The Book of Eibon (fiction)

The Book of Eibon

Details

Publisher: Oakland, CA : Chaosium, Inc., 2002

Page Count: 425 p.

Author(s): Clark Ashton Smith, Lin Carter, and Divers Hands; Robert M. Price, editor

Artist(s): H. E. Fassl, cover; Thomas Brown, Laurence J. Cornford, Jason C. Eckhardt, and Joseph S. Pulver, illustrations

Summary

The "Book of Eibon," the creation of Clark Ashton Smith, ranks behind Lovecraft's "Necronomicon" as a shunned repository of mystical horrors surviving blasphemously from elder eons. Not content with his own and Lovecraft's citations of the Book, Smith actually wrote two chapters of it, his famous stories "The Door to Saturn" and "The Coming of the White Worm." [[Lin Carter knew a good thing when he saw it and decided that it would be fun to write and read the remaining Eibonic chapters. He did not live to finish the Book, but others took up the challenge, supplying more of the droll yet frightening episodes, as well as various liturgical and magical arcana the Book of Eibon was said to contain. A Mythos grimoire-- a work of horror, humor, and genuine poetic power.

Contents

• Introductory Material
  • "Ultima Thule and Mhu Thulan", Laurence J. Cornford (map)
  • "The Ebony Book: Introduction to The Book of Eibon", Robert M. Price
  • "History and Chronology of The Book of Eibon", Lin Carter
  • "The Life of Eibon by Cyron of Varaad", Lin Carter
  • "Eibon Saith; or, The Apophthegmata of Eibon", Robert M. Price
  • "Map of Hyperborea", Laurence J. Cornford
• Book One: Histories of the Elder Magi
  • "The Double Tower: History of Zloigm the Necromancer", Lin Carter
  • "The Devouring of S'lithik Hhai: History of X'hyl the Apothecary", John R. Fultz
  • "The Scroll of Morloc: History of the Shaman Yhemog", Lin Carter
  • "The Descent into the Abyss: History of the Sorcerer Haon-Dor", Lin Carter
  • "The Secret in the Parchment: History of the Thaumaturge Ptomeron", Lin Carter
  • "The Face from Below: History of Pnom the Exorcist", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Sphinx of Abormis: History of the Wizard Hormagor", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Alkahest: History of Enoycla the Alchemist", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Coming of the White Worm: History of Evagh the Warlock", Clark Ashton Smith
  • "The Light from the Pole: History of Pharazyn the Enchanter", Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter
  • "The Stairs in the Crypt: History of the Necromancer Avalzaunt", Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter
  • "The Feaster from the Stars: History of Yzduggor the Eremite", Lin Carter
  • "The Green Decay: History of Nabulus the Wonder-Worker", Robert M. Price
• Book Two, Episodes of Eibon of Mhu Thulan
  • "The Utmost Abomination", Clark Ashton Smith and Lin Carter
  • "Utressor", Clark Ashton Smith, Laurence J. Cornford, and Richard L. Tierney
  • "Annotations for the Book of Night", Robert M. Price
  • "The Burrower Beneath", Robert M. Price
  • "In the Vale of Pnath", Lin Carter
  • "Shaggai", Lin Carter
  • "The Haunting of Uthnor", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Offspring of the Tomb", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Demon of the Ring", Laurence J. Cornford
  • "The Door to Saturn", Clark Ashton Smith
• Book Three, Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom
  • "About Papyrus of the Dark Wisdom", Lin Carter
    • "I. The Unbegotten Source", Lin Carter
    • "II. The Polar Ones", Lin Carter
    • "III. The Elder Beings", Lin Carter
    • "IV. The Great Race of Yith", Lin Carter
    • "V. The City of the Archives", Lin Carter
    • "VI. The Coming of Cthulhu", Lin Carter
• Book Four, Psalms of the Silent
  • "About Psalms of the Silent", Robert M. Price
  • "Petition: To Tsathoggua", Richard L. Tierney
  • "To Atlach-Nacha", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Prayer of Yzduggor the Apostate", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Appeasement of Ghizguth", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Summoning of Pharol", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Unresponding Gods", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The House of Haon-Dor", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Dark Sorcerer", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Contemplative God", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Door to Cykranosh; or, Eibon's Lament", Richard L. Tierney
  • "Hyperborea; or, Eibon's Prophecy", Richard L. Tierney
  • "The Minions of Zstylzhemgni", Richard L. Tierney
  • "Ycnagnnisssz", Richard L. Tierney
  • "Ubbo-Sathla", Michael Fantina
  • "Azathoth", Michael Fantina
  • "Tsathoggua", Michael Fantina
  • "Rlim Shaikorth", Michael Fantina
  • "Rede of the Gray Weavers (fragment)", Ann K. Schwader
  • "Mhu Thulanese Invocation to Abhoth", Ann K. Schwader
  • "Voormi Hymn of Deliverance", Ann K. Schwader
  • "The Supplication of Cxaxukluth", Robert M. Price
• Book Five, The Eibonic Rituals.
  • "About The Eibonic Rituals", Robert M. Price
  • "The Green Decay", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Disgorging of the Pit", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Yggrr Incantation", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Execrations of Glorgne", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Adjuration of Pnom", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Litany of Xastur", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Warding of Rivashi", Stephen Sennitt
  • "The Exorcism of Iagsat", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Black Rite of Yaddith", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Forgotten Ritual of Mnar", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Kynothrabian Dirge", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Ritual of the Outer Void", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Grey Rite of Azathoth", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Adoration of the Black Flame", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Black Litany of Nug and Yeb", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "To Call Forth Tsathoggua to Smite Thy Enemy", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "To Summons and Instruct Zhogtk, the Emanation of Yoth", Joseph S. Pulver
  • "The Night of the Night", Michael Cisco
  • "The Banishing Seal of Yste", Thomas Brown
  • "The Nine Pentacles of Sgandrom", Thomas Brown
  • "The Scarlet Sign", Thomas Brown
  • "The Triply Drawn Circle of Power", Thomas Brown
• Appendices
  • "The Acolyte of the Flame", Lin Carter
  • "From the Archives of the Moon", Lin Carter
  • "The Incubus of Atlantis", Robert M. Price
  • "The Epistles of Eibon", Robert M. Price and Laurence J. Cornford

Comments / Trivia

Chaosium Publication 6026. ISBN 1-56882-129-8.

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