Help! Durham Red Empty suns.

[marko10174]

I've just purchased "The scarlet cantos" and "the vermain stars" online. I didn't realise these two stories are part of a trilogy, with the empty suns being the third part (or that's what I've been lead to believe). I can't find the empty suns online anywhere! does anyone know where I can get a copy online? or any sites where I can read it online? it'll be pretty frustrating if I own the first two volumes, but don't get to see how the story ends if the empty suns is the final act. Thanks, appreciate it.

[IndigoPrime]

eBay's probably going to be your best bet. These books have been OOP for ages, and it doesn't look like there's been a digital release yet either. Alternatively, if you can source Progs 1362–1368, and 1382–1386 cheaply, that'd contain the entire run of the last book.

[marko10174]

Thanks for the reply. There's nothing on ebay, or amazon selling it. I may just have to settle with getting the progs. So is empty suns the last part of a trilogy? or do each book tell a different story.

[EDazzling]

I got the first two in November, set up an Ebay alert for the Empty Suns. Stupidly let one buy-it-now for below cover price pass in early December, and then had to wait until late January for the next one.

And yeah, I couldn't find a single one in any other online retailer. Set an alert and wait, patiently.

EDIT: And they're very definitely a Trilogy. Although Book 2 ends on a great note that could easily have been a (downer) ending if they never came back, so it worked really well to get to that point and have to wait a few months for the conclusion

[Mute77]

The Durham Red trilogy of books are up there with my all time 2000ad series, book 2 being my favourite. Book 3 has some amazing exras at the back if you do find a copy.

[marko10174]

I've set up an email alert, thanks for the advice. I've just ordered the previous two today, but I may get impatient and end up just buying the progs they were issued in.

[IndigoPrime]

To answer your query, yes it's the end of the trilogy. That version of Durham Red ends with that story.

[Steve Green]

There's also the scarlet apocrypha, which was published between parts 2 and 3 - but I don't think it's been collected and it's not connected to the scarlet cantos/vermin stars/empty suns story.

[Dark Jimbo]

Empty Suns is the best book of the lot as it includes all the Scarlet Apocrypha stories...! Really wish they'd give these a reprint - although hopefully the stories will appear in the new partwork.

[Steve Green]

Ah, cheers - yeah I've had no luck tracking down the third book either.

[EDazzling]

Book 3 has some amazing exras at the back if you do find a copy.

Harrison's essay is certainly... entertaining
https://twitter.com/James_Baker/status/835843197377052673

[marko10174]

Well all on the progs containing empty suns are on ebay at a reasonable price, with the exception of prog 1384. I don't know if this was a collectors issue or something, it' currently unavailable on amazon, and is going for over forty pound on ebay. Bloody typical! the issue has Shaun of the dead on the front.

[EDazzling]

Looks like the 2000AD shop still has it for cover price https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/BI1384

[marko10174]

Good man! I've just purchased it. I don't know why I never thought to check on here. I should now be able to pick up the rest of the progs that feature empty suns for a reasonable price. Thanks man!