Howard Phillips Lovecraft Boeken

Fantasy van meesterklasse, speciaal geselecteerd voor SF-lezers Veel werk dat verschijnt als science fiction kan met evenveel recht fantasy worden genoemd. Anders dan de 'zuivere' SF, gaat de fantasy niet uit van de wereld zoals hij is of zou kunnen worden. De fantasy werkt met bovennatuurlijke zaken en wezens, draken, elfen en tovenaars, prinsessen en helden. Fantasy is er in alle soorten, van vriendelijke sprookjes tot barbaarse zwaardensagen vol noodlottige magie. Er is al veel fantasy in het Nederlands vertaald en de meeste lezers van science flction genieten van hun eigen soort fantasy. Beroemde voorbeelden van fantasy zijn geschreven door Jack Vance, zoals De stervende Aarde en Ogen van de Overwereld en talrijke korte verhalen zoals Morreion . Even vermaard is de onstuimige Zwaarden -reeks van Fritz Leiber over de Grijze Muizer en Fafhrd. Fantasy kennen we ook van Ursula Le Guin (de Aardzee -boeken), van Roger Zelazny (de Amber -romans), van Poul Anderson en Lam' Xiven, van H. Rider Haggard en Lord Dunsany, van Moorcock, Sturgeon en Carr, van Robert Heinlein ( Het pad van roem ) en natuurlijk van Tolkien. Het werd tijd voor een forse bloemlezing van zwaar kaliber waarin fantasyverhalen van uiteenlopend karakter bijeen zijn gebracht. In Fata morgana komt niet alleen de heroic fantasy of sword & sorcery aan bod, maar ook lichtere verhalen met romantisch avontuur en vrolijke toverij zijn opgenomen, terwijl het schelmenverhaal in fantasy-decor evenmin ontbreekt Sommige van de opgenomen schrijvers zijn iedere SF-lezer bekend, zoals Leiber en Vance (met respectievelijk een nieuw Grijze Muizer-verhaal en de nieuwste wandaden van Cugel de Slimme), Michael Moorcock en Tanith Lee, terwijl andere namen vooral in de fantasy-wereld een begrip zijn, zoals Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Lord Dunsany en Karl Edward Wagner. Dit twintigtal verhalen heeft de SF-redactie speciaal gekozen met het oog op de smaak van de SF-lezer die zijn vleugels wil uitslaan zonder al te ver van zijn bekende terrein te worden gevoerd. L. Sprague de Camp Het tapijt en de stier Clark Ashton Smith De tovenares van Sylaire Adrian Cole Astrale zwerveling A. E. Silas Het orakel dat zich vergiste Tanith Lee De goden ontvloden Robert E. Howard De Donkere Man F. Paul Wilson De zang der demonen Fritz Leiber De meerminnares Lord Dunsany De schat van de Gibbelins Gerald W. Page De held die terugkwam E. Hoffmann Price Selene Karl Edward Wagner Lynortis Daphne Castell Alma mater H. P. Lovecraft De katten van Ulthar Michael Moorcock Meester van de Chaos Manly Wade Wellman De zoeker in het fort Donald Wandrei De krater Ramsey Campbell De leeftocht van Hoak Phyllis Eisenstein Het Land van Droefenis Jack Vance De zak vol dromen

Return to the final days of the Dyer expedition in the remote Antarctic wastes. The letters from expedition leader Professor William Dyer grow increasingly more desperate as the expedition presses on, leaving sanity behind them. What they discover beneath the ice is meant for no living man to see, Cyclopean structures and alien landscapes that defy history itself. The final act of the Dyer Expedition is a descent into cosmic horror and utter madness. H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, first published in 1936, is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. The most ambitious story Lovecraft ever wrote, it has served as a source of inspiration for filmmakers and authors in the decades since his death. This is the second volume of two. François Baranger, an illustrator with experience working in both the film and gaming industries, was fascinated early on by Lovecraft's creatures and visions which populated the darkest recesses of fantasy. Having previously illustrated The Call of Cthulhu to great acclaim, this book is his most ambitious creation so far.

An extensively annotated anthology of twenty-two of the horror master's best writings also examines Lovecraft's rise and accomplishments against a backdrop of the pulp fiction era while evaluating his influence on literature

Selected and Introduced by M J Elliott. 'They were removing the stones quietly, one by one, from the centuried wall. And then, as the breach became large enough, they came out into the laboratory in single fi≤ led by a stalking thing with a beautiful head made of wax.' From the dark, mind-expanding imagination of H P Lovecraft, Wordsworth presents a third volume of tales penned by the greatest horror writer of the 20th Century. Here are some of Lovecraft's weirdest flesh-creeping masterpieces, including Pickman's Model, The Shunned House, his famous serial Herbert West - Reanimator, and several classic tales from the Cthulhu Mythos, in which mankind is subjected to the unimaginable terrors known only to those who have read from the forbidden Necronomicon. Also included in this compelling collection are the complete Randolph Carter stories, chronicling his adventures in this world and the realm of his dreams, where he faces perils beyond comprehension.

The collection showcases H. P. Lovecraft's mastery of dark and supernatural storytelling, exploring themes such as non-human influences, the fragility of civilization, and the perils of scientific advancement. Through a series of strange tales, it delves into the interplay of fate and superstition, immersing readers in a world where the unknown looms large and humanity's place in the universe is questioned.

With the much-anticipated follow-up to his Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature (Harlan Ellison), Leslie Klinger completes his tour-de-force annotation of H.P. Lovecraft's canon of weird fiction.

The letters of H. P. Lovecraft offer profound insights into his life, work, and thought, showcasing his remarkable literary voice. With tens of thousands of letters, many lengthy and detailed, they reveal the complexities of his character and the influences behind his iconic status in contemporary culture. These documents serve as a significant resource for understanding Lovecraft's creative process and the era he lived in.

A Lovecraft-inspired cookbook with recipes to whet your appetite and threaten your sanity Reading about the slime- covered, non- Euclidean ruins of the sunken city of R’lyeh or the squamous, tentacled deity who slumbers there would make anyone hungry. Starting with the puns and working from there, authors Mike Slater and Thomas Roache have summoned forth 50 funny, bizarre, and horrible dishes such • The Deep Fried Deep One• Nog Sothoth• Cthus-Koos• The Great Old Buns• The Gin and Miskatonic Like H. P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon , the legendary and forbidden book of the dead that is “alien to all sane and balanced readers,” this cookbook contains many dark (but still delicious) secrets within its pages. The book comes infested with sanity- melting and mouth- watering illustrations, as well as annotations full of crazed discoveries and desperate warnings about the recipes that brave readers will undertake. 100 illustrations