At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition (Illustrated Classics (Sterling)) (Essential Gothic, SF & Dark Fantasy) (Modern Library)

by H.P. Lovecraft

China Miéville (Introduction) and China Mieville (Introduction)

Introduction by China Miéville

Long acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition’s uncanny discoveries–and their encounter with untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilization–is a milestone of macabre literature.

This exclusive new edition, presents Lovecraft’s masterpiece in fully restored form, and includes his acclaimed scholarly essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature.” This is essential reading for every devotee of classic terror.

• ISBN10: 0812974417
• ISBN13: 9780812974416
• Publish Date: 14 June 2005 (first published 1 February 1936)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Modern Library Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780812974416

Reviews

[viking2917]

really fun, retro quasi-scientific horror adventure. Indiana Jones with big spooky.

[empressbrooke]

As with a lot of classics, the full impact of the story wouldn't have been possible without the introduction (this one written by China Miéville). While the story about discoveries of an alien species in Antarctica is creepy enough, the horror that Lovecraft saw in it makes so much more sense after reading about his political views.