The Shadow Out of Time

A great story in weird fiction, with a visit to the Great Sandy in Western Australia peaking my interest. Beautifully illustrated.

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This short story follows the narration of an economics lecturer-turned psychologist as he explores the strangeness of his own strange amnesia. No surprises there now, as the narration is just like the previous works I've read.

If one reads carefully, there's hints in the narration that sort of links the plot in the Mountains of Madness and the original Call of Cthulhu. The plot provides a passing explanation of how such ancient events could've been passed into human knowledge.

The narration starts slow as the author slowly builds up the background of the plot, drawing you in with strange happenings. Then the feeling that something is not quite right is injected. It comes to a predictable ending but it wasn't disappointing because towards the end of the book, the tension and pacing builds up well, keeping you reading until the end.

The Great Race was pictured as something rather conical rather than horrifying and by today's standards, not exactly very interesting; but I chalk that up to simply different prevailing mindsets from that time period.

Not my favourite of his works, but still pretty good.