“Ex Oblivione”
1921-03-00
short story
By H. P. Lovecraft

Dream Cycle


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Synopsis

A man dreams of a land accessed through a crystal gate, from which he will never return.

History

First publication: The United Amateur, March 1921

Review

Another of the Dream Cycle, which are all very heavily influenced by Lord Dunsany. This is very short, but gives a glimpse of another world beyond ours.


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We have the story in these editions:

The Doom That Came to Sarnath, paperback, Del Rey, 1982-02-12

The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham, hardcover, Liveright, 2019-09-24



All of the stories in the Dream Cycle series:
What the Moon Brings
Ex Oblivione
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The White Ship
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
Nyarlathotep
The Cats of Ulthar
Polaris
Azathoth
Hypnos
Celephais
The Outsider
The Strange High House in the Mist
The Other Gods
From Beyond
The Quest of Iranon
The Thing in the Moonlight