The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, 1939 (circa 1926) is part of a nonsequential series of stories that focus on either the character Randolph Carter, the Dream World, or both: "The White Ship," 1919, short story; "Celephais," 1920, short story; "The Cats of Ulthar," 1920, short story; "The Statement of Randolph Carter," 1920, short story; "The Other Gods," 1921, short story; "The Silver Key," 1926, short story; "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," 1932, short story, with E. Hoffman Price.

With the inclusion of Nyarlathotep and mention of "the mindless daemonsultan Azathoth," The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is part of the Cthulhu Mythos, even though it is the centerpiece of its own set of stories about Carter and the Dream World. Although the stories are commonly thought inferior to those of the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Silver Key" is popular with general readers, and "The Cats of Ulthar" has its fans. The former story focuses on...