Name: At the Mountains of Madness (in English)
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Author: François Baranger
ISBN: 9781624650086

portada At the Mountains of Madness (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

H. P. Lovecraft

Illustrated by

François Baranger

Publisher

Design Studio Press

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

35.3 x 26.2 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.93 kg.

ISBN13

9781624650086

Synopsis "At the Mountains of Madness (in English)"

Arkham, 1933. Professor Dyer, a prominent geologist, learns that a scientific expedition will soon leave for Antarctica following in the footsteps of the journey which he himself had made in 1931. In the hope of dissuading the attempt, Dyer decides to make a full account of the tragic events he had survived, this time without omitting the passages which he had kept silent about on his return, for fear of being taken for a madman. Two years earlier, ships chartered by Miskatonic University had landed on the frozen continent at the start of the Antarctic summer, and the group of four professors and sixteen students set to work immediately. The expedition biologist, Professor Lake, left with several members of the team to follow a promising fossil track. After just a few days, he announced by radio that he had discovered astonishing specimens of an unknown ancient species, before stopping all communication after a terrible storm. Guessing the worst, Dyer went to their rescue the next day. What he discovered went beyond his wildest fears ... In the illustrated AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS VOL.1, artist, Francois Baranger, acclaimed for his work as a concept designer for cinema and video games, has performed the incredible task of reimagining one of H.P. Lovecraft's most classic and horrific tales into visual art. Landscapes of frozen wastes, unspeakable creatures millions of years old found in an abnormal state of conservation, strange geometric structures at the top of black mountains. Words cannot do the visuals justice. It is a book with images to pour over.

H. P. Lovecraft

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Providence, 20 de agosto de 1890-Providence, 15 de marzo de 1937) más conocido como H. P. Lovecraft, fue un escritor estadounidense, autor de relatos y novelas de terror y ciencia ficción.

Se le considera un gran innovador del cuento de terror, al que aportó una mitología propia —los Mitos de Cthulhu—, desarrollada en colaboración con otros autores, actualmente en vigencia.

Su obra constituye un clásico del horror cósmico, una línea narrativa que se aparta de las tradicionales historias de terror sobrenatural —satanismo, fantasmas—, incluyendo elementos de ciencia ficción como, por ejemplo, razas alienígenas, viajes en el tiempo o existencia de otras dimensiones.

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François Baranger

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Nacido en 1970, François Baranger es un artista polifacético. Formado como ilustrador, trabaja sobre todo como concept artist para cine (Harry Potter, Furia de Titanes, La bella y la bestia) y videojuegos (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Dos almas). Entre su obra también se hallan varias portadas de novelas. En 2013 se lanza a escribir una primera novela de ciencia ficción notable, Dominum Mundi, y un thriller en 2017, El efecto dominó.

Descubre a Lovecraft en la adolescencia gracias, como muchos otros, al juego de rol. Desde entonces no dejan de apasionarle los universos fantásticos en general y el del solitario de Providence en particular. Después de soñar durante años con una versión ilustrada de sus novelas, decide lanzarse a la aventura empezando por la más conocida: La llamada de Cthulhu.

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