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New novel KILLER MOVE now out!

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New Stuff

Update on a slew of recent new stuff, audio books and short story appearances…


AUDIO BOOKS

KILLER MOVE audio book
Produced by Dreamscape
ISBN 978-1-61120-051-5

KILLER MOVE audio book [unabridged]
Produced by ISIS
ISBN 978-7531-2979-1


NEW SHORT STORIES

HAUNTS
Story:
THE NAUGHTY STEP
Edited by Stephen Jones, published by Ulysses 2011
ISBN 978-1-56975-984-4


A BOOK OF HORRORS
Story:
SAD, DARK THING
Edited by Stephen Jones, published by Jo Fletcher Books 2011
ISBN: 978-0-85738-808-7 [BH]
ISBN: 978-0-85738-809-4


THE MONSTER'S CORNER
Story:
THE OTHER ONE
Edited by Christopher Golden, published by St Martin's Griffin 2011
ISBN: 978-0-312-64613-4


REPRINTS

BEST NEW HORROR 22
Story:
SUBSTITUTIONS
Edited by Stephen Jones, published by Robinson 2011 (UK)
ISBN 978-1-84901-618-6

Published by Running Press (USA)
ISBN 978-0-7624-4270-6


NEW CTHULU
Story:
FAIR EXCHANGE
Edited by Paula Guran, published by Prime 2011
ISBN 978-1-60701-289-4

Site Update

The site has been updated with a few things...

- The
full bibliography has been brought up to date, including information about Earthing Publication’s stellar edition of Stephen Jones’ THE VERY BEST OF BEST NEW HORROR
- The
Michael Marshall page now has information and covers for the upcoming publication of Michael’s new novel, KILLER MOVE...

And while we’re on the subject, there’s a short video teaser for the novel
here...

BAD THINGS pb

OUT NOW...
The US paperback edition of BAD THINGS is now out in stores...

French News

To mark the publication of Les Vents Mauvais, we’re delighted to present a special page on Michael Marshall’s work — in French — courtesy of Michael’s publishers, Michel Lafon.

Full Bibliography

The full bibliography has been updated, with details of the French publication of BAD THINGS, and various short story publications...

New interview

There’s a new interview online today, conducted by the fine folks at... The Literary Project.

New Chapbook

For those who haven’t already heard about it, we’d like to point you to Nightjar Press — a new imprint set up by Nicholas Royle. Royle is a distinguished novelist and short story writer, a well-known genre and literary anthologist, and a long-time supporter of new talent.

His new imprint has kicked off with two short chapbooks, one of which is a new story by Michael -
What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night, beautifully designed and priced at £3.

For further information on Nightjar and its publications, go
here. To contact the publisher direct to order, email nicholasroyle@btinternet.com.

Bibliography

The main bibliography has been updated, with new foreign translations of the novels...

Video Interviews

Links to two short video interviews Michael has done for BAD THINGS and THE SERVANTS are below...

BAD THINGS
THE SERVANTS

Um, it’s been pointed out to us these links are the wrong way around... so...

Everyone must read... ONLY FORWARD

We’re delighted to say that ONLY FORWARD has been listed today as one of The Guardian’s “1000 Books Everyone Must Read” - in the 100 best sf and fantasy novels.

BAD THINGS news...

Michael’s new novel - BAD THINGS - is now out in the UK. It’s already getting rave reviews..

“Michael Marshall is already a star - he’s the author of The Straw Men, one of the scariest thrillers of the last decade, and this, his latest, bears all his trademarks. Fast-moving, sinister and highly accomplished [...] This is ferocious story-telling of the highest order, with corkscrew twists and turns that make it deliciously scary as the secrets unfold.”
THE DAILY MAIL

The amazon.co.uk page for the book now features a mini video
interview with Michael, in which he talks about the book and other aspects of his writing...

Upcoming Publications

There’s a lot of new editions - and a new novel - coming over the next few months, and so the New and Forthcoming page has been updated with dates for...

The US paperback of
THE INTRUDERS
The UK paperback of
THE SERVANTS
The UK and US hardcovers of the new novel,
BAD THINGS...

