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mandarinis's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Excelente compilado.
Hice una lectura diagonal por que es más bien un material de consulta, sobre todo para quienes participan en juegos de rol.
Hice una lectura diagonal por que es más bien un material de consulta, sobre todo para quienes participan en juegos de rol.
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia is a reference book detailing the works of HP Lovecraft and his contemporaries, as well as those influenced by them in the ensuing decades, relating to the Cthulhu mythos.
I've been on the periphery of Lovecraftian fandom for a couple decades, starting with [b:Black Seas of Infinity: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft|305262|Black Seas of Infinity The Best of H.P. Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320769246s/305262.jpg|296268]. With the amount of material out there, it's hard to know where to start. With this book, I finally feel like I have a guide.
The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia is an exhaustive exploration of the Cthulhu mythos, detailing such mythos staples as Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, and Randolph Carter, to tangently related characters like Conan, to later derivative works like Titus Crow. Throw in creatures like the Nightgaunts and books like the Book of Eibon, and you've got a ton of material to digest.
The best part is sources are mentioned. If you want to know where the information from the Dagon entry comes from, the book has you covered. If you want to know where The Blasted Heath is mentioned, ditto.
This book has quite a bit of depth and there must have been a staggering amount of research going into it. What other reference book has multiple origins of Abdul Alhazred, the mad Arab who penned the Necronomicon and the origin of the word Tekeli-Li?
The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia isn't really a book you want to read from cover to cover. However, if you don't know Fthaggua from the Fungi from Yuggoth, you'll find this invaluable. Four out of five Fhtagn stars.
I've been on the periphery of Lovecraftian fandom for a couple decades, starting with [b:Black Seas of Infinity: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft|305262|Black Seas of Infinity The Best of H.P. Lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320769246s/305262.jpg|296268]. With the amount of material out there, it's hard to know where to start. With this book, I finally feel like I have a guide.
The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia is an exhaustive exploration of the Cthulhu mythos, detailing such mythos staples as Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, and Randolph Carter, to tangently related characters like Conan, to later derivative works like Titus Crow. Throw in creatures like the Nightgaunts and books like the Book of Eibon, and you've got a ton of material to digest.
The best part is sources are mentioned. If you want to know where the information from the Dagon entry comes from, the book has you covered. If you want to know where The Blasted Heath is mentioned, ditto.
This book has quite a bit of depth and there must have been a staggering amount of research going into it. What other reference book has multiple origins of Abdul Alhazred, the mad Arab who penned the Necronomicon and the origin of the word Tekeli-Li?
The Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia isn't really a book you want to read from cover to cover. However, if you don't know Fthaggua from the Fungi from Yuggoth, you'll find this invaluable. Four out of five Fhtagn stars.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. If this isn't exhaustive, I don't know what is.
zaheridor's review against another edition
4.0
Esta es la guía definitiva para los que disfrutan de las historias y el mito creado por Lovecraft, en el se listan y definen cada lugar, monstruo, artefacto y personaje que ha pertenecido a este universo; el cual es muy extenso, han participado un gran número de personas y abarca muchos periodos en el tiempo.
Personalmente, este libro fue un buen ejercicio luego del break de almuerzo: tomar un significado, visualizarlo en mi mente y luego corroborarlo con la imagen (el libro es 100% texto). Si desea saber como se llama la novia de Cthulhu, quién es Chaugnar Faugn, cual es la relación de Miguel de Cervantes con el Necronomicón, o donde entra The Yellow King con todo esto, esta enciclopedia es indispensable es su biblioteca.
Mi total agradecimiento a Mariana por este regalo!
Personalmente, este libro fue un buen ejercicio luego del break de almuerzo: tomar un significado, visualizarlo en mi mente y luego corroborarlo con la imagen (el libro es 100% texto). Si desea saber como se llama la novia de Cthulhu, quién es Chaugnar Faugn, cual es la relación de Miguel de Cervantes con el Necronomicón, o donde entra The Yellow King con todo esto, esta enciclopedia es indispensable es su biblioteca.
Mi total agradecimiento a Mariana por este regalo!
statelyelmslibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Keep this within arms reach when you are reading anything Lovecraft related.
Google searching this stuff will make your head spin with all the different results you will get. Trust Daniel Harms. He knows his stuff.
Google searching this stuff will make your head spin with all the different results you will get. Trust Daniel Harms. He knows his stuff.
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