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Title: The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab (Call of Cthulhu Fiction Series, 6034) by Robert M. Price, Frederick Pohl, John Brunner ISBN: 1-56882-162-X Publisher: Chaosium Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must-Have for HPL Fans
Comment: If you're a die-hard fan of H.P. Lovecraft's work, and the Cthulhu Mythos that grew from it , then you MUST add this book to your collection!
The book is composed of essentially two sections. The first is a collection of stories, by various authors, concerning the Necronomicon, that blasphemous occult tome invented by HPL. The second part of the book has several versions of sections of the Necronomicon, and commentaries about the tome. Even if you do not find the stories of interest, this book is well worth having for the latter material alone! Most notably included are Fred L. Pelton's "The Sussex Manuscript," Lin Carter's "The Necronomicon: The Dee Translation," Robert M. Price's "A Critical Commentary Upon The Necronomicon," and H.P. Lovecraft's "History of The Necronomicon."
Fear not the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods! Get this book!
Rating: 3
Summary: A mixed bag
Comment: This collection offers the reader a very mixed bag. Pulling off an anthology like this is extremely difficult because the stories threaten to be repetitious, tedious, or both. Robert Price has only moderate success here.
The stories are remarkably varied; Price has taken a good cross-section of stories about the Necronomicon and has avoided the repetition problem for the most part. Despite this, some of the stories are quite predictable.
The strength of this collection indeed lies in its variety. When was the last time you read a Mythos story by John Brunner? His story is one of the best of the book. For that matter, Silverberg and Pohl are not well known for Mythos contributions, but they make contributions to this volume.
The real tedium in the collection comes in the versions of the Necronomicon. There's only so much archaically-written gobbledygook a reader can stand. After a page of it, the rest looks like more of the same. Thus, "The Sussex Manuscript" and Lin Carter's contribution are of little interest to the reader. Carter's repeats the same themes again and again, showing some creativity but soon losing the reader's interest.
The value of this collection, then, is limited. Some of Price's other collections present a much more interesting read. This book is one for the dedicated Cthulhu Mythos fan.
Rating: 5
Summary: The necronomicon
Comment: I have been a student of the five elements and ninjutsu since I was nineteen. I studied anything that revolved to the rising, or ARRA star. I encountered the Necronomicon when I was 25, and Heaven and Earth shook inside of me. I am not saying that it is true to the last detail, but I must admit that the conjuration of the Fire God was legitimate. I even went as far as to summmon
Zaghurim. All I am saying is that if one does not believe in magic, or the idea that if one wants something to happen strong enough it may come to pass, then do not read this book. For those among us who do believe that(whatever name one may call them by) there are beings known as watchers, angels, demons, spirits, then this is a book for those that believe in meditation moreso than those who follow the path of mantra. My experiences with this book have led me to believe that one's greatest thoughts can be manifested by summoning these spirits,
but everything that is great has a great price. "It is thy risk".
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Title: Necronomicon Files: The Truth Behind Lovecraft's Legend by Daniel Harms, John Wisdom, III Gonce ISBN: 1578632692 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Nameless Cults (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by Robert E. Howard ISBN: 1568821301 Publisher: Chaosium Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: A Guide to Lovecraftian Horror (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by Daniel Harms ISBN: 1568821697 Publisher: Chaosium Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Disciples of Cthulhu II: Blasphemous Tales of the Followers (Call of Cthulhu Fiction Series) by Edward P. Berglund, H. P. Lovecraft ISBN: 1568821433 Publisher: Impressions Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Mysteries of the Worm by Robert M. Price, Robert Bloch ISBN: 1568820127 Publisher: Chaosium Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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