The Hastur Cycle: 13 Tales that Created and Define Dread Hastur, the King in Yellow, Nighted Yuggoth, and Dire Carcosa

Overview:

  • Title: The Hastur Cycle: 13 Tales that Created and Define Dread Hastur, the King in Yellow, Nighted Yuggoth, and Dire Carcosa
  • Author: Robert M. Price
  • Year: 1993
  • ISBN-10: 1568820097
  • Publisher: Chaosium
  • Price: $9.95
  • Pages: ix+304
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: The Hastur Cycle
  • Notes: "Chaosium publication 6001"; 6001 appears on the spine under the Chaosium logo, and in the upper left corner of the back cover. ISBN printed bottom of spine. Price on back cover only. "Published in October, 1993" (copyright page) "Call of Cthulhu books" on title page; "Call of Cthulhu Fiction" and "Cthulhu Cycle Books" on back cover. Each story is preceded by a brief introduction/blurb, from 1 paragraphs to most of a page. These are apparently by Price, but not explicitly credited. They give information about the author, and about the history of the story and its connections to others both in the volume and out. Some include literary critical comment. (-DES July 09) The 4 Lin Carter poems from Dreams from R'lyeh are grouped as "Litany to Hastur" which is in turn grouped with the other two Carter pieces as "Tatters of the King" which is how these items are listed in the table of contents.