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Bezig met laden... The Book of Cthulhu 2door Ross E. Lockhart (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Usually anthologies have one or two good offerings and the rest are poor. This was just the opposite with a lot of quality work. I particularly liked the work by Jonathan Wood and I'm definitely reading more of him. ( ) I bought this on a whim, as the ebook was on sale and I was interested in reading the story by Neil Gaiman. To my surprise, it ended up being an enthralling series of stories that I could not put down. They were all well-written, with lots of suspense, plot twists, and spooky vibes. Some of the stories have really stuck with me. I'll consider myself lucky if I find another collection this good. A first-rate themed anthology is hard to find. Oh, there are tons of them available, but too often editors seem to simply throw together a couple dozen stories that loosely fit the appropriate theme without giving thought to how well the stories fit with one another. Having suffered through many such anthologies, it came as a pleasant surprise to find Ross E. Lockhart’s The Book of Cthulhu II, a recent anthology from Night Shade Books which combines good storytelling with good editing. There are many collections inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, but few of them standout simply because the editors choose stories that are little more than Lovecraft pastiche. In The Book of Cthulhu II, editor Lockhart gathers twenty-four tales that, while inspired by the Mythos, feature the unique voice of each author and work together to create the mood of madness and despair that is the hallmark of good Mythos stories. Lockhart has included stories by noted fantasy and sci-fi authors Neil Gaiman, Fritz Leiber, and Kim Newman but the true gems of the anthology are from the lesser known writers. Paul Tobin’s “The Drowning at Lake Henpin,” Christopher Reynaga’s “I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee,” both original to the anthology, Stanley C. Sargent’s “The Black Brat of Dunwich,” and A. Scott Glancy’s “Once More, from the Top” alone justify the cover price. If the book has a flaw, it’s that Lockhart places too many stories inspired by Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth” in the first half of the anthology. This makes the book seem a little repetitive when reading the stories in the order they are printed. Whether new to the Mythos or a longtime fan, readers will find Ross E. Lockhart’s The Book of Cthulhu II a worthy addition to the Lovecraft world. Received via NetGalley. I originally wrote this review for thechantonline.com. It is reposted with permission. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Night Shade Books unleashed The Book of Cthulhu onto an unsuspecting world. Critically acclaimed as "the ultimate Cthulhu anthology" and "a 'must read' for fans of Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos," The Book of Cthulhu went where no collection of mythos tales had gone before: to the very edge of madness... and beyond. For nearly a century, H. P. Lovecraft's tales of malevolent Great Old Ones existing beyond the dimensions of this world, beyond the borders of sanity, have captured and held the imaginations of writers and aficionados of the dark, the macabre, the fantastic, and the horrible. Now, because you demanded more, anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has risked all to dive back into the Cthulhu canon, combing through mind-shattering manuscripts and moldering tomes to bring you The Book of Cthulhu 2, with even more tales of tentacles, terror, and madness. Featuring monstrous stories by many of weird fiction's brightest lights, The Book of Cthulhu 2 brings you even more tales inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's greatest creation: The Cthulhu mythos. This year, the stars are right... Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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