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TELOS PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER - 12 February 2012

Welcome to Telos Towers for 2012! I thought I had released a newsletter in January, but it's not in my 'Sent' bucket so obviously I didn't! Never mind. Here we are anyway ...

We've got some great news for everyone this time about some of the titles that are in preparation for 2012 ... some old favourites, but also some new projects which will hopefully excite and interest readers. As usual, all of our books are researched and produced to the highest standards, and so you're guaranteed a good read whichever you choose.

But first, news of a new title which has just returned from the printers. Slightly delayed from the end of last year, but now available:

RECENTLY RELEASED

HUNTED! THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO SUPERNATURAL SEASONS 1-3
by SAM FORD and ANTONY FOGG

Immerse yourself in the dark and dangerous world of the Winchester brothers...

Descend into the delicious detail of demon hunting and deadly mysteries...

Join the authors of Hunted on an in-depth voyage of discovery as they follow Sam and Dean Winchester through three seasons of hunting things and saving people; searching for their dad and dealing with their personal destinies; while never losing sight of the most important asset in their war against supernatural monsters — their own family. And, where Dean's concerned anyway, where the next hot chick carrying a cheeseburger is coming from.

The journey also takes in the making of the series: the goofs, the actors' comments and the writing decisions — good and bad — while providing a critical commentary on all aspects of the show: from the clothes and the music, to the car and the guest stars.

Let Hunted be your guide to the world of Supernatural, and learn how to hunt demons the Winchester way.

500 pages of Supernatural goodness, covering the first three seasons of the show. We have already had a nice comment about the book posted on our facebook page:

"My copy of Hunted arrived today - it's the sort of episode guide I like. Lots of behind the scenes and creative detail, not too much description of what actually happens, crediting the reader with having, you know, actually watched the show!
"Reminds me of the Howe-Stammers-Walker Doctor Who Guides, which is high praise in my book! Well researched, referenced to a scholarly degree and, as always, makes you just want to immerse yourself in the source material all over again. Well done and thank you."

To order, then head to: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2#116


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NEW RELEASES

We have a rough schedule drawn up for the first part of 2012, and what we're intending to do is to open online ordering for each title only when we're fairly certain that the book will be available when we say it will. Covers for most of these titles are now available to see on the Telos Facebook Page and on the News Pages of the Telos site.


SONGS FOR EUROPE: THE UNITED KINGDOM AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: VOLUME ONE - THE 1950S AND 1960S
By GORDON ROXBURGH


Every year since 1956 millions of people around Europe and beyond have tuned in to watch the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It has become compulsive viewing, as viewers support their favourite song or country, and eagerly watch the performances and anticipate the excitement of the international voting as the show heads towards its climax.

Through examination of surviving archive material and documentation, plus interviews with those involved both behind and front of the camera, this series of books charts the history of the United Kingdom in the contest. Find out more about how the songs were selected to represent the country, and details on the all important voting each year.

This first volume looks at how the contest was created, and how important the BBC were in influencing its development. There is in depth coverage of those contests staged in the United Kingdom, and interviews with artists, composers and production personnel who took part in both the domestic and international competitions.

A detailed and exhaustive work of reference which fans of music and television history will find invaluable and fascinating.


FAMILY OF ANGELS and ANGELS IN ARMS
By MIKE RIPLEY


Mike Ripley's popular comic crime capers return with two more paperback titles for 2012.


CRACKS IN TIME: THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO DOCTOR WHO 2010
By STEPHEN JAMES WALKER


Stephen James Walker returns with a long awaited look at the first Matt Smith season. From the Raggedy Doctor to the climactic events of the Pandorica, no stone is left unturned in the latest of Telos' acclaimed guides to Doctor Who.


BLAKE’S 7: THE MERCHANDISE GUIDE
By MARK OLIVER

Regular readers will know about Telos' groundbreaking series of merchandise guides to Doctor Who (and if not, then where have you been!?) and now Mark Oliver turns his attention to another classic science fiction series, Blake's 7, and presents a detailed guide to every badge, patch, model, audio and video that has ever been released, related to the series. As with the Transcendental Toybox guides, every item is pictured and listed, together with interviews with the creators, and notes, facts and figures on what has been released, and on what was planned but never saw the light of day.

