The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman – the supreme master of the supernatural – gathers some of the most affecting stories you’re ever likely to come across from Aickman’s previous volumes The Wine-Dark Sea and Sub Rosa. Aickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realizes that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. The Unsettled Dust was first published as a collection in 1990. Aickman received the British Fantasy Award for 'The Stains'. 'We are all potential victims of the powers Aickman so skilfully conjures and commands.' Robert Bloch Content: 1. The Unsettled Dust 2. The Houses of the Russians 3. No Stronger Than a Flower 4. The Cicerones 5. The Next Glade 6. Ravissante 7. Bind Your Hair 8. The Stains




