Sorcery in Shad

by Brian Lumley

Book Overview

Classic Lovecraftian horror from one of the masters of the form, British Fantasy Award-winner Brian Lumley. Sorcery in Shad Pity the poor lamia! Mighty Orbiquita, she who damned to death countless men for merely looking at her, she who slew with impunity any who dared breach the walls of her fabled castle . . . Orbiquita has fallen in love--and with a barbarian Hrossak! Tarra Khash, he is, who saved a lamia's life and made her long to be human again...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765310775
• ISBN13: 9780765310774
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The king of fantasy!

I never thought I'd ever come to adore a Lumley character as much as Harry Keough (see NECROSCOPE: THE TOUCH below) or the sublime Titus Crow, but the barbarian hero of Mr. Lumley's Primal Land series, Tarra Khash, fairly leapt from the printed page and into my heart with the first volume, THE HOUSE OF CTHULHU. While I recommend that you read all three Primal Land books, you may certainly read SORCERY IN SHAD as a stand-alone (as is the case of all of Mr. Lumley's series books). Tarra Khash the barbarian inhabits the pre-Atlantian world of Theem'hdra, an island continent inhabited by terrifying monsters, beautiful maidens, brave warriors and powerful sorcerers. Lovecraftian horrors abound in this land where the mighty lamia Orbiquita, who has damned scores of men for merely glancing at her hideous countenance, has finally fallen prey to the most dangerous emotion of all--love! And the object of her passion is none other than the barbarian Tarra Khash, who has traveled the Primal Land in search of treasure, adventure and all manner of fleshly pleasures. Tarra Khash, who has overthrown a god and saved countless lives has become the prisoner of an evil sorcerer, Black Yoppaloth, who wishes to crush all in his evil path to power and immortality, and for whom Tarra Khash has become the last impediment in Black Yoppaloth's evil plan to control the Primal Land. Unknown to Tarra Khash, he has secret allies who are sworn to battle the black sorcerer to the death. This is a deftly wrought and heart-pounding thrill ride that will leave the reader gasping in astonishment that what they've reading is actually fiction! You will run every step of the way beside Tarra Khash, his companions and his foes. Theem'hdra seems so real--despite the horrific and fantastical content--that you might wonder, as I do, if Brian Lumley is privy to information that we mere mortals have been denied. This is heroic dark fantasy of the very highest quality.

delightful homage to the macabre world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu

After five years away, mighty magician Teh Atht has returned to the Primal Land, having failed at his quest. He comes home seemingly empty-handed. At the same time that Teh returns "home" Tarra Khash continues his hedonistic ways of wine and women until the ugly vampiric lamia Orbiquita bites him. The results of her teeth is to cause him to lose interest in females even as she prepares to give up immortality to become a desirable woman as she wants him. Evil sorcerer Black Yoppaloth plans to become immortal and rule eternal over the minion of the Primal Land; he is on the brink of success with the only possible way to prevent his enslaving everyone is Teh and Tarra teaming up; but the former is under a curse and the latter mistrusts all magic practitioners. Like its two Primal land predecessors (see THE HOUSE OF CTHULHU and TARRA KHASH: HROSSAK!), SORCERY IN SHAD is a collection of interrelated tales that fans of the series will enjoy as Brian Lumley brings the fine fantasy to a conclusion.. Though a few of the twelve tales seem more like sidebar fillers that do not enhance the theme, Mr. Lumley completes his delightful homage to the macabre world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu. Harriet Klausner