Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred (Necronomicon Series)
by Donald Tyson
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Author: Donald TysonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12-08
ISBN: 0738706272
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
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Book Review: Best Necronomicon out there, by far
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, let me point out that the necronomicon was a fictional book used in stories by H.P Lovecraft and his successors. And let me point out that there have been many 'Necronomicons'published that claim to be the real necronomicons, all being terrible written books trying to make up magic rituals involving beings that bear resemblance to the beings in the mythos made by lovecraft but often having changed names and portfolios as to mislead a reader into thinking this is the origin of the beings in the mythos, not the other way around, or to just differentiate itself from the stories all together by putting it in some pseadomythology based on reall ones and the beings of the mythos (see Simon Necronomicon). Ultimately they have been, in my opinion, terrible failures.
That being said, this book does not fall into those categories I stated above. It uses the real names of the mythos creatures, and it contains little about magic so that a casual reader just wanting to read for its entertainment value (which i have to say is quite high) is not bombarded with ritual and ceromonie and formulae while only getting a fraction of actual entertainment and lore. In addition, unlike its predeccessors it uses quotes lovecrafts stories, the ones that are passages from the necronomicon in the stories, seamlessly integrated into the chapters to further connect to the real necronomicon.
Now, those of you who practice chaos magic who want a way to work with these beings, there are sigils attributed to each old one, but no real rituals other then the creation of the sigil themselves, leaving you to be able to create your own rituals, which is why this one is so great from a chaos magickal point of view too. And for those of you who didnt notice, this version was written by an actual occultist.
I recommend that, if you want a necronomicon, you buy this one and that you dont waste your money or time on other ones, especially the Simon Necronomicon and its spellbook.
Summary of Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred (Necronomicon Series)
Anyone familiar with H. P. Lovecraft's work knows of the Necronomicon, the black magic grimoire he invented as a literary prop in his classic horror stories. There have been several attempts at creating this text, yet none stand up to Lovecraft's own descriptions of the Necronomicon . . . until now. Fans of Lovecraftian magic and occult fiction will delight in Donald Tyson's Necronomicon, based purely within Lovecraft's own fictional universe, the Cthulhu Mythos.This grimoire traces the wanderings of Abdul Alhazred, a necromancer of Yemen, on his search for arcane wisdom and magic. Alhazred's magical adventures lead him to the Arabian desert, the lost city of Irem, ruins of Babylon, lands of the Old Ones, and Damascus, where he encounters a variety of strange creatures and accrues necromantic secrets.
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