false 58223 0 0 male 806933 0870541595 9780870541599 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240983897m/806933.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240983897s/806933.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/806933.Tales_of_the_Cthulhu_Mythos_Golden_Anniversary_Anthology 4.07 14 —H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature

Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes—dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness—have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre.

In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition:

"The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals.
"Notebook Found in a Deserted House" by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil.

"Cold Print" by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes—available for a bloodcurdling price.

"The Freshman" by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University.

Plus eighteen more spine-tingling tales!

Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! • essay by Jim Turner
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos • interior artwork by J.K. Potter
The Call of Cthulhu • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1928) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
The Return of the Sorcerer • (1931) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
Ubbo-Sathla • (1933) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
The Black Stone • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
The Hounds of Tindalos • (1929) • short story by Frank Belknap Long
The Space-Eaters • (1928) • novelette by Frank Belknap Long
The Dweller in Darkness • (1944) • novelette by August Derleth
Beyond the Threshold • (1941) • novelette by August Derleth
The Shambler from the Stars • (1935) • short story by Robert Bloch
Notebook Found in a Deserted House • (1951) • novelette by Robert Bloch
The Salem Horror • [Michael Leigh] • (1937) • short story by Henry Kuttner
The Terror from the Depths • (1976) • novelette by Fritz Leiber
Rising with Surtsey • (1971) • novelette by Brian Lumley
Cold Print • (1969) • short story by Ramsey Campbell
The Return of the Lloigor • (1969) • novella by Colin Wilson
My Boat • (1976) • short story by Joanna Russ
Sticks • (1974) • novelette by Karl Edward Wagner
The Freshman • (1979) • short story by Philip José Farmer
Jerusalem's Lot • (1978) • novelette by Stephen King
Discovery of the Ghooric Zone • (1977) • short story by Richard A. Lupoff]]> 57728 3.72 86 13 2917002 4.08 13 1 58223 3.85 213 33 9494 4.15 16363 1207 57720 4.18 614 54 66700 4.04 6809 532 117570 3.82 146 21 20598 4.13 2901 243 12540 3.85 1844 183 70167 3.84 739 79 23001 3.91 4747 351 20602 3.87 5750 256 18253 3.60 1786 202 9016 3.82 1679 202 52310 3.70 862 118 88014 4.01 615 70 10089 3.67 6813 413 3389 3.75 736949 33071 10088 3.62 359 59 1969 102095 0870541560 9780870541568 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240983786m/102095.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240983786s/102095.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102095.A_Rendezvous_in_Averoigne_The_Best_Fantastic_Tales_of_Clark_Ashton_Smith 4.37 35 Klarkash-Ton, you have a real treat in store. This beautifully produced Arkham House collection is a bejeweled corridor into the dark worlds of vampire-cursed Averoigne, Zothique of the dying sun, primordial Hyperborea (which, with its black, amorphous god Tsathoggua, is close in spirit to Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos), and others. Smith is a consummate stylist whose evocations of lush exoticism and languid evil led critic Brian Stableford to call him "the poet of American Decadence," and yet his tales are also humorous—in a wry, macabre way. A Rendezvous in Averoigne collects 30 tales, with illustrations by J.K. Potter and an introduction by Ray Bradbury.

Contents:
Introduction (A Rendezvous in Averoigne) • essay by Ray Bradbury
A Rendezvous in Averoigne • interior artwork by J.K. Potter
The Holiness of Azédarac • (1933)
The Colossus of Ylourgne • (1934)
The End of the Story • (1930)
A Rendezvous in Averoigne • (1931)
The Last Incantation • (1930)
The Death of Malygris • (1934)
A Voyage to Sfanomoë • (1931)
The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan • (1932)
The Seven Geases • (1934)
The Tale of Satampra Zeiros • (1931)
The Coming of the White Worm • (1941)
The City of the Singing Flame • [Singing Flame] • (1931)
The Dweller in the Gulf • (1960)
The Chain of Aforgomon • (1935)
Genius Loci • (1933)
The Maze of Maal Dweb • (1938)
The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis • (1932)
The Uncharted Isle • (1930)
The Planet of the Dead • (1932)
Master of the Asteroid • (1932)
The Empire of the Necromancers • (1932)
The Charnel God • (1934)
Xeethra • (1934)
The Dark Eidolon • (1935)
The Death of Ilalotha • (1937)
The Last Hieroglyph • (1935)
Necromancy in Naat • (1936)
The Garden of Adompha • [Zothique] • (1938)
The Isle of the Torturers • (1933)
Morthylla • (1953)]]> 57720 4.18 614 54 58223 3.85 213 33 1630 3.92 150355 7591 1988 656020 0879517328 9780879517328 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176824015m/656020.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176824015s/656020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656020.Bending_the_Landscape_Original_Gay_and_Lesbian_Science_Fiction_Writing 3.67 33
One of the best stories in this stellar bunch is Ellen Klages's "Time Gypsy," a "lesbian time-travel-romance-revenge story" about a scientist who discovers love in an unlikely way. L. Timmel Duchamp's "Dance at the Edge" is a heartbreaking story of visibility and strength, and Richard A. Bamberg looks at what it might be like to be the last gay person on Earth in "Love's Last Farewell."

