false 772328 <![CDATA[Dagon (Voices of the South)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 772328 6 758381 1987 Dagon (Voices of the South) total:16|5:2|4:4|3:7|2:2|1:1| 16 52 28 1 60697 3.99 522 89 39813527 5788 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.29 14 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 5 1 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 15:24:28 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 10:56:06 -0800 2009
but this is a modern tale, and rooted in real, deep horror and explores issues of control, abuse and abandonment within possibili...more...]]> 76357590 1497559 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 04:42:43 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 04:42:43 -0800 2009 73330639 2802413 6937309 3898400026 9783898400022 0 <![CDATA[Dagon. Ein unheimlicher Roman.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6937309-dagon-ein-unheimlicher-roman 0.0 0 Dagon ist nun -- mehr als dreißig Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung in den USA -- erstmals einer der interessantesten und literarisch anspruchsvollsten Beiträge zum Lovecraftschen Kosmos in deutscher Übersetzung erschienen.

Dagon schildert das Leben des Methodistenpaters Peter Leland, dessen wohlgeordnetes Leben nach der Begegnung mit einer seltsamen, halb-menschlichen Mischlingsfrau namens Mina gründlich aus den Fugen gerät. Lelands Niedergang führt, nachdem er seine Frau ermordet hat und zunehmend tiefer in den Bann seiner Obsessionen gerät, durch Schmerz und Demütigung über eine Begegnung mit dem Fischgott Dagon in den Tod -- und damit in eine neue Existenz. Der Nachdruck und die Vehemenz, mit der Fred Chappel diesen Niedergang verfolgt, ihn akribisch in einer bis zur Kantigkeit kargen Sprache schildert, haben unter den zahlreichen Lovecraft-Epigonen nicht ihresgleichen.

Chappel, der in den amerikanischen Südstaaten als literarische Größe gilt, verbindet (das höchst informative und kenntnisreiche Nachwort des Herausgebers Frank Rainer Scheck hebt es deutlich hervor) Elemente der Südstaaten-Literatur in der Tradition William Faulkners mit denen des materialistischen, existenzialistischen Kosmos von H. P. Lovecraft, in dem der Mensch eine unbedeutende Randerscheinung ist -- Zufall und Notwendigkeit aus literarischer Sicht. So wandelt sich der Roman vom psychologischen zum philosophischen Horror, wirft Fragen nach dem Sinn menschlicher Existenz, menschlichen Strebens in einem gleichgültigen Universum auf und veranschaulicht seinen philosophischen Standpunkt, indem er seinem Protagonisten Unerträgliches aufbürdet. Nicht "vom Himmel durch die Welt zur Hölle" führt der Weg von Peter Leland, sondern durch die Hölle Welt hin zur Transzendenz im Augenblick des Todes: Ein aufwühlendes, quälendes Buch, ein vergessenes Kleinod der Phantastik. Und obendrein, in der deutschen Ausgabe mit ihren informativen Nachbemerkungen und Erläuterungen, in einer vorbildlichen Edition. --Joachim Körber

]]> 1987 0 0 false Sat Oct 03 13:58:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 13:58:47 -0700 2009 71439279 2744907 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 4 0 false Wed Sep 16 11:36:42 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:36:46 -0700 2009 70322648 1165797 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 5 0 false Sun Sep 06 23:03:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 23:03:53 -0700 2009 65110496 1968266 3241631 2267012162 9782267012163 0 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3241631.Dagon 0.0 0 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Mon Jul 27 06:24:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 06:24:53 -0700 2009 62060111 1904708 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 2 0 false Fri Jul 03 16:32:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 16:32:03 -0700 2009 50654720 2167031 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Fri Mar 27 16:51:29 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 16:51:31 -0700 2009 49754089 607627 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Thu Mar 19 05:49:44 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 05:49:44 -0700 2009 48192224 618735 2666188 0312906765 9780312906764 0 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666188.Dagon 3.00 2 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Wed Mar 04 02:52:35 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 02:52:35 -0800 2009 33703223 1471666 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Wed Sep 24 06:58:21 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 06:58:21 -0700 2008 28056035 1356895 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 4 0 false Wed Jul 23 09:22:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:22:21 -0700 2008 26694723 1310834 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 3 0 false Tue Jul 08 16:40:10 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 16:40:10 -0700 2008 26282222 1289946 2666188 0312906765 9780312906764 0 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666188.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Fri Jul 04 06:07:40 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 18 12:15:01 -0700 2009 26046704 1289946 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Tue Jul 01 14:21:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:24:09 -0700 2008 25371576 860323 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 4 0 false Tue Jun 24 20:28:26 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 07 10:29:29 -0700 2009 22169358 952781 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Tue May 13 13:07:40 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 13:07:40 -0700 2008 22106099 370781 772328 0807127914 9780807127919 1 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657m/772328.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178219657s/772328.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772328.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 3 0 false Mon May 12 17:24:58 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 17:24:58 -0700 2008 18103188 768173 2666188 0312906765 9780312906764 0 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666188.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 3 0 false Wed Mar 19 10:24:07 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 10:24:07 -0700 2008 17888338 997431 2666188 0312906765 9780312906764 0 <![CDATA[Dagon]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666188.Dagon 3.25 16 The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangment of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light.

He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . .

Slowly, Peter is mesmerized and begins a journey into madness where a bloodstained god waits to claim the mind and soul of the last of the Lelands.

"I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'" -- George Garrett, author of Death of the Fox and The Succession.

]]> 1987 0 0 false Sun Mar 16 17:04:41 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:04:41 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=772328