The Brian Lumley Companion

by Brian Lumley (Editor), Stanley Wiater

Edited by Brian Lumley and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner Stanley Wiater, The Brian Lumley Companion is an indispensable guide to the life and works of Brian Lumley. The Companion is illustrated with photographs from the author’s private collection and full-color reproductions of Hugo Award–winning artist Bob Eggleton’s eye-catching cover art for Lumley’s works.

Contributors to The Brian Lumley Companion include some of today’s most noted experts on horror fiction, including W. Paul Ganley, founder of Weirdbook Press and two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award; Stephen Jones, coeditor of 100 Best Books and winner of multiple World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Awards; Robert M. Price, author of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos and one of the most respected analysts of Lovecraftian fiction; Robert G. Weinberg, an acknowledged specialist in weird fiction, and Stanley Wiater, host of the TV series “Dark Dreamers.”

In The Brian Lumley Companion , Lumley aficionados will find an overview of Lumley’s career, from his first short fiction up to the present day; essays comparing Lumley and H. P. Lovecraft, a lengthy interview with the author that delves into the heart of Lumley’s relationship with the writers and editors who inspired him and the fans who support him, and analyses of Lumley’s short fiction and novels. An interview with Bob Eggleton gives insight into the development of his striking covers for the Necroscope series and other Lumley works.

This companion also includes complete listings of the first publications of each of Lumley’s novels, short fiction, and poetry. Major attractions are the detailed concordances that focus on individual novels and series, including the three Psychomech titles, the Dreamlands and Primal Lands series, and each volume in the Necroscope series.

As a special treat, The Brian Lumley Companion includes three short short stories by Brian Lumley, works that have never before appeared in book form.

Genres: Horror, Biography

400 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Brian Lumley was born near Newcastle. In 22 years as a Military Policeman he served in many of the Cold War hotspots, including Berlin, as well as Cyprus in partition days. He reached the rank of Sergeant-Major before retiring to Devon to write full-time, and his work was first published in 1970. The vampire series, 'Necroscope', has been translated into ten languages and sold over a million copies worldwide.

He was awarded the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010.

Reviews

[LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just adore this man's writing. He will be sadly missed by me.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok this is a tricky book, to a Lumley fan this in a fascinating book, to a not so great or non-Lumley fan its a bit of a mystery and more than a little conceited. The book as the name suggests is all things Brian Lumley from a condensed timeline - to a bibliography to even a concordance of selected works. To me it is a fascinating look at how an author thinks and lives. Where they draw inspiration from and motivates them. I know that views are mixed with this book since some think its a waste of time with nothing really new or different to give - I disagree - one of the great things is about Lumley's works is that there is so much more out there he could go back to and "flesh" out - maybe he will maybe he wont but the appeal is that you want to learn more - and with this book in many cases he does all be it in different ways. I openly admit I love his work and eagerly await the next publication, biased yes I agree but surely that is the sign of a successful author - that you eagerly await their next creation.

[Paul Wells · Rating 1 out of 5]

Be warned - the three new stories are 50 words long. Don't buy it just for them.