We’re pleased to announce three new collections, with production well under way on the trio, all due early next year:

– A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories (Ray Bradbury) — contains the tales that were stepping stones to the classic novel, including the the ultra-rare novella, “Long After Midnight” which has only appeared in a $100+ limited edition, as well as other rarities, and a few of Bradbury’s more famous tales.

– Songs of a Dead Dreamer (Thomas Ligotti) — the first in our series which will be definitive editions of Ligotti’s works. Mr. Ligotti has gone over all of the stories in Songs closely, making this the definitive edition of that seminal work.

– Lesser Demons (Norman Partridge) — a brand new collection, including a brand new novella, by the one of the two or three finest practitioners of the short form currently working.

Special Offer: Order A Pleasure to Burn and either edition of Songs of a Dead Dreamer and we’ll toss in a free trade copy of Norman Partridge’s Lesser Demons. To take advantage, you need do nothing beyond ordering the Bradbury and Ligotti titles. We’ll take care of the rest when we process your order. This special may not be combined with any other offers, coupons, or discounts, and expires at the end of the day October 31, 2009.

Our industrious shipping department has managed to get together all of the lettered editions we mentioned recently, and has shipped all but the last of the international orders, which they expect will go out early next week.

Speaking of next week, be looking for announcements of new collections by Ray Bradbury, Norman Partridge, and Thomas Ligotti, along with a special offer that will make picking them up a little easier on your wallet.

We’re about to start shipping the trade hardcover edition of Joe Hill’s comic masterpiece, Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft. Our edition includes not only the full color comic, but Joe’s 250 page script.

As you may recall, we ran a special offering those who preordered the trade edition a free copy of Joe’s hardcover sf novella, Gunpowder. We’re back with a different special for those who want to get their order in now. While supplies last, anyone who places a new order for the first volume of Locke & Key will also receive a copy of the unsigned edition of his rare chapbook, Thumprint, an as yet uncollected story.

This special will last while the news about Thumbprint is posted to the Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft page.

Brian Lumley has just graced us with what may well be his final Necroscope tale, a long, 50,000 word novella set during Harry Keogh’s “lost” years. We’re giving Necroscope The Plague-Bearer the premium treatment, with different covers for the trade and limited editions. This will be one of our major publishing events of 2010. Don’t miss out.

Over at Subterranean Online, we’ve just posted the third installment of Jay Lake’s steampunk-goes-to-space serial, “Chain of Stars”. Fans of his novels Mainspring and Escapement won’t want to miss it. Neither will those looking for fantastic details on how to (fictionally) get into space with very retro tech.

In addition to the recent, and positive, review in Publishers Weekly, Charles de Lint’s high fantasy novel Eyes Like Leaves has just drawn quite positive notice from both Library Journal and Booklist.

From Library Journal:
“This traditional fantasy…bear’s de Lint’s characteristically lyrical prose and hypnotic storytelling. Filled with Celtic lore and wonderfully drawn characters, this standalone epic should please the author’s many fans and lovers of medieval fantasy.”

From Booklist:
“This is classic high fantasy, written and revised by a master, unpublished when first completed some 30 years ago because de Lint decided to focus on contemporary fantasy stories and let it languish. It is a must for de Lint completists and, actually, for all high-fantasy and folkloristic fiction fans.”

The first review of Peter V. Brett’s short collection, The Great Bazaar and Other Stories is in, and it’s a winner. According to Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist, “…based on what you can find between the covers of The Great Bazaar and Other Stories, I’d say it’s the perfect companion book to Brett’s fantasy debut. If you are eagerly awaiting the release of the sequel, The Desert Spear, than this novelette will definitely whet your appetite.”

Peter’s many fans will be pleased to know he’s penning a novella—also set in the world of The Painted Man—for Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2.

We’ve been a bit remiss in updating our site, and the special offer for the upcoming limited edition of Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman’s glorious short story collection. To give everyone a final chance to preorder the book at $75 off the cover price, we’re extending the offer until the end of the day, Tuesday, October 20, 2009. As a reminder, our edition will be fully designed in two colors by Dave McKean, with an original illustration for each of the roughly 30 stories, with 8-10 of them expected to be in full color.

This will be one of the nicest limited editions we’ve ever produced. Those who own our edition of The Graveyard Book can expect an edition with the same production values.

R. A. MacAvoy’s distinctive fantasy voice has been too long gone for her devoted readers. In Between is a welcome taste, as Publishers Weekly notes: “Ewen’s story is ripe for more in-depth treatment, but there’s still plenty of good stuff in this slim package.”

Limited HC:

$35

Prepare yourselves. Joe R. Lansdale’s weirder side is on full display in Unchained and Unhinged, which leads with a section of his perceptive essays, then segues right into a series of bizarre short stories each featuring a full page illustration by Glenn Chadborne. Think of it as a book that feeds both sides of your brain.

Limited HC:

$40