Robert Aickman, master of the strange

The latest addition to the NYRB Classics series, now on sale at 30% off An original collection of weird—and unforgettable—stories [COMPULSORY GAMES]( ROBERT AICKMAN Edited by Victoria Nelson The English author Robert Aickman wrote self-described "strange stories" unlike anything written before. The tales collected in Compulsory Games are not horror stories, but they are horrifying. They are not supernatural, either, but rather unnatural. "An Aickman story is a dream you never wake up from," writes Victoria Nelson in the introduction. "Reading Robert Aickman is like watching a magician work, and very often I’m not even sure what the trick was. All I know is that he did it beautifully." —Neil Gaiman "Aickman’s stories present dreamlike, inexplicable realities in prose both strangely sensual and entirely disarming, making this collection a treasure for fans of Poe, Kafka, and Lovecraft." —Publishers Weekly, starred review [MORE ABOUT THE BOOK]( For three days only, Compulsory Games will be available at 30% off. New York Review Books 435 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](