Alternate edition(s) of this title:
Synopsis / Contents:
On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There's no identification on the body. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues, and it's more than a year before the man is identified.
But that's just the beginning of the mystery, because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the less they understand. Was it an impossible crime...or something even stranger?
In its first appearance (as a mass market paperback under the Hard Case Crime imprint), this rivetting story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown — and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained — split fans and critics alike... seemingly frustrating as many as it delighted. One thing is certain: there is no middle ground with The Colorado Kid. As the author says in his Afterword, "We always want to reach for the lights in the sky, and we always want to know where the Colorado Kid (the world is full of Colorado Kids) came from. Wanting may be better than knowing. I don't say that for sure; I only suggest it."
Important Ordering Information - When ordering, please be careful to ensure that you add the correct edition i.e. A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 etc. to your shopping cart.
Each art-version (1, 2 or 3) will feature wraparound dust-jacket artwork by the respective artist plus five interior colour paintings.
In other words, format A1 will have a cover and five interior illustrations by Edward Miller, format A2 will have a cover and five interior illustrations by J.K. Potter and format A3 will have have a cover and five interior illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne, and so forth.
All orders must be pre-paid. Copies will be sent out as soon as the book is published.
Only one copy of each of the three states of editions
[A] and
[B] is permitted per customer.
N.B. As of the end of February 2007 we have sold out of all [C] and [D] editions, and the [B] editions are going fast!
Details of All Editions:[A] Hardcover, unsigned10,000 copies total, priced at £25/$50 (postage and packing per copy is £2 within the UK and £5/$10 elsewhere)
(1) 3,333 copies illustrated by Edward Miller
(2) 3,333 copies illustrated by J.K. Potter
(3) 3,333 copies illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne
[B] Hardcover, signed by the artist only1,000 copies priced at £50/$100 (postage, packing and insurance per copy is £5 within the UK and £10/$20 elsewhere)
(1) 333 copies illustrated by Edward Miller
(2) 333 copies illustrated by J.K. Potter
(3) 333 copies illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne
[C] Slipcased Hardcover, signed by the author and the artist450 copies priced at £125/$250 (postage, packing and insurance per copy is £5 within the UK and £10/$20 elsewhere)
(1) 150 copies illustrated by Edward Miller -
SOLD OUT(2) 150 copies illustrated by J.K. Potter -
SOLD OUT(3) 150 copies illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne -
SOLD OUT[D] Traycased, Gilt-edged, Leatherbound Hardcover signed by the author and all three artists.99 copies priced at £375/$750 (postage, packing and insurance per copy is £10 within the UK and £20/$40 elsewhere)
(1) 33 copies illustrated by Edward Miller -
SOLD OUT(2) 33 copies illustrated by J.K. Potter -
SOLD OUT(3) 33 copies illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne -
SOLD OUTPlease Note: the [D] edition also features a gallery at the rear of the book containing all eighteen pieces of artwork, in full colour - that's the three dust-jackets and three sets of five interior pieces.
Please also note, the original run of the [D] edition was 52 copies, but demand was so great that Stephen King gave permission for a few additional copies to be printed.