The Night Land (British Library Tales of the Weird)

Aeons in the future, Earth’s surface faces perpetual night after the failing of the Sun. Humanity is entrenched within the Last Redoubt, a colossal metal pyramid. Beyond the safety of its structure lurk countless unknowable threats.

A Visionary Novel of Survival and Darkness

William Hope Hodgson’s strange, visionary novel of humanity’s struggle for survival in the eternal darkness of the future was first published in 1912. It is widely acknowledged as one of the foundation works of the ‘Dying Earth’ subgenre of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

A Cult Classic That Inspires

• Unique Writing Style: Written in a style composed of strange archaisms, the novel fuels a weird sense of disorientation, adding to its otherworldly atmosphere.
• Enduring Admiration: This cult classic has won the admiration of notable writers such as Brian Aldiss and C. S. Lewis.
• Praise from C. S. Lewis: He wrote, ‘The Night Land gives, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before.’

A timeless masterpiece, "The Night Land" continues to captivate readers with its haunting vision of a world plunged into eternal darkness.