The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, (Paperback)

from PghDragonMan

Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases is not the sort of book that one sits down and reads in a continuous fashion. It is best read in small doses, and is most effective if read while seated on that special chair we all favor for such reading material. In fact, t...

from ragwaine

This was a lot of fun. From the entries to the historical review, to the notes on each author. By the time you get to the end you feel like Dr. Gaiman and Dr. Mieville and all the others actually exist (and I guess they do, kinda), but especially Dr. Lambshead. He becomes a legendary figure like ...

from GingerbreadMan

From the first time I heard about this book and it's contributors (Ford, VanderMeer, Gaiman, Bishop, Moore, to name but a few) I knew I had to get my hands on it. Reading China Miéville's brilliant entry on Buscard's Murrain (a disease that infects anyone who pronounces it's true name correctly) ...

from selfnoise

An extensive collection of fictional diseases and disorders, each one written by a different author. Some are whimsical, others horrific. Most are a little bit of both. An excellent book to pick up on a rainy afternoon, and it's worth owning just to see the puzzlement on guest's faces as they try...

from Mrs_McGreevy

Purporting to be the latest edition of a long-standing medical guide, Lambshead is, in reality, an anthology featuring several of today's best fantasists working at the top of their game. Some entries are humorous, others are serious, but all are enjoyable. There's a sense of fun to this book tha...