• The Transition of Titus Crow

  • Cthulhu Mythos Series, Book 2
  • By: Brian Lumley
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (164 ratings)

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The Transition of Titus Crow

By: Brian Lumley
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's summary

A time-space chiller-thriller in the Lovecraft Tradition. This is the second novel in Brian Lumley's Cthulhu Mythos series.

©1975 Brian Lumley (P)2016 David N. Wilson

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Even better than the regular book

The Transition of Titus Crow is a fascinating follow-up to the Burrowers Beneath but not one which is without controversy. Brian Lumley takes the titular character and sends him on a 70s psychadelic trip across the multiverse in a time-travelling coffin which effectively turns the entire thing into Doctor Who meets Lovecraft. This the kind of story where the protagonist becomes a cyborg, journeys to science fiction heaven, outwits Yog-Sothoth, and talks with Cthulhu's benevolent brother. It's a crazy-crazy book and I'm very glad to have read it but it's not without flaws. Even so, Simon Vance does an amazing job here and I recommend people pick it up. Just don't expect a traditional Lovecraft tale.

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broken audio file.

the audio file is broken from 00:12:30 - 0016:00. they say they are looking into it but we will see.

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nice continuation

good read, I never want to hear the word Ellipsis for a while. highly recommend not missing much when you listen to it.

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NOT Lovecraftian Horror

While the “1st” installment in this series was relatively intriguing and maintained at least a modicum of the original spirit of Lovecraftian style horror (albeit through a primarily sci-fi lens), this installment is an utter departure and all in all tripe. The author took any adherence to the genre and tossed it to the side in favor of what I can only refer to as a 6-hour character masturbation session; yes the title suggests a focus, but not in such a jejune manner. The narrator’s dry performance (while somewhat acceptable for the first book) did not help when it came to finding any of this at all relatable and more so made me root for the main character’s downfall; the only madness in this book is my own after finishing it.

This book is less contemporary cosmic horror and more “Harry Potter in Space”.

If you want pappy sci-fi romance with a vaguely cosmic bend then maybe you’ll like this book, but if you are looking for a modern riff on Lovecraft’s Universe and/or bestiary, do not waste your time or money on this book.

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Not sure what I just heard

There was no real horror nor madness to this story. It was a protracted explanation of what Cthulhu and company are and it fell flat. Even the “time clock “ was disappointing as it appeared to be derivative of Doctor Who. Disappointed with this one

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Good..but…

It was an enjoyable story, and a good continuation from his previous book. However, I kind of felt that the reader Henry’s enjoying an acid trip by the writer.

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Not as good as the first

Not as good as the first. At points seem lazy. A lot of pointless filler.

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Not worth the price

Only buy this book if you wish to make up the story yourself. AWFUL!!!

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Wasn't horror really..

This story felt like it was more of a Dr. Who adventure, than something found in the Lovecraft circles. Which would be fine, but I came in expecting horror. Any horror or eldrich storytelling felt rushed through.

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faulty audio

the audio kept saying "ellipsis " then skipping parts of the book extremely frequently

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