Noctuary
This collection of Thomas Ligotti's work contains many previously unpublished stories and an entire novella (Ligotti's first) written especially for this book. He also wrote "Songs of a Dead Dreamer" and "Grimscribe".
This collection of Thomas Ligotti's work contains many previously unpublished stories and an entire novella (Ligotti's first) written especially for this book. He also wrote "Songs of a Dead Dreamer" and "Grimscribe".
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780786702350 (0786702354)
Publish date: May 1st 1995
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
In the foreword to this book, Ligotti writes a bit about weird fiction. He talks about how that type of fiction is about the unknown, and even describes the quintessential weird fiction story, which is one where a man reaches for his glasses in the dark, only to have someone place them into his hand...
I've been looking forward to reading something again by Ligotti for quite a while now. Having ploughed through (and thoroughly enjoyed) Teatro Grottesco and My Work Is Not Yet Done, the two most readily available collections of his fiction available. So I took advantage of one of his older collectio...
Loved Studies in Shadow. Loved 2/3 of Discourse on Blackness: Tsalal, Mad Night of Atonement, The Strange Design of Master Rignolo. Liked the other one just okay, certainly still well above the average "weird" story. I didn't care at all for Notebook of the Night, not that the pieces were bad, so...
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