The Transition of Titus Crow is a novel by Brian Lumley, and the second in his Titus Crow series of Cthulhu Mythos books.
Overview[]
| “ | The Transition of Titus Crow is the second book in the Titus Crow series from bestselling horror novelist Brian Lumley
The Titus Crow novels are adventure horror, full of acts of nobility and heroism, featuring travel to exotic locations and alternate planes of existence as Titus Crow and his faithful companion and record-keeper fight the gathering forces of darkness wherever they arise. The menaces are the infamous and deadly Elder Gods of the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Chthulu and his dark minions are bent on ruling the earth--or destroying it. A few puny humans cannot possibly stand against these otherworldly evil gods, yet time after time, Titus Crow defeats the monsters and drives them back into the dark from whence they came. |
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Synopsis[]
Following on directly from the events of The Burrowers Beneath, it is shown that rather than be killed in the attack by Ithaqua and his minions, Titus Crow managed to escape by unlocking the code of the time/space machine De Marigny's Clock. He spends some time lost in the cosmos and pursued by both Hounds of Tindalos and Ithaqua, before crashing his ship onto a planet inhabited by a lone robot.
Titus Crow having suffered horrendous injuries, the robot reconstructs Crow's body and mind using mechanical components and memories stored in the Clock, before departing to once again search for a way home.
Eventually guided to Elysia by the Lady Tiania, he spends a time there, meeting and gaining the trust of head of the Elder Gods Kthanid, falling in love with Tiania, and discovering much about the Cthulhu Cycle Deities which wish him dead.
At story's end, Crow is alerted by Kthanid to a strange silence in the Earth's Dreamlands, and he and Tiania leave Elysia on a mission to discover the cause.
Characters[]
- Titus Crow, a man with extensive knowledge of the Cthulhu Cycle Deities who possesses the will to protect humanity from their depredations.
- Tiania, Crow's lover, who also wishes to see the Cthulhu Cycle Deities stopped.
- Henri-Laurent de Marigny, Crow's best friend and fellow occultist.
Non-Human Entities[]
- Kthanid, the de facto leader of the Elder Gods.
- Esch, a member of the avian Dchichi species.
- The Lithards, a race of intelligent dragonoids.
- Ithaqua, a malevolent Great Old One in league with Cthulhu.
- The Caterpillars, a species of insect-like creatures from Earth's far future.
Behind the Mythos[]
The Transition of Titus Crow was first published in 1975.
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