Beneath the Moors
 Dust-jacket illustration by Herb Arnold for Beneath the Moors | |
| Author | Brian Lumley |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror novel, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | xxi, 145 pp |
| ISBN | 0-87054-066-1 |
| OCLC | 1136954 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.L9575 Be3 PR6062.U45 |
Beneath the Moors is a fantasy horror novel by author Brian Lumley. It was published by Arkham House in 1974 in an edition of 3,842 copies. It was Lumley's second book published by Arkham House. The novel is part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Plot summary
Professor Ewart Masters convalesces at the home of his nephew, after an automobile accident. There he discovers the existence of an ancient Cimmerian city beneath the Yorkshire moors. He proceeds to have dream adventures in the realms of the Great Old Ones.
The short novel incorporates the short story The Sister City by Brian Lumley,1969.
Reception
Gahan Wilson praised the novel as "by far the best thing [Lumley]'s done," with "a really dandy climax" and "a highly successful underground horrorland which is solid, consistent, and well designed."[1]
References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Owings, Mark (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 50.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 131. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 118. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.