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BASIL COPPER BOOK LAUNCH
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Hosted by the British Fantasy Society and PS Publishing, the bio/bibliography BASIL
COPPER: A LIFE IN BOOKS Compiled and Edited by Stephen Jones will be launched
on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd at THE UPSTAIRS BAR, YE OLDE COCK TAVERN, 22 FLEET
STREET, LONDON EC4Y 1AA from 6:00pm onwards. Among those signing copies will be BASIL COPPER, editor/co-designer STEPHEN JONES,
artists RANDY BROECKER and LES EDWARDS, co-designer MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH and
publisher PETER CROWTHER. Special Guests (subject to commitment) include legendary
anthology editors HUGH LAMB, MICHEL PARRY and DAVID A. SUTTON. Basil Copper became a full-time writer in 1970. His first story in the horror field,
'The Spider', was published in 1964 in THE FIFTH PAN BOOK OF HORROR STORIES,
since when his short fiction has appeared in numerous collections and anthologies,
and been extensively adapted for radio and television. Along with two
non-fiction studies of the vampire and werewolf legends, his other books
include the novels THE GREAT WHITE SPACE, THE CURSE OF THE FLEERS, NECROPOLIS,
THE BLACK DEATH and THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF. Copper has also written more than
fifty hardboiled thrillers about Los Angeles private detective Mike Faraday,
and has continued the adventures of August Derleth's Sherlock Holmes-like
consulting detective Solar Pons in several volumes of short stories and the
novel SOLAR PONS VERSUS THE DEVIL'S CLAW. Concluding three years' extensive research, multiple
award-winning editor and writer Stephen Jones was given unprecedented and
unrestricted access to the books and papers of renowned British macabre and
crime writer Basil Copper. The result is BASIL COPPER: A LIFE IN BOOKS, a unique and
in-depth study of the author and his works. Not only does this volume contain
the most comprehensive Working Bibliography ever compiled of Basil Copper's
productive output – including Macabre and Supernatural Novels and Collections,
the "Solar Pons" series, the "Mike Faraday" series, Short Fiction and Novellas,
Media Adaptations, Unpublished Works and much more, enhanced with commentary by
the author himself – but it also features several rare and obscure articles
covering everything from Arkham House creator August Derleth to a brief history
of Count Dracula. There are also a number of short stories, most of them original
to this volume, ranging from his very first published work back in 1938 to a
brand-new "Mike Faraday" detective adventure, along with a complete television
script based on M.R. James' classic horror story 'Count Magnus'. With an in-depth look at the author's life and career by
acclaimed ghost story editor Richard Dalby, and Basil Copper's inspirational Guest
of Honour speech from the 1977 British Fantasy Convention, BASIL COPPER: A LIFE
IN BOOKS is illustrated with numerous cover reproductions, artwork and unique
personal photographs. If you cannot make it to the signing, but still want to PRE-PURCHASE a personally-signed
copy (or copies) please contact for details
of how to place your order. Dealer's enquiries welcome – trade discounts
available. ISBN
978-1-905834-98-3 (Jacketed hardcover) £25.00 / $50.00 (approx.) ISBN
978-1-905834-97-6 (Hardcover) £15.00 / $30.00 (approx.) 280pp BFS BONUS!!! On the night, a number of specially-priced copies of the PS hardcover
anthology DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHT will be available on a first-come basis.
Edited by STEPHEN JONES, this third volume in the acclaimed new "Not at Night"
series features work by BASIL COPPER, PAUL McAULEY, MARK SAMUELS, JAY RUSSELL,
RANDY BROECKER, LES EDWARDS and many others (including Ray Bradbury, Richard
Matheson, Charles L. Grant and Hugh B. Cave…)
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