Brayan’s Gold Available for Pre-Order!
Longtime readers know that I have been going on and on about a Arlen novella I wrote called Brayan’s Gold. It was translated into German and published there as part of the German Great Bazaar collection, but here in the US it is being made into a stand-alone small hardcover by Subterranean Press with cover art and interior illustrations by the amazing Lauren K. Cannon (who designed the ward symbols and the Renna painting on the home page of this site, as well as the cover to my first Arlen novella, The Great Bazaar). I have seen the preliminary art, and while it is not complete, I can guarantee it is the same incredible quality as Lauren’s other work.
A lot of readers have been writing to me lately, frustrated by their inability to find an affordable copy of The Great Bazaar, or often a copy at all. As you can see on Amazon, the cheapest copy they have is >$100, and the leatherbound, signed & numbered limited edition is going for >$300. EBay is no better. Even I myself have only a dozen copies, and they are all slated for contest prizes and charity giveaways.
There is a reason for this. There were only about 2300 copies of The Great Bazaar printed, with only 200 of the limited edition. It’s funny, I remember worrying at the time that they wouldn’t all sell, but sell they did. The entire run was almost completely sold in pre-orders, and the rest went just days after the official on-sale date. The price quickly skyrocketed as fans all around the world tried t0 get their hands on a copy.
We’ve had a lot of requests for a reprint, but Subterranean doesn’t tend to work that way, preferring to do a single run of a book and let it remain rare and collectible. Their editions are always durable, beautiful, and worthy of even the most discriminating bookshelf. While the stories contained within will eventually be available digitally and perhaps as part of some future printed collection, odds are the Subterranean edition will not see print again. So if you really want one and can find it, get it while you can.
Based on the success of TGB, Subterranean has increased the print run for Brayan’s Gold, but it is still modest compared to the number of readers out there, with approximately 5,000 of the trade hardcover, and 750 of the leatherbound limited edition. The book became available for pre-order over the weekend, and there have already been so many preorders that the limited edition is close to selling out. It may take a little longer for the trade to sell through, but odds are it will happen well before the pub date of January 2011, so if you are interested in either edition, I would recommend you order sooner rather than later.
You can pre-order Brayan’s Gold from Subterranean’s website here.
I will be posting again probably later today with more information on my upcoming appearances and Worldcon Panels…
Hadn’t realised that these had gone up yet – I’m slipping! Just placed my order – thanks for the heads up Mister Peat!
*Rubs his hands together whilst muttering about gold*
Pre-ordered! Not going to let this one pass me by. 😀
Pre-Ordered this now!
I missed out on TGB (Since I have purchased it of Amazon for £100) And refuse to miss out on another, used the last of my months pay on TGB and thankful that I managed to get this one!
When will your next book signing be, and do you think you may be attending the San Diego ComicCon 2011? I am intending going and if you were there it would be perfect opportunity to get all of them signed!
Thanks, all.
Darren, I will be doing a signing in LA next Sunday, followed by an appearance at Worldcon, and store signings in Cheltenham and Sydney.
Following that is NY ComicCon in Oct., as well as World Fantasy later that month in Columbus, OH. In November I am off to Forum Fantasrico in Portugal, and then ConFusion in Detroit in January.
I will try to make SDCC next year, even if I have to hire a babysitter to come along.
Next Sunday might be a slight stretch for me, being from Scotland! Hopefully you can make it to SDCC! Still making arrangements for my first trip to America!
Dear Peter,
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve pre-ordered the limited addition, since I adore your work.
Since the Warded/Painted man has been published in Dutch I personally sold over 40 copies to my clients (I work in a bookshop) and tell them that it is one of the best books I’ve read in the last 10 years.
Can’t wait for this one!
Ordered my limited edition of Brayan’s Gold. Your books are my favorite. Only if i could get my hands on a copy of The Great Bazaar…. 🙁 but i can’t wait for The Daylight War!!!
Hmmm… still one available today – so must get one before this little gem disappears too. Looking forward to The Daylight War and hope your writiing hand and back of brain inspirations ar working well. Thank you for the bookmark sent to Australia :)) Be well and happy