Palladium Books has decided that its Rifts Ultimate Edition will be released as a 300-page hardcover, with color sections, for $33.95.  And the company is warning retailers and distributors to expect it to 'sell like crazy,' based on the estimated 1.5 million people that have played Rifts in its 15 year history.   The first Rifts release sold 50,000 copies in the first year. 

 

Art for Rifts Ultimate Edition includes a cover painting by Scott Johnson, two double-page end sheets by John Zeleznik, and new additions and old favorites inside. 

 

The book will be released simultaneously at Gencon and in stores this August.