Necronomicon

The Wanderings of Alhazred

By: Donald Tyson

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Anyone familiar with H. P. Lovecraft's work knows of the Necronomicon, the black-magic grimoire he invented as a literary prop in his classic horror stories. There have been several attempts at creating this text, yet none stand up to Lovecraft's own descriptions of the Necronomicon...until now. Fans of Lovecraftian magic and occult fiction will delight in Donald Tyson's Necronomicon, based purely within Lovecraft's own fictional universe, the Cthulhu Mythos.

This grimoire traces the wanderings of Abdul Alhazred, a necromancer of Yemen, on his search for arcane wisdom and magic. Alhazred's magical adventures lead him to the Arabian desert, the lost city of Irem, ruins of Babylon, lands of the Old Ones, and Damascus, where he encounters a variety of strange creatures and accrues necromantic secrets.

©2004 Donald Tyson (P)2020 Tantor

Okay, now I know how to become a necromancer!

Loved the book, it’s not just great exposure to the mythos, but also really hits that feel of books from the early 1900s in a way that really engrossing.

Also it’s just really smart book, I found myself patting my back several times understanding how what is described matches knowledge of the real world, but filtered through pulp lens of Lovecraft’s era of pulp fiction.

Definitely will listen to it “three times” …

super entertaining

recommended to everone. couldn't stop listening. brings so many stories together with indepth descriptions and a different twist on all kinds of lore

Love This Book

I've read this book a number of times and just love it. At first, Matt Godfrey's voice seemed strange for it, but after settling in, it stopped being an issue. what a fun and interesting outline of a necromancer's travels!

the wonderful narration.

the narration is very wonderful I throughly enjoyed the story as well all around very enjoyable.

Loved it

Was a great story of the travelers of a necromancies. Thoroughly enjoyed the story of the elders, and old ones, and the gods.