We are hoping, subject to cost, to be able to present this guide in full colour throughout.


BY YOUR COMMAND: THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL 1
By ALAN STEVENS and FIONA MOORE


Alan and Fiona penned the critically acclaimed guides to Blake's 7 and The Prisoner for Telos, and now they return with a book looking at the original series of Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. There is a second volume planned which covers the new and reimagined series from 2004-2009.

As always, the work is meticulously researched, and takes in unmade scripts as well as early versions of the adventures which were transmitted.


TELOS MOVIE CLASSICS: THE HULK
By TONY LEE


In a new venture for Telos, critic Tony Lee takes us back to 2003 and the Ang Lee directed version of Marvel's Hulk, starring Eric Bana as the eponymous green giant.

We hope that this will develop into a series of titles, each looking at a different film, and providing facts and critical analysis about the subjects in question.

Posted by David @ 12:56 PM

HUNTED OFF TO PRINT

A quick note to let customers know that HUNTED, the Unofficial and Unauthorised guide to the first three Seasons of SUPERNATURAL went to press today ... hopefully we'll have copies in time for the SFX Weekender at the start of February. Apologies to everyone for the delay, but it's finally on it's way :)

The book can be ordered from Telos here: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2#116

Posted by David @ 9:01 PM

OUT OF STOCK

Just to let customers know that Volume 1 of TIMELINK is currently out of stock. Demand for this title has been high and so we have temporarily sold out. A reprint is under way, but we won't have this until the new year.

I'll post more news here about titles which we run out of to try and keep people in the loop.

Posted by David @ 9:46 AM

TELOS PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER - 2 December 2011

Hi and welcome to probably the last newsletter of the year from us here at Telos Towers. It's been a great 12 months for us, with some amazing books published, and some great feedback from everyone on what we have done.

Here's a list of the year's releases:

28 Feb 2011 Timelink: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Continuity of Doctor Who by Jon Preddle
28 Feb 2011 Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings by Sam Stone
28 Feb 2011 Angel Confidential by Mike Ripley
31 May 2011 Angel City by Mike Ripley
30 Jul 2011 Hear the Roar! The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Hit 1980s Series ThunderCats by David Crichton
30 Sep 2011 talespinning by David J Howe
30 Oct 2011 Howe's Transcendental Toybox Update Number 3: The Complete Guide to 2006-2009 Doctor Who Merchandise by David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg

We kicked off with three titles in Feburary. Sam Stone's ZOMBIES IN NEW YORK AND OTHER BLOODY JOTTINGS has become one of our fiction bestsellers, and it's continuing to sell very healthy numbers every week. This is testament to Sam's brilliant writing, and that word has spread about the book and just how good it is!

TIMELINK finally saw the light of day in February as well, and this immense two-volume set by Jon Preddle has been well received.

We released two further titles in Mike Ripley's popular 'Angel' series of comic crime novels over the course of the year, and we have plans for more of these in 2012, so keep watching the site!

David J Howe's own collection of horror fiction, TALESPINNING was released in September to much acclaim, and the final two factual books of the year have also been very popular: David Crighton's HEAR THE ROAR, the guide to the original series of THUNDERCATS, hit the shops at the same time as the new series on television, and David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg's latest update to the immense DOCTOR WHO merchandise project that is the TOYBOX has also met with appreciative comments.

For 2012 we already have several titles in the wings which are being worked on, and as soon as we have confirmed details and covers then they will be released.

If anyone wants to order any of Telos' titles for Christmas, then please note that the latest posting date for second class mail in the UK is Saturday 17th December, and we will do our best to get all orders processed and despatched by that date.  Anyone who orders after that date will have to take pot luck on the postal system.  For more details of the last posting dates for overseas, then please see the Royal Mail page here: http://www.royalmail.com/greetings


RECENTLY RELEASED

HOWE'S TRANSCENDENTAL TOYBOX: UPDATE NO 3: 2006-2009

The long-awaited third update volume to the TOYBOX project is now finally available. The book was delayed due to the sheer amount of work needed to pull something like 1500 items together over the 4 year period that the volume covers, and then to get it all laid out with photographs and information, plus some additional interviews and articles which will hopefully be of interest to readers.

