reading out loud abdul alhazred necronomicon

ALHAZRED is the autobiography of a young necromancer who travels the Arabian peninsula circa 1000 A.D., gathering arcane knowledge and trying to keep one step ahead of the various wizards, outlaws, demons and monsters he manages to piss off along the way. I'm pretty sure I lost 2d6 sanity points reading this book. I didn't like it as much as Tales of Alhazred but I'll read more of Alhazred's adventures at some point.more It probably would have worked best as a collection or two of short stories rather than the never-ending tale of wandering around the Middle East. There were a lot of times I yearned for something major to happen. I feel like Cthulhu rose from his eternal slumber and went back to sleep in the time I was reading it. It was too damn long! This could have easily been two or even three books.

How could I not with its mixture of swords & sorcery and the Cthulhu mythos? Alhazred learns from a wide variety of teachers and gets into a wide variety of adventures. Things hinted at in the collection of short stories were given life, like Alhazred's time with the ghouls. Sure enough, it chronicled his meetings with Martala and Altrus, as well as his mutilation. Since I read Tales of Alhazred first, this book had a lot to live up to. Much like the time I drank a twelve pack of Angry Orchard, it was too much of a good thing. But that is only the beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest necromancer in existence.Īfter reading Tales of Alhazred, I jumped at the chance to read this. Mutilated and near death, he is left to die in the Empty Space, the great desert. Since I read Tales o When Abdul Alhazred gets his lover, the daughter of the king, pregnant, he's forced to eat the roasted fetus, along with his own genitals. After reading Tales of Alhazred, I jumped at the chance to read this. But that is only the beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest necromancer in existence. When Abdul Alhazred gets his lover, the daughter of the king, pregnant, he's forced to eat the roasted fetus, along with his own genitals. Traveling across the ancient world and fantastic realms, he is hounded by foes and tormented by the demands of his dark lord.more

Renamed Alhazred, he escapes the desert and embarks on a quest to restore his body and reunite with his true love. Thus begins his downward spiral into wickedness. Battling insanity, he joins a tribe of ghouls and learns forbidden secrets from a stranger called Nyarlathotep. As punishment, Abdul is tortured, brutally mutilated, and cast into the desert, known as the Empty Space. But falling in love with the king's daughter leads to a foolish tryst, which is ultimately discovered. As the court poet, young Abdul lives a luxurious life at the palace, where he studies necromancy and magic. Alhazred tells his own life story, beginning with himself as a poor, handsome boy in Yemen who attracts the attention of the king for his divine skill in poetry. Lovecraft's compelling character, Abdul Alhazred, is brought to life in this epic tale detailing the mad sorcerer's tragic history and magical adventures. As the court poet, young Abdul lives a luxurious lif H.

Reading out loud abdul alhazred necronomicon