This seventh volume of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series features an international cast of contributors who use the work of H. P. Lovecraft as a springboard for powerful and thought-provoking tales that probe the terrors and uncertainties of life in the twenty-first century. Lovecraft was a devotee of science, but he recognised that science’s role in human life is ambiguous. In this volume, Katherine Kerestman, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Donald Tyson probe the sense of human insignificance that science brings in its wake. Lovecraft knew that realism of setting fostered his signature contribution of cosmicism. Stories by Donald R. Burleson, Nancy Kilpatrick, Geoffrey Reiter, and Aditya Dwarkesh take us from the frozen realm of Antarctica to the sweltering heat of Calcutta; from ancient New England to the remote stretches of Pennsylvania. Tales by David Hambling and Mark Howard Jones tease out weirdness even in the familiar locales of Great Britain. CONTENTS
Introduction S. T. Joshi
The Resonances Ramsey Campbell
Er Lasst Sich Nicht Lesen Steven Woodworth
How Curwen Got His Hundred Years Jonathan Thomas
The Pit of G’narrh Donald R. Burleson
Open Adoption Ann K. Schwader
The Lime Kiln Geoffrey Reiter
Father Thames David Hambling
Who Killed Augustus Bourbaki? Aditya Dwarkesh
Can We Keep Him? Darrell Schweitzer
The Things We Do Not See Steve Rasnic Tem
Global Warming Katherine Kerestman
A Very Old Song Mark Howard Jones
Deception Island Nancy Kilpatrick
And The Devil Hath Power John Shirley
The Amber Toad Donald Tyson
An Elemental Infestation Mark Samuels
With Eyes Opened Ngo Binh Anh Khoa
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This seventh volume of S. T. Joshi’s acclaimed Black Wings series features an international cast of contributors who use the work of H. P. Lovecraft as a springboard for powerful and thought-provoking tales that probe the terrors and uncertainties of life in the twenty-first century. Lovecraft was a devotee of science, but he recognised that science’s role in human life is ambiguous. In this volume, Katherine Kerestman, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Donald Tyson probe the sense of human insignificance that science brings in its wake. Lovecraft knew that realism of setting fostered his signature contribution of cosmicism. Stories by Donald R. Burleson, Nancy Kilpatrick, Geoffrey Reiter, and Aditya Dwarkesh take us from the frozen realm of Antarctica to the sweltering heat of Calcutta; from ancient New England to the remote stretches of Pennsylvania. Tales by David Hambling and Mark Howard Jones tease out weirdness even in the familiar locales of Great Britain. CONTENTS
Introduction S. T. Joshi
The Resonances Ramsey Campbell
Er Lasst Sich Nicht Lesen Steven Woodworth
How Curwen Got His Hundred Years Jonathan Thomas
The Pit of G’narrh Donald R. Burleson
Open Adoption Ann K. Schwader
The Lime Kiln Geoffrey Reiter
Father Thames David Hambling
Who Killed Augustus Bourbaki? Aditya Dwarkesh
Can We Keep Him? Darrell Schweitzer
The Things We Do Not See Steve Rasnic Tem
Global Warming Katherine Kerestman
A Very Old Song Mark Howard Jones
Deception Island Nancy Kilpatrick
And The Devil Hath Power John Shirley
The Amber Toad Donald Tyson
An Elemental Infestation Mark Samuels
With Eyes Opened Ngo Binh Anh Khoa