The final book has come in at 448 pages and so is a massive tome, and it's also in full colour throughout!  Unfortunately this means that the price has had to rise to £25.99 for the book.

David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg present the definitive collector's guide to Doctor Who merchandise. From the rare and obscure to the commonplace and disposable, every facet of Doctor Who's penetration into the marketplace is detailed.

This volume documents all the items released over 2006 and 2009, when Doctor Who cemented its position as one of the top-rated drama series in the UK, and the merchandising went into overdrive. More items were produced and released in this period than at any other point in the series' history. Also contained within is a feature on the development of the Doctor Who Pinball, an interview with the man behind the pop group Mankind, and an interview with WETA on their range of collectibles. Howe's Transcendental Toybox is both a fascinating tour through the many ways that Doctor Who has been presented in merchandise and an entertaining guide to the world of Doctor Who collecting.

* Product descriptions *
* Illustrated in full colour throughout *
* Includes articles and features *
* Worldwide coverage *

Ordering is available here: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2#59

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RELEASE UPDATES

HUNTED! THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO SUPERNATURAL SEASONS 1-3
by SAM FORD and ANTONY FOGG

We're currently hoping that HUNTED will be published some time in February 2012. If this position changes, then we'll update the website accordingly.

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SOLD OUT BOOKS

Several titles have sold out now as paper editions, and some are running very short - down to the last 6 or so copies.

SOLD OUT:
THE END OF THE WORLD (SURVIVORS) Paperback edition
TIME HUNTER: CHILD OF TIME Paperback edition
TALKBACK VOLUME 3 (DOCTOR WHO) Hardback edition
HOWE'S TRANSCENDENTAL TOYBOX: 2003: UPDATE NO 1 Paperback edition
LIBERATION (BLAKE'S 7) Paperback edition
BEYOND THE GATE (STARGATE) Paperback edition
BREATHE Paperback edition
THE TELEVISION COMPANION (DOCTOR WHO) Paperback edition

In some cases we have made digital versions of the books available as the paper copies become unavailable.

LIMITED QUANTITY:
THE TARGET BOOK Paperback edition
ALTERED VISIONS: THE ART OF VINCENT CHONG Hardback edition
SOMETHING IN THE DARKNESS (TORCHWOOD) Hardback edition


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TELOS SIGNED COPIES

We currently have a few copies of It Lives Again! signed by both the author, Axelle Carolyn, and by film director Neil Marshall, available direct from Telos. Order from the website as per usual and you'll be sent a signed copy while stocks last. We have about 6 copies left of this at the present time.

Order Link: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2&s=0&p=1#64


Don't forget that all our limited edition hardbacks are also signed by the authors, as well as being bound in special cloths, or with illustrated self-covers, with a ribbon and coloured endpapers.

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LAST CHANCE TO BUY

We have a number of titles listed in the LAST CHANCE TO BUY section of the Telos website.  These are titles which we have only a handful of copies remaining, and which we are not planning to reprint when they are gone.  The current list is:

Original and Classic Fiction:
        Black Tide by Del Stone Jr
        Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips edited by David J Howe (only around 15 copies left)

Urban Gothic features fiction from Graham Masterton, Christopher Fowler, Simon Clark, Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis, Paul Finch, Debbie Bennett and an introduction by Richard O'Brien, two factual pieces by journalist David Miller about the show and interviews with show writer Tom deVille and producer Steve Matthews.


We also have some of our special signed and numbered limited edition hardbacks available for reduced prices while stocks last.  Those currently available are:

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £20 for each hardback below:
         Breathe by Christopher Fowler
        Alice's Journey Beyond the Moon by R J Carter
         Approaching Omega by Eric Brown
        Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £30 for each hardback below:
         Shrouded by Darkness edited by Alison L R Davies

Shrouded by Darkness features original and reprint fiction by: Debbie Bennett, Poppy Z Brite, Simon Clark, Storm Constantine, Peter Crowther, Alison L R Davies, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Gary Greenwood, David J Howe, Dawn Knox, Tim Lebbon, Charles de Lint, Steven Lockley & Paul Lewis, James Lovegrove, Graham Masterton, Richard Christian Matheson, Justina Robson, Mark Samuels, Darren Shan and Michael Marshall Smith. With a frontispiece by Clive Barker and a foreword by Stephen Jones.

