{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-9781464213717","title":"The King in Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho dares to read The King in Yellow?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man pursued by a church organist who wants his soul. An artist plagued by repeated sightings of a watchman who looks like a coffin worm. Ghosts, wayward cats, and scientific dabblings with dire consequences. Each of these ten tales is chilling in its own right, but taken together, they weave a wickedly eerie spell that is sure to enthrall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited by vague references to a play with the same name, which never appears in the book--a play that \"induces despair or madness in those who read it\"--\u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e is undoubtedly Robert W. Chambers' finest work. The book quickly gained an influence over generations of writers of \"weird tales,\" long before there was even a name for them. H. P. Lovecraft greatly admired the book, hailing it as achieving \"notable heights of cosmic fear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChambers' genius will take readers to the most horrifying place of all--their own imaginations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful new reprint includes an introduction by creator and writer of \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective, \u003c\/em\u003eNic Pizzalatto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464213717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlinger, Leslie S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLESLIE S. KLINGER is the two-time Edgar(R) winning editor of New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s. He has also edited two anthologies of classic mysteries and, with Laurie R. King, five anthologies of stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon. Klinger is the series editor of Library of Congress Crime Classics, a partnership of the Library of Congress and Poisoned Pen Press\/Sourcebooks. He is a former Chapter President of the SoCal Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and lives in Malibu, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChambers, Robert W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRobert W. Chambers was an American novelist and short story writer. His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of Art Nouveau short stories published in 1895. E. F. Bleiler described The King in Yellow as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. It was also strongly admired by H.P. Lovecraft and his circle, and has inspired many modern authors, including Karl Edward Wagner, Joseph S. Pulver, Lin Carter, James Blish, Nic Pizzolatto, Michael Cisco, Ann K. Schwader, Robert M. Price, Galad Elflandsson and Charles Stross.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robert W. Chambers \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47280823926941,"sku":"9781464213717","price":29.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_48e62593-4255-4afe-8329-1bf4f78a1caa.jpg?v=1759921869","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-9781464213717","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}