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

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which were out of print or dispersed in back issues of pulp magazines (or otherwise not easily available in the United States), in cheap paperback form—including works by authors such as

James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell (; April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and ''belles-lettres''. Cabell was well-regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His work ...

, Lord Dunsany,

Ernest Bramah Ernest Bramah (20 March 186827 June 1942), the pseudonym of Ernest Brammah Smith, who was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were often ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Ja ...

Hope Mirrlees (Helen) Hope Mirrlees (8 April 1887 – 1 August 1978) was a British poet, novelist, and translator. She is best known for the 1926 ''Lud-in-the-Mist'', a fantasy novel and influential classic,David Langford and Mike Ashley, "Mirrlees, Hope", i ...

, and

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...

. The series lasted until 1974. Envisioned by the husband-and-wife team of

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and

Betty Ballantine Betty Ballantine (born Elizabeth Jones; September 25, 1919 – February 12, 2019) was an American publisher, editor, and writer. She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved ...

, and 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 featured cover art by illustrators such as

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, Robert LoGrippo, David McCall Johnston, and Bob Pepper. The agreement signed between the Ballantines and Carter on November 22, 1968, launched the project. In addition to the reprints comprising the bulk of the series, some new fantasy works were published as well as a number of original collections and anthologies put together by Carter, and ''Imaginary Worlds'', his general history of the modern fantasy genre. The series was never considered a money-maker for Ballantine, although the re-issue of several of its titles both before and after the series' demise shows that a number of individual works were considered successful. The Ballantines supported the series as long as they remained the publishers of Ballantine Books, but with their sale of the company to

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in 1973 support from the top was no longer forthcoming, and in 1974, with the end of the Ballantines' involvement in the company they had founded, the series was terminated. After the termination of the Adult Fantasy series, Ballantine continued to publish fantasy but concentrated primarily on new titles, with the older works it continued to issue being those with proven track records. In 1977, both its fantasy and science fiction lines were relaunched under the

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imprint, under the editorship of

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and

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. Carter continued his promotion of the fantasy genre in a new line of annual anthologies from DAW Books, ''

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories ''The Year's Best Fantasy Stories'' is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in 1975. Despite the anthology's title, it actually gathers together pieces originall ...

'', also beginning in 1975. Meanwhile, the series' lapsed mission of restoring classic works of fantasy to print had been taken up on a more limited basis by the '' Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library'', launched in 1973.

The series

All books in the "series proper" bore a distinctive Unicorn's Head colophon on the cover and included an introduction by Carter.

Precursors, August 1965 to April 1969

Ballantine published these fantasies and fantasy criticism before hiring Carter as consultant.Carter, Lin. '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy''. Ballantine Books, 1973. Some were labeled "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the first Ballantine cover. Later reprints of some bore the Unicorn's Head colophon. # ''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ''N ...

'',

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

(August 1965) # ''

The Fellowship of the Ring ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' is the first of three volumes of the epic novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by '' The Two Towers'' and ''The Return of the King''. It takes place in the ficti ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (October 1965) # ''

The Two Towers ''The Two Towers'' is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. It is preceded by ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and followed by ''The Return of the King''. Title and publication ''The Lord of the ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (October 1965) # ''

The Return of the King ''The Return of the King'' is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', following '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Two Towers''. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (December 1965) # ''

The Tolkien Reader ''The Tolkien Reader'' is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. It includes a variety of short stories, poems, a play and some non-fiction. It compiles material previously published as three separate shorter books ('' Tree and Leaf, Farme ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (September 1966) # ''

The Worm Ouroboros ''The Worm Ouroboros'' is a heroic high fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, first published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary ...

'', E. R. Eddison (April 1967, later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # ''

Mistress of Mistresses ''Mistress of Mistresses'' is a fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the first in his Zimiamvian Trilogy The Zimiamvian Trilogy is a series of fantasy novels by English author E. R. Eddison. *''Mistress of Mistresses'' (1935) *'' A F ...

'', E. R. Eddison (August 1967) # ''

A Fish Dinner in Memison ''A Fish Dinner in Memison'' is a 1941 fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the second in his Zimiamvian Trilogy The Zimiamvian Trilogy is a series of fantasy novels by English author E. R. Eddison. *''Mistress of Mistresses'' (1935) * ...

'', E. R. Eddison (February 1968) # ''

The Road Goes Ever On ''The Road Goes Ever On'' is a 1967 song cycle that has been published as a book of sheet music and as an audio recording. The music was written by Donald Swann, and the words are taken from poems in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings, ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien and

Donald Swann Donald Ibrahim Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a British composer, musician, singer and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders. Life Donald Swann was born ...

