In an Instagram post on November 21, 2024, Vincent Chong shared his artwork for the Lividian Publications trade paperback release of Seven Shades of Evil.
The trade paperback was released on November 5, 2024. You can order the trade paperback from Amazon, B&N, and any other bookstore.
From Lividian Publications:
Lividian Publications is proud to announce a trade paperback edition of Seven Shades of Evil by Robert McCammon, the ninth volume in his acclaimed Matthew Corbett series, to be published just ahead of the publication of Leviathan by Robert McCammon, the final volume in this incredible series. This edition features new cover artwork by Vincent Chong and can be preordered at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, with more stores to be listed as they update their databases.
(From now through December 6, signed copies of the trade paperback can be pre-ordered from Alabama Booksmith!)
Retail Price: $24.99
Publication Date: November 5, 2024
Page Count: 456
About the Book:
Seven Shades of Evil is the ninth volume in bestselling author Robert McCammon’s acclaimed series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, and this fascinating installment features a wide range of adventures undertaken by both Matthew and his friends over the years.
From murder plots that aren’t what they seem, to creepy forests with possible supernatural evils, to a remote manor whose occupants are in the clutches of a ruthless master, these stories are an intriguing blend of everything wonderful that has drawn readers to the Matthew Corbett series for more than twenty years.
Seven Shades of Evil is the penultimate volume in the Matthew Corbett series, and the perfect table setter for the final adventure of the multifaceted character USA Network has called “the Early American James Bond.” This is another masterful volume from one of America’s most skilled authors, featuring some of his most memorable, compelling, and chilling characters.
Table of Contents:
“The Four Lamplighters”
“Night Ride”
“The House at the Edge of the World”
“The Scorpion’s Eye”
“Skeleton Crew”
“The Pale Pipesmoker”
“Wandering Mary”
“Incident on the Lady Barbara”
About the Author:
Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven books. He is the winner of five Bram Stoker Awards and a World Fantasy Award. He is best known for Swan Song, The Wolf’s Hour, and Boy’s Life. More recently, McCammon has published The Five, which Stephen King called his best novel ever, and The Border, and is writing the Matthew Corbett series, a ten-book series of historical thrillers that USA Network has called “the Early American James Bond.” McCammon lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
Here is video of Robert McCammon’s presentation at the book launch for Seven Shades of Evil, which took place at Alabama Booksmith on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
During the presentation, Robert McCammon read a new Matthew Corbett short story called “Robber’s Roost.” The short story will not be published anywhere, and at the end of the presentation, the story was given away in a random drawing.
I hadn’t planned to record the presentation, so I simply held my phone, and it shows. Sorry about that. After the short story reading, I stopped recording video and switched to audio. At around the half-hour mark, the image switches to a static image, but you can listen to the other half hour of questions and answers.
–Hunter
The launch party for Seven Shades of Evil takes place at Alabama Booksmith on Saturday, October 27, 2023, at 2:30 PM in Birmingham, AL! Mr. McCammon stopped by the Booksmith on Monday to sign books and to discuss the drawing they’re doing for the walking stick used in the author photo on the back of the book.
For all of the details, visit the Alabama Booksmith event page!
Robert McCammon
Hello, all! Yes, it’s that time of year. Fast approaching is Halloween, and also fast approaching is the publication of the 9th Matthew Corbett volume, Seven Shades Of Evil.
But there are eight shades in the book, and I’ll explain in a bit.
Seven Shades is a departure for the series, in that it’s a collection of shorter stories drawn from earlier events in the careers of Matthew, Hudson, Katherine and Minx. A question you might have is, ‘Why did you want to do this when the end volume is really right upon us?’
Well, a good question and the answer is: The last book in the series—Leviathan—will complete Matthew’s story. It’s now or never for these shorter but I think no less involving tales to be told. As much as I’ve enjoyed writing the series, getting to know the characters and living vicariously in what I consider a fascinating period of history, after Leviathan it will be time for me to move on and do some other projects ahead.
I do promise that Leviathan will be everything you hope it will be. Promise made. My plan (and hope) is that Leviathan will be published in October of 2024, but I can’t promise that due to unforeseen circumstances of life and the publishing business. But I will say that around that time, again, is my plan and hope.
As for Seven Shades Of Evil, I had originally planned to do this after The River Of Souls but I felt it unfair to leave readers hanging for such a long stretch after that book. Therefore…now or never for these shorter pieces, but consider them as appetizers for Leviathan because one story holds a clue as to the identity of the final—and certainly worst—villains that Matthew has faced in his dangerous episodes.
