The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

by H. P. Lovecraft

Overview

Randolph Carter dreams three times of a majestic sunset city, but each time he is abruptly snatched away before he can see it up close. When he prays to the gods of dream to reveal the whereabouts of the phantasmal city, they do not answer, and his dreams of the city stop altogether. Undaunted, Carter resolves to go to Kadath, where the gods live, to beseech them in person. However, no one has ever been to Kadath and none even knows how to get there. In dream, Randolph Carter descends "the seventy steps to the cavern of flame" and speaks of his plan to the priests Nasht and Kaman-Thah, whose temple borders the Dreamlands. The priests warn Carter of the great danger of his quest and suggest that the gods withdrew his vision of the city on purpose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974539536
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/15/2017
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. I. N. J. Culbard is an award-winning artist and has adapted several Lovecraft novels, including The Shadow Out of Time (SelfMadeHero, Fall 2013) and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (SelfMadeHero, Spring 2013). He lives in Nottinghamshire, UK.

What People are Saying About This

L. Sprague de Camp

The Kadath story takes place in a parallel that manifests itself in dreams...Lovecraft's dreamworld of Kadath is never concretely visualized. He never, in fact, committed himself as the world's location and was even uncertain as to whether it exists, now or in a remote past. That, however, does not interfere with our enjoyment.