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Subterranean Press Announces House of Chains

#1 TaxManATX

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Posted 17 February 2014 - 04:53 PM

Received the email below earlier today. New artist and it sounds like they're already fairly far into the process of getting book four ready. Good news!

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We're happy to announce House of Chains, the fourth volume of Steven Erikson's the Malazan Book of the Fallen. This time out, we're joined by a new artist, Sam Burley, whose work falls nicely into the range of Michael Komarck, who helmed volume one, and J. K. Drummond, who provided the illustrations for volumes two and three.

House of Chains is fully designed, needing to be proofed only once more, and, best of all, the artwork is already half done. You can check out one of Sam's interior illustrations on the book's product page.

Please note that we're only able to offer Free US shipping for the first few days this title is up for preorder.

About Our Edition:

Collectors note: You may only order the corresponding limited or lettered edition if you own Memories of Ice, the previous book in the series.

Collectors note #2: The exclusive preorder period for House of Chains ends March 31, 2014. We'll send out a newsletter opening the title to the public after that date.

Subterranean Press is proud to announce the fourth volume of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. We're working with a new artist, Sam Burley, on this volume in the series.

The numbered edition will:

Be printed on 80# Finch paper, guaranteeing a lifetime of enjoyment
Be illustrated with a number of full color interior illustrations

The lettered edition will include everything in the numbered, plus the following features:

A completely different dust jacket
A gatefold pull-out illustration
A custom traycase to protect your book

Limited: 500 numbered copies, hardcover, signed by the author: $150
Lettered: 52 copies, deluxe bound, signed by author, housed in a custom traycase: $325

#2 Overactive Imagination

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 09:42 AM

Cool. Is that a K'Chain Chemalle on the cover? Didn't remember any of those being in HoC.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 11:26 AM

Overactive Imagination, on 18 February 2014 - 09:42 AM, said:

Cool. Is that a K'Chain Chemalle on the cover? Didn't remember any of those being in HoC.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 01:20 PM

Took me a minute as well to realize that it's not a KCCM but a Deragoth. But is Karsa supposed to be cutting through something? The Whirlwind?

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 01:27 PM

Sussex Months, on 18 February 2014 - 01:20 PM, said:

Took me a minute as well to realize that it's not a KCCM but a Deragoth. But is Karsa supposed to be cutting through something? The Whirlwind?

That my best guess as well, i mean the cover picture doesn't need to show a true moment of the story but to get our imagination flowing. I'm still not down with that being Karsa, well only if a it is a visual trick, if Karsa is a lot bigger then normal humans then the Deragoth (or whitey bitey as i like to call them) is enormous.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 01:35 PM

They are enormous. Also, artistic license.

Loving Tavore's illustration there. Not quite the same what I was visualizing, but true to source material.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 04:14 PM

Karsa? I assumed that was Kalam penetrating the Whirlwind.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 05:59 PM

Salt-Man Z, on 18 February 2014 - 04:14 PM, said:

Karsa? I assumed that was Kalam penetrating the Whirlwind.

I guess that's possible, I did think he looked a bit lean for Karsa. I just see "House of Chains" and immediately think "Karsa."

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 08:02 PM

The weapon looks a bit too sword-ish IMO to be Kalam. L'oric would be a tenuous but feasible possibility if we're keeping it to characters who encountered the Deragoth. Also possibly Onrack in the Nascent, though he looks a bit too whole for that.

worrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 08:19 PM

Why don't you guys just go on his Facebook page and ask him? I'm sure he'd love to defend his composition from the likes of some rabid forumites who know how many warts are on the nose of every last Imass, both pre- and post-Ritual.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 08:21 PM

I also assumed it to represent Karsa Orlong.

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 08:35 PM

HiddenOne, on 18 February 2014 - 08:19 PM, said:

Oh there is nothing to defend. It is a great visualization of the Malazan world, it is just us nit picking it out of love. And most of them don't have warts...they have lovely smooth dried skin to make Hood jealous .

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Posted 18 February 2014 - 10:03 PM

HiddenOne, on 18 February 2014 - 08:19 PM, said:

Because he hasn't been active on it since September 2013?

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Posted 22 February 2014 - 10:28 AM

It's obviously Onrack in the Nascent. I mean we've seen this before.

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This new cover is just set soon after when Onrack shatters one of the statues with his sword and a Deragoth pops out

Amiright?

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Posted 22 February 2014 - 11:39 AM

not as good as Komarck but heaps better than wassername - I will be picking this one up

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Posted 22 February 2014 - 11:49 AM

Jade Raven, on 22 February 2014 - 10:28 AM, said:

It's obviously Onrack in the Nascent. I mean we've seen this before.

Spoiler

This new cover is just set soon after when Onrack shatters one of the statues with his sword and a Deragoth pops out

Amiright?

It's Trull in the Nascent. See shaved head. It's when he tries to protect Onrack from the two hounds that escape after Onrack shatters their statues. Can't remember if a sword is involved, but it's definitely Trull. An interesting choice for a cover, I have to say. But now that I've figured out who/what it is, I actually like it. Still, the hound looks like a T-Rex to me.

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Posted 22 February 2014 - 06:14 PM

I think it's one of those giant winter weasels we keep hearing about on the "news". Global warming this, giant winter weasel that. Puh-leaaaze!

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Posted 23 February 2014 - 03:54 AM

It does look like a hound now that I put my face right up against my screen.

Who is that and what is happening in the most recent image posted? I really need to re-read these books

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