{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-heathen-edition-9781963228014","title":"The King in Yellow (Heathen Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert William Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured in four of the stories, and to a mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity within that play who may very well exist outside of it . . . It is whispered that the play leaves only insanity and sorrow in its wake; it tempts those who read it, bringing upon them hallucinations and madness . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfluencing the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Raymond Chandler, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, and Nic Pizzolato (creator of HBO's \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e), and described by critics as a classic in the field of the supernatural, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - with its dashes of fantasy, mystery, mythology, romance, and science fiction - is a staple of the early gothic and Victorian horror genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heathen Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963228014\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heathen Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43219290620019,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":30.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_16387ba1-d5f5-4f6c-b784-fc0a63ce64b8.jpg?v=1753535822","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-heathen-edition-9781963228014","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}