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Doorway to dilemma

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Between horror and fantasy lies a world in which the inexplicable remains unsolved and the rational mind is assailed by impossible questions. Welcome to the realm of Dark Fantasy, where safe answers are beyond reach and accounts of unanswerable dilemma find their home. Delving deep into the sub-genre, fiction expert Mike Ashley has gathered an unsettling mixture of twisted tales, encounters with logic-defying creatures and nightmarish fables certain to perplex, beguile and of course, entertain.

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Tales from H. G. Wells, Frank R. Stockton, Lord Dunsany and more

“The events which I purpose detailing are of so extraordinary a character that I am quite prepared to meet with an unusual amount of incredulity and scorn?” ‘

Between horror and fantasy lies a world in which the inexplicable remains unsolved and the rational mind is assailed by impossible questions.

Welcome to the realm of Dark Fantasy, where the weird prevails and accounts of unanswerable dilemma find their home.

Gathered within these pages are twisted yarns, encounters with logic-defying creatures and nightmarish fables certain to perplex and beguile.

So join us as we journey across the threshold, deep into the Library’s vaults where nineteen deliciously dark and totally dumbfounding stories await. These tales, plucked from long-lost literary magazines and anthologies spring to life again to embody this most mesmerizing of genres.

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Weight 0.272 kg
Dimensions 19 × 13.3 × 2.3 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

272

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

808.838766 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K