Gauntlet Press (with and w/out Borderlands partnership)...

[jeffingoff]

Those are obviously the same books Jeff.

hahahahaha Maybe this is the same signed book from a parallel universe that somehow slipped into ours so now there are two

[RonClinton]

Wow, I see what you mean. If those aren’t autopen, he has a superhuman ability for consistentcy…I don’t see any variation whatsoever. No idea what the story is behind that, but I’d also be curious to know… it’s pretty odd to see an autopen session for a midlist author and a non-Covid-era pub date.

[TacomaDiver]

Those are obviously the same books Jeff.

[jeffingoff]

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I haven’t heard of anything like that, though I suppose anything is possible. But I can’t imagine it would be economical for the publisher to bind in a (real) signature page in a mass-market tpb, and a facsimile signature without context seems unlikely as well. My suspicion is that it’s just a coincidence, and maybe there are subtle differences in your two that just aren’t readily apparent…?

Here are the digs side by side. I can’t find any variation.

[RonClinton]

I am asking here even though this has nothing to do with the Gauntlet edition of Pines: does anyone know of a facsimile or auto pen signature on the trade edition of The Last Town by Blake Crouch? I have two copies of the trade edition and the signatures are identical. Even down to where they are on the page. I really don’t think it’s possible that they are really signed but I’m not finding anything online about a facsimile signature.

I haven’t heard of anything like that, though I suppose anything is possible. But I can’t imagine it would be economical for the publisher to bind in a (real) signature page in a mass-market tpb, and a facsimile signature without context seems unlikely as well. My suspicion is that it’s just a coincidence, and maybe there are subtle differences in your two that just aren’t readily apparent…?

[jeffingoff]

I am asking here even though this has nothing to do with the Gauntlet edition of Pines: does anyone know of a facsimile or auto pen signature on the trade edition of The Last Town by Blake Crouch? I have two copies of the trade edition and the signatures are identical. Even down to where they are on the page. I really don’t think it’s possible that they are really signed but I’m not finding anything online about a facsimile signature.

[joejets]

Bradbury signings wrangled by his son David, who plays Doug on the Doug and Lemu commercials.

[Splync]

Same. That announcement came as a surprise…it’d seemed like he’d already mined just about anything publishable, so I’m curious to see what he may have unearthed (or gathered together).

I also wouldn't be surprised if the lettered edition is "signed" by Bradbury. I seem to recall Barry having bookplates signed by Bradbury. He may have used them all up, but there's always a chance that he has 26 of them waiting for a home.

[RonClinton]

I'm very intrigued by the Bradbury volume that Gauntlet will be publishing in 2022. Barry Hoffman has stated that he doesn't publish works that have already received the limited edition treatment, so I'm interested to see what it'll be.

Same. That announcement came as a surprise…it’d seemed like he’d already mined just about anything publishable, so I’m curious to see what he may have unearthed (or gathered together).

[Splync]

I'm very intrigued by the Bradbury volume that Gauntlet will be publishing in 2022. Barry Hoffman has stated that he doesn't publish works that have already received the limited edition treatment, so I'm interested to see what it'll be.

[Martin]

Gauntlet was kind enough to confirm that I made the correct decision to pass on The Pines. In their newsletter was a link to pre-order a copy:
CLICK HERE TO PRE-OREDER PINES

Happy to pass on the 'PRE-OREDER'!

[dannyboy121070]

The F. Paul Wilson short was one of a bunch of peripheral stories by other authors that were published digitally as the trilogy was being released. It seems to have been withdrawn from being sold that way, for some reason.

[jeffingoff]

I don't know if it's disrespectful - look at SubPress's edition of Ready Player One - it included a piece of fanfic from Andy Weir.

Hmm I've never seen anything like that. I suppose that's up to the author whether or not it's welcome. I just haven't seen a bonus piece of fiction from a different author in someone else's book. To be honest, I'd be thrilled to see a Malerman short story in a King limited edition or an Ania Ahlborn short story published together with a Joe Lansdale novel. Or an edition of Fight Club with new fiction from Crouch! And so on . . .

[TacomaDiver]

Obviously I'm struggling with passing on Pines. I've been looking into it and I thought it was being published as an omnibus but it's just the first book in the trilogy. So it'll still be a long wait for the other two to see the light of day. I'm getting tired of waiting. The cover and the quality of the edition are going to be lacking. Also, how do you all feel about F. Paul Wilson writing a story inspired by Pines to be included in the book? It seems disrespectful to me for another author to be included in the book. I don't know. I guess that's Crouch's call. All this combined makes me think I've already decided to pass. Again.

I don't know if it's disrespectful - look at SubPress's edition of Ready Player One - it included a piece of fanfic from Andy Weir.

[RonClinton]

I wish anyone else had done this set. I'll probably just make due with trade editions.

That's my plan, and my reason. You won't find a much bigger fan of the PINES trilogy than me, but I can't justify the book that's being offered (for reasons I've mentioned earlier so won't beat a dead horse here). It's really a shame. This one has been high on my Wish List for a deluxe production since the time I binge-read the trilogy, so it's extra disappointing...not only because I'm a Blake Crouch fan, but this is my favorite work by him and one I've hoped for years would see the light in limited form. It's also the type of book(s) of moderate appeal and that lacks classic status in the genre that, odds are, thus will not see a second publisher take a stab at it. There was one opportunity to get it right, and that lone chance just sailed.