John Jarrold

Frank Festa at Festa Verlag has acquired German limited-edition rights in the Three Births of Daoloth novels by Ramsey Campbell:

THE SEARCHING DEAD, BORN TO THE DARK and  THE WAY OF THE WORM.

The agent was John Jarrold.

Ramsey Campbell is the doyen of horror novelists, a multiple award winner.  He is the only living horror writer to appear in the Oxford Companion to English Literature. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Liverpool John Moores University in 2015.

PRAISE FOR THE SEARCHING DEAD:

“Beautifully written, a masterful story from a master of horror fiction, as well as a master of fiction in general, Ramsey Campbell’s novel, The Searching Dead is strong on style, atmosphere, and the creeps. Time will show that Campbell will be remembered as one of the greats of all time. He has long surpassed Lovecraft, one of his major influences, and has gone on to influence others. Check it out.” — Joe Lansdale

“This is Campbell at the height of his powers, proving once again that he is a master of the genre.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“A return to and a revisioning of some of his earliest imaginings, the trilogy is a kind of autobiography of its protagonist, in which his lifelong struggle with a supernatural agency occurs against the backdrop of post-war British history. The result is a magisterial work, though such a description scants the novels’ propulsive readability. It’s another remarkable achievement in a career full of them.” — Locus Magazine

“The first book in his upcoming “The Three Births of Daoloth” trilogy, The Searching Dead is Ramsey Campbell at the peak of his craft, the literary equivalent of a well-aged bottle of Balvenie.” — HorrorDNA

“This novel is not only the start of an awesome horror epic by a master, but also a compelling coming-of-age story about a budding writer finding his way in a terrifying world.” — Library Journal

PRAISE FOR BORN TO THE DARK:

“Campbell’s writing is intimate, darkly funny, and deeply human, balancing edge-of-the-seat suspense with heartfelt character development. This delightfully unsettling sequel does not disappoint.” — Publishers Weekly

“I’m very much looking forward to the third and final installment of this excellent trilogy.” ― Horror Delve

“Campbell is on familiar ground with the use of dreams, children in jeopardy and a misunderstood protagonist at odds with almost all the familiar anchors in his life – his family, his friends, his workplace – while in the background there is the looming and strengthening threat of horror from beyond. Is there any hope for mankind?” — Concatenation

“Avid readers of cosmic horror will be satisfied with the read and will no doubt find themselves ordering the next and final volume, The Way of the Worm, as soon as possible.” — Rougeski Reads

PRAISE FOR THE WAY OF THE WORM:

“Horror readers who are fans of cosmic horror and cults will enjoy this novel, and those who haven’t read the previous two volumes will still be able to follow along. Fans of the recent Netflix show Midnight Mass will devour this work.” — Booklist

“With The Way of the Worm, Campbell’s cosmic trilogy comes to a triumphant conclusion.”

— S.T. Joshi

“A return to and a revisioning of some of his earliest imaginings, the trilogy is a kind of autobiography of its protagonist, in which his lifelong struggle with a supernatural agency occurs against the backdrop of post-war British history. The result is a magisterial work, though such a description scants the novels’ propulsive readability. It’s another remarkable achievement in a career full of them.” — Locus Magazine

“There is little doubt that Ramsey Campbell’s trilogy―for the three novels must be regarded as a tightly knit unity―will take its place among the stellar accomplishments in the realm of weird fiction. I struggle to find any trio of novels in our field that could match its achievement―an achievement that extends not merely to its deft portrayal of numerous characters over six decades and the impeccable elegance and mellifluousness of its prose, but above all to the grimly terrifying nature of its weird manifestations.” — S.T. Joshi

Film-maker, screenwriter, producer and novelist Guillermo del Toro has tweeted about Ramsey Campbell: “An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that.”