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Master of Chaos
- The Harry Stubbs Adventures, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jack Wynters
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Publisher's Summary
London 1925: Ex-boxer Harry Stubbs goes undercover, working in a mental institution to investigate an epidemic of madness. Bizarre deaths occur at the asylum, seemingly linked to an occult power. As he starts to unravel the mystery, Harry’s grip on his own sanity becomes increasingly precarious.
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- C.T.
- 08-10-18
An excellent new entry in the Harry Stubbs series
The Harry Stubbs Adventures are one of the best series to come out of the independent Cthulhu horror scene along with Andrew Doran and my own work (just kidding--or am I?). They're the adventures of a WW1 veteran pugilist who continually comes into contact with the edges of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Note: I say the edges because Harry Stubbs isn't a guy who guns down Dagon or Deep Ones but usually ends up only encountering the barest whiffs of the eldritch and mostly deals with cultists--this keeps things mysterious as well as explains why he's kept most of his sanity intact.
This book opens with Harry having gotten a job in a mental institution after his previous employment dried away. He's undercover for his new employers in an occult agency but Harry is such a dedicated worker that he essentially, becomes an orderly rather than uses the position to keep an eye on things. Master of Chaos acquaints us with turn of the century treatment of the insane as well as the burgeoning understanding of what PTSD (called "Shell Shock" back then) is.
Being a Lovecraftian mystery, some of the patients are actually not insane and some of the staff are so insane they appear to be respectable members of society while engaging in ghastly tortures. I.e. the mental health practices of the day. Hambling, as always, does an excellent job with his research on both real-life occultism, period medicine, and interweaving Cthulhuoid concepts.
As this is the fourth or so book in the series, long-time readers should note things have gotten a bit formulaic--that's not a bad thing, though. I happen to like cheeseburgers and when I order one, I expect a cheeseburger. In this case, Harry remains likable and his relationship with Sally is progressing nicely despite how scandalous it would be for him to end up with a former prostitute. Also, how dangerous it might be for her to end up with a man who is prone to meeting squid-worshiping nutters. Then again, after WW1 there wasn't nearly as many pickings as Churchill, himself, said to Americans visiting the country.
This book contains references to ancient Egypt, a certain Black Pharaoh, and a man who thinks he's the King of England--all to my considerable entertainment. I hope the next book will be either about the Mi-Go or Cthulhu but, either way, this is another great entry. The narration is perfect as well, every bit as good as previous entries in the series.
9/10
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- Old ManParker
- 01-15-20
You will weep tears of madness & pleasure.
The Master of CHAOS
By David Hambling
• If you enjoy the Literature of H. P. Lovecraft you will enjoy this book.
• If you are a deep & dire fan of H.P. Lovecraft you will weep tears of spiritual sadness & pleasure.
You will feel a tingling of the hairs on the back of your neck where they crawl up and over your skull.
Your mist covered eyes will watch as a trembling hand touches and starts to draw away the veil that hides this world’s secrets.
You will feel a light rushing of unseen cold water fountaining up through your skeleton-bones as you realize there is a truth behind these things you’ve read and wondered about upon a hazy summer day of moving willow trees and sparkling streams and pulp paper adventures.
You will know delicious fear and second and even third guess at the real meaning behind the inscription on Howard Phillip Lovecraft’s head stone:
HOWARD PHILLIPS
LOVECRAFT
August 20, 1890;
March 13, 1937
"I AM PROVIDENCE"
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- A.N.
- 04-17-20
Great Harry Stubbs
Great Harry Stubbs story and some enjoyable that I did not even notice the almost nine hours length as it went by so quickly.
This is deep and dark as Harry Stubb's own mind is in question. The only reason I have not given five stars is that the ending was on the border of mystery erring on vagueness in terms of its final conclusions. But a great adventure and, as always with Harry Stubbs adventures, full of fascinating historical facts for those who wish to dig deeper.
Broken Meats is still my favourite, but this one is a "novel length" feature. If I had read this as a book, I would probably rate it better than Elder Ice, but as an audiobook I feel Elder Ice wins out on narration style and pacing. Stubbs fans will love it though
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- N. M. Kosky
- 10-30-19
just great
I am a big fan of the Cthulhu mythos and I’m always delighted to find a new iteration on much loved themes. Hambling’s books have all been well crafted, with good pacing, strong story lines and an enormously likeable enormous protagonist, who, despite his protestations of being an ill educated, simple working man, actually has a mind like a steel trap. The allusions to the Cthulhu mythos are nicely handled and character development much better than that seen in the works of HPL. Wynters does an excellent job of bringing a London rough diamond to life without descending into parody. Strongly recommended.
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- Wembley
- 09-13-18
Harry is a Hero
Great character in Harry Stubbs fascinating storyline good read look forward to the next exciting adventure