Polish publisher Vesper has announced that they will be publishing a translation of Robert McCammon’s Speaks the Nightbird (book one in the Matthew Corbett series) sometime in 2020! This will be their first McCammon publication. Other publishers have previously published Swan Song and Boy’s Life in Poland in recent years. In the ’90s, Polish editions of Boy’s Life,  Stinger, The Night Boat, They Thirst, and The Wolf’s Hour were published. You can see all of the covers for the Polish editions in the Book Cover Gallery.

You can see Vesper’s announcement on Facebook.

More information when I have it!

From Deadline:

Stephen Susco To Adapt Robert McCammon’s ‘Speaks The Nightbird’ For Potential FX Series

By Mike Fleming, Jr
June 3, 2019 5:33pm

EXCLUSIVE: FX is developing the Robert McCammon horror novel Speaks The Nightbird for a potential series, and Stephen Susco has been set to adapt.

Wolper Organization’s Mark Wolper, Kevin Matusow for The Traveling Picture Show Company, Shay Prentice and Kevin Nicklaus will produce.

The bestseller tells the dark and chilling tale about a witch-hunt in the seventeenth century Carolina colonies. The series centers around the main character Matthew Corbett.

Susco most recently wrote and directed Unfriended: Dark Web for Blumhouse and Universal, a film that premiered at SXSW last year. Susco scripted The Grudge and The Grudge 2, a highly profitable horror series for Sony.

Susco is repped by Verve.

That’s all the information I have about the project at this time. And it’s not a horror novel.

I see a lot of complaints from people that they can’t find some of the Matthew Corbett books in physical book editions. As of now, all of the books are available in physical formats.

I’ve put together a page that lists online sources from which physical book editions of all of the Matthew Corbett books can be purchased. There are other places that may have some books, but I have verified that these links are valid and active as of this posting. I will try to maintain the links going forward.

Sources for the Matthew Corbett books


Cardinal Black was released on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, by Cemetery Dance! This is the seventh book in the Matthew Corbett series, which began with Speaks the Nightbird.

Cardinal Black is available in trade hardcover, ebook, and audiobook editions.

Trade hardcover: Cemetery Dance, Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA

Order a signed copy from Alabama Booksmith

Ebooks: Kindle | NOOK | Kobo | iTunes | Kindle CA | Kobo CA | Kindle UK

Audiobook: Audible, Amazon US, Amazon UK

MP3 CD (coming July 2, 2019): Amazon US

The book launch for Robert McCammon’s newest novel, Cardinal Black, was held on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL. Before signing books, Mr. McCammon spoke for a few minutes about his career, then read the first chapter of Cardinal Black.

Cardinal Black is published by Cemetery Dance Publications.

Video courtesy of the Alabama Booksmith! Signed copies of Cardinal Black can be ordered from their website.

Robert McCammon hopes you’ll enjoy this new story, “The Pale Pipesmoker,” while you wait for the release of Cardinal Black! Set in Matthew Corbett’s World, “The Pale Pipesmoker” features Katherine Herrald and Minx Cutter in a tale that takes place during the timeframe of Freedom of the Mask.

You can read “The Pale Pipesmoker” for free here, or you can download the story in the following formats:

AZW3 (Kindle), MOBI, EPUB (NOOK), PDF

Cardinal Black will be released on April 30, 2019, in trade hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats! The book launchwill take place on April 20, 2019, at Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL.

Reviews of Cardinal Black are starting to appear. The Publishers Weekly review can be read online (mild plot spoilers).

Review in Publishers Weekly

As usual, McCammon dazzles the reader with gritty historical detail, vivid local color, and a cast of memorable grotesques….

And from Booklist:

Despite the violence and seriousness of the mission, McCammon is able to interject moments of kindness and even humor throughout.

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