Here’s a first look at the cover (by Mark A. Nelson) for our special Ray Bradbury collection, Marionettes, Inc. We’re wrapping everything up to get this one to the printer on schedule for its April release. In addition to Mark’s cover and nifty black and white interiors, Marionettes will feature full-color endsheet art by none other than Ray Bradbury himself.

In other news, we’ve just received the proofer’s corrections for our mammoth (784 pages) gathering of Mr. B’s mystery novels. Where Everything Ends not only contains the trio of novels that feature Bradbury as protagonist, it will also include the title story, unpublished in the 64 years since it was written, that formed the basis for Death is a Lonely Business. We’ll post ordering info soon.

Posted on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 at 11:17 am.