''The Maker of Moons'' is an 1896 short story collection by

Robert W. Chambers Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 – December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories titled '' The King in Yellow'', published in 1895. Life Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, t ...

which followed the publication of Chambers' most famous work, '' The King in Yellow'' (1895). It contained eight new stories, including the title story, one of his weird tales, and several romantic Art Nouveau stories, concluding with two less distinguished weird tales. The latter were subsequently incorporated into the episodic novel ''In Search of the Unknown''. The first three stories are linked by the theme of a dream wife named Ysonde, and they form a

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. The weird nature of the first has interesting echoes in the other two, which feature picturesque animal figures, such as a Red Ibis and a disagreeable porcupine. The story "In The Name of the Most High" is a war story set in the

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. The next two stories are humorous romantic tales with a fishing theme and setting. Chambers' love of natural scenery illuminates most of the stories. The quality throughout is rather fine. Published by Putnam's, New York and London, in 1896. The first edition featured a frontispiece with a black and white illustration by

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The Maker of Moons ''The Maker of Moons'' is an 1896 short story collection by Robert W. Chambers which followed the publication of Chambers' most famous work, '' The King in Yellow'' (1895). It contained eight new stories, including the title story, one of his ...

" * "The Silent Land" * "The Black Water" * "In the Name of the Most High" * "Boy's Sister" * "The Crime" * "A Pleasant Evening" * "The Man At The Next Table"

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In 1974, Fantasy House published the story "The Maker of Moons" along with "The Demoiselle d'Ys" (from '' The King in Yellow'') in volume 4 of their "Fantasy Reader" series, under the title ''The Maker of Moons''. In 1954, Shroud, Publishers, reprinted "The Maker of Moons" with a modified ending that omitted the last two paragraphs which linked his story to the later ones in the set, as explained by K J Krueger in the "Postscript".

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