The hardback edition is originally signed by ALL contributors (including Barker and Gaiman) with the exception of Poppy Z Brite (who is represented with a facsimile signature).

Please visit the LAST CHANCE TO BUY page for click through details to order: http://www.telos.me.uk/lastchance.php

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TELOS ON FACEBOOK

If you're on Facebook and fancy 'Liking' Telos publishing, then we can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Telos-Publishing/22343509719

Please join and let us know what you think of the books, chat about the covers ... anything that takes your fancy really.  Often new covers are premiered on the Facebook group, and news and details of reviews and other items of interest across the Web are also shared there.


Please let us know what you think of this Newsletter ... what would you like to see included?

Until next time,

David, Steve and the Telos Team.

Posted by David @ 4:58 PM

TELOS PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER - 15 November 2011

RECENTLY RELEASED

HOWE'S TRANSCENDENTAL TOYBOX: UPDATE NO 3: 2006-2009

The long-awaited third update volume to the Toybox project has now finally arrived with us, and it's a stonker! The book was delayed due to the sheer amount of work needed to pull something like 1500 items together over the 4 year period that the volume covers, and then to get it all laid out with photographs and information, plus some additional interviews and articles which will hopefully be of interest to readers.

The final book has come in at 448 pages and so is a massive tome, and it's also in full colour throughout! Unfortunately this means that the price has had to rise to £25.99 for the book, but everyone who has pre-ordered it will get it at the price they paid - no further payments are required. One of the benefits of pre-ordering from Telos direct is that if the price has to rise on publication, then we never ask for more money from you.

David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg present the definitive collector's guide to Doctor Who merchandise. From the rare and obscure to the commonplace and disposable, every facet of Doctor Who's penetration into the marketplace is detailed.

This volume documents all the items released over 2006 and 2009, when Doctor Who cemented its position as one of the top-rated drama series in the UK, and the merchandising went into overdrive. More items were produced and released in this period than at any other point in the series' history. Also contained within is a feature on the development of the Doctor Who Pinball, an interview with the man behind the pop group Mankind, and an interview with WETA on their range of collectibles. Howe's Transcendental Toybox is both a fascinating tour through the many ways that Doctor Who has been presented in merchandise and an entertaining guide to the world of Doctor Who collecting.

* Product descriptions *
* Illustrated in full colour throughout *
* Includes articles and features *
* Worldwide coverage *

Ordering is available here: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2#59

This is probably going to be the last paper volume that Telos will be publishing of the Toybox. The reason? Purely that it takes such a long time to pull everything together, and there is at the moment so much being published and released that it's hard to keep on top of it all! However, there is now an online and constantly updated version of the Toybox. It can be found at http://www.howestoybox.co.uk, and as well as having a search function, details of just about everything ever released ever to do with Doctor Who, and photographs being added to try and bring it all as up to date as it can be, you can also suggest changes and corrections, and add new items and photographs yourselves. So please have a look.

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RELEASE UPDATES

HUNTED! THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO SUPERNATURAL SEASONS 1-3
by SAM FORD and ANTONY FOGG

Unfortunately there is a continued delay on Hunted and the title has now had to be put back to February 2012. Apologies to everyone who has been waiting for this guide to the first three seasons of the show.

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DIGITAL EDITIONS

The following title is now available as a digital edition:

HUMPTY'S BONES: an acclaimed horror novella by Simon Clark, which won the Best Novella award in the British Fantasy Awards this year. http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=3#34
You can also watch David and Simon launching the book at the World Horror Convention in 2010 on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn7tKAgrCq8

Hellnotes had this to say about the book: 'Simon Clark is a writer who knows how to convey mood and employ moody characterization. Humpty’s Bones has a restrained reference to the Humpty Dumpty rhyme; it addresses the concept of attempting to put things “together again:” Not simply by assembling and understanding some long unearthed bones, but also concerning learning to adapt to unusual relationships. The possibilities are vast and yet intimate. This is a rare find indeed.' - http://hellnotes.com/humptys-bones-book-review

Kindle (UK): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Humptys-Bones-ebook/dp/B005YXO1SA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1320937759&sr=1-1
OmniLit Adobe/ePub: http://www.omnilit.com/product-humpty039sbones-624379-241.html

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TELOS SIGNED COPIES

We currently have a few copies of It Lives Again! signed by both the author, Axelle Carolyn, and by film director Neil Marshall, available direct from Telos. Order from the website as per usual and you'll be sent a signed copy while stocks last. We have about 6 copies left of this at the present time.

