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Authors: Clark Ashton Smith

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A
BOUT
T
HE
E
DITORS

S
cott Connors received his B. A. degree in English and History from Washington and Jefferson College and has also studied at the University of Salzburg.. In addition to numerous articles for such publications as
Lovecraft Studies
,
Wormwood
,
The Barbaric Triumph
, and S
upernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia
, he has edited the
Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith
and
The Freedom of Fantastic Things
, the latter a collection of criticism on Smith. He also write regularly reviews books for
Publisher’s Weekly
and
Weird Tales
. He is currently working on a biography of Smith.

R
on Hilger is a noted Smith scholar who has co-edited the Smith volumes
Red World of Polaris
and
Star Changes
. A native of Northern California, Ron has worked to preserve Smith’s legacy by organizing such events as the CAS Centennial Conference in 1993 and the CAS Plaque Dedication in 2003.

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Note on the Texts

To the Daemon

The Abominations of Yondo

Sadastor

The Ninth Skeleton

The Last Incantation

The End of the Story

The Phantoms of the Fire

A Night in Malnéant

The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake

Thirteen Phantasms

The Venus of Azombeii

The Tale of Satampra Zeiros

The Monster of the Prophecy

The Metamorphosis of the World

The Epiphany of Death

A Murder in the Fourth Dimension

The Devotee of Evil

The Satyr

The Planet of the Dead

The Uncharted Isle

Marooned in Andromeda

The Root of Ampoi

The Necromantic Tale

The Immeasurable Horror

A Voyage To Sfanomoë

Appendix One: Story Notes

Appendix Two: “The Satyr”: Alternate Conclusion

Appendix Three: From the Crypts of Memory

Appendix Four: Bibliography

About The Editors

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Note on the Texts

To the Daemon

The Abominations of Yondo

Sadastor

The Ninth Skeleton

The Last Incantation

The End of the Story

The Phantoms of the Fire

A Night in Malnéant

The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake

Thirteen Phantasms

The Venus of Azombeii

The Tale of Satampra Zeiros

The Monster of the Prophecy

The Metamorphosis of the World

The Epiphany of Death

A Murder in the Fourth Dimension

The Devotee of Evil

The Satyr

The Planet of the Dead

The Uncharted Isle

Marooned in Andromeda

The Root of Ampoi

The Necromantic Tale

The Immeasurable Horror

A Voyage To Sfanomoë

Appendix One: Story Notes

Appendix Two: “The Satyr”: Alternate Conclusion

Appendix Three: From the Crypts of Memory

Appendix Four: Bibliography

About The Editors

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Note on the Texts

To the Daemon

The Abominations of Yondo

Sadastor

The Ninth Skeleton

The Last Incantation

The End of the Story

The Phantoms of the Fire

A Night in Malnéant

The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake

Thirteen Phantasms

The Venus of Azombeii

The Tale of Satampra Zeiros

The Monster of the Prophecy

The Metamorphosis of the World

The Epiphany of Death

A Murder in the Fourth Dimension

The Devotee of Evil

The Satyr

The Planet of the Dead

The Uncharted Isle

Marooned in Andromeda

The Root of Ampoi

The Necromantic Tale

The Immeasurable Horror

A Voyage To Sfanomoë

Appendix One: Story Notes

Appendix Two: “The Satyr”: Alternate Conclusion

Appendix Three: From the Crypts of Memory

Appendix Four: Bibliography

About The Editors

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