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The Hastur Cycle

Robert M. Price

First published 1993
Publisher Chaosium
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Dreyfus
Pages ix+304
Price $9.95
ISBN 1568820097

"Chaosium publication 6001"; 6001 appears on the spine under the Chaosium logo, and in the upper left corner of the back cover. ISBN printed bottom of spine. Price on back cover only. "Published in October, 1993" (copyright page) "Call of Cthulhu books" on title page; "Call of Cthulhu Fiction" and "Cthulhu Cycle Books" on back cover. Each story is preceded by a brief introduction/blurb, from 1 paragraphs to most of a page. These are apparently by Price, but not explicitly credited. They give information about the author, and about the history of the story and its connections to others both in the volume and out. Some include literary critical comment. (-DES July 09) The 4 Lin Carter poems from Dreams from R'lyeh are grouped as "Litany to Hastur" which is in turn grouped with the other two Carter pieces as "Tatters of the King" which is how these items are listed in the table of contents.