Order Link: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2&s=0&p=1#64

Don't forget that all our limited edition hardbacks are also signed by the authors, as well as being bound in special cloths, or with illustrated self-covers, with a ribbon and coloured endpapers.

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LAST CHANCE TO BUY

We have a number of titles listed in the LAST CHANCE TO BUY section of the Telos website. These are titles which we have only a handful of copies remaining, and which we are not planning to reprint when they are gone. The current list is:

Original and Classic Fiction:
Black Tide by Del Stone Jr
Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips edited by David J Howe (only around 15 copies left)

Urban Gothic features fiction from Graham Masterton, Christopher Fowler, Simon Clark, Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis, Paul Finch, Debbie Bennett and an introduction by Richard O'Brien, two factual pieces by journalist David Miller about the show and interviews with show writer Tom deVille and producer Steve Matthews.

We also have some of our special signed and numbered limited edition hardbacks available for reduced prices while stocks last. Those currently available are:

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £20 for each hardback below:
Breathe by Christopher Fowler
Alice's Journey Beyond the Moon by R J Carter
Approaching Omega by Eric Brown
Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £30 for each hardback below:
Shrouded by Darkness edited by Alison L R Davies

Shrouded by Darkness features original and reprint fiction by: Debbie Bennett, Poppy Z Brite, Simon Clark, Storm Constantine, Peter Crowther, Alison L R Davies, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Gary Greenwood, David J Howe, Dawn Knox, Tim Lebbon, Charles de Lint, Steven Lockley & Paul Lewis, James Lovegrove, Graham Masterton, Richard Christian Matheson, Justina Robson, Mark Samuels, Darren Shan and Michael Marshall Smith. With a frontispiece by Clive Barker and a foreword by Stephen Jones.

The hardback edition is originally signed by ALL contributors (including Barker and Gaiman) with the exception of Poppy Z Brite (who is represented with a facsimile signature).

Please visit the LAST CHANCE TO BUY page for click through details to order: http://www.telos.me.uk/lastchance.php

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TELOS ON FACEBOOK

If you're on Facebook and fancy 'Liking' Telos publishing, then we can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Telos-Publishing/22343509719

Please join and let us know what you think of the books, chat about the covers ... anything that takes your fancy really. Often new covers are premiered on the Facebook group, and news and details of reviews and other items of interest across the Web are also shared there.

Please let us know what you think of this Newsletter ... what would you like to see included?

Until next time,

David, Steve and the Telos Team.

Posted by David @ 11:49 AM

SITE FEED URLS

We recently had a question about the URLs for the RSS or Atom site feed from this news page. Seems that they were different at some point in the past.

Anyone wanting to link to the feeds, then please use the following URLs:

Full site feed:
•Atom 1.0: http://telospublishing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
•RSS 2.0: http://telospublishing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Cheers

David

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Posted by David @ 2:49 PM

TELOS PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER - 6 August 2011

HEAR THE ROAR!

The old eighties series THUNDERCATS has a big following, and there's never been a guidebook to it before, and so Telos is pleased to publish just such a thing. HEAR THE ROAR! is a detailed and authoritative guide to the series, containing interviews with most of the people behind the series.

HEAR THE ROAR! THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO THE HIT 1980S SERIES THUNDERCATS
by DAVID CRICHTON

Originally broadcast in 1985, ThunderCats has become one of the most enduring animated series of its era. For the first time in print, Hear the Roar! documents every aspect of the production of this iconic show – told by the people who made it.

Featuring over 80 exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, this definitive reference guide charts ThunderCats' creation and development, drawing on a wealth of never-before-seen production paperwork and leaving no stone unturned.

