Lamentations of the Flame Princess has come to an agreement to release Geoffrey McKinney's new Isle of the Unknown project in 2011. LotFP will also re-release Carcosa in an expanded, deluxe edition.
Geoffrey McKinney and I have been generally supportive of each others' work over the past couple of years. I saw that he was putting a new project together while at the same time letting Carcosa go out of print, and I thought his creativity and my expanding distribution network could work to our mutual benefit. Or to drop the PR-talk: We're going to exploit the hell out of each other for mutual financial gain.
Isle of the Unknown is a work in progress so any real talk about it would be premature, but I've seen a preliminary manuscript. I do have to say that people are going to be shocked at how utterly old school the presentation is. And before anyone worries about this collaboration resulting in watered-down McKinney, I'll let you know that even I was a bit shocked at the format of the project. I made "editorial suggestions" and the reply was "No." Rest assured you'll be getting straight-up unfiltered McKinney from Isle of the Unknown. It's going to be wild stuff.
More information on Isle of the Unknown in the months to come.
Then there's Carcosa. I know Carcosa.
Carcosa was, in my eyes, the first project demonstrating that the Old School Renaissance didn't have to be about preserving and fetishizing the past - it could be about building something new and daring without losing the old school ethos or the old school rules. The best of both worlds.
Carcosa caused a bit of a stir when it was first released in 2008, and I thought it was time to re-release it in a format that such a groundbreaking release deserves. I'll be working closely with McKinney to release something that stays absolutely true to Carcosa's original intent while giving it a presentation that will blow people's minds.
I look forward to taking all the madness and excitement that Carcosa inspires and putting that into distribution.
Isle of the Unknown and Carcosa are penciled in to be released Spring 2011.
Geoffrey McKinney and I have been generally supportive of each others' work over the past couple of years. I saw that he was putting a new project together while at the same time letting Carcosa go out of print, and I thought his creativity and my expanding distribution network could work to our mutual benefit. Or to drop the PR-talk: We're going to exploit the hell out of each other for mutual financial gain.
Isle of the Unknown is a work in progress so any real talk about it would be premature, but I've seen a preliminary manuscript. I do have to say that people are going to be shocked at how utterly old school the presentation is. And before anyone worries about this collaboration resulting in watered-down McKinney, I'll let you know that even I was a bit shocked at the format of the project. I made "editorial suggestions" and the reply was "No." Rest assured you'll be getting straight-up unfiltered McKinney from Isle of the Unknown. It's going to be wild stuff.
More information on Isle of the Unknown in the months to come.
Then there's Carcosa. I know Carcosa.
Carcosa was, in my eyes, the first project demonstrating that the Old School Renaissance didn't have to be about preserving and fetishizing the past - it could be about building something new and daring without losing the old school ethos or the old school rules. The best of both worlds.
Carcosa caused a bit of a stir when it was first released in 2008, and I thought it was time to re-release it in a format that such a groundbreaking release deserves. I'll be working closely with McKinney to release something that stays absolutely true to Carcosa's original intent while giving it a presentation that will blow people's minds.
I look forward to taking all the madness and excitement that Carcosa inspires and putting that into distribution.
Isle of the Unknown and Carcosa are penciled in to be released Spring 2011.
Most excellent news! I've been wanting to get my hands on a copy of Carcosa, and this will provide the perfect opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI do hope you'll only offer the full, unexpurgated Carcosa.
ReplyDeleteSplitting a print run on alternate versions would not be cost-effective.
ReplyDeleteI've been pretty darn interested in this Isle of the Unknown product. Everything that I've heard about it has caught my imagination! Great news for both of you!
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ReplyDeleteVery nice! I thought Carcosa was an incredibly bold step in the development of the OSR. I look forward to Isle of the Unknown.
ReplyDeleteNice to know Carcosa will be back in print... Call me old school but I've held off on checking it out for just that reason.
ReplyDeleteI had wanted to get a hard copy of Carcosa, but by the time I finally got around to it, it was out of print. This is definitely something I want to get my hands on.
ReplyDeleteMy two favorite OSR authors collaborating? TOTALLY KICK ASS!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great news!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where to get a copy of Carcosa NOW (the current expurgated version). I haven't been able to find a place to buy it anywhere. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteoh, yeah, i'm at furashgary at gmail.com :-)
ReplyDeleteCarcosa was only ever available from McKinney, and it had not been available in print in quite some time, which is why I made an offer in the first place.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I emailed him and asked if I could have a PDF copy if I just sent him a few dollars. :-)
ReplyDeleteIf he asks you about me tell him we're best friends and he should do this.
Re Lotfp, is there (1) any plan to come out with a PDF version and (2) any alternate rules that lets non-fighters get a little better at fighting over time. I would think even if you're a cleric, if you bash enough heads with a mace you'll get better at it :-)