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Look what I got in the mail…
It’s only Joe Abercrombie’s latest UK Hardcover, The Heroes! Look at it’s blood-red debossed foil gleam like a sea of blood beneath a gibbous moon. But you’ve got to see the full wraparound to really get the impact:
Holy cow, that is a good-looking book and I don’t care who knows it. And the design team haven’t stopped on the outside either, take a look at this:
Are you telling me the book has coloured end sheets, like some kind of frakking collector’s edition? Yes. Yes, I am telling you that. There’s my finger, pointing it out. And my knee, in fact, but you can safely ignore that.
Would you like one of these, signed by me? Ha, ha, no forget I asked. OF COURSE you’d like one. Well, in that case, you can catch me on UK tour, starting a mere couple of weeks away. To recap the dates:
Thursday 27th January 2011 – London
6-7pm – Signing
Forbidden Planet
179 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
Friday 28th January – Guildford & Bath
12noon – Signing
Waterstones
High Street
Guildford
7.45pm – Talk and signing
In conversation with David Bradley, editor of SFX magazine
Topping Bookshop
The Paragon
Bath
Saturday 29th January – Bristol
1-2pm – Book signing
Forbidden Planet
Clifton Heights
Triangle W
Bristol
Monday 31st January – Southampton & Reading
12.30pm – Signing
Waterstone’s Southampton Above Bar
69 Above Bar
Southampton
6.30pm – Talk and Signing
Waterstone’s Reading Broad Street
89a Broad Street
Reading
Tuesday 1st February – Birmingham & Nottingham
12.30pm – Signing
Waterstone’s Birmingham High Street
24-26 High Street
Birmingham
7pm – Talk and signing
Waterstone’s Nottingham
1/5 Bridlesmith Gate
Nottingham
Wednesday 2nd February – Liverpool & Manchester
12.30pm – Signing
Waterstone’s Liverpool One
12 College Lane
Liverpool
6.30pm – Talk and Signing
Waterstone’s Manchester Deansgate
91 Deansgate
Manchester
Thursday 3rd February – Leeds & Newcastle
12.30pm – Signing
Waterstone’s Leeds
93-97 Albion Street
Leeds
6.30pm – Talk and signingWaterstone’s Newcastle Emerson Chambers
Emerson Chambers
Blackett Street
Newcastle
Saturday 5th February – SFX Weekender, Pontins, Camber Sands
Exact itinerary to be announced, but will probably include one or two panel appearances, plus a one hour slot with Q&A and reading.
Thursday 10th February – Edinburgh & Glasgow
12.30pm – Signing
Waterstone’s Edinburgh West End
128 Princes Street
Edinburgh
6.30pm – Talk and signing
Waterstone’s Glasgow Sauchiehall Street
153- 157 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
Yes, indeedy, come one come all. And I’ll sign pretty much anything you want to bring, as long as it was written by me, although proofs may be a slight issue, especially handfuls of them. My publishers don’t like it, don’t you know. Some of those evening events, I should point out, are ticketed, costing somewhere between £3-£6, but with that cost typically redeemable against the cost of the book, should you choose to buy one. For further details of the waterstones events, or to get tickets, by all means check out their website. There may also be an Irish event or two following the Scottish ones, we’re still waiting for confirmation on that.
And finally, there’s an interview with yours truly up at fantasy faction. Enjoy responsibly.
I got the same email! Will be here almost 2 weeks early!
Seems more like they stuck to the original proposed release date of 20jan, as it stood untill ~october, right? Somehow?
Nice to see a book that gets released ahead of its release date for a change. Seems Joe will do *anything* just to be different
You’re right! I cancelled my Kindle order (which still says Feb 7) and ordered the hardcover, which apparently will ship this week. What a lovely snafu.
Foreign Persons,
The trade export edition is not subject to the same embargo that effects UK sales, therefore they’ll tend to go on sale when they arrive in stores. In the UK they shouldn’t really be available anywhere until the 27th.
Those desiring of a signed edition who cannot reach any of the signings could give Goldsboro or Forbidden Planet a go, they usually have some stock to sell on.
I have never been happier to be a foreign person! Arrgh!
Thanks Joe for the good hint, order placed!
Jeeeeez that’s one great-looking book… hope it turns out to be just as great on the inside (after the First Law and Best served Cold the expectations are kinda high
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I SO ordered that one!
I’ve had mine pre-ordered for a good while now, was super happy to see I would be getting it early! Now all I need to do is work these book stores in order to get a signed copy!
I just got my Amazon confirmation of being shipped here in the U.S. This book is not just for people across the pond it turns out we’ll have copies in the colonies too.
Was lovely meeting you today, Joe. Thank you so much! ^_^
x x x
This is Claire from liverpool with the well-read Best Served Cold book that came to France with me ^^
Was fun meeting you today and wish i had more questions and stuff to try on your brain meats =P
Wish I’d asked for one of those Abercrombie T Shirts the staff were wearing =P
I pre-ordered my Heroes last year from your Amazon link and can’t wait to go home to see if it’s arrived!…just thought i’d mention that =P once again awesome meeting you today xx
…also i think you should start a twitter account =P
Well no chance of an Irish tour now! Waterstones just announced the closure of their two flagship shops in Dublin, t’was inevitable seeing as they were surrounded by other very competitive bookshops, but it would have been nice to meet Joe and get his book signed.