| Author | Message | ||
     Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 99.244.133.208 |
Forgive the crass self-promotion all, but I hope some of you will be interested to hear my third collection, NIGHTINGALE SONGS, is now available from Dark Regions Press. I'm hopeful you'll find it worth investigating. You can read more about it at Dark Regions (where, of course, you can also preorder it) http://www.darkregions.com/nightingale-songs-by-simon-strantzas/ But if you'd like a little more info, you can read this wonderful review at The Speculative Fiction Junkie: http://www.speculativefictionjunkie.com/2011/11/review-nightingale-songs.html Lastly, for those curious, my own website has been updated in honour of the new work: http://www.strantzas.com I'm really proud of this one and so far the behind-the-scenes response has been great. I hope anyone who tries it agrees. My best, Simon Strantzas | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 121.90.137.200 |
It isn't crass. It is letting us know about it. Wishing you well with it, Simon! | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.176.250.213 |
Looks excellent, Simon - good luck with it. I shall be ordering my copy! | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.5.34.157 |
If you don't beat your own drum, Simon, no-one else will. Looks great. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 68.179.31.1 |
Thanks, all! | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.59.115.60 |
I've put my money where my mouth is (always a strange experience, not to mention taste) and (pre-)ordered - looking forward to it, Simon. Mick | ||
| Pete_a (Pete_a) Username: Pete_a Registered: 07-2011 Posted From: 75.85.10.161 |
Congratulations, Simon! Very nice-looking cover, too. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 99.244.133.208 |
Thanks, Pete! | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Congrats, Simon. I'm sure it'll be sterling stuff. Best wishes. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.45.131 |
Congratulations, Simon! I hope it's as successful as your earlier books. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 99.244.133.208 |
Whereas I'm hoping it's more.  | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 68.179.31.1 |
If you still haven't ordered, don't forget the PREORDER SPECIAL: order the book while still in preorder phase and receive $5 off the retail price ($40 instead of $45)! I also did a short interview in the Dark Regions newsletter about the book (in case someone here doesn't subscribe). | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 2.27.143.83 |
Looks good, Simon. Will there be a trade hardcover or paperback? | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.209.220.6 |
Congrats, Simon. I loved your first two collections (although I only have the Humdrumming version of BtS) so I'll be getting this. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 68.179.31.1 |
Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. Joel: There is a trade hardcover available to order now (that's the $40 preorder deal). I imagine, in a few months, once the current hardcovers go, a trade paperback will be announced as well. Steve: The Dark Regions edition of Beneath the Surface has additional stories, including a 6K afterword! I tried to make it worthwhile for anyone who bought it again. (Frankly, I think it's the better edition.) | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 2.24.10.125 |
Sorry Simon, I was missing the point – as the hardcover is a signed limited edition I assumed there would be a separate trade hardcover, but if there isn't it doesn't matter, what matters is that there should be a trade edition to reach lots of new readers. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.156.210.82 |
"Lots of new readers"...hahahaha. Sorry, Joel. I'm Feeling ultra-cynical today. Simon, I'll be ordering this soon. It looks beautiful. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.166.73 |
Congrats, Simon. I'll be buying this one. When two people share the coolest first name on earth, it's gotta be done. | ||
| Stu (Stu) Username: Stu Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 81.100.121.78 |
Congrats, Simon. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.160.167 |
A new book from Strantzas? Cool! >>>what matters is that there should be a trade edition to reach lots of new readers But are trade editions that cost such a lot of money ever likely to reach lots of new readers? | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.156.210.82 |
But are trade editions that cost such a lot of money ever likely to reach lots of new readers? Not unless they're published by a massive publisher who has a huge advertising budget. Small press books sell to the same people, over and over again, because nobody else knows about them. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 68.179.31.1 |
I should make the editions clear here, just so there aren't any further misunderstandings. There are two editions currently available for order: 1) a super-limited leatherbound, slipcased hardcover for $99 2) a less-limited "trade" hardcover for $40 (it will go up to $45 when the book starts to ship) In time, no doubt once the above numbers dwindle, likely we'll see: 3) a trade paperback at a price around $18 I suspect. Essentially, there's a collector's hardcover, a "I just like hardcovers" hardcover, and an eventually "I can't afford a hardcover" paperback that one can buy. The hope, of course, is that the paperback will be the tool to spread the gospel of the book, and the hardcovers are there merely for those that like them, or like my fiction enough to want to read it early. Clear as mud? | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 68.179.31.1 |
Oh, and of course, more thanks to y'all for the congrats. |