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by William Hope Hodgson (Author) "It was the Joy of the Sunset that brought us to speech ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Wildside Press (1 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1587156059
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587156052
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 15.7 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,768,749 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"One of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written" -- H.P.Lovecraft. Lovecraft wasn't wrong: this is, perhaps, the greatest single work of fantastic fiction in the English language. The sun has died, as have the stars. Not a solitary light shines in the heavens. The days of light are nothing by a legend -- they are a story told to soothe children. The last millions of humans still live in their Last Redoubt -- but the end of their days is at hand. (Jacketless Library Hardcover.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by these reviews, 4 Aug 2004
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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!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and Appalling, Read it but beware..., 12 Oct 2003
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The most important things to realise about the Nightland is when it was written- in the early part of the 20th century. This indicates the pheomenal amount of effort and imagination put into it by its author, William Hope Hodgson.

The book is huge and consists of almost nothing but fantastic imagery and ideas- it is a vast powerhouse of creative thought, action and adventure in a world where the sun is dead, and the `outer darkness' of many of Hodgson's stories is `outer' no more.

However, this book is also an incredibly painful book to read. Hodgson has written the whole piece in a pseudo-archaic style which is ponderous, tortuous and incredibly contrived. It is also riddled with the sentimentality which often mar's his otherwise excellent work.

Think carefully before buying or reading `The Nightland', it is a magnificent achievement, and a vast creation, but it is also one of the most heavy-going books you will ever read. Ironically the fact that the highly contrived writing-style is maintained throughout this monster tome is an impressive achievement in itself.

Worth a look, but perhaps `try before you buy'. That said all of Hodgson's other books are wholeheartedly recommended and incredibly easy to read (House on the Borderland, Boats of the Glen Carrig, Carnacki the Ghost Finder & The Ghost Pirates).

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for fans of fantasy fiction, 21 Nov 2001
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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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