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Originally posted by Ben Staad View PostThat is not an appealing cover. I don't have any skin in this but surely they have something better for the actual cover.
Layout is almost complete on Blake Crouch’s PINES. This is a collaboration with Borderlands Press and they are laying out this title. Once it is approved by Blake it will go to the printer so if you haven’t ordered your copy you should do so now.
...so my takeaway from that is that the cover is indeed the one still show on the site, the one I assumed was a placeholder but is, it seems, the true cover. Layout by Borderlands is essentially complete, and if you've seen the covers Borderlands has used on their jacketed hardcovers over the last few years (including the recent BORDERLANDS 7 and the forthcoming Peter Straub collections), this uninspired digital clip art used for THE PINES fits right in. I was hoping for a change of cover as well, but that announcement and what it clearly indicates to me was the final straw that prompted my cancellation of the order.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
The Gauntlet newsletter of just a few days ago said this:
Layout is almost complete on Blake Crouch’s PINES. This is a collaboration with Borderlands Press and they are laying out this title. Once it is approved by Blake it will go to the printer so if you haven’t ordered your copy you should do so now.
...so my takeaway from that is that the cover is indeed the one still show on the site, the one I assumed was a placeholder but is, it seems, the true cover. Layout by Borderlands is essentially complete, and if you've seen the covers Borderlands has used on their jacketed hardcovers over the last few years (including the recent BORDERLANDS 7 and the forthcoming Peter Straub collections), this uninspired digital clip art used for THE PINES fits right in. I was hoping for a change of cover as well, but that announcement and what it clearly indicates to me was the final straw that prompted my cancellation of the order.
I have a copy on order, so we'll see how it looks when I have it in hand.
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Originally posted by sholloman81 View PostJust received my copy of Ravenous by Ray Garton. It turned out really great. I love the cover art. I also am really happy with the new introduction by Garton and the new afterword by Chizmar. Can't wait to dig into this book. I did not know that this story existed until the Gauntlet announcement. FYI- I did not receive any kind of shipping notice for this one; so, if you ordered a copy, you may want to keep an eye out for it.
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Originally posted by TacomaDiver View Post
i actually just ordered this. It sounds interesting and $60 isn't a huge risk.
But I’ll stop there…between this and the new King I criticized in the last couple of days, I’m starting to feel like the neighborhood curmudgeon.
EDIT: Oh, but did I mention that after 20 years or whatever it’s been, after starting with volume 1 in the first series, so all matching numbers for all three sets…I officially pulled the plug on the LITTLE BOOKS OF… series from Borderlands. I’d get into my reasons, but we all know why…’sides, no need to lay down more curmudgeoness…Last edited by RonClinton; 08-19-2021, 01:15 AM.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Nothing to see here!Ok, I really can't come up with anymore of these stupid things...
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
For what it’s worth, after collecting, reading, and enjoying Garton’s work for over two decades, it was the duo of RAVENOUS and its sequel, BESTIAL, in their original paperback form that turned me off from doing so any further. I’m sure at some point I’ll come back to the fold, but those two just didn’t click for me at all, for reasons I frankly no longer recall.
But I’ll stop there…between this and the new King I criticized in the last couple of days, I’m starting to feel like the neighborhood curmudgeon.
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Originally posted by Martin View Post
I will change the subject for you. Just think about 'The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell'?Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostFor what it’s worth, after collecting, reading, and enjoying Garton’s work for over two decades, it was the duo of RAVENOUS and its sequel, BESTIAL, in their original paperback form that turned me off from doing so any further. I’m sure at some point I’ll come back to the fold, but those two just didn’t click for me at all, for reasons I frankly no longer recall.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
For what it’s worth, after collecting, reading, and enjoying Garton’s work for over two decades, it was the duo of RAVENOUS and its sequel, BESTIAL, in their original paperback form that turned me off from doing so any further. I’m sure at some point I’ll come back to the fold, but those two just didn’t click for me at all, for reasons I frankly no longer recall.
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Originally posted by slayn666 View Post
Too bad you can't remember, I'd like to know what didn't work. I mean, I can certainly understand something on one of Garton's works turning off someone unfamiliar with him, but a long-time reader would know generally what to expect.
Garton hasn't had too much published post 2010 -- I think there was FRANKENSTORM, TRAILER PARK NOIR, and MEDS, perhaps (or not?) a couple others that aren't leaping to mind -- so I suppose my lack of buying/collecting his stuff was a mix of my diminishing interest and his lack of new work. That said, I *did* pick up TRAILER PARK NOIR -- how could I not with a title like that? -- and enjoyed it, so my decision to skip his work isn't steadfast...if he comes up with something out of that RAVENOUS world and it sounds interesting, I'll give a shot. Hell, I have almost an entire shelf of his work -- probably more than two dozen different titles -- so he's built up a lot of goodwill with me over the twenty/twenty-plus years I read him, but ultimately I guess it doesn't take much to really shake my confidence in an author -- I've had it happen with Koontz, King, and a number of other once-loved authors that I now either don't read or with whom I'm very selective -- and, for me, RAVENOUS and BESTIAL were those books.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Okay, so someone posted pictures on Facebook of the lettered edition of The Outer Limits that Gauntlet published and I have to say that I was blown away by David McCallum's signature. Seriously... Look at this!
I don't get wowed by signatures too often, but the calligraphy on this is just astounding!
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