Centipede will be releasing.....

[RonClinton]

Thanks Ron. I totally missed it when it was released. I've looked for a reasonably priced copy for years and finally found one in Australia lol!!

Funny enough, there was an Australian seller that listed an older Millipede book a day or two ago at a great price that I almost went for, but it sold while I was mulling it over. Snooze and lose.

[mhatchett]

Wonderful addition — congrats! That’s one of the few MotWT volumes I have as well…it’s a great production.

Thanks Ron. I totally missed it when it was released. I've looked for a reasonably priced copy for years and finally found one in Australia lol!!

[RonClinton]

My Karl Edward Wagner MOWT arrived yesterday. Fantastic edition!!

Wonderful addition — congrats! That’s one of the few MotWT volumes I have as well…it’s a great production.

[mhatchett]

My Karl Edward Wagner MOWT arrived yesterday. Fantastic edition!!

[Dave1442397]

Thanks, Jeff…and of course with me following your lead on the box damage I immediately checked for the pg. 299 / 399 issue you had, but to my additional relief I was good there, too.

I'm glad that worked out, Ron! Mine arrived today, but I'm leaving it under the tree until tomorrow night. The box has no damage, so I'm not anticipating any issues. I'll have to make sure I don't have the duplicate artwork, though.

[RonClinton]

Ahhhh so glad you escaped doom!!! Congrats!

Thanks, Jeff…and of course with me following your lead on the box damage I immediately checked for the pg. 299 / 399 issue you had, but to my additional relief I was good there, too.

[jeffingoff]

1B372F55-D6A5-4D87-B740-A59A8FDF86AF.jpeg My copy of the signed/ltd. DUNE arrived today…and I’m almost afraid to open it.

Unbelievable. Now I know the frisson of fear that Jeff felt…

I’ll come back and edit this post with the results…need a hour or so to brace myself for potential soul-crushing disappointment.



EDIT: Thanks, Ben and Martin, for the wishes of luck…THEY WORKED! No issues at all with the book, it’s as pristine and perfect as when it left Jerad’s hands. Whew!

Ahhhh so glad you escaped doom!!! Congrats!

[Martin]

So, it appears that Louis DeJoy is not a fan of Dune. Hopefully your copy does not require surgery.

[Ben Staad]

Best of luck, Ron. Hopefully tis but a flesh wound.

[RonClinton]

1B372F55-D6A5-4D87-B740-A59A8FDF86AF.jpeg My copy of the signed/ltd. DUNE arrived today…and I’m almost afraid to open it.

Unbelievable. Now I know the frisson of fear that Jeff felt…

I’ll come back and edit this post with the results…need a hour or so to brace myself for potential soul-crushing disappointment.



EDIT: Thanks, Ben and Martin, for the wishes of luck…THEY WORKED! No issues at all with the book, it’s as pristine and perfect as when it left Jerad’s hands. Whew!

[RonClinton]

Just received notification that my signed DUNE has been shipped and is on its way. Given that it’s going Priority, I should see it within a few days.

[RonClinton]

. The really funny thing is the book that brought me to Centipede Press, years ago, still hasn’t been published, Davis Grubb’s Night of the Hunter. In the meantime, I’ve collected some very nice titles from Jerad over the years.

I continue to hope that that one will appear as well. I remember seeing it in one of the little mini catalogs that he used to release…not sure what became of the title or if it’s still on the schedule or not.

[mhatchett]

Despite the price explosion, I’m still glad I passed on the signed/numbered edition, simply because I didn’t like the rest of the series as much and I didn’t want to incur the cost or responsibility of purchasing the rest of the books. Having said that, the unsigned copy is going for crazy numbers as well. The really funny thing is the book that brought me to Centipede Press, years ago, still hasn’t been published, Davis Grubb’s Night of the Hunter. In the meantime, I’ve collected some very nice titles from Jerad over the years.

[RonClinton]

Boy am I in the same boat. I signed on for this thing years ago- when it didn't look like it was going to skyrocket in value, for those same reasons you state above. I'd hate to lose the book, of course,. but- those Grails! What are those Grails you speak of, Ron? I get it if you don't want to say.

Oh, I don’t mind…one is the S/L coffin edition of THE STAND, and the other is the S/L 20-volume HC series from Dennis McMillan, FREDRIC BROWN IN THE DETECTIVE PULPS. I have an unusually Fine/Fine 1st trade HC of THE STAND in a Collector traycase, so that kind of scratches the itch…so the Brown series in particular is something I’d dearly love to have (and have wanted for at least two decades). When they appear, full sets seem to hover around $2500.

[swintek]

Half tempted to sell my signed/numbered DUNE and pick up one of my two Holy Grails, each of which hover around $2500…which means they’re forever out-of-reach otherwise. I probably won’t, but I can’t say I haven’t thought about it, at $3K+ and especially since SF really isn’t my thing. I bought this primarily because I’ve always wanted to read DUNE and what better opportunity to experience it than in this grand edition, and, two, I love Centipede. But otherwise I have no intrinsic connection to the work itself, like so many seem to. Once the value of this thing broke $2K (and is now bumping up against $4K), it gives one pause, when those other Holy Grails are suddenly just a decision away…

Boy am I in the same boat. I signed on for this thing years ago- when it didn't look like it was going to skyrocket in value, for those same reasons you state above. I'd hate to lose the book, of course,. but- those Grails! What are those Grails you speak of, Ron? I get it if you don't want to say.