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24 alternatives to H. P. Lovecraft's Collected Fiction: A Variorum Edition

Most comprehesive, academic collection of HPL works today

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. H. P. Lovecraft's Collected Fiction: A Variorum Edition launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The World of Vikings▲53

   Official companion book

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Lord of the Rings▲74

   50th Anniversary edition that holds ALL THE BOOKS

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6VA
   Vellum – An interactive list of nonfiction books reviewed by academics▲140

   2021 · vellum.tachy.org · its alternatives →

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   Shopclass as Soulcraft▲60

   An inquiry into the value of work

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Harry Potter Series▲70

   Another classic fantasy series

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Into the Brambles▲60

    Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Folio Society Science Fiction and Fantasy books▲60

    Beautiful illustrated hardcover classics of SF & Fantasy

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Love Object: Selected Stories▲58

    Five decades of writing by Harold Bloom

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities ▲73

    Curated selection of the best tools available

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Art of Fiction▲60

    Looking at the Intrusive Author, Suspense, and more!

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Stiff▲62

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works Reprint▲60

    ‘The best coffee table book about videogames of all time'

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Being Mortal▲56

    Medicine and What Matters in the End

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

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