{"title":"Clark Ashton Smith","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"poseidonis-and-other-lost-realms-paperback","title":"Poseidonis and Other Lost Realms - Paperback","description":"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102780821727,"sku":"9781614984757","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hITT9Zp9NL9781614984757.webp?v=1781087343"},{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-boulder-ridge-the-complete-california-tales-of-clark-ashton-smith-paperback","title":"In the Shadow of Boulder Ridge: The Complete California Tales of Clark Ashton Smith - Paperback","description":"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104512348383,"sku":"9781614984443","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9KGDyYXfxg9781614984443.webp?v=1781108490"},{"product_id":"interplanetaries-the-complete-interplanetary-tales-of-clark-ashton-smith-paperback","title":"Interplanetaries: The Complete Interplanetary Tales of Clark Ashton Smith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) is best known for creating exotic worlds of fantasy, such as the lost continent Zothique, set in the far future, the arctic realm of Hyperborea, and the medieval domain of Averoigne. It is less widely known that Smith was a pioneer in science fiction, as his tales appeared extensively in such pulp magazines as \u003cem\u003eWonder Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmazing Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and had a marked influence on the science fiction of his day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMars was a favored locale for several significant tales, including the cosmic horror masterpiece \"The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis.\" \"Seedling of Mars\" is one of several tales in this volume that broaches the distinctive subgenre of \"green horror\" that results from deadly animated plants. This motif first found expression in Smith's early prose poem \"The Flower-Devil,\" and he utilized it in such tales as \"Vulthoom,\" \"The Demon of the Flower,\" and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remote planet Xiccarph is the setting for two tales, \"The Maze of the Enchanter\" and \"The Flower-Women.\" One of Smith's most expansive tales, \"The Monster of the Prophecy,\" is set on Antares, while the late story \"Phoenix\" is grimly apocalyptic in its setting in the far future, with most of the Earth's inhabitants killed off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClark Ashton Smith's mastery of a prose-poetic idiom lends a distinctive flavor to his interplanetary tales. Far from being naively optimistic adventures into the depths of space, they exhibit a rueful doubt as to the place of human beings in an immense and hostile universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, edited by leading Clark Ashton Smith scholar Ronald S. Hilger, contains an illuminating preface by Nathan Ballingrud.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104750670047,"sku":"9781614984184","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ah_HdRDiXE9781614984184.webp?v=1781111241"},{"product_id":"the-averoigne-chronicles-the-complete-averoigne-stories-of-clark-ashton-smith-paperback","title":"The Averoigne Chronicles: The Complete Averoigne Stories of Clark Ashton Smith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe California poet and fantaisiste Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) created many imaginary worlds, but none so imbued with terror and strangeness as the realm of Averoigne, set in medieval France. In the dozen tales of this cycle, Smith found a convenient means to indulge his taste for some of the venerable motifs of supernatural fiction-the witch, the sorcerer, the lamia, the quest for eternal life-while also incorporating elements of anti-religious satire and eroticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Night in Maln ant\" introduces the cycle, where a traveler to Averoigne finds himself falling under the sway of the dead Lady Mariel. \"The Holiness of Azedarac\" features the Bishop of Nimes, who in spite of his impiety becomes a saint. \"The Maker of Gargoyles\" tells of gargoyles that may come to life and wreak havoc on the populace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Disinterment of Venus\" is a pungent satire on the sexually inexperienced monks of P rigon. \"Mother of Toads\" exhibits the loathsome M re Antoinette, a witch who commands legions of toads. \"The Beast of Averoigne\" and other tales incorporate elements of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos in ingenious and innovative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes Smith's poems and prose poems relating to Averoigne. All the texts have been corrected from previous editions, and the striking artwork of David Ho is also included. Introduced by Gahan Wilson, and with an afterword by Donald Sidney-Fryer, \u003cem\u003eThe Averoigne Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich feast of terror and seduction for all devotees of weird fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104903958751,"sku":"9781614983200","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dXRxRHYvV3N1Q2FMTGRkK1pMY2wyUT09.webp?v=1781112248"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/clark-ashton-smith.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}