The Dream of X
1912
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130
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The Dream of X is one of those lost books of science-fantasy—forgotten for more than fifty years until the incredible researches of Sam Moskowitz recalled it to the light of day. It is a unique book; a carefully rewritten, revised, and reorganized version of William Hope Hodgson's massive, greatest work, The Night Land.And it is a remarkable book, designated by the author as the "rescued fragments" recovered from the ashes of a fire in the ancient house of the narrator. Set in the distant future, "the last redoubt" of civilization sustains itself against an eternal, evil siege rarely equalled in the annals of weird fiction.
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Author
William Hope Hodgson
Author · 45 books
William Hope Hodgson was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved some renown as a bodybuilder. Hodgson served with the British Army durng World War One. He died, at age 40, at Ypres, killed by German artillery fire.
