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From the Depths
From the Depths

From the Depths

And Other Strange Tales of the Sea

Edited by Mike Ashley

Tales of the Weird

FICTION

320 Pages, 5.25 x 7.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $16.99 (US $16.99) (CA $22.99)

Publication Date: April 2019

ISBN 9780712352369

Rights: US, CA, SAM & MX

British Library Publishing (Apr 2019)

Price: $16.99
 
 

Overview

A collection of strange, sea-dark tales from a range of authors, pulled from the obscure depths of time

From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown.

In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives: sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depth, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ship ensnares itself in the kelp of the Sargasso Sea and dooms a crew of mutineers, seemingly out of revenge for her lost captain.

The supernatural is set alongside the grim affairs of sailors scorned in these salt-soaked tales, recovered from obscurity for the 21st century.

Reviews

“Well worth a read for anyone interested in weird fiction or in a historical glimpse at the earlier days of speculative fiction.” --Booklist

Author Biography

Mike Ashley is the author and editor of more than 100 books, and is one of the foremost historians of popular fiction. His books include Adventures in The Strand, Out of This World, and The Age of Storytellers: British Popular Fiction Magazines 1880-1950.