Coming from
Lividian Publications,
October 24, 2023
The stories in Seven Shades Of Evil are:
‘The Four Lamplighters’: Matthew and Hudson sign on as bodyguards to a band of travelling musicians and wind up with mud on their faces.
‘Night Ride’: Matthew finds himself in the middle of an age-old war.
‘The House At The Edge Of The World’: Hudson learns that a cyclops is not only a creature of mythology.
‘The Scorpion’s Eye’: Minx is on the hunt for a stolen jewel with a fantastic and deadly power.
‘The Pale Pipesmoker’: Katherine and Minx come to the aid of a man who’s been challenged to a duel by a cunning killer.
‘Skeleton Crew’: Katherine helps an ex-slave being tormented by a band of marauding skeletons on horseback.
‘Wandering Mary’: A ghost trying to lure a wealthy man to his death takes Matthew to a haunted castle.
And, the eighth, because I couldn’t leave out another character who’s been through so much…
‘Incident On The Lady Barbara’: A disappearance at sea puts Berry in the position of being a problem-solver.
I’m very excited about this book and so glad to be able to show some of the other characters in action. I was particularly glad to be able to see what Katherine can do when she’s on her own. (She’s actually pretty good with a pistol!)
So, there you have it. That time of year. And speaking of the time of year, on the 28th of October I’ll be at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham where I’ll be reading from Seven Shades, signing books (whatever you’d like me to sign), and talking about Leviathan. I hope you can make it!
Do not despair of Matthew’s future! I can promise also that the ending of Leviathan will be a proper ‘beginning’ for Matthew…and more than that I cannot say…but I might say more on the 28th of October!
Thanks again for your readership and continued support, and I hope this time of year is one of your happiest.
Best Wishes.
The trade paperback edition of The King of Shadows, book 8 in the Matthew Corbett series, has now officially been published. You can order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Bookshop.org, or your local indie.
COMING SOON! Seven Shades of Evil is the ninth volume in the series, and this fascinating installment features a wide range of adventures undertaken by both Matthew and his friends over the years. The World’s First Edition will be the trade hardcover published on October 24, and the sold out signed & slipcased Limited Edition will be out this winter.
Pre-order pages for the ebook edition of Seven Shades of Evil from Open Road Media have started appearing on vendor sites. More will be added in the next couple of weeks.
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“The Wicked Gambler” is a character who appears in one of the stories in the upcoming collection of stories from Matthew Corbett’s world, Seven Shades of Evil. In his author photo for the book, Robert McCammon had makeup artist and photographer Amanda Chapman create “The Wicked Gambler.”
Robert McCammon has written a new short story entitled “The Wicked Gambler and His Walking Cane” to tell the origin of the walking cane that can be seen in the author photo.
“The Wicked Gambler and His Walking Cane”
The walking cane is the prize in an Alabama Booksmith giveaway that will take place at the Seven Shades of Evil launch party on Saturday, October 28, 2023! For details about the party and how to enter the giveaway contest, please read the June 26 post Alabama Booksmith: October Launch Event and a Giveaway!
The author photo for Seven Shades of Evil and huge news from The Alabama Booksmith!!
Robert McCammon as “The Wicked Gambler”
Robert McCammon’s walking stick is going to one lucky fan!
The elegant walking stick Robert McCammon used in his period photo shoot for Seven Shades of Evil will belong to one lucky fan when the book is published. The first 500 signed first editions purchased from The Alabama Booksmith will come with an entry in a drawing that will take place at the launch party. All previous pre-orders from The Alabama Booksmith have already been entered.
Seven Shades of Evil launch party set
The Alabama Booksmith announces details of the official launch party for Seven Shades of Evil. The event will take place on Saturday, October 28, 2023. At 2:30, in the upstairs auditorium, Mr. McCammon will talk about the new book and take questions. At 3:30, he will draw the name of the lucky winner of the beautiful walking stick and then go downstairs to sign books.
Because of limited space for the talk, reservations are required. There is no charge for tickets, but they must be requested as books are purchased. Each copy purchased from The Alabama Booksmith may receive one seat. No reservations are needed for the booksigning, and space is unlimited.
You can pre-order a signed first edition of Seven Shades of Evil here:
https://www.alabamabooksmith.com/signed-copies/seven-shades-evil
Seven Shades of Evil: Stories from Matthew Corbett’s World will be published by Lividian Publications in October 2023. The book contains stories set in the world of Matthew Corbett and featuring various characters from the previous novels. Lividian has revealed the Table of Contents:
“*” indicates stories that are new to this collection. Two of the others were previously published in limited editions, and the other two were published on RobertMcCammon.com.