And there are covers for most of these now up in the
cover gallery. We’ve also added the cover of the second issue of the comic adaptation of THE STRAW MEN.

Full bibliography updated

We’ve updated the full bibliography with a few things, primarily a few new foreign language editions of BLOOD OF ANGELS.

US edition of THE SERVANTS

The William Morrow (Eos) edition of THE SERVANTS is out now.

French MORE TOMORROW coming soon...

The end of this month will see the French publication of Michael's collection of short stories. Entitled L'HOMME QUI DESSINAIT DES CHATS ('The Man Who Drew Cats') to avoid conflict with a popular bande dessiné magazine, it's being published by Bragelonne, who previously bought out ONLY FORWARD in French.

Bragelonne will also be publishing THE SERVANTS, as part of their new mass market line, Milady. We'll announce publication dates for that when we know them...

UK edition of THE SERVANTS published...

The first of April is the official publication date of the HarperCollins edition of THE SERVANTS.

To order it from Amazon UK - where it seems to be falling foul of a weird search engine issue preventing it from appearing as a result of searches - click
here.

Full bibliography updated

The full bibliography has been updated with the ISBN for the upcoming UK edition of THE SERVANTS, and scant information for a Russian publication of THE LONELY DEAD.

[By the way, we're aware that links from the RSS feed don't work as expected, and are trying to find a fix. EDIT: seems to be fixed now...]

Crime Squad puts INTRUDERS in their Top 10 for 2007

Influential crime website Crime Squad has just rated THE INTRUDERS in their Top 10 novels for 2007...

Sneak preview of THE INTRUDERS paperback cover...

Due for publication on February 4th in the UK, we're pleased to present a sneak preview of the cover... here.

THE INTRUDERS nominated on the the ALA Reading List 2008

Established in 2007, the American Library Association's Reading List is put together by a Council of ten experts in readers' advisory and collection development, who select books in eight categories that they feel merit special attention by adult readers and the librarians who work with them.

We're delighted to report that THE INTRUDERS is one of only eighteen books published in 2007 to be nominated for the 'Adrenaline' list for suspense, thrillers and action adventure...

The Straw Men Are Coming Back... to Comics!

This just in from Zenescope Entertainment:

"Michael has teamed up with Zenescope Entertainment, the company behind the critically acclaimed graphic novel SE7EN (based off the film of the same name) to adapt Marshall’s best-seller, The Straw Men, into a comic book and graphic novel format.

"We are extremely excited to be working with Michael on this project, his book was one of the best and most thrilling reads I've had in a very long time and I always thought it would make for an incredible comic.” said Zenescope president Joe Brusha, “There are so many things we can do visually with this adaptation, I think fans of the novel are going to love what we have in store.” Zenescope is working very closely with Marshall on this adaptation in order to deliver a series that will stay true to his chilling story while also adding an incredible visual element to it.

Eisner award nominee Brett Weldele (Southland Tales: Prequel Saga; Silent Ghost) is providing artwork for the series with cover art by David Seidman (SE7EN)."

Look for The Straw Men to return this June - and keep an eye on the website in the meantime, as we hope to have some graphics tasters of the series very soon!

THE SERVANTS now available...

Earthling Publications have announced that THE SERVANTS is now available and ready for immediate despatch...

PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY gave it a Starred Review and called it a 'superb, offbeat contemporary fantasy'; ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY said 'This moving parable delivers strong psychological insights into a child's powerlessness and anger', and Charles de Lint in FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE said 'The Servants is an absolute delight of a book... the delight is in how beautifully Smith handles every aspect of this poignant and mysterious story. Highly recommended'.

The Lettered and Numbered states are already sold out, but the very handsome trade hardcover with illustrations is still available...

To order direct, go
here...

Completist News...

Two more foreign editions...

DER ZWEITE SCHOPFER, published by Weltbild (Germany) ISBN 978-3-8289-8668-8 - THE STRAW MEN.

