head north, looking for sanctuary and an alchemist who can cure the poison that is slowly killing Locke. They find neither, but just when all their luck, money, and hope seem exhausted, they receive an offer from a power that has never had their best interests at heart: The Bondsmagi of Karthain.

In exchange for the chance that Locke might be saved, the Bondsmagi expect the two Gentlemen Bastards to rig an election in their home city of Karthain, and to work against opposition. The other side has already hired the services of Sabetha Belacoros, the one person in the world who might match Locke’s criminal skill, and the one person in the world who absolutely rules his heart.

Now it will be con artist against con artist in an election season that couldn’t be more crooked, all for the benefit of the mysterious Bondsmagi, who have plans within plans and secrets they’re not telling… at least not until it’s too late for the Gentlemen Bastards to do anything about it…

Limited: 500 signed numbered hardcover copies: $80
Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase: $275

The trade edition of Robert McCammon's acclaimed new novella, I Travel By Night, has just washed up on our shores. Copies are being bubble bagged, slipped into rigid mailers, and sent on to customers. We've also sent samples of the limited editoin off to have slipcases made, which means those will ship in eight weeks or so.

About the Book:

I Travel by Night marks Robert McCammon’s triumphant return to the sort of flamboyant, go-for-broke horror fiction that has earned him an international reputation and a legion of devoted fans. The terrors of the Dark Society, the gothic sensibilities of old New Orleans, and the tortured existence of the unforgettable vampire adventurer Trevor Lawson all combine into a heady brew that will thrill McCammon’s loyal readers and earn him new ones as well.

For Lawson, the horrors that stalked the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh were more than just those of war. After being forcibly given the gift of undeath by the mysterious vampire queen LaRouge, Lawson chose to cling to what remained of his humanity and fought his way free of the Dark Society’s clutches. In the decades since, he has roamed late nineteenth century America, doing what good he can as he travels by night, combating evils mundane and supernatural, and always seeking the key to regaining a mortal life.

That key lies with his maker, and now Lawson hopes to find LaRouge at the heart of a Louisiana swamp with the aid of a haunted priest and an unexpected ally. In the tornado-wracked ghost town of Nocturne, Lawson must face down monstrous enemies, the rising sun, and his own nature. Readers will not want to miss this thrilling new dark novella from a master storyteller.

From Publishers Weekly:
“Southern gothicist and paranormal historian McCammon (Gone South; The Wolf’s Hour) combines the two genres in this fun, fast novella… An explosive confrontation with the Dark Society in a bayou ghost town opens the door to more stories of Lawson and his companions, deftly sketching the wider world’s parameters without shortchanging personal conflicts.”

From The Agony Column:
“In the 1980’s, McCammon turned a lot of heads with a string of novels that, in many ways, perfectly refined the best elements of American horror fiction. His vampire novel, They Thirst unleashed vampires in Los Angeles; his werewolf novel, The Wolf’s Hour, pitted an allied spy who was a werewolf against the Nazis. To these and other novels, he brought a rich, atmospheric imagination, vivid characters and an expertly paced plot. McCammon’s novels were unabashedly commercial, generally available first as mass-market paperbacks and one hundred percent fun. He took his work seriously enough to make it real, and the resulting books were the very essence of the eighties horror ripping yarn.

“That sensibility is all over his latest book from Subterranean Press, I Travel By Night. In a tight, smartly-written novella, readers get the Trevor Lawson’s back story, his quest, the limits of his abilities and lots of glimpses into the larger world that McCammon is building. Lawson is a vampire for hire, a night-haunting gunslinger who solves the sort of problems that most folks don’t survive—many of which are the result of his decision to try to avert the fate that awaits him. McCammonn does a great job of crafting a character we love who is flawed as hell.”

From SciFi Bulletin:
“You wouldn’t expect the author of They Thirst to provide a standard take on the vampire myth, and I Travel By Night has its surprises up its sleeve, quite a few of which drive the plot. Lawson himself is a man doing the best with the cards he has been dealt: his quest is driven by personal motives but that doesn’t mean that he won’t do his best for others along the way.”

Welcome to our surprise Jim Butcher limited edition, Furies of Calderon, which is in stock and ready to ship. It features a full-color cover, two interior plates (one of them a gatefold), and is printed on 80# Finch. The book is housed in a custom slipcase, with variegated gold foil stamping on the side and spine. This is one heavy, gorgeous volume.

The books of The Codex Alera are among the limited editions we are most frequently asked to publish, so we decided to produce Furies of Calderon, keeping the print run as low as we possibly could, to roughly half that of Jim’s Dresden Files novels.

The people of Alera are known for their ability to  summon and command furies, elemental beings of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—a power that has long protected the empire from the hostile forces outside its borders. All the people except for Tavi, a young man living at the edge of civilization in the remote Valley of Calderon, who is seemingly unable to call upon supernatural aid. Looked on with pity by some and contempt by others, Tavi must depend on his own wits and bravery to combat the threat of invasion by the barbarian Marat horde. Meanwhile, the Empire faces threats from within as well, with southern nobles plotting rebellion against the aging First Lord. After a bitter betrayal, the loyalist windcrafter Amara must flee for her life to Calderon, where further danger awaits…and an alliance with Tavi. But will Tavi’s best efforts be enough against war and rebellion?

