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William Hope Hodgson wrote essays, and fiction. His fiction consisted of fantasy fiction, horror stories, and science fiction. His hobbies included body-building and photography. The Night Land was published in 1912. It is part of the Dying Earth subgenre. The story begins with a 17th century man grieving for his lost love. He is given a vision of a later time when people will be reunited. The story progresses to a time when the sun has gone out and the earth is dimply lit by volcanic residue. The last million people are huddled in a metal pyramid and are under attack by an unknown forces from without.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, here is a different view. The Night Land is not appallingly written, not horrendously sentimental, not maddeningly repetitive nor grossly overlong - but it IS one of the most amazing works of fantasy fiction in the English language. The language Hodgson uses is quite in keeping with the eerie, archaic nature of the whole work and adds to its power. There is nothing else like it in the English language and it is unlikely there will ever be again. Hodgson is a true one-off. A deeply brooding masterpiece that is part love story, part horror, part archaic fantasy, part allegory, part religious parable........just read it!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first read this book during college and have gone back to it to reread the entire book, and passages since. The combination of the past and the future, fantasy and science fiction, is, at times, awkward but the author manages to overcome this problem with a powerful dream-like vision of nightmarish landscapes and creatures. The images invoked by Hosdgson's writing are right out of a bad dream; tall, cloaked, grim reaper-like figures gliding along a distant road on a mission unknown to the hero; distant dark, houses through whose windows occasional lights can be seen. These images, and many more like them, invoke a unique feel about this book.
The story begins rather slowly but soon develops into a tale of a hero and heroine, a quest, and a disturbing array of creatures straight out of Hodgson's imagination. This is not a book to rush through and, in my humble opinion, is best read at night. Highly recommended for reader's of classic fantasy such as Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and Eddison's "The Worm Orobouros".
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THE NIGHT LAND is:
Appallingly written
Horrendously sentimental
Maddeningly repetitive
Grossly overlong
And still one of the most amazing works of fantasy fiction in the English language.
Impressive, sombre, imagery and the sense that the author's imagination is running in overdrive will keep you reading long after common sense tells you you should fling this book at the wall.
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A super treat for your brain
This is a genre-spanning monument to wierdness.It describes nightmare landscapes,terrifying malignant entities,desperate battles and a perilous quest. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M P Hall
Marvellous: not an easy read, but it soars above its flaws.
This is a much-flawed yet fabulous book. Set mostly in a fantastically distant future, on a dark Earth whose sun has died, it is an adventure and a romance that spans... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by Jason Mills
Epic in many ways but not brilliant
This is one of the 3 books I've never managed to finish.
While the imagery and ideas put forward by Hope Hodgson are good, the resulting book verges upon turgid. Read more
While the imagery and ideas put forward by Hope Hodgson are good, the resulting book verges upon turgid. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by gururob
An Odyssey at the End of Time, plus Romance
The story concerns a "quest" in the Outer Dark of a sunless Earth of the remotest future -- a time when only monsters and strange artifacts remain on the barren surface... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2002 by Giuseppe Lippi
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