Robert Aickman Readers discussion

So, on Twitter I follow Faber Finds, who put out the recent paperbacks of Cold Hand In Mine etc.

In a little exchange with them today, they strongly hinted that for Aickman's centenary in 2014 there would be more coming from them. I know lots of people, including me, have some or all of the lovely Tartarus editions, but still it would be quite nice if seem cheaper, more widely known editions came out.

Hopefully if it happens they'll be less typo-ridden than the last Faber one!

Exactly. I'm off on hols to France tomorrow and have been desperately trying to finish Night Voices tonight so that I don't have to sling a lovely Tartarus book in the boot of the car!

And interestingly, Amazon UK now have a Faber edition of 'Dark Entries' listed for preorder in 2014...

Interesting...I wonder what else they will get around to publishing...

Agreed!

Does anyone know why FF's Cold Hand in Mine that will be published in July is about 160 pages longer than the previous FF edition?

Pre-ordered FF's Dark Entries before seeing the horrible cover they put on it. It looks bad, like a Young Adult Poe tribute. I prefered the white and orange ones.

That's a lot of extra pages...

Teddy wrote: "Pre-ordered FF's Dark Entries before seeing the horrible cover they put on it. It looks bad, like a Young Adult Poe tribute. I prefered the white and orange ones."

Where can we see the 2014 Dark Entries cover? Don't see it on amazon.co.uk or the Faber site. Unless I'm looking in the wrong place?

http://www.faber.co.uk/media/medialib...

Hmmmm you're right; not very Aickman-y!

right? tombstones, ravens, full moon & spooky blood flowers - the opposite of what Aickman was going for.

I quite like it...

Thanks, Teddy. I think they could have done a better job with this, but I guess it could be worse. :/

Something to look at while waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive.

Here's an article about Faber's plans on the Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014...

Looks like they will be putting out proper paperback editions (not just the "print-on-demand" editions that they have produced up until now) so hopefully the textual problems they've had will be resolved?

I'm excited by The Late Breakfasters, I've never read that.

great news! I've been wanting to read his novels for a long time.

Isn't The Model included in Night Voices?

nope. just read that collection.

It is in the Tartaus Press edition.

ah. I have the Gollancz edition.

Sorry that is what I meant--you had me worried there, Mark--you see, I just ordered NV from Tartarus a few days ago!...not that I don't already have the book club edition.

Yes, think for the Tartarus Night Voices they removed 'The Trains' but added 'The Model' plus the non-fiction stuff.

Have to say, 'The Model' is interesting enough for fans, but not one I'll be rereading as much as his short-stories.

ps. I also ordered the collection of Mark Valentine's Ralph Tyler stories while I was at it. As my Tartarus Aickman's are now complete and I admire the work of Mark Valentine so much, I would have been beside myself had I missed out on either of these.
Anyone need 1st/1st in F/F condition of Tartarus/Durtro's The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman? I have a set for sale.

now I wonder why they removed The Trains. I suppose just for room. but that's a pretty interesting story.

Because it is in We are For the Dark already, I suppose.

ah! my second ah of the day regarding Aickman.

You can see all the faber Aickman editions on their site here: http://www.faber.co.uk/catalog/author...

It's good to see very affordable editions of his books available.