H.P. Lovecraft's "The Complete Fiction" is great for the weird fiction reader. If you have ever heard of Cthulhu, know that Lovecraft is the one who created it in the first place. Cthulhu is only a small part of Lovecraft's universe though. With stories spanning dreamscapes, the darkest depths of the ocean, and the most horrible of sciences, Lovecraft combines cosmic horror with fantastic sci-fi and fantasy. None of the stories are novel length, and so rather easy to pick up for a quick read, though some of his stories are fairly long as far as short stories go. Lovecraft manages to paint an image of the unimaginable that is rich, varied, and cosmic to the imagination, though you might get tired eventually of the constant reference to such, and how so many of the stories end with less than happy circumstances. The universe Lovecraft fashions is not an altogether happy one for those who delve into the eldritch mysteries. The book itself is available at Barnes and Nobles in hard cover form, which is the same as the image shown here. If you want it in kindle format from Amazon, you will have to go for a less Barnes and Noble exclusive version, which will have different cover art and may not contain everything had in this edition. The 2008 version has typo problems, but a later version, 2011 I believe, took care of that. The trick is to make sure what color the ribbon bookmark is, the problematic 2008 version has a gold ribbon, while the good 2011 version has a purple ribbon. The page count on this collection is huge, coming in at an astounding 1120 or so, but remember the stories themselves are generally short, there are just a lot of them. The link to the Barnes and Noble site is here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-hp-lovecraft-h-p-lovecraft/1106658815?ean=9781435122963 Where other reviews are involved, the majority are positive in the four and five star range, because the stories really are that awesome. Lovecraft really captures the mind and imagination. Those reviews in the lower, often one star range, are that way due to those problems mentioned above with typo issues and general product quality. I admit that even the good version has its flaws, with the occasional surviving typo, and some have complained of the cover being poor quality and coming apart a bit. I have not had a problem with this myself. So really, the problems have more to do with the printing quality than from the stories themselves, which it seems people tend to love all around. Best way to avoid the problems which low reviewers faced, aim for the 2011 edition of the book to avoid the majority of the grammar issues, and then take care of it in order to better preserve the cover. Leaving the book on the table and using it as a coffee coaster may not end well. Quality of the book printing and manufacturing aside, the stories themselves are first rate, Cthulhu is a huge thing now for a reason, the stories paint unique pictures for the mind and capture the imagination. Lovecraft may not have been all that popular in his own time, but times have changed, and cosmic horror of this nature has become more popular.