Mysteriarch π commented on Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti (Penguin Classics)
Thomas Ligottiβs debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed β¦
Masquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie β β β Ligotti's attempt (or is it version?) in grimdark fantasy. There's little detail but it's about some sort of former hero, going mad, being cured of his madness by spectacles while also losing any other interest in the world. Then he takes on a mercenary job and dons a jester outfit to infiltrate a masked ball that ends in pandemonium...