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by David Lindsay (Author) "On a March evening, at eight o'clock, Backhouse, the medium - a fast-rising star in the psychic world - was ushered into the study at..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (12 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575074833
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575074835
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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After attending a seance, Maskull, a restless and rootless man, finds himself embarking on a journey to the planet Tormance, which orbits Arcturus. Alone, he wanders the startling landscape, open to a bewildering range of experiences from love to ritual murder, encountering new monsters at every turn, metamorphosing, constantly seeking the truth about the divinity known as Shaping, Surtur and Crystalman. A Voyage to Arcturus is David Lindsay's masterpiece, an extraordinary imaginative tour de force.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blake-like mysticism, 18 Aug 2003
By salenku (england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voyage to Arcturus (Fantastic fiction library) (Paperback)
David Lindsay has created a remarkable journey in this book. From the seance at the beginning, it is clear that the work is not going to be standard fantasy, and, indeed, it seems more closely akin to the mystical allegories of Blake's paintings, in that it informs on an emotional level without necessarily explaining on an intellectual one. The voyage Maskull takes, not only to but also through Arcturus, is painted with incredibly evocative language. I particularly loved Lindsay's way of describing colours never seen on earth by linking them into emotional states: ulfire, for example, is 'wild and mysterious'. The book is heavy with allegory - the climax takes place in the land of light, or Muspel, (Norse mythology describes a land of fire also known as Muspel), but this is way beyond normal allegorical writing. People grow and discard organs, strange creatures and plants inhabit the world, and through it all runs the complex influences of Krag and Crystalman, who roughly correspond to Pain and the Illusion that Pain is not real. This is a fantastic book of chaotic characters and flowing descriptions. Don't expect to get all its layers on the first read (unless you're a lot smarter than me!) but enjoy it for the breathless journey it takes you on and a use of language that I thought was unique and unparalleled. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging wonderment, 11 Oct 2002
By I. R. Lowell "mursili" (Northampton, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voyage to Arcturus (Canongate Classics) (Paperback)
Lindsay has created a multi-layered critique of our understanding of creation in a unique literary work. When first published it bombed as the public of 1920 found it appalling. It needs rereading to get a fuller picture of what Lindsay is trying to say: and that is very challenging! Three people--Krag, Nightspore and Maskull--travel to Tormance, a planet round the star Arcturus. However this is no "science" fiction. Maskull awakes alone and encounters a series of people on his journey to Muspel, the place of revelation. This must lead to his death as is stated all through the book. In his encounters with aliens, Maskull undergoes various physical, emotional and spiritual transformations. These lead him to question the work of Shaping or creation by Crystalman. At the end of his journey Krag reappears, having been called the devil by the aliens Maskull encounters at various times, and shows Maskull that he must allow Pain to release him from the deceit of Pleasure (Shaping). And so he becomes Nightspore, Krag's creature. This whole journey is written with fantastic literary skill and imagery, and the whole experience is personally challenging. For the truth of Tormance is the truth of our world, according to Lindsay. "Arcturus" influenced CS Lewis' "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra".
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Often Overlooked Classic of Weird Fiction, 4 Aug 2002
By M. Leyshon "mauvezone" (Manchester, england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Voyage to Arcturus (Hardcover)
Voyage To Arcturus fits perfectly in with Savoy's present publishing programme which is set to climax with W. H. Hodgson's The House On The Borderland. Lindsay's classic is an unconventional fantasy that uses 'psychedlic' visions to convey his philosophies of life and the world around us. It begins with a fairly conventional seance and reads in a somewhat stlited style but then becomes almost ecstatic like Hodgson's end of world viosion in House on the Borderland. Characters constantly change physically in the seemingly plotless trip that is Voyage to Arcturus. Buy this book, not only is it a beautifully presented hardback with fantastic artwork, an intro by Alan Moore, an afterword by Colin Wilson and other 'extras', but you'll really never read another book like it!!
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