Acclaimed worldwide as the creator of the beloved The Dresden Files series, now #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turns his talents to fantasy at its most epic in Furies of Calderon. Here, he follows in the footsteps of the genre’s masters to weave a story all his own, with a unique method of magic and dozens of memorable characters. With this first volume of The Codex Alera, Butcher has created a bold new fantasy world.

Limited: 250 signed numbered copies, housed in a custom slipcase: $175
Lettered: 26 signed lettered copies, bound in leather, housed in a custom traycase: $300

Following on the success of her novella, Six-Gun Snow White (link to the ebook), we're pleased to announce another major project by Catherynne M. Valente that's landed on our schedule later this year. The Bread We Eat in Dreams contains 35 exemplary pieces of fictions, poems, and vignettes, including her stunning novella, "Silently and Very Fast." As with our edition of Kelly Link's Stranger Things Happen, Kathleen Jennings has provided a wonderful cover and over a dozen interior illustrations.

About the Book

Subterranean Press proudly presents a major new collection by one of the brightest stars in the literary firmament. Catherynne M. Valente, the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and other acclaimed novels, now brings readers a treasure trove of stories and poems in The Bread We Eat in Dreams.

In the Locus Award-winning novelette “White Lines on a Green Field,” an old story plays out against a high school backdrop as Coyote is quarterback and king for a season. A girl named Mallow embarks on an adventure of memorable and magical politicks in “The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While.” The award-winning, tour de force novella “Silently and Very Fast” is an ancient epic set in a far-flung future, the intimate autobiography of an evolving A.I. And in the title story, the history of a New England town and that of an outcast demon are irrevocably linked.

The thirty-five pieces collected here explore an extraordinary breadth of styles and genres, as Valente presents readers with something fresh and evocative on every page. From noir to Native American myth, from folklore to the final frontier, each tale showcases Valente’s eloquence and originality.

Limited: 250 signed numbered copies, bound in leather: $60
Trade: Fully cloth-bound hardcover edition: $40

Table of Contents:

• The Consultant
• White Lines on a Green Field
• The Bread We Eat in Dreams
• The Melancholy of Mechagirl
• A Voice Like a Hole
• The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While
• How to Raise a Minotaur
• Mouse Koan
• The Blueberry Queen of Wiscasset
• In the Future When All’s Well
• Fade to White
• The Hydrodynamic Front
• Static Overpressure
• Even Honest Joe Loves an Ice-Cold Brotherhood Beer!
• Optimum Burst Altitude
• The Shadow Effect
• Gimbels: Your Official Father’s Day Headquarters
• Flash Blindness
• Blast Wind
• Ten Grays
• Velocity Multiplied by Duration
• Aeromaus
• Red Engines
• The Wolves of Brooklyn
• One Breath, One Stroke
• Kallisti
• The Wedding
• The Secret of Being a Cowboy
• Twenty-Five Facts About Santa Claus
• We Without Us Were Shadows
• The Red Girl
• Aquaman and the Duality of Self/Other, America, 1985
• The Room
• Silently and Very Fast
• What the Dragon Said: A Love Story

Robert McCammon's return to horror is almost here. We've just sent his historical vampire novella, I Travel by Night, to the printer, and are getting quotes for the slipcases for the limited edition. In the meantime, the novella just received a killer review that connects it to some of McCammon's classic novels.

So Says The Agony Column:

In the 1980’s, McCammon turned a lot of heads with a string of novels that, in many ways, perfectly refined the best elements of American horror fiction. His vampire novel, They Thirst unleashed vampires in Los Angeles; his werewolf novel, The Wolf’s Hour, pitted an allied spy who was a werewolf against the Nazis. To these and other novels, he brought a rich, atmospheric imagination, vivid characters and an expertly paced plot. McCammon’s novels were unabashedly commercial, generally available first as mass-market paperbacks and one hundred percent fun. He took his work seriously enough to make it real, and the resulting books were the very essence of the eighties horror ripping yarn.

That sensibility is all over his latest book from Subterranean Press, I Travel By Night. In a tight, smartly-written novella, readers get the Trevor Lawson’s back story, his quest, the limits of his abilities and lots of glimpses into the larger world that McCammon is building. Lawson is a vampire for hire, a night-haunting gunslinger who solves the sort of problems that most folks don’t survive—many of which are the result of his decision to try to avert the fate that awaits him. McCammonn does a great job of crafting a character we love who is flawed as hell.

A Hard Case Crime Book.

The Master Returns— With Never-Before-Collected Tales of Murder and Desire

One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust and greed, all told in Block’s unforgettable style. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here in Catch and Release feature appearances by some of Block’s most famous characters, including gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and alcoholic private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogue’s gallery of frightening killers, dangerous sociopaths, crooked cops, and lost souls whose only chance to find themselves may be on the wrong side of a gun.

You’ll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets…a beautiful young tennis star with a rather too possessive secret admirer…a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession at any price…poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands…and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs.

Terror and passion, cruelty and vindication—it’s all here, in a collection that will thrill you, scare you, and remind you why Lawrence Block is still the best there is at what he does.

Trade: Fully cloth bound hardcover edition: $30