Titus Crow, Volume 2: The Clock of Dreams; Spawn of the Winds (Titus Crow)
by Brian Lumley

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Book Reviews of Titus Crow, Volume 2: The Clock of Dreams; Spawn of the Winds (Titus Crow)

Book Review: It took an effort of will to finish the whole thing
Summary: 2 Stars

The second novel in this volume - ugh. I could barely finish it, and had me saying things like "Give me a break!" out loud on the bus. It was only my hunger for Lovecraft related lore that gave me the stamina to finish it. It lacked any real sense of wonder. The combination of a bleak setting and a plot that's a collection of cliches and abuses of Cthulhu mythos ideas just bored me to tears, when it didn't infuriate or exasperate me.

Life's too short to waste on books this bad. The only reason I can justify having spent hours and hours reading Spawn of the Winds is that it sets up In the Moons of Borea (contained in volume 3 of the Titus Crow collection), which is slightly more entertaining and interesting.

If you happen to really like Lumley's Necroscope books, I found the second half of this collection to be very similar to Necroscope 3: The Source. Our intrepid heroes are whisked away to a bleak, dangerous world beset by a supernatural threat; small bands of similar refugees survive against all odds; etc etc. I also found that book barely tolerable. So, if you disagree strongly with my assessment of The Source, you'll probably actually really like this book.

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