The Other Gods

Name: The Other Gods
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
ISBN: 9781467607353

Author: H. P. Lovecraft

Narrator: Anastasia Bertollo

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: SmartTouch Media

Published: 01/29/2015

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author, writer who achieved fame after passing away. He is known for influential works of horror fiction. "The Other Gods" is a short story that was written on August 14, 1921, published in November 1933 and it tells about Barzai the Wise, a high priest and prophet who learned in the lore of the “gods of the Earth”. One day he attempted to scale the mountain of Hatheg-Kla along with his young disciple Atal in order to look upon their faces. But when he got to the mountain he found that the “gods of the Earth” were not alone there. What will happen to Barzai the Wise? Will he be punished? Get answers by reading this amazing story.A SmartTouch Media production.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips "H. P." Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant twentieth-century authors in his genre.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on April 03, 2020

Although one of the most characteristic and suggestive of all the early Lovecraft tales, “The Other Gods” was also a story for which H.P. found it difficult to find a publisher : written in 1921, it achieved its first publication eleven years later, and then only in an amateur journal (The Fantasy F......more

Goodreads review by Peter on June 19, 2019

The other Gods moved away from their original place. Now Barzai and Atal try to climb a mysterious mountain to find any traces. Do they find them? What does a search team come across? Not the best of his stories but readable and entertaining. You come across a reference of Ulthar.......more

Goodreads review by Mizuki on March 26, 2016

It's a very short story about cosmic horror, very likely inspired by the dreams Lovecraft had had. It reads like a dark fairy tale, the plot is simple, not outstanding but it is still very effective.......more

Goodreads review by John on May 13, 2019

A mad priest goes in search of the gods and gets exactly what is coming to him. It's so predictable that it was absolutely boring.......more

Goodreads review by {Alexandra} on February 22, 2022

4/10 I’ve recently begun with the dream cycle of Lovecraft, skipping all of the major works in favor of focusing on the short stories, which means that this story doesn’t provoke any special feelings or thoughts. This is lore-building at its finest. If you’re into the dream cycle and want to know mo......more