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Arrival in the Stars is a product of the aftermath of the Great
War, and it deals directly with one of the widespread psychological effects
of the war: a resurgence of interest in spiritualism. It is an extended
conte philosophique seriously addressing the question of life after death
as it was conceived at the time by scientifically-enthused psychic researchers,
and as it bears upon human psychology under stress.
Also included in this volume are eleven stories from Rameau’s collection
Fantasmagories, which represent one of the more exaggerated developments
of the conte cruel genre. These tales are extreme both stylistically and
thematically, combining the cynicism and irony definitive of the subgenre
with grotesque black comedy.
Cover by Jean-Felix Lyon
Published by Black Coat Press in June 2017
ISBN: 978-1-61227-627-4
