Wednesday, October 5, 2016

STARRY WISDOM: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft - A Collection of Stories by Various Authors



STARRY WISDOM: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft - A Collection of Stories by Various Authors Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft

Edited by D.M. Mitchell, Alan Moore & Others...

Great Cover Art by Peter Smith & John Balance from Threshold House/Coil 

A collection of contemporary visions of cosmic transformation, mutation and madness - written by various authors - inspired by the life and writings of H.P. Lovecraft - these stories often reflect his strangely persistent re-occuring themes. The ancient and old merge and mutate convulsively with modern technology...

Here the primal beings of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stalk a post-modern landscape of social collapse, ethnic cleansing, genetic engineering, nuclear devastation and nightmare prophecies - some of which have become chilling realities.

The undercurrents of sexual and ecological displacement which powered much of Lovecraft's work have been laid bare in many of these stories - a great tribute to this much maligned genius revealing him to be a true prophet of the 20th century.

Authors Include: Alan Moore / J.G. Ballard / Grant Morrison / William S. Burroughs / Ramsey Campbell / John Coulthart / James Havoc / Brian Lumley / D.M. Mitchell / Michael Gira /
Don Webb / David Conway / Rick Grimes / Robert M. Price / D.F. Lewis / Simon Whitechapel / Stephen Sennitt / Peter Smith and more....

Cover border design uses several magickal talismans designed by Peter Smith and John Balance (from the band 'Coil' R.I.P.)

Creation Books 1996 Edition - 221 Page Paperback - b&w Illustrations - New Copy in Good Condition  - clean and new  - Out of Print Book/ somewhat scarce - Sci-Fi / Weird Fantasy - Price: $40.00

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