Dedicated chapters highlight the writing, animating, scoring and recording of ThunderCats, while a comprehensive story guide reviews all 130 episodes, including notes from the scriptwriters themselves! The legendary ThunderCats toy line from LJN Toys is documented too, and even the associated series SilverHawks is explored.

This essential guide to ThunderCats demonstrates why the show continues to thrive, while many of its contemporaries have faded into obscurity.

500pp approx. A5 paperback book. £16.99
ISBN 978-1-84583-038-0 (pb)


Here's a few emails received from people who got copies as soon as it came out:

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"I've got my copy now. I'm amazed at the level of access and research - there's a whole lot of "insider" stuff from just about everybody who was involved in making the show (and is still alive)."

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"For the moment I've only read a tiny bit in it but it's pretty clear already that you did a tremendous job on your book!
It clearly is THE book all us ThunderCats fans have been waiting for for a long, long time!"

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"I got my copy in the post yesterday and it is AN AWESOME purchase!

It has everything and anything that a fan would want! Original concepts and ideas for the show to direct memos about shows and characters is amazing!

There is also goodies such as writer commentaries for all 130 episodes as well as bios on the voice actors and ideas for unused scripts as well as dialogue for one of them! THESE ARE COOL episodes that I hope may come into fruiton at some point in the future!

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I ordered this mighty tome from Amazon (UK) the moment it came out on preorder and received it Monday. Have been pretty busy so far so only had chance to read first 30 pages (of which there are many!) and it's a fascinating insight so far.... Really interesting to hear how the whole Rankin/Bass partnership worked and how organic the creative process was. Not compared to the TV industry today I take it.....!

Had a flick through the book and cannot wait to get to the episode guide (which is like no other) - with comments from the writers, producers etc. It looks great!

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HEAR THE ROAR! is available now. http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2#115


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SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Everyone needs holidays and the people at Telos Towers are no different, so for most of August we will be unable to fulfil orders because our Elves will be sunning themselves somewhere hot and recovering their strength for the Autumn. Any orders received from this weekend (6/7 August) through to around the 24 August will have to wait until we are back at the Towers and able to process them again. We will aim to catch up as soon as we can and get anything outstanding despatched as soon as we can after around the 24th, so please be patient with us.

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FORTHCOMING TITLES


HUNTED! THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO SUPERNATURAL SEASONS 1-3
by SAM FORD and ANTONY FOGG

Immerse yourself in the dark and dangerous world of the Winchester brothers ...

Descend into the delicious detail of demon hunting and deadly mysteries ...

Join the authors of Hunted on an in-depth voyage of discovery as they follow Sam and Dean Winchester through three seasons of hunting things and saving people; searching for their dad and dealing with their personal destinies; while never losing sight of the most important asset in their war against supernatural monsters – their own family. And, where Dean’s concerned anyway, where the next hot chick carrying a cheeseburger is coming from.

The journey also takes in the making of the series: the goofs, the actors’ comments and the writing decisions – good and bad – while providing a critical commentary on all aspects of the show: from the clothes and the music, to the car and the guest stars.

Let Hunted be your guide to the world of Supernatural, and learn how to hunt demons the Winchester way.

500pp approx. A5 paperback book. £15.99
ISBN 978-1-84583-039-7 (pb)
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2011


As well as the guide to SUPERNATURAL, we also have a book of fiction by Telos' very own David J Howe. TALESPINNING collects together David's horror fiction written over the last 30 years, and also includes the original script to his TIME HUNTER spin-off film from Reeltime Pictures, DAEMOS RISING, as well as the script to a second, unfilmed adventure called FACE OF THE FENDAHL. David is not prolific, but his fiction really packs a punch, and now readers can enjoy tales of mind-bending drugs, haunted records, strange happenings at a suburban railway station and many more, including some previously unpublished work.

TALESPINNING is being prepared now, and should be available around September/October 2011.

While on the subject of David's work, you might be interested to check out a new Horror/Fantasy Anthology that David has edited for the British Fantasy Society. FULL FATHOM FORTY celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the BFS and contains 40 tales of the fantastic from a top-notch selection of authors.

