num_pages: 259
description: Ann K. Schwader who has already distinguished herself by an array of meticulous and imaginative poetry that elaborates upon themes in H. P. Lovecrafts work has in the past decade and more written some of the most scintillating tales of any author of Lovecraftian fiction. In a number of stories Schwader has written interconnected narratives that bring Lovecraftian terror to the remote regions near her native Wyoming with Native American characters drawing upon their spiritual resources to battle the cosmic forces. Several of these storiesTwenty Mile Experiencing the Other Paradigm Wash Night of the Piper The Wind-Callerfeature an amateur anthropologist Cassie Barrett as a recurring character and constitute some of Schwaders most vivid narratives. Other talessuch as Her Beloved Son a plangent account of Lavinia Whateleys relationship with her cosmic twins and The Death Verses of Yian-Ho a tale of psychic possession that draws upon the Seven Cryptical Books of Hsandisplay the full range of Schwaders sensitive adaptations of Lovecraftian elements.With this volume of sixteen stories (four of them unpublished) Ann K. Schwader establishes herself as a leading voice in Lovecraftian fiction uniting Lovecrafts sense of place and cosmic vision with a delicacy of character portrayal and carefully crafted prose that is all her own.
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title: Dark Equinox and Other Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
publisher: Hippocampus Press