BRIAN LUMLEY COMPANION [THE] (SIGNED)

Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very faint bumping at top edge of spine panel, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Signed by Lumley on the half-title page. Also signed by contributor Stephen Jones at his contribution "The Long, the Short, and the Tall Tales of Brian Lumley" Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthology with contributions and appreciations regarding the life and works of Brian Lumley. Includes eight pages of art, private photographs and reproductions of jacket illustrations, many by contributor Bob Eggleton. Contributing authors include: Stanley Wiater, Robert M. Price, Stephen Jones, Melissa Ann Singer, Barbara Ann Lumley, Robb Coutinho, Golnar Dahesh, David Rigby, John Durant, Phill Garnett, Nathan Murray, Stephen Dillon, Tom Shearer, Deborah Alton, Peter McCabe, David McDougle, Nathan P. Murray and W. Paul Ganley.Stock Data DescriptionEdited by Brian Lumley and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner Stanley Wiater, The Brian Lumley Companion is an indispensable guide to the life and works of Brian Lumley. The Companion is illustrated with photographs from the authors private collection and full-color reproductions of Hugo Awardwinning artist Bob Eggletons eye-catching cover art for Lumleys works. Contributors to The Brian Lumley Companion include some of todays most noted experts on horror fiction, including W. Paul Ganley, founder of Weirdbook Press and two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award; Stephen Jones, coeditor of Horror: 100 Best Books and winner of multiple World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Awards; Robert M. Price, author of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos and one of the most respected analysts of Lovecraftian fiction; Robert G. Weinberg, an acknowledged specialist in weird fiction, and Stanley Wiater, host of the TV series Dark Dreamers. In The Brian Lumley Companion, Lumley aficionados will find an overview of Lumleys career, from his first short fiction up to the present day; essays comparing Lumley and H. P. Lovecraft, a lengthy interview with the author that delves into the heart of Lumleys relationship with the writers and editors who inspired him and the fans who support him, and analyses of Lumleys short fiction and novels. An interview with Bob Eggleton gives insight into the development of his striking covers for the Necroscope series and other Lumley works. This companion also includes complete listings of the first publications of each of Lumleys novels, short fiction, and poetry. Major attractions are the detailed concordances that focus on individual novels and series, including the three Psychomech titles, the Dreamlands and Primal Lands series, and each volume in the Necroscope series. As a special treat, The Brian Lumley Companion includes three short short stories by Brian Lumley, works that have never before appeared in book form. Title: BRIAN LUMLEY COMPANION [THE] (SIGNED) Author Name: Lumley, Brian and Stanley Wiater (eds) and Stephen Jones Edition: First Edition ISBN Number: 0312856709 ISBN-13: 9780312856700 Illustrator: Eggleton, Bob Location Published: Tor: 2002 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Fine Inscription: Signed by Author(s) Type: Book Categories: SIGNED BOOKS, HORROR & SUSPENSE Seller ID: 003540 Keywords: barbara ann lumley, brian lumley, david mcdougle, david rigby, deborah alton, golnar dahesh, horror, john durant, melissa ann singer, nathan murray, nathan p. murray and w. paul ganley, peter mccabe, phill garnett, robb coutinho, robert m. price, stanley wiater, stephen dillon, stephen jones, tom shearer