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The package itself is gorgeous. An antique sea-trunk: lithographically printed, sewn hardback with coloured endpapers, wonderful illustrations from presumably archaic origins, even the typeset is elegance itself. A weighty book that was a pleasure to simply hold in the hand.Alas, if only this high level of quality was sustained across all of the stories within! Still, there were five that captured and captivated me. Two of those five were admirable experiments, two more were entirely compelling
This is where the Book of Sea truly permeates its tides into all our veins. The detailed review of this book posted elsewhere under my name is too long or impractical to post here.Above is one of its observations at the time of the review?CAVEAT: I have a short work in this book.
A quite wonderful collection of sea-related tales, all with a touch of the weird about them. Several are absolutely sublime.It definitely deserves 5 stars and is a great read. It's not perfect, though. One story (I'll not name names) had me snorting in dismissal and thinking, "What was that all about? Was that supposed to mean something?" Fortunately, it was one of the shorter ones, but I just felt I had completely wasted my time reading it; it takes a lot for a story to irritate me this much. I...
A beautiful collection of haunting stories, from different authors. The book itself is exquisitely crafted, with fine artwork throughout. Nothing less than a collectible work of art.
Actually, I've reread a large part of this book and so now I'm putting it on the 5 side of 4.5. https://www.oddlyweirdfiction.com/201...As Charles Schneider wrote in his story "The Damnation of Captain M'Quhae," "What begins as a standard sea-tale turns into something quite sinister." But it goes deeper than simply sinister turns. While there is often more than just a bit of an aura of the traditional about and within these stories, the authors who have contributed to this anthology are some of...
This hardcover is limited to 400 copies printed.Contents: I: Ligan011 - "Others' Tears" by David Yates013 - "Waiting" by Rosalie Parker020 - "In The Hold, It Waits" by Tom Johnstone047 - "The Figurehead of the Cailleach" by Stephen J. Clark084 - "The Sorrows of Satan's Book" by Karim GhahwagiII: Flotsam119 - "The Storm Brood" by Colin Fisher121 - "By Severn's Flood" by Jane Jakeman129 - "Breakwater Lodge" by Michael R. Colangelo144 - "Dancing Boy" by Colin Insole162 - "Below Decks" by Jonathan E...
