Complete Butcher's Tales

This collection features nearly sixty imaginative tales that explore extraordinary worlds, making Complete Butcher's Tales a captivating read for fans of surreal storytelling.

In Complete Butcher's Tales, readers are invited into a mesmerizing world where the boundaries of reality are beautifully blurred. This collection features nearly sixty short stories that transport audiences to various times and places, from a cabinet of curiosities in contemporary Cairo to an alchemical ceiling in 18th-century Naples. Each narrative weaves a tapestry of imagination, showcasing the hallucinatory inner worlds of psychotics, anthropomorphic planets, and even an Old West governed by necromancy. These diverse settings and characters reflect the author's unique ability to blend the surreal with the familiar.

The revised and expanded edition of Complete Butcher's Tales gathers the complete works of one of today's most imaginative writers. The stories within this collection defy conventional storytelling, offering readers a chance to explore the extraordinary and the bizarre. With influences from literary giants such as Borges and Lovecraft, the tales are rich in detail and depth, inviting readers to lose themselves in the strange and wonderful.

Notably, this edition includes two previously uncollected stories, adding further value for both new readers and those familiar with the author's work. Each story stands alone yet contributes to a greater narrative of creativity and exploration, making Complete Butcher's Tales a must-read for anyone fascinated by the limitless possibilities of fiction.