Just got the hardcover and finished it in 2 nights! Jesus fucking christ was it nasty! I think it has usurped the throne of The Bighead as my favorite Lee book/nastiest thing I've ever read. I think the nasty bits in it were less over the top than the Bighead and that made them much more grotesque. It seemed a lot more disciplined in it's description of nastiness than The Bighead too which was nice. The whole novel flowed very well and kept me entertained throughout.

I need to go buy some nightcrawlers. Just thinking about it gives me a woodie.

Man I love that book...I remember when I first bought the book some people at work got a hold of it. Needless to say, I don't think anyone made it past the first page.

I used to respect a guy who works in a local Fantasy/horror/sf/comix bookstore. I used to respect him. He even read Stokoe's COWS and bought a copy off me. But he couldn't get past the first page of FAMILY TRADITION. What a wimp. Go read Harry Potter ya wimp.

Thanks for the kind words, folks. One of these days, Family Tradition will be reprinted. I'll have to get on that as well as contact John Pelan. the book was a blast writing!

Later,
Edward Lee

It's sort of funny because I've tried to order Family Tradition at a few different websites and it's always on backorder...I have it on order now at Buy.com but it's been on backorder for a few weeks now...I don't know why it's so hard to get ahold of ...I'm really anxious to read it though if I actually ever get it haha.

That's one of my favorite Lee stories to date.
I loves me some Family Tradition!!!

Sorry it's so tough to get. Wish I could tell you when a pb reprint will be available. For a h/c, you might want to check Camelot Books--they might have one. I think I have a few in storage in MD but finding them is quite another story. I'll start looking into pb reprints. FT was a fun collab, which gave me a chance to explore Northwest rednecks, while HAUNTER features some pretty interesting New England 'necks. I'm pretty sure that HEADER 3 will boast Florida rednecks. I'm covering all bases!

Later!

Edward Lee

Just won a copy of this on Ebay for 30 bucks shipped! I'm very happy with the price and can't wait to get it in! I'll let you know what I think when I'm done with it.

I hope you dig it; that book's a ton of fun!

Edward Lee

YaY for ebay, I bought "Family Tradition" along with "Weed Species", "The Crossings", & "Sleep Disorder" for $52, great deal for all 4 signed books!
I read "Family Tradition" about a week ago. I planned on reading a chapter or 2 the 1st night but ended up reading half the book cuz i couldn't put it down. The next day, i finished it.
Ed, u have a sick, disturbed mind & I love it! I will never forget that book! I was telling my friend about the book (she is a big baby, afraid of horror) and she said she dreamed about what i told her!

Goregirl: thanks very much. If you liked FT I have a grim feeling you'll really like HAUNTER, GOING MONSTERING, and HEADER 2. Thanks for your support!

Edward Lee

Mr. Lee,

I just got through with reading this yesterday and have to say it was fantastic! It never ceases to amaze me at how disgusting or disturbing you can write a scene. One things for sure. I'll never look at bloodworms the same way again.

Adam