A Visage of Great Truths

"A Visage of Great Truths" is a short story by American author Brian Barr. The first of four of his stories set in the Yellow Mythos, which shares many themes and elements with the Cthulhu Mythos, it was first published in the anthology Within Stranger Aeons in 2016.
==Synopsis==
A short prologue describes a group of astronauts salvaging a derelict shipyard who bear witness to the manifestation of a group of pallid yellow beings before being utterly destroyed by the newcomers.
The main story tells of a magician who has devoted years to serving the King in Yellow. When the truth of the entity is finally revealed to him, his mind is shattered and his body annihilated.
==Publication History==
Since it’s first appearance in 2016, "A Visage of Great Truths" has appeared in an independently-produced chapbook to which it lends it name (2017), and the collection Brian Barr's King in Yellow (2019).
Category:Brian Barr works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works