A beautiful New York editor retreats to a quiet Maine beach town –
Nearby, a savage human family lurks in the woods, watching, waiting…
And before too many hours pass, five civilized, sophisticated people will learn just how primitive we all are, and that there are no limits to the will to survive.
| Publisher | Ballantine |
|---|---|
| Limited Edition | Advanced Reading Copy with original artwork, that was later deemed "too graphic." |
| Year | January, 1981 |
| Format | Mass-Market Paperback |
| Pages | 184 |
| Country | USA |
| ISBN | 0-345-29427-0 |
Spanish edition of Off Season, translated by Juan Pascual, also contains the short story Winter Child (translated as Hija del invierno).
Translated by Vyacheslav Shutov.
From a 2017 Interview with Darker Magazine (in Russian):
Readers in Russia know you mainly from the rather messy-made edition of «Vultures» [Off Season] and «Stai» [Offspring].The nineties were a paradise for horror lovers in Russia, although most publishers wanted to spit on copyright, high-quality covers / translations, etc. What do you think about this book? Did you receive any money for it?
Not a cent. These books were stolen by the editor of a magazine…and sold without my knowledge. Then one day I received this book in hardcover by mail, on the cover – a frightened man in the form of either a New York policeman, or the pilot of a Nazi attack plane, surrounded by zombie-like creatures. There was no return address, so where she came from, I don’t know.
Japanese edition of Off Season: The Unexpurgated Edition, translated by Hiroshi Kaneko.
