• H.P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection - Second Edition: The Prime Years: 1926-1936

  • By: H. P. Lovecraft, Finn J.D. John
  • Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
  • Length: 34 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (203 ratings)

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H.P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection - Second Edition: The Prime Years: 1926-1936

By: H. P. Lovecraft, Finn J.D. John
Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
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Publisher's summary

This volume contains the stories that nearly everyone agrees are the best work of H.P. Lovecraft’s life. Chronologically, it is the second book in a three-volume omnibus set comprising the complete fictional works of Howard Phillips Lovcecraft.

Highlights of this volume include:

  • "Cool Air"
  • "The Call of Cthulhu"
  • "Pickman’s Model"
  • "The Colour out of Space"
  • "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath"
  • "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"
  • "The Dunwich Horror"
  • "The Whisperer in Darkness"
  • "At the Mountains of Madness"
  • "The Shadow over Innsmouth"
  • "The Dreams in the Witch House"
  • "The Thing on the Doorstep"
  • "The Shadow out of Time"
  • "The Haunter of the Dark"

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I will have to say that I'm struggling to get through this. The narrator is God awful. yes he can read, but he has no range as a vocal actor. if you are interested in the background to each of Lovecrafts writings than this may be for you,but if not I would say just go look to YouTube.

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Really Nice

First of all, this is HP Lovecraft, so if he is not your bag, spend your dollars elsewhere. This compilation contains some of his best, most classic stories. Hearing them read aloud, really allows you to appreciate his carefully crafted language. My only complaint with the book, is that it is difficult to find particular stories if you want to re-listen.

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Worth the listen

Yes the narrator is difficult to deal with, but try the read speed at X.75 and it gives it more of a dark feel. Standard X1.0 speed was practically unbearable. The explanation between short stories are enjoyable and help give context to many of the writings. I make many long drives and find this to be an enjoyable way to pass the time. Worth the read despite the narrator. He is not talent-less despite some reviews, just not one of the greats you will long to listen to.

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Don't even bother

This guys voice is terrible to listen too. He also goes on and on before getting to the stories.

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Bad narrator

I like Lovecraft but thought the narrator was terrible. Couldn’t stand listening more than half an hour

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Terrible Narration of good stories

Finn J.D. John’s compilation of these stories and bits of H.P. Lovecraft’s life are excellent. Really helps to get a better idea of the man who wrote the stories or where he was physically and mentally at the time, I really will get the physical copies of these. The narration performance is awful. EVERY story is read with a lilting mysticism like the undertakers manager from the WWF. I picked up the John Carter of Mars omnibus he did, excellent execution... well okay execution (insert gif of Rabbi Tuck gesturing at the merry men) These two audiobooks though.... no thanks.

After having gone this far, every time I hit play, I swear I can imagine the narrator dressed like a fortune telling putting on a show for the next sucker.

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Great collection and narration

Perfect for anyone interested in Lovecraft's works. Some others have commented objection to the quality of the narration; I think it is just fine.

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great collection, monotone narrator

lovecraft's stories are all somewhat similar and can often make the reader feel like they are reading the same story over and over. thats nit a bad thing, but when you combine it with the narrators monotone speedy reading it can be overwhelming. i really would have liked the narrator to do some character work, but sadly none exists. So every story feels like the same character investigating some horror.

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Recommend for anyone super Lovecraft fans

Fantastic short stories, I chose this series because I instantly knew I enjoyed the narrator though I know not everyone will like him. I would say if you like him in the sample and don't mind that being how he narrates all the stories then you'll be fine. I was pleasantly surprised by the biographical side of the story. It gave alot of context I didn't know and enjoyed the vast majority of the stories as well.

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Horrrrrrrible Narrator

I wanted very badly to like this book, I really did because I absolutely love HP Lovecraft, but this narrator is horrid. He's got like this sing song lilt to his voice that in and of itself is an insult to Lovecraft's work. It is not meant to read anything Lovecraft has written. I would recommend maybe children's books for this narrator.

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