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Robert W. Chambers
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I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon... I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow. The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow. These four macabre, uncanny and unsettling stories are some of the most thrilling ever written in the field of weird fiction, and since their first publication in 1895 have become a cult classic, influencing many writers from the renowned master of cosmic horror H. P. Lovecraft to the creators of HBO's True Detective.
Have you found the Yellow Sign? It is whispered in the decadent caf s of Paris and in the drawing rooms of a strange, uneasy New York. They speak of a play-an infamous text, bound in sickly yellow, that draws in artists, dreamers, and lost souls. Its title is The King in Yellow. Those who read the first act are entranced, mesmerized by its strange beauty. Those who dare to read the second are marked forever. The play does not contain mere words, but a poison for the mind-a cosmic truth so terrible that it shatters sanity and tears the thin veil of reality. In this legendary collection of stories, Robert W. Chambers conjures a world of beauty and madness, where the Pallid Mask glimmers in the dark and the lost city of Carcosa-where the black stars rise-haunts the edges of reason.
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The Classic Fantasy Collection
Robert Ervin Howard; H. P. Lovecraft; G. G. Pendarves; H. G. Wells; William Morris; Lafcadio Hearn; Abraham Merritt; Arthur Machen; Ernest Bramah; Robert W. Chambers; George MacDonald
ARCTURUS PUBLISHING LTD
2025
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Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates (Volume 3) (Edition2)
Robert W Chambers
Alpha Editions
2025
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The dark star examines the invisible threads that bind individuals to a greater, often unfathomable force shaping fate through conflict, memory, and myth. Rooted in a symbolic cosmos where darkness carries more than menace, it reflects on how objects of the past and inherited experience leave lasting impressions, blurring the boundary between history and personal will. A symbolic figure tied to chaos hovers throughout, representing disruption and transformation, and casting a shadow over the unfolding journey. The narrative moves from innocence to awareness, showing how early fascination can lead to deeper confrontation with forces beyond control. It captures the tension between freedom and inevitability, portraying destiny not as fixed, but as something echoed and felt through generations. Through a gradual unfolding of thought and atmosphere, the story explores how unseen forces, once awakened, press against the edges of human understanding. In this space between light and shadow, the novel meditates on the conflict between inner belief and external influence.