''At the Edge of the World'' is a collection of
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
short stories by Irish writer
Lord Dunsany
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. Over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays appeared in his lifetime.Lanham, M ...
, edited by
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
. It was first published in paperback by
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains ...
as the thirteenth volume of its
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
The Ballantine Adult Fantasy series was an imprint of American publisher Ballantine Books. Launched in 1969 (presumably in response to the growing popularity of Tolkien's works), the series reissued a number of works of fantasy literature which ...
in March 1970. It was the series' second Dunsany volume, and the first collection of his shorter fantasies assembled by Carter.
The book collects thirty short pieces by the author, with an introduction and afterword by Carter.
Contents
*"Introduction: The Dreams of Mānā-Yood-Sushāi" (
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
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*"The Cave of Kai"
*"Of the Gods of Averon" (original title: "The Sorrow of Search")
*"Mlideen"
*"The King That Was Not"
*"The Men of Yarnith"
*"In the Land of Time"
*"Time and the Gods"
*"The Opulence of Yahn" (original title: "Usury")
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The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth
"The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth" is a fantasy short story by Lord Dunsany, first published in his 1908 collection ''The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories''. It describes the hero Leothric's quest to free his people from bad dreams ...
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*"Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean"
*"The Idle City"
*"Bethmoora"
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Idle Days on the Yann
"Idle Days on the Yann" is a short story by the Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It takes place in the Lands of Dream and follows an Irishman's voyage down a river flanked by fantastical cities. It was published in the short story collections ''A Drea ...
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*"The Hashish Man"
*"Carcassonne"
*"In Zaccarath"
*"The Dreams of King Karna-Vootra"
*"How the Enemy Came to Thlunrana"
*"The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller, and of the Doom That Befell Him"
*"The Avenger of Perdóndaris"
*"How the Dwarfs Rose Up in War" (original title: "A Petty Quarrel")
*"The Probable Adventure of the Three Literary Men"
*"The Loot of Bombasharna"
*"The Injudicious Prayers of Pombo the Idolator"
*"The Bride of the Man-Horse"
*"The Quest of the Queen's Tears"
*"How One Came, as Was Foretold, to the City of Never"
*"A Day at the Edge of the World" (original title: "The Long Porter's Tale")
*"Erlathrodonion" (original title: "A Tale of the Equator")
*"Epilogue" to ''
The Book of Wonder
''The Book of Wonder'' is the seventh book and fifth original short story collection of Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others. It was fi ...
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*"Afterword" (
Lin Carter
Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. L ...
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1970 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Short story collections by Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
Ballantine Books books
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