The Starry Wisdom: Fiction Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
Category: Books,Literature & Fiction,Genre Fiction
The Starry Wisdom: Fiction Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft Details
Contemporary visions of cosmic transformation, mutation and madness - many inspired directly by the life and writings of H.P. Lovecraft, others reflecting his strangely presentient themes in their own bizarre sub-texts. Here the primal beings of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stalk a post-modern landscape of social collapse, ethnic cleansing, genetic engineering and nuclear devastation - nightmare prophecies from his pulp pages which have now come chillingly true. The undercurrents of sexual and ecological displacement which powered Lovecraft's work have ï¬nally been laid bare, providing this maligned genius with a long-overdue retrospective and revealing him to be a true prophet of the 20th century. This special ebook edition includes the very best fiction from both volumes of The Starry Wisdom, with a total of 29 stories. Authors include ALANˆMOORE, GRANTˆMORRISON , D.M. MITCHELL, ROBERT M. PRICE , DONˆWEBB, DAVIDˆCONWAY, and many others.
Reviews
I am an avid reader of Lovecraft's works, but tend to stay away from many of the extensions to his mythos cycle. Many writers in the mythos tend to twist old stories and introduce concepts such as "good and evil" which are absent from Lovecraft's works. This book though tends to be more independent and with elements which pay tribute to Lovecraft without being direct take-offs. I found the majority of the works fun to read and would definitely recommend this book to any fan of the master of the short-horror.