Necronomicon

The Wanderings of Alhazred

By: Donald Tyson

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Length: 9 hrs

Publisher's summary

Anyone familiar with H. P. Lovecraft's work knows of the Necronomicon, the black-magic grimoire he invented as a literary prop in his classic horror stories. There have been several attempts at creating this text, yet none stand up to Lovecraft's own descriptions of the Necronomicon...until now. Fans of Lovecraftian magic and occult fiction will delight in Donald Tyson's Necronomicon, based purely within Lovecraft's own fictional universe, the Cthulhu Mythos.

This grimoire traces the wanderings of Abdul Alhazred, a necromancer of Yemen, on his search for arcane wisdom and magic. Alhazred's magical adventures lead him to the Arabian desert, the lost city of Irem, ruins of Babylon, lands of the Old Ones, and Damascus, where he encounters a variety of strange creatures and accrues necromantic secrets.

©2004 Donald Tyson (P)2020 Tantor

Okay, now I know how to become a necromancer!

Loved the book, it’s not just great exposure to the mythos, but also really hits that feel of books from the early 1900s in a way that really engrossing.

Also it’s just really smart book, I found myself patting my back several times understanding how what is described matches knowledge of the real world, but filtered through pulp lens of Lovecraft’s era of pulp fiction.

Definitely will listen to it “three times” …

Loved it

Was a great story of the travelers of a necromancies. Thoroughly enjoyed the story of the elders, and old ones, and the gods.

A MUST for Cthulhu Mythos acolytes!

The premise - to write the actual story of medieval occult scholar Abdul Alhazred’s life, with excerpts from his cryptic forbidden masterwork, the feared Necronicon, is an absurdly audacious undertaking. Donald Tyson ‘s masterful writing, read by the dryly erudite Matt Godfrey was more than up to the task. Fantastically realized reverse engineered addition to HPL’s literary legacy of Cosmic Horror.

Love This Book

I've read this book a number of times and just love it. At first, Matt Godfrey's voice seemed strange for it, but after settling in, it stopped being an issue. what a fun and interesting outline of a necromancer's travels!

the wonderful narration.

the narration is very wonderful I throughly enjoyed the story as well all around very enjoyable.

Very insightful.

Very insightful into the Lovecraftian mythos. Reads more like scripture than fiction. Though at times ambiguous, many arcane secrets lay within. Very interesting to re-read other of Lovecraft’s works now knowing secrets never meant to be learned. Great book of lore for any that wishes to know more about the great Cthulhu and the various secrets of the many races that inhabit our world outside of ourselves.

I Honestly Think Howard Might Have Liked It

I adore H.P.'s works, from his charming childhood stumblings to his lyrical masterworks. I've read and listened to his works more times than I can count. This beautifully crafted piece of fan-fiction is a worthy tribute to Mr. Lovecraft. Some readers have complained that there are pieces which are not canonical, but if the Christian Bible can contradict itself from book to book, why does this fictional grimoire have to be 100% correct? If anything the "mistakes" make this book feel even more realistic. It is crafted to sound like period-correct scripture and reminded me of 'One Thousand and One Arabian Nights'. Read H.P.'s works first, then try this. I'd be willing to bet you'll feel the same way I do about it.

Highly recommended, on one condition

Beware if you are a 'Lovecraft Purist', as there are a couple of things that are not very accurate to Lovecraft's writings. It surprises me that's the case, considering it is generally otherwise well-researched and takes plenty of inspiration from the writings of the Lovecraft Circle where it tends to be a lot more faithful to be established lore.

I didn't have any issues forgiving the inaccuracies since it is otherwise very well crafted.
I would even go as far as saying that this is one of the works I've found most enjoyable outside of the Lovecraft Circle.
Highly enjoyable from start to finish, with a suitable Narrator.
On the top of my head, I can not find anything other than the inaccuracies to criticize.

The lack of good entries to the C'thulu Mythos makes this an absolute must for any fan, provided you take into account my previous statement. Highly recommended.

New way to picture the Lovecraft world

Takes you on the journey of the creator of the necronomicon. How and why. Great descriptive abilities of this author give you a picture of the worlds and the grotesque creatures that inhabit them. Not for the faint of heart but if you are reading any aspect of Lovecraft s world's.

Absolutely enjoyable

Sounds like it was from the Mad One himself. This is the first of what will I'm sure be many listenings. If you are a fan of H.P. Lovecraft this has a authentic feel and makes you feel as though you are finally, at long last, getting to peer behind the veil into the source of it all.