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The King in Yellow The Original 1895 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Robert W. Chambers Classics)

Robert W. Chambers

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by the American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named for the fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed...

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It was discussed as a book that gained more attention after being referenced in the first season of True Detective. The podcasters described its anthology style and its connection to the Lovecraftian mythos, though it was not directly related to the show.

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I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book The Ki...

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

It was discussed as a book that gained more attention after being referenced in the first season of True Detective. The podcasters described its anthology style and its connection to the Lovecraftian mythos, though it was not directly related to the show.

"

I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book The King in Yellow and other stories. I had never heard of it.

Well, I had only heard of it because it has this Lovecraftian air and it got sucked into that whole mythos and I think Josh might still have my copy or did I just get another copy? But the book itself has some pretty neat stuff.

It's anthology, it's hit and miss for sure. It has literally, well as virtually nothing to do with the stuff in True Detective.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

It was mentioned in passing that the book was discussed more because of its appearance in True Detective season one. It has a Lovecraftian feel and was described as an anthology, which had hit or miss stories.

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I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book The King in Yellow and other stories. I had never heard of it.

Well, I had only heard of it because it has this Lovecraftian air and it got sucked into that whole mythos and I think Josh might still have my copy or did I just get another copy? But the book itself has some pretty neat stuff.

It's anthology, it's hit and miss for sure. It has literally, well as virtually nothing to do with the stuff in True Detective.

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