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100 1 _aKuttner, Henry,
_d1915-1958
245 1 4 _aThe eater of souls
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Weird Tales January 1937.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-02-13
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Eater of Souls" by Henry Kuttner is a science fiction short story published in the late 1930s. This tale transports readers to the distant world of Bel Yarnak, where an ominous entity known as the Eater of Souls looms over the inhabitants. The narrative delves into themes of existential dread and cosmic horror, exploring the interplay between good and evil, gods and mortals. In the story, the Sindara, the ruler of Bel Yarnak, embarks on a perilous journey to confront the Eater of Souls, a being of unfathomable horror that lures souls into its abyss. Despite the counsel of both necromancers and hydromancers, the Sindara chooses to rely on his devotion to Vorvadoss, his god. As he stands at the edge of the Gray Gulf, he encounters the grotesque being, leading to a harrowing battle. Ultimately, in a desperate bid to break the cycle of despair, the Sindara undergoes a horrific metamorphosis, merging with the Eater of Souls. The tale concludes with his tragic descent into darkness, weighed down by the beauty of his homeland that he can never see again, emphasizing the haunting themes of sacrifice and the loss of identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cIndianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1937
653 _aShort stories
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aHorror tales
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Weird Tales January 1937.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75363
999 _c116088
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