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Post by scottoden on Jun 10, 2021 13:05:18 GMT -5
According to Fredrik Malmberg, via Twitter, Conan Properties/Perilous Worlds will be collaborating with Titan Books on the release of new pastiche material -- including short stories. This is good news, IMO! Here's a link to the press release.
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Post by alexander on Jun 10, 2021 13:17:56 GMT -5
According to Fredrik Malmberg, via Twitter, Conan Properties/Perilous Worlds will be collaborating with Titan Books on the release of new pastiche material -- including short stories. This is good news, IMO! Here's a link to the press release.FANTASTIC news !
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Post by thedarkman on Jun 10, 2021 14:32:23 GMT -5
This is great news. I had been hoping for not only new Conan pastiche, but also new tales featuring many of the other fantastic characters created by Howard; this opens up a huge world of wonder and adventure for several writers to work in. And I see that short stories and novellas (my favorite format for S&S) will also be featured. This looks to be a serious, long term commitment to producing a great deal of quality material in the near future, and I look forward to it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2021 14:56:25 GMT -5
Excellent news.
I know Titan books are easily obtainable in the UK. Is it the same in the USA?
EDIT: Just found the answer in the press release.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2021 15:04:55 GMT -5
Titan Books and Conan Properties partner for new and original ‘Conan’ fictionExpect the first ‘Conan’ short story in May 2022 and novel for September 2022.By David Brooke on June 10, 2021 Today, Titan Books has revealed they have partnered with Conan Properties through their Perilous Worlds imprint to create original new stories featuring Robert E. Howard’s famous character Conan the Barbarian. These new stories will expand on the original work and exist within Conan canon. The first stories will release in 2022 and consist of a novel and two short stories to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the character. Conan recently was required by Marvel Comics and has had a healthy dose of content from the publisher. There is also a Netflix series currently in development. “Given the literary origins of Conan and Howard’s other characters, we’ve sought for years to establish a dynamic publishing program of newly written stories. Our relationship with Titan and its team goes back decades, and we’re excited to embark on this joint adventure to create new tales for readers to enjoy,” said Jay Zetterberg, Executive Vice President of Conan Properties. The novels will publish via trade paperback editions for the North American and UK markets with the first set to release in September 2022. The first short story is slated for May 2022. For more on this news, read the official press release below! London, June 2021Titan Books and Conan Properties through their Perilous Worlds imprint are excited to announce a programof original new publishing featuring Robert E. Howard’s most famous character, Conan. Expanding from thecore of Howard’s original work, the new fiction will stand firmly within the Conan canon, beginning with anovel and two short stories to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the character in 2022.One of the most universally recognizable iconic figures in modern popular culture, Conan was born from thecreative genius of pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard, forging the creation of a new genre of writing:Sword and Sorcery. Conan’s epic adventures feature dramatic battles with formidable foes across thefantasy backdrop of the Hyborian Age, as the world’s most famous barbarian quests across the lands andeventually becomes king of the largest empire.Wildly popular for almost a century, Conan continues to captivate fans worldwide. His vast media andmerchandise empire spans feature films, television (including a Netflix series currently in development),Funcom’s phenomenally successful Conan Exiles video game, a thousand comic books over fifty years(currently with Marvel), worldwide publishing, collectibles, apparel, and more.Titan Books’ and Perilous World’s full program will be composed of original novels and new short fictiondigging deeply into the canon of some of the most thrilling characters in fantasy fiction, including Conan,Kull the Conqueror, Solomon Kane, and Dark Agnes. The mix of formats will build upon Howard’s thrillingadventures, enabling authors to expand the worlds he created with new layers of detail that will thrustConan into the forefront with a modern audience.“Given the literary origins of Conan and Howard’s other characters, we’ve sought for years to establish adynamic publishing program of newly written stories. Our relationship with Titan and its team goes backdecades, and we’re excited to embark on this joint adventure to create new tales for readers to enjoy,” saidJay Zetterberg, Executive Vice President of Conan Properties.Speaking on the collaboration, Senior Acquisitions Editor Steve Saffel described the program as “a dreamproject for anyone who loves fantasy”, adding that “beginning with the core of Howard’s work, we’ll invitethe finest authors to join us in building upon his worlds and ideas. Through the short fiction component,we’ll tap into the energies that yielded classics like ‘Red Nails’ and ‘Kings of the Night.’”The novels will publish in beautifully packaged trade paperback editions for the North American and UKmarkets. The first short story is slated for May 2022, with the first novel currently scheduled for September of the same year. The original short fiction will be available exclusively in e-format, and the novels also willfeature a simultaneous e-format release.
Source: aiptcomics.com/2021/06/10/titan-books-conan-properties-partner-original-conan-fiction/
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Post by stubbs on Jun 10, 2021 15:37:07 GMT -5
Good to hear news of developments and plans especially for the 90th anniversary, but hasn't the partnership between Perilous Worlds and Titan Books been on the cards for a couple of years? Hocking's Conan and the Living Plague was/is going to be co-published with Titan and that was announced in April 2019.
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Post by johnnypt on Jun 11, 2021 9:33:43 GMT -5
I'm gonna guess this will count as the big announcement for the week.
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Post by scottoden on Jun 11, 2021 9:53:56 GMT -5
I'm gonna guess this will count as the big announcement for the week. Unless they're sitting on the news of who the showrunner will be for Netflix Conan. I'd keep that in my vest for Howard Days.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 11, 2021 10:38:42 GMT -5
Great news, this is the way to do Conan pastiche, through a reputable publisher and not self-publishing him with those god-awful covers like they planned on doing. This product will be far superior to whatever they were planning to do by themselves and will have more reach.
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Post by johnnypt on Jun 11, 2021 11:32:48 GMT -5
I'm gonna guess this will count as the big announcement for the week. Unless they're sitting on the news of who the showrunner will be for Netflix Conan. I'd keep that in my vest for Howard Days. I was figuring either that or the word will leak out today and they'll confirm it tomorrow. We'll know by dinner time tomorrow...
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Post by Von K on Aug 6, 2021 4:40:41 GMT -5
More encouraging news:
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Post by terryallenuk on Aug 6, 2021 5:33:22 GMT -5
Certainly is good news having Steve onboard. I _hope_that as well as the pastiches we might get Howard's actual stories relaunched too as well as Titan getting involved with the distribution of the new volumes of the REHFP books outside the US.
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Post by karasuthecrow on Aug 6, 2021 14:12:33 GMT -5
Curiosly in Spain and México we are going to receive a new deluxe edition by Editorial Minotauro, with a brand new cover by Esteban Maroto.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 11:10:34 GMT -5
A recent tweet by Fredrik Malmberg:
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Post by johnnypt on Sept 21, 2021 11:29:28 GMT -5
Do we hold them to May 2022 or do we think that slides?
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