THE DEEP ONES: "The Story of Obbok" by Darrell Schweitzer
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1gwendetenebre
"The Story of Obbok" by Darrell Schweitzer.
Discussion begins November 6, 2024.
First published the December 1973 issue of Whispers magazine.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?83724
SELECTED PRINT VERSIONS
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out and Other Strange Excursions
Don't Open This Book!
ONLINE VERSIONS
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MISCELLANY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Schweitzer
https://www.blackgate.com/2018/09/03/the-beauty-in-horror-and-sadness-an-intervi...
https://tinyurl.com/y4bsr9va
Discussion begins November 6, 2024.
First published the December 1973 issue of Whispers magazine.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?83724
SELECTED PRINT VERSIONS
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out and Other Strange Excursions
Don't Open This Book!
ONLINE VERSIONS
No online versions currently available.
ONLINE AUDIO VERSIONS
No online audio versions currently available.
MISCELLANY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Schweitzer
https://www.blackgate.com/2018/09/03/the-beauty-in-horror-and-sadness-an-intervi...
https://tinyurl.com/y4bsr9va
2AndreasJ
I have this in The Mysteries of the Faceless King, which isfdb appears unaware of.
It’s doubtful if I’ll find time to read it today, though.
It’s doubtful if I’ll find time to read it today, though.
3AndreasJ
Finally managed to get around to reading this today, after reading next to nothing of any kind all week.
I rather liked this simple tale, which inevitably reminded me of Dunsany. Indeed, I’m disposed to believe that the One who is above the gods is none other than MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. Be careful what you wish for, perhaps, though it’s not clear Obbok came to a bad end.
It’s a bit unclear how the story itself exists. Until the final section it’s almost omniscient third person, the narrative voicing knowing things that presumably only Obbok and perhaps the gods know, the it’s suddenly merely reporting of uncertain rumours.
May Rhoon be a deliberate echo of Tolkien’s Rhûn? Though the syllable is simple enough and there’s a god called Roon in Pegana.
I rather liked this simple tale, which inevitably reminded me of Dunsany. Indeed, I’m disposed to believe that the One who is above the gods is none other than MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. Be careful what you wish for, perhaps, though it’s not clear Obbok came to a bad end.
It’s a bit unclear how the story itself exists. Until the final section it’s almost omniscient third person, the narrative voicing knowing things that presumably only Obbok and perhaps the gods know, the it’s suddenly merely reporting of uncertain rumours.
May Rhoon be a deliberate echo of Tolkien’s Rhûn? Though the syllable is simple enough and there’s a god called Roon in Pegana.
