Customer Reviews
Beautifully produced edition, but -2 stars for horrible tacky price sticker on the back - By: Simon S, 28 Jun 2008 
Finally a beautifully produced & complete edition of H.P. Lovecraft's works, but whoever at Gollancz/Orion decided to spoil each book with a tacky price sticker - not even put on straight - that leaves a sticky residue when removed (and believe me, it's tenacious) should be punished by the elder gods, or at least someone senior at the publishers.
The definitive Lovecraft collection - By: Joshua Turnbull, 18 Apr 2008 
It appears that I, unlike the other reviewers of this book, am a new edition to the legions of Lovecraft fans that I had until recently been completely unaware of. I have long since been a fan of horror film & have read my fair share of such obvious novelists as King, but never could have dreamt of something as elegant & terrifyingin the nowadays all too neglected medium of the written word.
The tome itself bleeds horror; the black leather cover (which alone would suggest a much higher price) & occasional illustrations & even the feel of the pages spark the imagination, but it is undoubtedly Lovecraft's own artful imagery & originality that would be expected long after his time makes this a vital part of the collection of not just any horror fan, but any literary enthusiast.
However, as has been said before me, the sticker is the one blight of this book, & you must be prepared for a strenuous battle. The glue! THE GLUE!
Superb Anthology - By: Jenesis, 15 Apr 2008 I can't add much to the other reviews, except that I agree! This 900-odd page volume contains all of Lovecraft's best stories. It is a black leather-effect hardcover & looks superb on my bookshelf & bedside table. My one small gripe is that the stories arein alphabetical order, so the few stories that arein a series (i.e. the Silver Key stories) are notin orderin the anthology. I, personally, would have preferred the storiesin the orderin which they were written, but it's a small niggle.
It's worth the £12 price tag just for the cover, so even if you already own a HPL book or two this one is worth getting to have all his storiesin one place.
This book is a Relic. This is THE one. - By: S. Mcgraw, 12 Apr 2008 Wow. Wasn't expecting that much. This 900 pages book look so huge & is fantastic with the black leatherbound cover. When first opening it you got a Arkham map illustrated on the inside of the cover. All the great stories of H.P. Lovecraft arein there, even some poems. They all have the original published date & infos on them too. It's like a Lovecraft Encyclopedia! There are just enough illustrations & at the end you got a LONG biography of Lovecraft beautifully written. For this price it's a steal. I must stop writing now, Cthulhu calls me! GET IT!
(For the glue on the back sticker it's pretty easy to remove. First get the sticker off & then stick it again where there is glue remaining. Do that several times & all the glue will be removed)
This was worth the wait! - By: Andrew Smith, 10 Apr 2008 I ordered thisin December. It's been a few months frustrating wait, but the book arrived today & it looks amazing. Close to 900 pages including a whole chapter on Lovecraft & his work at the end, & all this beautifully leather bound for only £11? Wonderful.
