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Poe's Lighthouse
New stories by Edgar Allan Poe?
Impossible, you say?
Not at all. Admittedly, Mr. Poe is in no condition to be writing much these days—which is why in this anthology he's getting a little help from his friends. Friends like Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Carole Nelson Douglas. John Shirley. Mike Resnick. Some two dozen in all.
These writers were given a task: to take a little-known, unfinished story fragment which Poe wrote near the end of his life and turn it into a complete story in any way they wished. The only rule was that they use Poe's language, his images, his ideas—that they truly work together with the master.
Today's best authors. Joining forces with Edgar Allan Poe himself.
Posthumous collaborations for the ages—collected here in this extraordinary anthology.
Since the Poe fragment's original publication some sixty years ago, a few authors have attempted to complete it—but this collection marks the first sustained gathering of talent to work on the piece. Editor Christopher Conlon provides an Introduction which explains the background of Poe's unfinished tale and includes its original, unaltered text, while the completed stories reflect the amazing variety of the writers themselves—from lighthearted fantasy to gothic horror, from romantic adventure to hard-edged science fiction.
This book, then, is a celebration of the art of storytelling—hosted by two dozen dazzling talents, with Mr. Edgar Allan Poe as Guest of Honor.
Care to join the party?
The lamp is lit. The door is open. Step in…
Welcome to Poe's Lighthouse.
324 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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August 30, 2008
Anthologies are not unusual. But, an anthology of stories written in collaboration with a dead author, now that is different.
And we’re not talking about just any dead author. Christopher Conlon had the unique idea of having 23 modern writers pen their versions of a story fragment written by Edgar Allan Poe. The fragment, believed to have been begun in 1849, may have been the last story Poe attempted.
Some of the writers hewed closely to Poe’s style while others have gone off to fantastic realm which may have amazed or even shocked the master. Most of the writers will be familiar to readers in the horror and science fiction genre. The stories run the gamut from gothic to horror, science fiction to fantasy and there’s even a bit of erotica thrown in for good measure.
And we’re not talking about just any dead author. Christopher Conlon had the unique idea of having 23 modern writers pen their versions of a story fragment written by Edgar Allan Poe. The fragment, believed to have been begun in 1849, may have been the last story Poe attempted.
Some of the writers hewed closely to Poe’s style while others have gone off to fantastic realm which may have amazed or even shocked the master. Most of the writers will be familiar to readers in the horror and science fiction genre. The stories run the gamut from gothic to horror, science fiction to fantasy and there’s even a bit of erotica thrown in for good measure.
April 21, 2022
Not very Poe like. The first author did well i thought, but the others were barely readable.
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