Big name authors like Charles Sheffield, Nancy Kress, Stephen Baxter, and Elizabeth Vonarburg contribute stories as well. The science fiction volume, like all the Bending the Landscape anthologies, addresses universal themes of otherness, love, and loss. Great reading for the 21st century. —Adam Fisher

Note: The jacket calls this "Volume I" in a series, but this is actually the second, following Bending the Landscape: Fantasy (White Wolf 1997).

Contents
Introduction · Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel
Sex, Guns, and Baptists · Keith Hartman
Half in Love with Easeful Rock and Roll · Rebecca Ore
Powertool · Mark McLaughlin
Time Gypsy · Ellen Klages
Lonely Land · Denise Lopes Heald
The Rendez-Vous · Nancy Johnston
Silent Passion · Kathleen O'Malley
Sun-Drenched [Slade; Bado] · Stephen Baxter
The Flying Triangle [Diamondback Jack's; Near Space] · Allen Steele
Brooks Too Broad for Leaping · Charles Sheffield
Dance at the Edge · L. Timmel Duchamp
Love's Last Farewell · Richard A. Bamberg
On Vacation · Ralph A. Sperry
The City in the Morning · Carrie Richerson
State of Nature · Nancy Kress
The Beautiful People · Wendy Rathbone
A Real Girl · Shariann Lewitt
Who Plays with Sin · Don Bassingthwaite
Surfaces · Mark W. Tiedemann
Stay Thy Flight (aka "Suspends ton vol") · Elisabeth Vonarburg
Free the Asveroth · Jim Grimsley
About the Editors · Misc. Material
About the Authors · Misc. Material]]> 90780 3.83 1282 179 132704 3.51 91 8 58223 3.85 213 33 150795 3.79 85 12 154432 3.42 189 20 174186 3.55 110 14 24901 3.98 1532 441 870485 3.76 185 6 144221 3.68 38 4 108796 3.62 168 10 20295 3.71 5751 609 73419 3.73 1016 134 32276 3.56 1147 91 288416 3.87 119 21 1972236 3.65 37 4 58818 3.68 37 3 2916962 3.56 61 6 21158 3.79 2734 372 352636 3.83 95 8 240027 3.76 157 8 122314 3.54 294 15 261107 3.60 226 11 202240 3.82 92 7 90090 3.85 835 136 1998 270266 1585675768 9781585675760 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300017m/270266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300017s/270266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270266.Bending_the_Landscape_Original_Gay_and_Lesbian_Fantasy_Writing 3.27 33 Bending the Landscape will be a series of anthologies focused on homosexual issues in genre fiction, but this one isn't so neatly pigeonholed as all that. Gayness, or someone's discovery of his or her gayness, is indeed a common motif to all the stories, but in some it is central; in others, it's just a quality a character has--they happen to be having or have had a relationship with someone of the same sex. It's generous in size, 22 stories, and generous in its embrace, ranging in tone from sitcom-like light entertainment ("In Mysterious Ways," by Tanya Huff, and "Magicked Tricks" by K. L Berac), to realism ("Gestures Too Late on a Gravel Road" by Mark W. Tiedemann, and "Full Moon and Empty Arms" by M. W. Keiper), to realistic horror ("The House of the Man in the Moon" by Richard Bowes). Mythic fantasy, fairy tales, and ghost stories are all here too, so this is more like reading a survey than a tightly thematic anthology. The variety is appropriate. Neither fantasy nor sex comes in just one flavor. If you're at all interested in anything besides vanilla, sample this.

