| Author: | G. W. Thomas | ISBN: | 9781927089309 |
| Publisher: | G. W. Thomas | Publication: | July 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | G. W. Thomas |
| ISBN: | 9781927089309 |
| Publisher: | G. W. Thomas |
| Publication: | July 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
One of eight quartets from G. W. Thomas' The Book of the Black Sun, a collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction. Each quartet is made up of a micro fiction piece of 100 words or less, a flash story 300-500 words, a short story of around 2000 and a longer one of 3000-5000 words. This one features "The Spine", "Whipping Boy", "The Man Who Would be King" and "If You Go Down To the Woods Today...". James Ambuehl wrote: "There Was An Old Lady" is a strange piece, owing an obvious, if unexpected debt, to Mother Goose nursery rhymes, while "The Man Who Would Be King" follows in the footsteps of the Maine Man -- successfully wedding King's themes to the Master, HPL's. Yet the WAY they emulate their models, especially in the former, is ingenious!
One of eight quartets from G. W. Thomas' The Book of the Black Sun, a collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction. Each quartet is made up of a micro fiction piece of 100 words or less, a flash story 300-500 words, a short story of around 2000 and a longer one of 3000-5000 words. This one features "The Spine", "Whipping Boy", "The Man Who Would be King" and "If You Go Down To the Woods Today...". James Ambuehl wrote: "There Was An Old Lady" is a strange piece, owing an obvious, if unexpected debt, to Mother Goose nursery rhymes, while "The Man Who Would Be King" follows in the footsteps of the Maine Man -- successfully wedding King's themes to the Master, HPL's. Yet the WAY they emulate their models, especially in the former, is ingenious!
