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Alhazred

by Donald Tyson

Based around the idea of an unknown author of the iconic dark book the Necronomicon. The book follows a commoner from Yemen in the courts of an Arabian king. Swept into delirious dreams and prophetic nightmares, he feels he must escape back to the comfort of the world he knows, without understanding how or why such things are happening. The book explores many of the ideas which are intrinsic to modern witchcraft and inspired by the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft, the book reads as a classic set in the background of Neil Gaiman's the Graveyard book.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?