When all is madness... there is no madness. Is there wisdom in insanity? Enlightenment in blackest despair? Higher consciousness in the depths of chaos? These are the stories of the men and women who choose to cast off from the shores of our placid island of ignorance and sail the black seas of infinity beyond. Those who would dive into primeval consciousness in search of dark treasures. Thos who would risk the Deadly Light for one reason: it is still light. Martian Migraine Press presents fifteen diverse tales of enlightenment and horror from some of the best new voices working in Weird Fiction today. Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis features poetry from Bryan Thao Worra, stories by Gord Sellar, Kristi DeMeester, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, and the groundbreaking Mythos novella from Ruthanna Emrys, The Litany of Earth. With cover art by Alix Branwyn, interior illustrations by Michael Lee Macdonald, and an introduction by editor Scott R Jones (author of When The Stars Are Right: Towards An Authentic R'lyehian Spirituality), Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis will plunge readers into a seriously entertaining contemplation of the mysticism and magic inherent to Lovecraft's fantastical world of cosmic horror and dread. Take the Cthulhusattva Vow Enter the Black Gnosis Table of Contents The Pearl in the Shadows -- Bryan Thao Worra Keys in Stranger Deserts -- Vrai Kaiser Mr Johnson and the Old Ones -- Jamie Mason Antinomia -- Erica Ruppert Heiros Gamos -- Gord Sellar Mother's Nature -- Stefanie Elrick At the Left Hand of Nothing -- Jayaprakash Satyamurthy The Litany of Earth -- Ruthanna Emrys Emperor Eternal -- Konstantine Paradias The Wicked Shall Come Upon Him -- Kristi DeMeester Messages -- John Linwood Grant That Most Foreign of Veils -- Luke R J Maynard We Three Kings -- Don Raymond Feeding the Abyss -- Rhoads Brazos After Randolph Carter -- Noah Wareness Cthulhusattva: Tales of the Black Gnosis edited by Scott R Jones 5.5 8.5″ trade paperback and electronic book formats ISBN 978-1-927673-16-4 Publication date: May 23, 2016 Distributed to the trade by Ingram… (more) |