''A Rendezvous in Averoigne'' is a collection of
science fiction,
fantasy and
horror
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stories by American writer
Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an American writer and artist. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Algernon Charles Swinburne ...
. It was released in
1988
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by
Arkham House in an edition of 5,025 copies. The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of
Averoigne
Averoigne is a fictional counterpart of a historical province in France, detailed in a series of short stories by the American writer Clark Ashton Smith. Smith may have based Averoigne on the actual province of Auvergne, but its name was probab ...
,
Hyperborea,
Poseidonis
Poseidonis is the fictional last remnant of the lost continent of Atlantis, mentioned by Algernon Blackwood in his short story "Sand" (published in 1912) in his collection ''Four Weird Tales'' and also detailed in a series of short stories by C ...
,
Xiccarph
''Xiccarph'' is a collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the forty-first volume of its Ballantine Adult Fanta ...
, and
Zothique. Its title story is a relatively conventional
vampire story.
Contents
''A Rendezvous in Averoigne'' contains the following stories:
# "Introduction", by
Ray Bradbury
# Averoigne
#* "The Holiness of Azédarac"
#* "The Colossus of Ylourgne"
#* "The End of the Story"
#* "A Rendezvous in Averoigne"
# Atlantis
#* "The Last Incantation"
#* "The Death of Malygris"
#* "A Voyage to Sfanomoë"
# Hyperborea
#* "The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan"
#* "The Seven Geases"
#* "
The Tale of Satampra Zeiros"
#* "The Coming of the White Worm"
# Lost Worlds
#* "The City of the Singing Flame"
#* "The Dweller in the Gulf"
#* "The Chain of Aforgomon"
#* "Genius Loci"
#* "The Maze of Maal Dweb"
#* "The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis"
#* "The Uncharted Isle"
#* "The Planet of the Dead"
#* "Master of the Asteroid"
# Zothique
#* "
The Empire of the Necromancers"
#* "
The Charnel God"
#* "
Xeethra
"Xeethra" is a short story by American author Clark Ashton Smith as part of his Zothique cycle, and first published in the December 1934 issue of ''Weird Tales''.
Background
When editing the 1970 Smith collection ''Zothique'', Lin Carter placed " ...
"
#* "
The Dark Eidolon
"The Dark Eidolon" is a sword and sorcery short story by American writer Clark Ashton Smith, forming part of his Zothique cycle of stories. It was first published in '' Weird Tales'' in 1935 and has been variously republished, notably in the antho ...
"
#* "
The Death of Ilalotha
"The Death of Ilalotha" is a short story by American author Clark Ashton Smith as part of his Zothique cycle, and first published in the September 1937 issue of ''Weird Tales''.
Plot
Amid festivities, Ilalotha who is next in succession to Queen ...
"
#* "
The Last Hieroglyph"
#* "
Necromancy in Naat"
#* "The Garden of Adompha"
#* "
The Isle of the Torturers
"The Isle of the Torturers" is a short story by American author Clark Ashton Smith as part of his Zothique cycle, and first published in the March 1933 issue of '' Weird Tales''.
Publication history
According to '' Emperor of Dreams: A Clark Asht ...
"
#* "Morthylla"
Reprints
*2nd printing, 2003 (no print numbers).
See also
*
Clark Ashton Smith bibliography
Sources
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1988 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections by Clark Ashton Smith
Fantasy short story collections
Horror short story collections
Arkham House books