All of us at Palladium Books would like to wish you and yours a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Hopefully, unlike some of us, you can enjoy a glorious four-day weekend with friends and family, relax, go to the movies, shop or enjoy a long weekend of fun.
Palladium Books has a great deal to be grateful about. Though we still have debt to pay off and struggle to get new products out, we avoided going out of business and losing everything, thanks to you, our wonderful fans. Your outpouring of purchases and love throughout 2006 pulled us from the brink of doom. Your continuing support and encouragement gives us the strength to press forward and work those long hours to keep Palladium going and getting stronger.
I can tell you on a personal level, that I could not have done it without you. You, our fans, have been my rock when things seemed too difficult to keep going, my muse when I write, and my inspiration when I face new challenges.
Please know that you are appreciated and that I am thankful and blessed to have such an army of great fans and friends around the world. Thank you for making me rich in all things that truly matter.
Keep the faith. Keep those imaginations burning bright. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher
There are only two more Palladium Collectibles Auctions left, and Kevin Siembieda is pulling out all the stops, offering more gold editions, proofreader copies, original artwork and unique items than any previous auction.
Palladium Collectibles Auction
The new auction (second from the last) starts this Saturday, November 24 (ends December 1). The auctions have helped raise operating capital while Palladium is in-between new product releases, and help to clear out the storage rooms in preparation for Palladium’s move to new offices and warehouse in the Spring of 2008.
There are plenty of unique and desirable collectibles and good deals to be had. Many are one-of-a-kind items, rarities, books and artwork. Only one auction left after this one!
- The second from last, handmade, Palladium leather book jacket hand carved and created by Roger Cartier. So far, he’s made a total of six of each, four of which are being offered in auctions. Each of the Palladium Fantasy book jackets features a different dragon.
- The second from last, handmade, Rifts® leather book jacket hand carved and created by Roger Cartier.
- SEVENTEEN (17) Proofreader copies. Each signed by the Palladium staff, including:
Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, Second Edition
After the Bomb® RPG, Second Edition
Nightlands™ (Nightbane®)
Library of Bletherad™ (Fantasy)
Land of the Damned One™ (Fantasy)
Rifts® Game Master Guide
Rifts® Sourcebook 4: Coalition Navy™
Rifts® Free Quebec™
The Rifter® #35 Swimsuit issue.
And much more . . .
- A set of TMNT® sourcebooks, signed by Erick Wujcik, Siembieda and others.
- 67 “uncut” Rifts® covers all signed by Kevin Siembieda and including the original Keith Parkinson RPG cover.
- 18 “uncut” Robotech® covers from the original RPG series.
- Heroes Unlimited™ Gold #57
- Beyond the Supernatural™ Gold “Printer Proof.”
- Rifts® Ultimate Gold “Printer Proof.”
- Rifts® Ultimate Gold #611 signed by more than 25 Palladium creators.
- Rifts® “Silver” Hardcover (only have around 20 copies left).
- Rifts® Machinations of Doom™ Gold HC “Printer Proof.”
- Robotech® and Robotech® II: The Sentinels animation cels — including Rick & Roy and the SDF-1 from the original Macross TV series (super-rare). The LAST of Kevin Siembieda’s Robotech animation collection (other than five choice Sentinels cels he is keeping).
- Robotech® display prints, signed by Kevin Siembieda.
- Robotech® action figures (two).
- A set of The Rifter® #1-14; missing #2 and 8.
- Select “out of print” issues of The Rifter® (down to the last few file copies).
- Artwork by Wayne Breaux, Kevin Siembieda, Kent Burles, Michael Gustovich, and Freddie Williams II. All rare. All prime pieces of art.
- Rare prints, including a Scott Johnson fantasy print, and two Kevin Long prints and more!
- This auction starts Saturday, November 24.
Josh Hilden has contributed to The Rifter® and is half of the writing team creating Palladium’s Zombie RPG, Dead Reign. Josh is also a Palladium fan and pal who helped out at the Palladium Open House. You can ask him what the Palladium Books offices, Kevin and staff are like, his experience helping at Palladium, going from fan to freelance writer and Palladium insider, what it’s like to be writing on a semi-professional level, and, of course, ask him about zombies and the new Zombie RPG. That’s live – November 26 – 6:00 PM EST.
The Monday, November 19, podcast with Kevin Siembieda on Gateway to the Megaverse® went great. He talked more about writing, production, scheduling and licensing.
And remember, all podcasts are downloadable so you can listen to them anytime.
Christmas Grab Bags continue to ship every couple of days to put smiles on the faces of fans around the world.
