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The Book of Iod: Ten Cthulhu Stories

by Henry Kuttner · 1995

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From one of the grand masters of science-fiction comes a collection inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

"[A] pomegranate writer: popping with seeds—full of ideas." —Ray Bradbury

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Hugo-nominee and sci-fi luminary Henry Kuttner was part of the Lovecraft Circle, submitting plot ideas and draft manuscripts to H.P. Lovecraft himself, and Kuttner played an important role in developing the Cthulhu Mythos, one of the seminal works of the genre.

The Book of Iod is a short story collection containing ten Cthulhu Mythos stories. These stories include:

The Secret of Kralitz

The Eater of Souls

The Salem Horror

The Just of Droom-avista

Spawn of Dagon

The Invaders

The Frog

Hydra

Bells of Horror

The Hunt

Genre
horrorcosmic horrorscience fiction
Audience
adult
Length
short · 164 pages
Form
short stories

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