The New Death and others by James Hutchings is a new Kindle book with 44 short stories and fragments, and a handful of new prose poems. Among these is a verse adaptation of Lovecraft’s “Under the Pyramids”. There are also verses and stories inspired by the works of Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. I had a look at the first ten percent for free, which you can always get on a Kindle — and it must say it looks really very promising. Possibly from someone who seems to still be a young writer, judging from his blog? The first fragment, done in the Dunsany manner, was especially memorable. And I love how he describes cats in “How the Isle of Cats Got Its Name”…

“It is well known that cats have the ability to sense entrances to the infernal realms, and the desire to enter therein, in order that they may combat demons and devils. This explains why they spend so much time under houses, and why they often disappear, never to be seen again. At night they gather to share news of the things below.”

Some of the stories have been published online and are available at Daily Science Fiction and Fairy Tale magazine.