“Man o man this is one of the best debuts l’ve ever read.”
— Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box

Lividian Publications is proud to be publishing a deluxe signed and numbered Limited Edition hardcover of THEM, the debut novel from W.H. Chizmar, one of the most exciting young voices working in the genre today!

This special edition will be the World’s First Edition and has been lavishly crafted with collectors and readers alike in mind. Vincent Chong provided the stunning full-color artwork for the dust jacket and frontispiece, plus six black and white illustrations for the interior, making this a true work of art. As a special bonus, Josh Malerman has contributed a thoughtful afterword to round out this edition.

Please Note: We’ll be offering an optional slipcase (with our signature front window) for this title at a later date. The books and slipcases will ship separately to ensure timely delivery of this Limited Edition.

Retail Price: $85
Publication Date: September 2024
Page Count: 304 pages

Special Features:
• Full-color wrap-around artwork by Vincent Chong
• Full-color frontispiece by Vincent Chong
• Six interior black and white illustrations by Vincent Chong
• Exclusive afterword by Josh Malerman

Deluxe Production Features:
• Offset printed on an acid-free archival quality paper stock
• A fine cloth binding
• Hot foil stamping on the front cover and spine
• Smyth-sewn to create a more durable binding
• Twine head and tail bands
• High-quality endpapers
• Sewn-in satin ribbon page marker
• Signed by W.H. Chizmar, Josh Malerman, and Vincent Chong
• Limited to 600 signed and numbered copies

About the Book:
A top-secret government project hits upon a revolutionary idea for transporting matter across the vast reaches of the universe, and they succeed in bringing something back. Something alive. Something alien. They bring back THEM.

Mankind’s reign atop the food chain comes to an abrupt halt when a tractor trailer hauling a mustard-yellow shipping container mysteriously overturns and rolls off the highway, unleashing THEM upon an unsuspecting New England countryside. America soon falls, and the world follows.

Years later, one man emerges from the rubble of humanity, seeking other survivors and a shred of hope amidst an eerie and lonely landscape. He travels by night up the rural East Coast, discovering Americana ruins and encountering monsters the likes of which no human has survived before. Scarred and molded by the horrors of the new natural order, the man must face his own dwindling humanity, and pray that any other survivors have not become monsters themselves.

THEM is the spectacular debut novel by W.H. Chizmar, an exciting new voice in dark fiction. This story of survival and responsibility presents sobering questions about what it means to be human and will stick with you long after the final page.

About the Author:
W.H. Chizmar is the author of numerous short stories and essays, as well as the co-author of Widow’s Point, a haunted lighthouse novella that has since been adapted into a feature film. THEM is his debut novel. Chizmar lives in Maryland with his Bernese Mountain Dog, J.J. (short for James Joyce).