The King in Yellow
Ratings59
Average rating3.2
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Ratings59
Average rating3.2
"Originally published as The King in Yellow in 1895 in New York City, New York, United States of America, by F. Tennyson Neely."
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1 released bookSteve Grayce is a 3-book series first released in 1895 with contributions by Robert W. Chambers and Edmundo Barreiros.
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4/5 if not for being dragged down by the horrifically boring 2nd half which contains a string of uninteresting, needlessly overwritten stories that are not memorable in the slightest. A shame because ‘The Repairer of Reputations' is a borderline masterpiece, and the other stories surrounding the Yellow King are also enrapturing.
Really enjoyed the “King in Yellow” stories. I thought these were extremely imaginative and full of suspense but I found some of the other stories disappointing.
too many stories unrelated to the yellow mythos, and are in fact just slice of life, towards the end. Without them I'd give it a 4. I'm not sure why these wee all compiled together.
The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask and The Yellow Sign are the highlights, as well as the excerpts in the chapter headings. The rest of the stories range from okay to dull. All in all an okay short story collection. Would have rated it higher if it included only the essential Weird Fiction stories and the Prophet's Paradise.
