The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, published by Wordsworth Editions Limited in 2010, is a classic edition comprising 192 pages. This collection presents a series of interconnected stories that explore themes of horror, science fiction, and romance through imaginative and lyrical prose. Central to the narrative is a mysterious and ominous book that drives its readers to madness and despair, creating an atmosphere thick with an unsettling sense of doom.
Readers will encounter a unique blend of genres as they delve into the eerie tales that define this work of weird fiction. The stories are linked by the haunting presence of the titular book, which serves as a catalyst for the spectral tragedies that unfold. With its rich narrative style, The King in Yellow invites exploration into the realms of fear and the unknown, making it a significant contribution to the landscape of American supernatural fiction.
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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.
‘I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet’.
With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of vaguely connected stories is linked by the presence of a monstrous and suppressed book which brings fright, madness and spectral tragedy to all those who read it. An air of futility and doom pervade these pages like a sweet insidious poison. Dare you read it?
This collection has been called the most important book in American supernatural fiction between Poe and the moderns. H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the famed Cthulu mythos, whose own fiction was greatly influenced by this book stated that The King in Yellow ‘achieves notable heights of cosmic fear’.
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