The Shadow Out of Time (Paperback)

from RandyStafford

While this story wouldn't be the entry I'd recommend to Lovecraft, it is definitely one of his major works. And this edition is worth reading for the beginning and hardcore fan. The editors' introduction details how long Lovecraft had been considering this story, his inspirations, and how he, as ...

from wilum

This wee book was the first publication of this remarkable and excellent story since the discovery of Lovecraft's original handwritten manuscript. Leading Lovecraft scholars S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz have provided an exhaustive introduction and commentary on this rich evocative story. S. T...

from Jonathan_M

During his heyday, Lovecraft really knew how to set a scene. Consider, for example, the opening sentence of "The Colour Out of Space" (arguably HPL's finest story): "West of Arkham the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut." Vivid, evocative, ominous. Sad...

from mrtall

A Shadow Out of Time is a brief novella, but its span is great: through vast reaches of time and space, all guided by H P Lovecraft's inimitable, portentous prose. The premise here is quite complex: an American university prof has experienced an inexplicable period of amnesia, throughout which hi...

from RandyStafford

While this story wouldn't be the entry I'd recommend to Lovecraft, it is definitely one of his major works. And this edition is worth reading for the beginning and hardcore fan. The editors' introduction details how long Lovecraft had been considering this story, his inspirations, and how he, as ...