{"product_id":"the-threshold-of-forever-essays-and-reviews-paperback","title":"The Threshold of Forever: Essays and Reviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarrell Schweitzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarrell Schweitzer's third collection of essays and reviews, a successor to the well-received \"Windows of the Imagination\" and \"The Fantastic Horizon,\" is a balanced mixture of scholarship and entertainment, ranging over the entire spectrum of imaginative literature, from the oldest novel in the world (1st century B.C.) to classic (and not-so-classic) pulp fiction, to childhood reading, to examinations of the works of such masters as H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, Robert Bloch, Stanley Weinbaum, John W. Campbell, and Thomas M. Disch. In between we encounter such surprising topics as a proposal for an H.P. Lovecraft biopic (\"The Whole Wide Lovecraft\"), the eccentricities of William Beckford (the author of Vathek), and even a report from Blobfest, an annual street fair devoted to the famous 1958 cult film, at which Schweitzer, as a member of the press, was allowed to touch the original Blob. Many of these pieces have been published in the prestigious \"The New York Review of Science Fiction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schweitzer writes in an informative style that's knowledgeable, witty, and high accessible. This is the finest kind of criticism -- it makes you want to read more, both of the critic's own prose and that of the writers he's discussing. Highly recommended!\" -- Robert Reginald. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarrell Schweitzer is a novelist, short-story, writer and critic, a former editor of the legendary \"Weird Tales\" magazine, and a four-time World Fantasy Award finalist and one-time winner. His previous book of essays, \"The Fantastic Horizon,\" was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301186167091,"sku":"9781479425648","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Vc_HeJBoqe9781479425648.webp?v=1777507665","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-threshold-of-forever-essays-and-reviews-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}