The collection is edited and introduced by the award winning, legendary author and critic Ramsey Campbell, who has thoughtfully provided an insight into the process of editing the anthology over at the Folio Society blog. UK price £34.95.The Folio Book of Horror Stories is a new anthology, collecting some of the finest stories of the macabre written over the last two hundred years or so. Illustration © Grahame Baker-Smith from The Folio Society edition of The Time Machineīound in blocked buckram. Artist Grahame Baker-Smith summons the spirit of the period with his atmospheric, fantastical illustrations, revealing the overgrown devastation of future Earth and the peculiar creatures of Doctor Moreau through the exquisite interplay of shadow and line. Available from The Folio Society, This beautiful edition, bound in buckram and blocked in gold, is a tribute to the lavish book-design tradition of the 1800s, in series with The Folio Society edition of The War of the Worlds. The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. Introduced by legendary fantasy writer Michael Moorcock and illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith, The Time Machine is regarded as one of the great masterpieces in the literature of science fiction, while The Island of Doctor Moreau is a darker story foreseeing future technologies such as genetic engineering and organ transplants. Wells gets a standalone release for the first time. Wells set, The Folio Society’s edition of The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. 9.˝ x 6.˝ UK price £36.95 The Time Machine 274 pages 7 colour illustrations including 1 double page spread. Illustration ©2019 Tim McDonagh from The Folio Society edition of Something Wicked This Way Comesīound in cloth, blocked with a design by Tim McDonagh. The eerie inhabitants of Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show are lit with the gaudy yellow and red lights of the funfair, while Mr Dark leers from the midst of his attractions, the faces of his victims tattooed across his palms. For this, the first illustrated edition, Tim McDonagh has created seven spectacular colour illustrations dripping with carnivalesque menace. Available from The Folio Society, Described by Bradbury himself as the book he loved ‘best of all the things I have written’, Something Wicked This Way Comes is a timeless classic of fantasy horror. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, The Folio Society 2019. See also: Peter Harrington’s Fantasy Catalogue Spans From ‘Brave New World’ to ‘The Last Man’ Something Wicked this Way ComesĬomedian and actor Frank Skinner provides an introduction to a lavish production of Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, illustrated by Tim McDonagh. Pictorial slipcase with UV spot varnishing. 25 black & white integrated illustrations. 6 colour illustrations (2 double-page spreads). Illustration ©2019 Francis Vallejo from The Folio Society edition of Anansi Boysīound in printed and blocked cloth. Inside, fully illustrated, original black-and-white chapter headings tell their own folktale – all of which is especially fitting for a book about the power and vitality of stories. As well as vivid spider webs on the page tops and six superb full-colour illustrations, two of which are double-page spreads, this collector’s edition of Anansi Boys features a special tactile pictorial slipcase and a binding that nods to the dual nature shared by the characters Fat Charlie and Spider. Available from The Folio Society, Gaiman chose Detroit artist Francis Vallejo to take on the challenge of illustrating his ‘sci-fi folk tale’. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, The Folio Society edition 2019. Introduced by Nalo Hopkinson, the title follows the successful publication of a Folio Society edition of Gaiman’s American Gods. Neil Gaiman personally picked illustrator Francis Vallejo for the deluxe edition of his fantasy sci-fi novel Anansi Boys. See also: A Book Collector’s Guide to Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Beyond… Anansi Boys The latest additions to the sci-fi catalogue include vintage, classic and modern titles. Its catalogue includes non-fiction from Charles Darwin to Martin Gilbert and Mary Beard, while the fiction list includes the likes of Truman Capote, Frank Herbert and Kenneth Grahame. Wells’ The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith.įounded in 1947, The Folio Society’s stated goal is to “create beautiful and authoritative editions of great literary works for readers”. The Folio Society has announced the latest titles in its catalogue of science fiction classics with new illustrations Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys illustrated by Francis Vallejo, Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes illustrated by Tim McDonagh, and H.
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