{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-polis-robert-w-chambers-9798295597718","title":"The King in Yellow (Polis \u0026 Praxis Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MASTERPIECE THAT INSPIRED TRUE DETECTIVE AND THE CTHULHU MYTHOS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Achieves a notable height of cosmic fear.\" - H. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHAVE YOU FOUND THE YELLOW SIGN?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the misty shores of the Lake of Hali, the twin suns sink and the shadows of Carcosa lengthen. It is a city of black stars and tattered kings, a place that exists only in the mind until it is too late to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bohemian quarters of 1890s Paris and the streets of a future New York, artists and dreamers are stalked by a madness born from a single forbidden play. These interconnected tales-including \"The Repairer of Reputations,\" \"The Mask,\" and \"In the Court of the Dragon\"-revolve around a fictional drama that induces despair and madness in its readers, exploring the terrifying fragility of the human mind when confronted with the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert W. Chambers bridged the gap between the gothic romance of Edgar Allan Poe and the cosmic nihilism of H. P. Lovecraft. His mythology of the Pallid Mask and the Yellow Sign has whispered through the nightmares of readers for over a century, influencing everything from the Cthulhu Mythos to the acclaimed first season of HBO's \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Polis \u0026amp; Praxis Classics edition includes exclusive supplementary material: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA New Introduction: \u003c\/strong\u003e An exploration of the book's enduring legacy, tracing its influence from the Cthulhu Mythos to the bayous of \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurated Further Reading: \u003c\/strong\u003e A guided tour through the lineage of weird fiction, connecting Chambers to his Decadent predecessors and his modern successors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003c\/strong\u003e A profile of the artist and writer who unwittingly created one of the most terrifying mythologies in American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the world of Carcosa. Read the classic that defined a genre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295597718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polis \u0026amp; PRAXIS Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Robert W. Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588428574975,"sku":"9798295597718","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-polis-robert-w-chambers-9798295597718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}