Call of the Dreamlands: Stories by H.P. Lovecraft: 1 (Chatwin Books H. P. Lovecraft)

Chatwin Books presents our first collection of spine-chilling stories by H. P. Lovecraft featuring an introduction by Matt Ruff author ofSewer Gas Electric; Set This House in Order; Bad Monkeys; 88 Names; and Lovecraft Country the basis for the HBO TV show.So the first thing you should know is he can be an acquired taste.In the Dreamlands stories that make up the first volume of this series youll find palaces of living fire a golden bridge of moonbeams a ship that sails off the edge of the world and a grudge match between immortals that ends with a supernova lighting up the sky...His marvels are seen mostly in glimpses and the price of even a short look can be high: death insanity disensoulment oblivion.He has a way of getting in your head and even if you dont develop a taste for him youll likely find some inspiration-horrible or wonderful-to carry away with you. -from the introduction by Matt Ruff