Shawn Speakman over at Suvudu covets our edition of Dan Simmons’s Victorian thriller, Drood: “Every once in a while I will bring attention to something that I want for my collection—in hopes of finding a few others out there with common interest as well as highlighting a book I think deserves it.

“The Subterranean Press edition of Drood, written by Dan Simmons, is one such book.

“The man on the cover is obviously Dickens, but if you look closely at his hat you see it is constructed of a collapsing train bridge, the event that altered the life of arguably the most famous writer in the 19th century. As that bridge collapsed, so did Dickens’ life, and the character of Drood rises up out of the smoke behind the train. That literary cover is just too beautiful and poignant not to love.”

We recently totaled up the orders we have on hand for Dan’s epic new novel, and between those for individuals, specialty retailers, wholesalers, and large online retailers, the total was over 1000, all that for a 500 copy print run. It bears repeating — if you want to be assured of getting a copy, your best bet is to order one direct. Getting one from another source, who we might not be able to supply with any copies, is a crapshoot at best.

Posted on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 at 9:44 am.