The Reach of Children
By: Tim Lebbon
Contributors: Michael Marshall Smith (foreword); Lee Thompson (Cover Designer)
Edition: Very Special (Colector's)
Publisher: Humdrumming
Published: September 19, 2008
Place of publication: London, England, UK
Language: eng
Format: Printed Paper Case
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781905532582
Subjects: Novela; Fiction, modern; Fantasy - Dark/Horror
Genres: Horror
Description: The Reach of Children, the latest novela by Tim Lebbon, is a story of childhood, bereavement and hope, and explores just how far some people — living, or dead — will go to protect the ones they love.
 Daniel is ten years old when his mother dies. She dies young, and with so much left to give. He does not understand. He cannot let her go.
 After the funeral, his father begins talking to a large wooden box that suddenly appears beneath his bed. And when Daniel whispers to the box one day when his father goes out… it answers back.
 It's a voice he does not know. But this voice knows so much.
The novella comes complete with an Introduction written by Michael Marshall Smith, as well as an Author’s Afterword, making this so much more than a simple novella. No, this is a towering monolith of a must have book for the ‘Lebbon Acolyte’ and general horror reader alike.

This is the only planned publication of The Reach of Children and can be pre-ordered in two differing editions, both of which will be formally released in September.
Notes: — VERY SPECIAL EDITION—
There are only 52 copies of this hardback, dual cover, lettered edition, which arrives within the confines of a specially commissioned presentation box. The box is made of hand-selected cedar wood, and is constructed by Grammy Award®-winning craftsmen located in the heart of the world-renowned vineyards of British Columbia’s Okanagan region. The joinery is of the quality expected by the international gold-medal winning vintners of the area, and is adorned with a motif which has been custom-designed to complement the frontispiece of the book’s outer jacket.

# this edition comes in the exclusive, hand-crafted, wooden presentation box described above, and is perfect for hiding under the bed until no-one is around and then pulling it out to have a friendly chat with);
# each copy is individually signed by the writer of the forword, Michael Marshall Smith;
# each copy is also individually signed by the sick and twisted author using his very own hand;
# each copy is also individually lettered for identification, so no two copies of this edition may be confused one for the other;
# the dust-jacket and outer surface of the book proper have the same differing artwork as the Special Edition;
# a silk ribbon marker is also bound into the book, so that you may locate your place with both ease and distinction;
# lastly, an audio CD of the Author reading a short story he has written exclusively for the not-yet-available Second Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories is bound into this edition, however the disc can be easily removed to listen to his dulcet tones in the comfort of your home, automobile, or via public address system