"The Croning" by Laird Barron

[DoktorH]

looking forward to this! BARNES & NOBLE | The Croning by Laird Barron, Night Shade Books | Hardcover B&N has pre-order available. I'm hoping to see Nook-format available too.

[Christopher]

I'm really looking forward to The Croning. I also have a slight bias towards shorter horror fiction but Barron's brilliant novella "Mysterium Tremendum"is more than enough evidence that he can maintain a prolonged sense of atmospheric dread while presenting real flesh and blood characters without sacrificing all that which makes Mr. Barron's stories, well, Laird Barron's.

[T.E. Grau]

A bit o' ill-informed promo for Laird Barron's hugely anticipated "The Croning" to add to the mix.

The Cosmicomicon: Coming Soon: Laird Barron's Debut Full-Length Novel 'The Croning' from Night Shade Books, Now Available for Pre-Order

[MadsPLP]

Quote Originally Posted by Christopher

I'm really looking forward to The Croning. I also have a slight bias towards shorter horror fiction but Barron's brilliant novella "Mysterium Tremendum"is more than enough evidence that he can maintain a prolonged sense of atmospheric dread while presenting real flesh and blood characters without sacrificing all that which makes Mr. Barron's stories, well, Laird Barron's.

"Mysterium Tremendum" is, in my opinion, quite a landmark in contemporary horror. Or, rather, in horror fiction in general. It is also part of the reason why I pre-ordered it. Still there's a difference from that novella's page count and the 320 pages of the novel. Still, if anyone should be able to pull it off, I reckon it's Barron. So I'll let my worries be, and wait for The Croning with eager anticipation. I really do hope it'll be a succes.

[Sam]

Hey folks, Night Shade Books has The Croning in stock right now! In fact, today is the last day of their big sale: buy 4 books, get them all for 50% off. I placed an order last week, and was pleasantly surprised when The Croning showed up with the other books in my order. Laird will also have a novella in the forthcoming The Book of Cthulhu II, which I pre-ordered. Pre-orders count for the sale. I really love Night Shade Books.

Also, check out a short interview with Laird over here. He gives some author recommendations, and hints about his next project. Joy!

EDIT: Just noticed the sale has been extended until April 26. Check it out, some great values to be had!

[slayn666]

The Night Shade sale has actually been extended for another week.

[Professor Angell.]

Supposed to be saving money for summer, but...this sale sounds amazing.
Need to get my wallet out.

[Sam]

Well, this was unexpected... Stumbling around Audible this morning, and found The Croning in audiobook format! Not sure how I feel about hearing Laird's words coming form someone else besides my internal head-voice, but intriguing nonetheless.