Shivers, Pear Noir! and Murky Depths - January blow out for Richard Thomas

Awesome stuff, Richard. Congrats on all fronts, you deserve it. Quick side note: I'm over half way through my copy of Trans' (just arrived a couple days ago) and it shows exactly why you're pulling down so much success. I'm totally digging it.

Thanks so much, Chris. That means a lot. Very cool.

Right On! Transubstantiate is seriously the best book I read last year. Liked it better than Del Rio, Stay God, The Grove -and those are all great books, but Trans was my favorite because it never stopped moving, never stopped evolving.

And yeah, Congratulations on your 3 latest accomplishments, Richard. I'll be ordering copies/spreading the word -you're a huge inspiration and what a great way to kick off the new year!

thanks so much, nathan, wow...there are days i think Transubstantiate is so flawed and just a hack job, that's it's nice to hear that..appreciate the support as always

i got my hardcover and paperbacks of Shivers and it's REAL NICE...there's a copy of Shivers VI up on Ebay for like .99 + $4 shipping, they're $20 at CD:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120673069402

when i get my lettered edition of Shivers (leather bound) i'll post up pictures

i'm pretty stoked to see the Murky Depths too, see the illustrations, the cover is pretty tight, i've seen much worse from them, so hoping my spread is cool

This is all really cool. Especially the whole illustrated thing. Damn. I may as well mention here that I read Transubstantiate again the other day (in one day!). I was writing a pretty fast-paced violent scene and I remembered Gordon's scene in the alley when he's dressed as the doc, remember? Anywho, I went to it for guidance because I remembered loving how you handled that scene. It was quick. It was gruesome. It was characterised. I got the scene done, and I also started reading again from the start. Got to the fourth chapter and had to put it down so I could finish my writing. Then, I got back into the book after my day's work was done.

thanks matthew, i'm trying hard to break into some graphic formats, and i may send MD some more work in the future, see how they handle this one first

very cool about Transubstantiate, thanks for that, glad it helped you with a scene, i'm flattered by that, really...thanks, that means a lot

if you haven't read any jack ketchum he does violence like few others, does NOT shy away from it...the girl next door is great, as is Off Season and/or Offspring

clive barker does a really good job too

thanks for the continued support

Okay y'all Shivers VI is now up on Amazon. AND it's only $13.60, that's almost as cheap as I PAY for these copies, great deal.

http://www.amazon.com/Shivers-6-Stephen-King/dp/1587672243/ref=sr_1_1?ie...

Shivers VI just got a started review by Publisher's Weekly:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-58767-224-8

SWEET!
Only thing better would be if my story "Stillness" got called out.