New - Ultimate H.P. Lovecraft Collection

[mdpeterson42]

Hi all,

I just published what I consider to be the best H.P. Lovecraft collection. I have organized the stories into the optimal reading order. For anyone looking to get into Lovecraft for the first time and not knowing where to start, this is the book for you. And veterans of his work will like this book too, since it may give you a fresh perspective on some of the stories or introduce you to new tales.

Currently available on Amazon and B&N (Google Play coming soon).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57WHWVG?...

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...

I'm happy to send an epub file to anyone willing to write an honest review as well.

I hope you enjoy!

MD Peterson

[Quoth]

The book is formatted so that each story will lead you to one of three choices - the next story in the preferred path, or the next alphabetically or chronologically by publication date. It's up to you!

That's a neat added value.

[rantanplan]

What exactly is the preferred path?

[mdpeterson42]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

What exactly is the preferred path?

You have to read the book to find out!

But generally speaking, I divided the book into three sections - The Cthulhu Mythos, The Dream Cycle, and everything else. And then I organized the stories in each section into what I believe is the best reading order.

[mdpeterson42]

Originally Posted by Quoth

That's a neat added value.

Thank you!

[Martinoptic]

Found it on Amazon uk. Had a quick look at the sample and I think it’s a great idea. There are several typos though - Lovecraft becomes Lovercraft in a few places - but I’m being picky here. I hope it does well.

[mdpeterson42]

Originally Posted by Martinoptic

Found it on Amazon uk. Had a quick look at the sample and I think it’s a great idea. There are several typos though - Lovecraft becomes Lovercraft in a few places - but I’m being picky here. I hope it does well.

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I've looked at it a million times and had others review and never saw that. But I see it now - 13 instances! Much appreciated.

[Martinoptic]

You’re welcome. Thank you for taking it the right way

[Cactus Chef]

The B&N link seems truncated and does not resolve.

Just out of curiosity, are these all of Lovecraft's works, or only those in the public domain? What do you end up paying for licensing on the ones that are not yet in PD?

[rantanplan]

I really want to get the collection but I don’t want to buy from Amazon 😅

[mdpeterson42]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

I really want to get the collection but I don’t want to buy from Amazon 😅

Understandable, B&N is the other option, currently. Google and Kobo are giving me trouble because it contains public domain material, even though it's a completely original arrangement of public domain material and eligible for copyright protection.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by mdpeterson42

Hi all,

I just published what I consider to be the best H.P. Lovecraft collection. I have organized the stories into the optimal reading order. For anyone looking to get into Lovecraft for the first time and not knowing where to start, this is the book for you. And veterans of his work will like this book too, since it may give you a fresh perspective on some of the stories or introduce you to new tales.

Currently available on Amazon and B&N (Google Play coming soon).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57WHWVG?...

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...

I'm happy to send an epub file to anyone willing to write an honest review as well.

I hope you enjoy!

MD Peterson

I took a look at the Amazon preview. It does not look good. In fact, it looks awful. It's left justified with paragraph spaces. Is that the way it really is formatted?

[Dr. Drib]

Some helpful suggestions which you may wish to consider:

Your three choices you give the reader are immediately at the end of a story, with no demarcation of any kind to offset and/or distinguish it from the story immediately above it. You may wish to rethink that strategy.

Also, where there are verse insertions, you may wish to use a different font and/or somehow separate it in some fashion from the body of the text immediately before and after said text.

Too, you may wish to join paragraphs, rather than have a space between each paragraph. I don't believe I've seen any of Lovecraft's stories with spaces between each paragraph - to the best of my knowledge. And one certainly does not find them to any great degree on published books.

You may want to reconsider removing the ragged right margins. Although I'm certain some books have that (and some people do prefer ragged right margins), I know that most published books have justified right text.

And finally: I personally think your ebook would look more 'professional' if each story started on its own page.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ANTHOLOGY!

[Karellen]

Also on your map in THE LITTLE GLASS BOTTLE, Austrailia should be spelt Australia.
I've never read that author, so it is possible it should be that way... but I doubt it.

[mdpeterson42]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Some helpful suggestions which you may wish to consider:

Thank you for your feedback. I liked the aesthetics after playing around with different options, but I definitely do not want it to be off-putting to readers, so I am instituting your suggestions.

I have one question though:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

And finally: I personally think your ebook would look more 'professional' if each story started on its own page.

In my version, each story does start on its own page, so I am not sure why it is looking that way to you. Could you give me a little more detail?

Thanks so much!