"Throttle" - スティーヴン･キングとジョー･ヒルの共著

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2008年3月24日、スティーヴン・キングのオフィシャルサイトにキングとジョー・ヒルの共著の情報が掲載された。

Stephen King and Joe Hill Collaborate on Novella for HE IS LEGEND
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Just say the name and the memories come flooding back--Somewhere in Time, Duel, The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, and countless more. He's one of the greatest storytellers of our time--or any time.

Now Gauntlet Press has assembled He Is Legend: Celebrating Richard Matheson, a spectacular anthology of original, never-before published stories by today's best writers--stories set in Richard Matheson's own fictional universes, and published with Mr. Matheson's complete cooperation!

And, among the many contributions to the book is the first collaboration ever between Stephen King and his son Joe Hill, the novella “Throttle” their take on Matheson’s classic “Duel.” This is, obviously, a once-in-a-lifetime publishing event as its father and sons first collaboration. Both Stephen King and Joe Hill will be signing both the numbered and lettered editions.

Other contributors to this anthology, edited by Christopher Conlon, include F. Paul Wilson, Joe Lansdale, Whitley Strieber, Richard Christian Matheson, William F. Nolan, Gary Braunbeck, Thomas Monteleone, John Shirley, Ed Gorman and an introduction by Ramsey Campbell (additional contributors will be announced at a later date).

And, as an added bonus, He Is Legend features the original full-length screenplay Conjure Wife--over 20,000 never-before published words by Richard Matheson himself, in collaboration with the late-Charles Beaumont that was filmed at “Burn, Witch Burn.”

Cover art and six interior illustrations by Matheson’s favorite artist Harry O. Morris.

To be released in February 2009 this signed limited edition will appear in the following states:

750 copy signed numbered edition (signed by all contributors except Richard Matheson)

52 copy lettered edition in a special bonded leather traycase This is the only edition that will be signed by Richard Matheson

We will begin taking orders immediately at the Gauntlet Press website (www.gauntletpress.com) but will not charge credit cards until January 1, 2009. Further details are at the Gauntlet Pres website. Address any questions to Gauntlet at info@gauntletpress.com.

スティーヴン・キングとジョー・ヒルの共著のタイトルは"Throttle"。これが収められるアンソロジー"HE IS LEGEND"はどれもリチャード・マシスンの小説内の設定を受けて書かれている。キングとヒルの"Throttle"は、マシスンの"Duel"の設定に基づいている。

"HE IS LEGEND"限定版のオーダーはこちら
He Is Legend: Celebrating Richard Matheson


マシスンの"Duel"って、スティーブン・スピルバーグ監督の｢激突/Duel｣の原作か。その設定を受け継いで、さらにジョー・ヒルとの共著というのはかなり話題になるんじゃないでしょうか。