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Voted one of the top ten Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2001 by Cinescape Magazine. " The Shadow out of Time " is H. P. Lovecraft's last major story. It was first published in Astounding Stories for June 1936. And yet, this text has never been published as Lovecraft wrote it—until now. The recent discovery of Lovecraft's handwritten manuscript allows readers to appreciate this magnificently cosmic story exactly as originally written. All previous editions of the story contain hundreds of serious errors, including errors in paragraphing, omissions and mistranscriptions of many words and passages, and erroneous punctuation. Leading Lovecraft scholars S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz have provided an exhaustive introduction and commentary on the story, elucidating names, places and other elements in this richly evocative story. A must for all devotees of Lovecraft and weird fiction!

"For a second we gasped in admiration... and then vague horror began  to creep into our souls."  September 1930. A scientific expedition embarks for the frozen wasteland of Antarctica. But the secrets they unearth there reveal a past almost beyond human comprehension – and a future too terrible to imagine. By taking scientific fact so seriously,  At the Mountains of Madness (1936), H.P. Lovecraft's classic take on the 'heroic age' of polar exploration, helped to define a new era in 20th-century science-fiction.

A broken man. A robotic ape. A world of possibility.  Verloc Nim – addict, estranged father, amnesiac – wakes up in the middle of nowhere. Piecing together the events of the recent past, Verloc reveals the misery of his own life, and the beginnings of something new and entirely unexpected. Because on the last inhabitable planet to be discovered, at a forgotten scientific colony, impossible things are happening.  A beautifully realised and intriguing vision of the distant future,  The Smell of Warm Dust is the first volume of Frederik Peeters' award-winning series,  Aama – a gripping blend of existentialism, mystery and action.

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die."  Out of the uncharted places of the world and the prodigious imagination of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, renowned master of the eerie, come nine nightmarish tales of terror. From the dreaded remnants of long-dead civilisations to unhallowed monstrosities scheming in the darkness, Lovecraft's stories have never lost their power to astound and unsettle. This graphic anthology breathes new life into classic works of weird fiction.

Stunning landscapes. Unsettling discoveries. Evolution unleashed.  Verloc Nim has travelled with his brother Conrad to the desert planet Ona(ji) to recover a mysterious experiment called Aama. Home to a group of scientists who have been left to their fate, the planet also plays host to an increasing number of technological and personal breakdowns. In  The Invisible Throng, the second volume of Frederik Peeters' award-winning science fiction series,  Aama, we follow Conrad's expedition across a hostile world, chasing a rogue professor and her precious cargo. Accompanied by the robotic ape Churchill, the brothers and their colleagues find themselves on a perilous journey filled with startling encounters, breathless action and poignant memories of home. But as the implications of Aama's extraordinary power become clear, will anything ever be the same again?

Chicago, 1924. For jazz trumpeter Lester Lane, the 'Windy City' is about to get a whole lot windier. On the run from the mob, Lester scores a desperate gig for his trio – dapper pianist Hank Arvin, with old-timer 'Iron Willie' on drums (among other things). Only trouble is, the booking is for a funeral, over in the backwoods of Illinois – where they sure ain't never heard of Tiger Rag. What happens then proves to Lester and his band that a White Zombie is far, far more than a fancy cocktail…

A mute child. A harrowing journey. A race for answers.  On the fantastical, rapidly evolving world of Ona(ji), Verloc Nim and his companions are heading to the release point of the biotech experiment Aama, a project that now appears to be frighteningly out of control. Faced with an increasingly desperate fight for survival in an ever-changing landscape, the expedition teeters on the brink of collapse.  The Desert of Mirrors, the third volume of Frederik Peeters' award-winning series, draws us deeper into a complex and unsettling future where creation and loss go hand in hand. As moments of self-reflection and revelation bleed into a vivid reality bordering on madness, the search for Aama continues to raise questions – about the new life around them, about the Muy-Tang Corporation… and about Verloc's own family.

Impossible abilities. Mind-bending transformations. Humanity rewritten.  Following the loss of his companions in the anarchic crucible that used to be Ona(ji), Verloc Nim has merged with the rogue biotech experiment Aama. Exploring the limits of this remarkable new relationship, he sets his sights on the one place that might hold some answers: home. In  You Will Be Glorious, My Daughter, the fourth and final volume of Frederik Peeters' award-winning science fiction series, we follow Verloc's journey from man to something more. But as he struggles to retain control amid a riot of metamorphosis, the search for his estranged family means confronting both the meddling Muy-Tang Corporation and the part that he is to play in Aama's ultimate design.

"Strange is the night where black stars rise, and strange moons circle through the skies. But stranger still is Lost Carcosa."   The King in Yellow: a play that brings madness to all who read it. Irresistible and insidious, it lures the reader with its innocence and dooms them with its corruption. In a series of interlinked stories, Robert W. Chambers' classic work of weird fiction shows the creeping spread of the play's macabre touch. I.N.J. Culbard's deft and unsettling adaptation breathes new life into Chambers' influential masterpiece, expertly revealing the malice and mayhem that await those unlucky enough to turn the wrong page.

Curl up by the fire and enter the sinister, supernatural world of Montague Rhodes James, the master of the English ghost story.   Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Volume 2 comprises graphic adaptations of four spine-chilling stories by M.R. James: 'Number 13', 'Count Magnus', 'Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad' and 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'. Filled with intrigue, suspense and intellectual adventure, these captivating tales of terror plunge the reader into a world of creeping dread, where rationality is challenged and the mundane collides with the supernatural.   Leah Moore and John Reppion's subtly crafted adaptations breathe fresh life into these stories of restless phantoms and ill-advised academic exploration. Artwork is provided by Al Davison, Abigail Larson, George Kambadais and Meghan Hetrick.

Stories by Krent Able, Box Brown, Julian Hanshaw, Erik Svetoft, Shaun Tan & Tillie Walden Technology advances at break-neck speed. It transforms the way we communicate and consume, how we work and fall in love and navigate the world. Edited by Julian Hanshaw and Krent Able, I Feel Machine explores the strange interplay between humanity and technology. Six visionary short fictions, by turns cautionary and celebratory, offer an electrifying glimpse into our collective future.

Stories by Krent Able, Anya Davidson, Julian Hanshaw, Benjamin Marra, Cat Sims and Kelsey Wroten. Love makes the world go round. It can also turn your heart as black as coal. In a series of short fictions, Krent Able, Anya Davidson, Julian Hanshaw, Benjamin Marra, Cat Sims and Kelsey Wroten explore love’s dark, twisted underbelly, and offer a much-needed antidote to everything that is sweet, cloying and conventional. Through wife-swapping, slash fiction, medieval aliens, childbirth, swamp monsters and a mysterious black balloon, I Feel Love questions the one emotion that is meant to make us feel good — but that often does the exact opposite. As unflinching as it is honest, this is the kind of book you don’t take home to meet your parents.