Titus Crow, Volume 1: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition of Titus Crow
by Brian Lumley
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Author: Brian LumleyEdition: Paperback
Published: 1999-01-15
ISBN: 0312868677
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Tor Books
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Book Review: One of the greatest in his Cthulhu origins
Summary: 4 Stars
While there are some areas of this compilation that are slow and even tedious, overall it is a wonderfully original expansion of the Cthulhu cycle. Titus Crow is an out of bounds character that is made more believable through the recordings of his 'assistant' de Marigny. This collection begins the expansion of Lovecraft's Cthulhu universe. You might be turned off by the 'fleshing out' of the undescribable, however, it is a very entertaining take on what has long been an obsession of many. While I enjoy his short stories more, this is an unmistakably wonderful delving into the universe as we are afraid to see it. In the end we will all fall to the evil, but until then let us dream of the universe held by good.
Summary of Titus Crow, Volume 1: The Burrowers Beneath; The Transition of Titus Crow
The two novels contained in the first volume of Titus Crow--"The Burrowers Beneath" and "The Transition of Titus Crow" (originally published in 1974 and 1975)--are a matched set marking the introduction of Brian Lumley's Sherlockian paranormal investigator, Titus Crow, and Crow's Watsonesque partner, Henri-Laurent de Marginy. Both tales are grounded in the Cthulu mythos originated by H.P. Lovecraft, but Lumley offers an effortless introduction to Cthulu for newcomers.While Lumley is perhaps best known now for Necroscope, the Crow novels (which also include those collected in Titus Crow, Volume Two and Titus Crow, Volume Three) offer an early glimpse at the creative talents of a contemporary horror master. Crow is a fascinating character--an obsessed genius uncovering ancient gods in a late-20th-century world that is blind to its imminent destruction. At the same time, de Marginy, writing through epistles and journals, brings a naive immediacy to the narratives. Lumley's prose has a baroque feel that lends an antique patina to Crow's world (supposedly in the 1960s and '70s), and his blend of horror ? la Lovecraft, adventure reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and techno-science fiction with shades of Asimov is always pleasantly surprising. Titus Crow makes for solid and enjoyable reading that deftly crosses genres. It's a pleasure to have these novels in a readily available form again. --Patrick O'Kelley
The Titus Crow novels are adventure horror, full of acts of nobility and heroism, featuring travel to exotic locations and alternate planes of existence as Titus Crow and his faithful companion and record-keeper fight the gathering forces of darkness wherever they arise. The menaces are the infamous and deadly Elder Gods of the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Chthulu and his dark minions are bent on ruling the earth--or destroying it. A few puny humans cannot possibly stand against these otherworldly evil gods, yet time after time, Titus Crow defeats the monsters and drives them back into the dark from whence they came. Volume One contains two full novels, The Burrowers Beneath and The Transition of Titus Crow.
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