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	• The Lovecraft Lexicon: A Reader's Guide to Persons, Places and Things in the Tales of H.P. Lovecraft Anthony Brainard Pearsall New Falcon Publications, 2005 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lovecraft Lexicon

I've been a fan of H.P. Lovecraft's unique brand of horror writing since I was in high school. Now, after many years have passed, I still love all things Lovecraft. This book is the newest addition to my H.P. library. While it wasn't exactly what I was expecting, there is no doubt that it would be informative and entertaining to any die hard fan. The research done for this book is exhaustive. There are detailed descriptions of almost every one of the people,places, and things that have walked,oozed, or slithered into the pages of Mr. Lovecraft's stories. There are notes as to how the author may have come up with his characters names, places, and strange and imaginative creations. There are also links to other authors and personal friends who may have influenced his profound imagination. The book is extremely informative, as I have mentioned before, but I can't help but think that it could have been so much more entertaining with a few illustrations interspersed between the various blurbs and explanations of who's, where's and why's. This really doesn't take away from what the book sets out to do, it just would have been a nice touch in my opinion. All in all, this might not a great choice for the casual reader, but I would definitely recommend this book to a true fan who has already read and enjoyed the many works of H.P. Lovecraft.

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A must for HPL fans

This book seems to cover everything that plays a part in the classic tales of H.P. Lovecraft. With so many forbidden books mentioned in his stories the reader needs a guide to sort out which are his and which are the creation of his fellow authors. The "Lexicon" even lists the origins of some of the names and places for the benefit of readers unfamiliar with various myths and legends. The only thing that keeps it from being a five star book is the overlong biography, better to give just a one or two page outline and a list of further reading. One other fault is the author's putting in his personal opinion about some story elements instead of letting the reader interpret them as they see fit. The faults are picky when compared to the book as a whole, which is far superior to the "Encyclopedia Cthuliana", which only covered a portion of his writings. "The Lovecraft Lexicon" is a must for any true fan of HPL.

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Good, but not complete

I found this book to be very good but don't understand why they chose not to include ALL of his tales. They used only 80% of his stories, leaving out:

-Azathoth
-Ex Oblivione
-Memory
-Nyarlathotep
-Old Bugs
-Sweet Ermengarde
-The Book
-The Descendant
-The Very Old Folk
-What the Moon Brings

Granted three of those are only fragmentary, but I still believe they should have all been included for the sake of completeness. Even if they only used the other 7 it still would had made this book that little bit better.

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Perfect for Mythos Fans

I only recently began reading Lovecraft's Mythos stories and this book is a welcome aid. It helps me make sense of all the different characters and get a better feel for the atmosphere of the mythos stories. The book is well written and quite thorough in its coverage of Lovecraft's characters and background for the Cthulhu Mythos. It's a fun read and well worth having, if you are a HP Lovecraft fan.

The Lovecraft Lexicon

This book is a must for all H.P. Lovecraft fans. A quick and easy referrence guide to all things Lovecraft.

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For decades, H.P Lovecraft's horror stories---such as The Dunwich Horror and The Call of Cthulhu---have intrigued and horrified readers from all over the world. But Lovecraft's world is filled with a daunting array of bizarre and obscure characters, monsters, places and "things" which can be quite a task for anyone to sort out. Anthony Pearsall has done just that. From "Abbadon" (a demon in The Nameless City) to "Zuro" (a river in The Quest of Iranon), Pearsall has meticulously covered hundreds of the People, Places and Things-That-Go-Bump-In-The-Night in Lovecraft's writings. The Lexicon also includes quite a bit about Lovecraft himself, as well as many of the People, Places and Things which influenced his life and his writings. And if that weren't enough, a special Appendix details one of Lovecraft's recurrent themes: "Caves, Caverns, Wells & Abysses." A "must have" for all fans of Lovecraft's work.

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