A collection of poetry, fiction, articles and artwork inspired by the writings of Clark Ashton Smith by some of the finest practitioners of their art around today.

Anno Klarkash-Ton

Literature & Fiction

Lines, Steve

Barrass, Glynn

Mayer, Frederick J.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Rainfall Books

Visions of Carcosa

Ford, John B.

Genre Fiction

<p>I could do no better than use de Camp's own words from his intruction to The Spell of Seven in 1965 when he graphically described the genre with this question: "How would you like to escape to a world of wizards and warlocks, warriors and wenches - a world where gleaming cities raise their shining spires against the stars, sorcerers cast sinister spells from subterranean lairs, baleful spirits stalk through crumbling ruins, primeval monsters crash through jungle thickets, and the fate of kingdoms is balanced on the bloody blades of broadswords brandished by heroes of preternatural might and valour?"If your answer is Yes then this book should be right for you.Today there are new masters of swords and sorcery, some of whom you will find within these pages.</p>

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy: Volume 1

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Macdonald, Susan Murrie

Cole, Adrian

Dilks, Steve

Riley, David A.

Leen, Gerri

Hart, Geoff

Steele, Eric Ian

Ginther, Chadwick

Fantasy

Parallel Universe Publications

<p>The Night Eternal is a dark Arabian fantasy inspired by the writings of William Hope Hodgson, Clark Ashton Smith and the Arabian Nights, with a little bit of Lin Carter thrown in for good measure. It was also inspired by the books put out by editor Lin Carter as part of his Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. From the introduction by Simon Clark: The novel begins, as you will soon see, with the imagery and style of an Arabian fairy story. But swiftly it becomes a visceral action tale where scimitars flash and entrails spill bloodily to the floor. From there, we follow Khalik, our adventurer hero, as he embarks on his disturbing odyssey through ‘the Demonic Realm known as The Night Eternal.’ Deliciously opulent imagery, eroticism and a swiftly unfolding plot carry the reader away on enchanted wings to mystery and excitement. Not in a long while have I read anything as vivid as this. I could almost smell the incense from smouldering frankincense, hear the beat of dragon skin drums, and feel the heat of another sun, in another kingdom, in another time… The novel has the poetic resonance and ambitious scope of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). And it contains, as both John and Steve readily acknowledge, flavours of the iconic authors William Hope Hodgson, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard. But to suggest it’s a pastiche of that trio’s output is simply not true. The Night Eternal is a vibrant, image-rich work of such visionary power that I found myself holding my breath as I turned the pages.</p>

The Night Eternal

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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