For forty years the British Fantasy Society has been promoting and appreciating fantastic fiction in all its guises. Now, to celebrate the many worlds of wonder and terror, the BFS presents an anthology of works by members and friends of the Society past and present. Here you will find angels and vampires, werewolves and killers, magicians and gentlemen, alien worlds and urban nightmares. Let the British Fantasy Society be your guide through a selection of the best fiction to be found on this world ... or beyond!

Featuring the fantastic fiction and poetry of:

Nina Allan | Suzanne Barbieri | Carl Barker | Mike Barrett | Ramsey Campbell | Jonathan Carroll | Adrian Chamberlin | Simon Clark | Raven Dane | Jan Edwards | Murray Ewing | Paul Finch | Christopher Fowler | Matthew Fryer | Stephen Gallagher | Cate Gardner | R B Harkess | Ian Hunter | Wilf Kelleher Jones | Jasper Kent | Joel Lane | Stephen Laws | Mark Lewis | Alison J Littlewood | Steve Lockley | Graham Masterton | Peter Mark May | Geoff Nelder | Kim Newman | Stan Nicholls | Martin Owton | Cas Peace | John Llewellyn Probert | Tina Rath | Steven Savile | Robert Shearman | Jim Steel | Sam Stone | Deborah Walker | Conrad Williams

The book is £15.99 (plus p&p) and is published at the end of September 2011. The book has 500 pages and so will weigh around 800g.

For more details and online ordering from the BFS, please visit: http://s256537080.websitehome.co.uk/index.php/bfs-publications/33-bfs-books/1521-full-fathom-forty-revealed

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RELEASE UPDATES

HOWE'S TRANSCENDENTAL TOYBOX: UPDATE NO 3 is currently with Arnold for final layout and design. We're really sorry that the publication of this book keeps getting put back, but unfortunately it is falling foul of a variety of real-world issues which are preventing it from being completed. As soon as we have any further information then we'll post it on the website.


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TELOS SIGNED COPIES

We currently have a few copies of It Lives Again! signed by both the author, Axelle Carolyn, and by film director Neil Marshall, available direct from Telos. Order from the website as per usual and you'll be sent a signed copy while stocks last. We have about 6 copies left of this at the present time.

Order Link: http://www.telos.me.uk/category.php?id=2&s=0&p=1#64


Don't forget that all our limited edition hardbacks are also signed by the authors, as well as being bound in special cloths, or with illustrated self-covers, with a ribbon and coloured endpapers.

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LAST CHANCE TO BUY

We have a number of titles listed in the LAST CHANCE TO BUY section of the Telos website. These are titles which we have only a handful of copies remaining, and which we are not planning to reprint when they are gone. The current list is:

Original and Classic Fiction:
Black Tide by Del Stone Jr
Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips edited by David J Howe (only around 15 copies left)

Urban Gothic features fiction from Graham Masterton, Christopher Fowler, Simon Clark, Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis, Paul Finch, Debbie Bennett and an introduction by Richard O'Brien, two factual pieces by journalist David Miller about the show and interviews with show writer Tom deVille and producer Steve Matthews.


We also have some of our special signed and numbered limited edition hardbacks available for reduced prices while stocks last. Those currently available are:

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £20 for each hardback below:
Breathe by Christopher Fowler
Alice's Journey Beyond the Moon by R J Carter
Approaching Omega by Eric Brown
Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher

A SPECIAL FINAL OFFER OF £30 for each hardback below:
Shrouded by Darkness edited by Alison L R Davies

Shrouded by Darkness features original and reprint fiction by: Debbie Bennett, Poppy Z Brite, Simon Clark, Storm Constantine, Peter Crowther, Alison L R Davies, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Gary Greenwood, David J Howe, Dawn Knox, Tim Lebbon, Charles de Lint, Steven Lockley & Paul Lewis, James Lovegrove, Graham Masterton, Richard Christian Matheson, Justina Robson, Mark Samuels, Darren Shan and Michael Marshall Smith. With a frontispiece by Clive Barker and a foreword by Stephen Jones.

The hardback edition is originally signed by ALL contributors (including Barker and Gaiman) with the exception of Poppy Z Brite (who is represented with a facsimile signature).

Please visit the LAST CHANCE TO BUY page for click through details to order: http://www.telos.me.uk/lastchance.php

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Until next time,

David, Steve and the Telos Team.

Posted by David @ 4:30 PM