[UNREPRODUCIBLE TITLE] published by Village Books (Japan), ISBN 9784789730402 - THE LONELY DEAD

Completist News...

THE LONELY DEAD
German readers and completists may like to know that THE LONELY DEAD has just been published in German. To keep collectors on their toes, and following a tradition started when they published THE STRAW MEN in the UK's THE LONELY DEAD'S cover, THE LONELY DEAD has come with in a variation on THE STRAW MEN's cover, but in the colour that BLOOD OF ANGELS appeared in.

ENGEL DES TODES (German), published by Droemer 2007 hardcover, ISBN 978-3-426-19637-3, translated by Reinhard Tiffert.

ONE OF US
There's a new French paperback edition:

LA PROIE DES REVES, paperback, published by La Livre du Poche 2007 in France, under Michael Marshall name, ISBN: 978-2-253-11896

PostScripts WHC 07 and Michael Marshall Smith edition...

The bumper 10th edition of PS Publishing's PostScripts Magazine is now available.

With a cover by John Picacio and featuring over thirty thousand words of fiction from Michael (including new, rare and variant material) and a stellar list of other contributors including Joe Hill, Tim Lebbon, Peter Atkins, Graham Joyce, Chris Fowler, T. M. Wright and Stephen King.

The Deluxe and Hardover editions are already sold out. The very handsome semi-hardover is still available, however...



Ramsey Campbell's THE GRIN OF THE DARK

Michael has written the introduction Ramsey Campbell's superb new novel THE GRIN OF THE DARK, now available from PS Publishing...









Sampler and information for THE INTRUDERS

In advance of the publication next month, we're please to present a little information about THE INTRUDERS, together with a tiny preview...

THE SERVANTS available for pre-order

We're delighted to announce that the first Michael Marshall Smith work of length since ONE OF US (nearly ten years!) is now available for pre-order from Earthling Publications.

A 50,000 word modern fantasy short novel, the book is illustrated by Alex McVey, with an afterword still to be confirmed. It is available in three states: a
trade hardcover, 175 numbered and signed hardcovers, and a deluxe tray-cased lettered edition signed by all contributors.

You might want to hurry, as Earthling's Paul Miller reports that the last two states are selling out fast...

UPDATE on 08-03-07: Paul now reports that the Numbered state has sold out, and only a handful of Lettereds are left...

For more information, and to order, visit Earthling's site
here.

New Foreign Language Editions, and Full Bibliography Updated

Readers of languages other than English - and completists - may wish to know about three new foreign-language editions of Michael's novels.


The Dutch translation of BLOOD OF ANGELS.

• ENGELEN BLOOD [Dutch] published by Luitingh 2006. Translated by Monique Eggermont. ISBN 90-245-5043-2.


The French paperback edition of BLOOD OF ANGELS.

• LE SANG DES ANGES [French pb] published by Parenthese (Michel Lafon), 2006. Translated by Jean-Pascal Bernard. ISBN 9 782749 904924.


The Hebrew translation of THE UPRIGHT MAN/THE LONELY DEAD.

• [UNREPRODUCIBLE TITLE] [Hebrew], published by Yanshuf 2006. ISBN unknown.





The full bibliography has been updated to reflect these and other minor changes.

New German edition of SPARES


The Germans have now also re-issued SPARES under the Michael Marshall name, but to add to the confusion this time it's been given a new title, too...

• DER SECHSTE KLON, Rowohlt [published as Michael Marshall] 2005, ISBN 978-3-499-24249-6, translated by Ulrike Becker and Claus Varrelmann





Full Bibliography Updated

The Full Bibliography in the books section has been updated, primarily with the new Calmann-Lévy editions of the Michael Marshall Smith novels, and information on the Japanese ONLY FORWARD, which an eagle-eyed correspondent noticed was missing...

New French Edition of SPARES


The usual heads-up for French speakers and completists... Calmann-Lévy have reissued SPARES with a new cover and under the Michael Marshall brand...

• France: FRERES DE CHAIR, Calmann-Lévy [published as Michael Marshall] 2006, ISBN 2-7021-3695-8, translated by Hélene Collon.