The First Lord Dunsany Omnibus
Here, in one inexpensive ebook are five full-length books by this legendary master of fantasy and terror, the man H. P. Lovecraft modeled his work by. Now is your chance to read his best-loved works, The Book of Wonder, A Dreamer's Tales, Fifty-One Tales, The Gods of Pegana, and the Sword of Welleran and Other Stories. The Reader's Guide to Fantasy hails Lord Dunsany (1897-1957) for his "ornate, art-nouveau fantasy , of mythical worlds. His were the first set in wholly created mythical worlds and paved the way for Tolkeihn's Middle Earth. The Reader's Guide calls his work "of concise elegance , bejeweled with all the exotica of the East. , Typical are 'The Hoard of the Gibbelins, " in which it is told how the Gibbelins, "who eat nothing less good than man, " protect their hoard of wealth from an epitomal hero, and 'The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jewller, ' the hero of whom has an encounter with Hlo Hlo, the spider idol." Both are included in this low priced ebook edition. Over 1500 pages in hardcover!


