Illuminations Stories by Alan Moore

From New York Times bestselling author Alan Moore-one of the most
influential writers in the history of comics-a wonderful collection,
brilliant and often moving" (Neil Gaiman) which takes us to the
fantastical underside of reality.
In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan
Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable
characters who discover - and in some cases even make and unmake - the
various uncharted parts of existence.
In "A Hypothetical Lizard," two concubines in a brothel of fantastical
specialists fall in love with tragic ramifications. In "Not Even Legend," a
paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they
seek to investigate. In "Illuminations," a nostalgic older man decides to visit a
seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in
the monumental novella "What We Can Know About Thunderman," which
charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history ofthe comics industry's major
players over the last seventy-five years, Moore reveals the dark, beating heart
of the superhero business.
From ghosts and otherworldly creatures to theoretical Boltzmann brains
fashioning the universe at the big bang, Illuminations is exactly that - a series
of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power
of imagination and magic.

Alan Moore is an English writer widely regarded as the best and most
influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works include From Hell,
Lost Girls and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman . He is also the author
of the bestselling Jerusalem . He was born in Northampton, and has lived
there ever since.

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Oct 10/23
.22 x .33 • 464 pages
9781639732074 • $26.99 • pb
Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)