Contents

Introduction (Bending the Landscape: Fantasy) • (1997) • essay by Nicola Griffith and Steve Pagel
Frost Painting • (1997) • short story by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Gary, in the Shadows • (1997) • short story by Mark Shepherd
Prince of the Dark Green Sea • (1997) • short story by Mark McLaughlin
Water Snakes • (1997) • short story by Holly Wade Matter
Gestures Too Late on a Gravel Road • (1997) • short story by Mark W. Tiedemann
The Fall of the Kings • [The World of Riverside] • (1997) • novelette by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
Cloudmaker • (1997) • short story by Charlee Jacob
Magicked Tricks • (1997) • novelette by K.L. Berac
The Sound of Angels • (1997) • short story by Lisa S. Silverthorne
The King's Folly • (1997) • short story by James A. Moore
Beside the Well • (1997) • short story by Leslie What
The Home Town Boy • (1997) • short story by B.J. Thrower
Expression of Desire • (1997) • short story by Dominick Cancilla
There Are Things Which Are Hidden from the Eyes of the Everyday • (1997) • short story by Simon Sheppard
Full Moon and Empty Arms • (1997) • short story by M.W. Keiper
Mahu • (1997) • novelette by Jeff Verona
The Stars Are Tears • (1997) • short story by Robin Wayne Bailey
Desire • (1997) • short story by Kim Antieau
Young Lady Who Loved Caterpillars • (1997) • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
In Memory of • (1997) • short story by Don Bassingthwaite
In Mysterious Ways • (1997) • novelette by Tanya Huff
In the House of the Man in the Moon • (1997) • short story by Richard Bowes
Contributors' Bios (Bending the Landscape: Fantasy) • (1997) • essay by uncredited]]> 90780 3.83 1282 179 132704 3.51 91 8 58223 3.85 213 33 536013 3.84 139 20 103053 3.55 1348 25 174186 3.55 110 14 2916910 3.39 54 5 261107 3.60 226 11 11889 3.77 1765 283 24 3.93 2569 261 157018 3.52 107 23 2916916 3.34 38 3 876039 3.69 466 26 27148 3.56 670 55 902641 3.30 96 13 2916917 3.32 34 2 670958 3.37 78 6 369734 3.61 59 13 2916919 3.57 44 3 2916918 3.34 38 3 32641 3.65 1404 51 380896 3.73 352 63 48325 3.50 218 24 122314 3.54 294 15 1967 3.73 15067 1090 107744 3.70 241 46 1997 6234428 1596062509 9781596062504 14 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6234428.The_Women_of_Nell_Gwynne_s 3.51 35 53193 3.78 3772 497 58223 3.85 213 33 2009 102087 057507373X 9780575073739 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171484410m/102087.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171484410s/102087.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102087.The_Emperor_of_Dreams 4.36 22 57720 4.18 614 54 58223 3.85 213 33 2002 270268 1585673722 9781585673728 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300018m/270268.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300018s/270268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270268.Bending_the_Landscape_Original_Gay_and_Lesbian_Horror_Writing 3.50 16 Bending the Landscape: Horror brings together a tantalizing slew of truly horrifying tales guaranteed to provoke, entertain, and inspire fear in even the most seasoned horror aficionado. World-renowned fantasy author Nicola Griffith and fantasy publisher Stephen Pagel have compiled an exciting array of never-before-published stories, both from talented newcomers and award-winning genre veterans.

These stories, written by writers both gay and straight, incite fear and spur thought, transporting the reader into realms of shock and dread.

Note: The jacket calls this "Volume II" in a series, but this is actually the third if you include the first volume from White Wolf (1997), Bending the Landscape: Fantasy.

Introduction · Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel
Coyote Love · Kraig Blackwelder
Explanations Are Clear · L. Timmel Duchamp
What Are You Afraid Of? · Simon Sheppard
The Lost Homeland · Cynthia Ward
The Man Who Picks the Chamomile · Mark McLaughlin
Love on a Stick · Carrie Richerson
Triangle · Ellen Klages
Memorabilia · Holly Wade Matter
Blood Requiem · Gary Bowen
In the Days Still Left · Brian A. Hopkins and James Van Pelt
Broken Canes · Alexi Smart
Keep the Faith · A.J. Potter
The WereSlut of Avenue A · Leslie What
Kindred · Alexis Glynn Latner
'Til Death · Barbara Hambly
If I Could See Lazarus Rising · Kathleen O'Malley
The Waltz of the Epileptic Penguins · Keith Hartman
Passing · Mark W. Tiedemann
About the Editors · Misc. Material
About the Authors · Misc. Material]]> 90780 3.83 1282 179 132704 3.51 91 8 58223 3.85 213 33 14727 3.68 155 9 2916962 3.56 61 6 24901 3.98 1532 441 2916910 3.39 54 5 27787 3.60 53 4 207679 3.67 55 9 645132 3.81 52 12 2916965 3.36 25 3 2916964 3.50 16 2 902641 3.30 96 13 726316 3.43 35 5 10333 3.71 9889 696 108796 3.62 168 10 150795 3.79 85 12 261107 3.60 226 11 2001 1901838 1597800007 9781597800006 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190059662m/1901838.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190059662s/1901838.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1901838.Conference_with_the_Dead 4.57 7 372621 4.11 37 4 58223 3.85 213 33 1996 6233723 1596062282 9781596062283 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6233723.The_Ebb_Tide 3.86 7 86475 3.77 926 94 58223 3.85 213 33 2009 1367048 0879516135 9780879516130 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1367048.Horripilations_The_Art_of_J_K_Potter 4.67 3 58223 3.85 213 33 108594 3.84 90 8 1995 653307 0879516879 9780879516871 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776636m/653307.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776636s/653307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/653307.Neurotica_The_Darkest_Art_of_J_K_Potter 4.50 2 Neurotica is a gorgeous 128-page collection of the darkest of Potter's work, including several portraits of performance artist Lydia Lunch and a striking semi-nude/nude series of writer Poppy Z. Brite. Afterword by Potter describes his "low-tech garage artist" techniques. ]]> 58223 3.85 213 33 1996 1367049 1850282552 9781850282556 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1367049.Horripilations_Art_of_J_K_Potter 5.00 1 108594 3.84 90 8 58223 3.85 213 33 1993 2814353 1850283591 9781850283591 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2814353.Neurotica_Images_of_the_Bizarre 3.00 1 58223 3.85 213 33 1998