Collected Fiction Of William Hope Hodgson Volume 5: The Dream Of X & Other Fantastic Visions (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson) (v. 5) [Hardcover]

William Hope Hodgson (Author), Ross E. Lockhart (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson | Publication Date: January 25, 2007

The fifth of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This final volume of works by English author, disillusioned sailor and bodybuilder Hodgson (1877–1918) presents 31 strange and unsettling visions of fantasy, horror and future worlds both terrifyingly close to and infinitely removed from our own, including several condensations and alternate versions of Hodgson's best known works. Despite some labored archaisms and obtrusive dialects, the emotional depth of the poignant Valley of Lost Children and the searing Judge Barclay's Wife exemplifies Hodgson's penetrating insight into the abuses society masks beneath its supposed values and ideals, while the eerily Swiftian Date 1965: Modern Warfare, written in 1908, foresees the horrors of the trenches. Today's readers will find it a struggle, but one worth undertaking. (Sept.)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 450 pages
• Publisher: Night Shade Books; 1 edition (January 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892389436
• ISBN-13: 978-1892389435
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #968,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Wait for AMAZON to get it in., June 6, 2009

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Jerry A. Bass "Curved Air" - See all my reviews
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I goofed and paid 90.00 for this book last week. The book is in my possesion, but Night Shade books JUST released it, so don't pay anything over $35.00. The book is WELL WORTH the price. It has a minor printing error and is scheduled to be corrected soon with a new printing. This might be worth the investment for collectors of missprinted books. The error is negligible and NIGHT SHADE has a corrected version of the story in PDF form on their website.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Long Wait, July 9, 2009

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Zen Druid (Aloha, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collected Fiction Of William Hope Hodgson Volume 5: The Dream Of X & Other Fantastic Visions (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson) (v. 5) (Hardcover)

It seems like a very long wait to finally get my hands on this book, but it is well worth the wait. I purchased it directly from the publisher, but it looks like Amazon has it at least for now. The book consists of four sections: Fantastic Visions; Copyright Versions; Alternate Versions; and Counterfeits. There are about 31 stories, which makes for a nice long reading. All fans of the previous volumes will want to have this to complete the collection.
One note of interest to me. There is a story here called "Captain Dan Danblasten" which is almost identical to "The Home-Coming of Captain Dan" in Volume 2 of the series, with just a slight name change to the main character. This is not mentioned in the introduction to either volume and make me wonder about it. Another mystery!
Like all the other volumes, this one is quite handsome and well-made. What a shame that the author died so young.

4 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not even published yet, September 30, 2008

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Gordon White "gwhite1506" (UK) - See all my reviews
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How can this seller be selling a book that is yet to be published, me thinks he lies