This week started out with a bang with 57 new orders. While last week we saw many orders from throughout the Southern United States, this week the North struck back with orders coming in from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, Iowa, Canada and Great Britain.
With the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, the boys (except for Kevin and Alex) have Friday off which means we expect to have five days’ worth of orders by Monday morning. The guys are placing their wagers now. The boss, Kevin, says 100 or more, Alex says 90, Wayne says 75, Julius and Hank just shake their heads and say, a lot. Bring ‘em on, we’re prepared for how many Christmas Grab Bags and other orders may come in. Tis’ the season. Buy Palladium!! :)
One of the most popular and requested Rifts® World Books, Juicer Uprising should be ready to ship Monday or Tuesday. With the Holiday weekend, we might not get Juicers back till Tuesday. It remains the definitive guide to Juicers and has been updated to be 100% compatible with RUE.
An overview of China and the Hell of the Yama Kings brought to Rifts Earth, tons of Chinese demons, ghosts and spirits, adventure ideas and fun.
The secrets of the Cyber-Knights revealed: Summon Psi-Sword, Psionic Powers, Cyber-Armor, Cyber-Knight Zen Combat, Dream Visions, Squires and Mentoring, their Code of Chivalry, variant Knights, and more. Also learn about the fractured fellowship – the schism within the knighthood caused by the Coalition’s Siege on Tolkeen, as well as Fallen Knights. More detailed information, background and equipment than what is touched upon in Rifts® Ultimate Edition.
Naruni Enterprises is a famous, trans-dimensional weapons dealer from the Three Galaxies. Despite their weapons, armor and vehicles being blacklisted by the CS, and Naruni Arms Dealers being the target of CS bounties and assassins, Naruni Enterprises has returned to Rifts Earth.
This time it’s personal, as the Naruni are looking to stick it to the Coalition States, Northern Gun and others who helped the CS oust them from the planet before the Siege on Tolkeen. And they’re doing it by selling weapons and armor to all of the Coalition’s enemies.
Progress on Dyval™ continues. Only about 25-30% left to finish!
Dyval™ is another dimension of Hell, the next book in the Minion War™ series, and is every bit as fantastic as Hades. Deevils as you have never imagined them before. A hellish dimension different from Hades, but just as horrible. The Deevil Host, evil monsters and minions, Deevil society, monstrous War Steeds, magic and more. Much, much more. Should go to the printer soon. Maybe we’ll toss out a teaser online in the next week or two.
The artwork is assigned and being created, the cover is being tweaked, the research and note making continues, and bits of first draft writing are finished. Can we get this new RPG out before Christmas? We’ll try. If not, it will be soon after.
The role-playing game will pick up where the DVD movie begins. The return of the Robotech Expeditionary Force, the separation of the SDF-3 from the rest of the fleet, and everything else that is part of Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles®.
The softcover edition of Rifts® and the Megaverse® is just as gorgeous as the two hardcover editions, and a steal at only $22.95 for the quality and amount of material. Bring back memories of your favorite games, get ideas from page after page of artwork, including concept art and designs, and enjoy the commentaries.
The fifty dollar hardcover edition is limited to 300 copies signed by John Zeleznik and Kevin Siembieda. It is the same quality as the Masterwork edition, but does NOT include original artwork and is not numbered.
Each of the 199 copies of the “Masterwork” edition comes with a one-of-a-kind, original concept drawing (pencil sketch, inked rough, etc.) that was originally created by renowned artist, John Zeleznik, specifically for one of the paintings or illustrations that appears in the book! To our knowledge, NO publisher has ever offered any of the original sketches and drawings used to create the artwork depicted in the art book. This unprecedented collector’s item makes a great gift for that, “I own everything Palladium,” collector, as well as serious fans of Palladium Books or John Zeleznik.
- The Rifter® #40 – Available now!
- $50 Zeleznik HC Art Book, signed by Zeleznik & Siembieda – available now.
- Rifts® World Book 10: Juicer Uprising™ – ships next week.
- Coalition Wars® Book 4: Cyber-Knights™ – back in print.
- Dimension Book 8: Naruni™ Wave 2 – back in print.
- Rifts® China One – back in print.
- Wolfen Empire™ – back in print December.
- Dimension Book 11: Dyval™, Hell Unleashed – December.
- Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – December or January.
- Dimension Book 12: Dimensional Outbreak™ – January.
- Heroes of the Megaverse® – February.
- Plus downloadable material, therifter.com, and a few surprises up our sleeves in the way of special items available only online.
- Palladium Art and Collectibles Auction starts Saturday, November 24.
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