The Country of the Worm: Excursions Beyond the Wall of Sleep

Not all of H. P. Lovecraft’s fantastic tales were set in Arkham or New England or even on the Earth. Not a few were set in a fabulous dreamworld that surrounds our own. In writing such tales, Lovecraft was following the lead of Lord Dunsany, one of his literary idols and also one of the most influential fantasists of all time. And Gary Myers, in The Country of the Worm, follows the lead of both. The Country of the Worm is Myers’s long-awaited follow-up to The House of the Worm. It includes that first book in a corrected edition. It also includes all the dreamworld stories Myers has written since, as well as a couple of episodes from the Book of Eibon of Clark Ashton Smith. It concludes with an early novella, a gothic nightmare appearing here for the first time. Here are twenty-three excursions beyond the wall of sleep, into worlds poised between breathtaking beauty and paralyzing fear, where darkness is a palpable presence and reality can be as slippery as a shade Gary Myers first appeared on the Lovecraftian scene in 1970, when August Derleths Arkham House published his earliest Lovecraftian dreamworld fantasies in The Arkham Collector. He reached a peak some five years later, when Arkham House published his first collection, The House of the Worm.The Country of the Worm is Myerss long-awaited follow-up to The House of the Worm. It contains that first book in a corrected edition, together with all the stories in the same fantastic vein that Myers has written in the forty-three years since. It includes literary tributes to Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany and Clark Ashton Smith. It concludes with an early novella, a gothic nightmare appearing here for the first time. Here are thirty-one excursions beyond the wall of sleep, into worlds poised between breathtaking beauty and paralyzing fear, where darkness is a palpable presence and reality can be as slippery as a shade. Contents (as of 2019): The House of the Worm - The House of the Worm - Yohk the Necromancer - Xiurhn - Passing of a Dreamer - The Return of Zhosph - The Three Enchantments - Hazuth-Kleg - The Loot of Golthoth - The Four Sealed Jars - The Maker of Gods - The Gods of Earth The Snout in the Alcove - The Snout in the Alcove - The Priest of Mlok - The Tomb of Neb - The Gods of Drinen - The Treasure of the Ancients - The Keeper of the Flame - The Lord of the Hunt - The Last Night of Earth - The End of Wisdom - The Tower of Mormoroth - Dusk The Mouth of God - The Mouth of God - Sadiva's Lover - The Door Through the Fire - The Sorcerer's Satchel - The Voyage of King Hellabolis - The One True God - The Stone Garden - The Moon Rider The City of the Dead Not All Of H. P. Lovecraft's Fantastic Tales Were Set In Arkham Or New England Or Even On The Earth. Not A Few Were Set In A Fabulous Dreamworld That Surrounds Our Own. In Writing Such Tales, Lovecraft Was Following The Lead Of Lord Dunsany, One Of His Literary Idols And Also One Of The Most Influential Fantasists Of All Time. And Gary Myers, In The Country Of The Worm, Follows The Lead Of Both.the Country Of The Worm Is Myers's Long-awaited Follow-up To The House Of The Worm. It Includes That First Book In A Corrected Edition. It Also Includes All The Dreamworld Stories Myers Has Written Since, As Well As Three Episodes From The Book Of Eibon Of Clark Ashton Smith. It Concludes With An Early Novella, A Gothic Nightmare Appearing Here For The First Time. Here Are Twenty-five Excursions Beyond The Wall Of Sleep, Into Worlds Poised Between Breathtaking Beauty And Paralyzing Fear, Where Darkness Is A Palpable Presence And Reality Can Be As Slippery As A Shade.