(October 1968) # ''

Titus Groan ''Titus Groan'' is a novel by Mervyn Peake, first published in 1946. It is the first novel in the ''Gormenghast'' series. Plot introduction The book is set in the huge castle of Gormenghast, a vast landscape of crumbling towers and ivy-filled ...

'', Mervyn Peake (October 1968; later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # '' Gormenghast'', Mervyn Peake (October 1968; later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # ''

Titus Alone ''Titus Alone'' is a novel written by Mervyn Peake and first published in 1959. It is the third work in the Gormenghast trilogy. The other works are ''Titus Groan'', and '' Gormenghast''. With the trilogy, a fourth work, the novella '' Boy i ...

'', Mervyn Peake (October 1968; later reprinted (4th & 5th) with colophon) # ''

A Voyage to Arcturus ''A Voyage to Arcturus'' is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary pl ...

'', David Lindsay (November 1968; later reprinted (2nd & 3rd) with colophon) # ''

The Last Unicorn ''The Last Unicorn'' is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the wor ...

'', Peter S. Beagle (February 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover; later reprinted with colophon) # ''

A Fine and Private Place ''A Fine and Private Place'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Peter S. Beagle, the first of his major fantasies. It was first published in hardcover by Viking Press on May 23, 1960, followed by a trade paperback from Delta the same year. ...

'', Peter S. Beagle (February 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover of the first two printings) # ''

Smith of Wootton Major ''Smith of Wootton Major'', first published in 1967, is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien. Background The book began as an attempt to explain the meaning of Faery by means of a story about a cook and his cake, and Tolkien originally thought to ca ...

and

Farmer Giles of Ham ''Farmer Giles of Ham'' is a comic medieval fable written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949. The story describes the encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax, and how Giles manages to use these to ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (March 1969) # '' Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings"'', Lin Carter (March 1969) # ''

The Mezentian Gate ''The Mezentian Gate'' is a fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the third in his Zimiamvian Trilogy. It is primarily a history of the rule of the fictional King Mezentius (the Tyrant of Fingiswold), and his methods of gaining and holdi ...

'', E. R. Eddison (April 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover)

The series proper, May 1969 to April 1974

Volumes published as part of the series, based on a listing by Lin Carter in '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy'' with the addition of books new to Ballantine published under the Unicorn's Head colophon thereafter. In Carter's list, the books were numbered in the order of their publication; subsequent numbers supplied on the same basis. These numbers do not appear on the books themselves. # '' The Blue Star'',

Fletcher Pratt Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War and for fiction written with L. Sprague de Camp. ...

(May 1969) (#01602) # ''

The King of Elfland's Daughter ''The King of Elfland's Daughter'' is a 1924 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It is widely recognized as one of the most influential and acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature.; pp 1124 Although the novel faded into rela ...

'', Lord Dunsany (June 1969) (#01628) # ''

The Wood Beyond the World ''The Wood Beyond the World'' is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It wa ...

'',

(July 1969) (#01652) # '' The Silver Stallion'',

(August 1969) (#01678) # ''

Lilith Lilith ( ; he, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Ed ...

'',

George MacDonald George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational church, Congregational Minister (Christianity), minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature a ...

(September 1969) (#01711) # ''

Dragons, Elves, and Heroes ''Dragons, Elves, and Heroes'' is an American anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1969 as the sixth volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1969) (#01731) # ''

The Young Magicians ''The Young Magicians'' is an American anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1969 as the seventh volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy series ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1969) (#01730) # '' Figures of Earth'',

(November 1969) (#01763) # ''

The Sorcerer's Ship ''The Sorcerer's Ship'' is a fantasy novel by Hannes Bok. It was first published in the December 1942 issue of the magazine ''Unknown'', and was first published in book form in paperback by Ballantine Books as the ninth volume of the Ballantine Ad ...

'',

Hannes Bok Hannes Bok, pseudonym for Wayne Francis Woodard (, ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for various s ...

(December 1969) (#01795) # '' Land of Unreason'',

and L. Sprague de Camp (January 1970) (#01814) # '' The High Place'',

(February 1970) (#01855-9) # ''

Lud-in-the-Mist ''Lud-in-the-Mist'' (1926) is the third and final novel by British writer Hope Mirrlees. It continues the author's exploration of the themes of Life and Art, by a method already described in the preface of her first novel, ''Madeleine: One of Lo ...

'',

(March 1970) (#01880-X) # '' At the Edge of the World'', Lord Dunsany (March 1970) (#01879-6) # ''

Phantastes ''Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women'' is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald, first published in London in 1858. It was later reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fourteenth volume of the ''Ballantine ...

'',

(April 1970) (#01902-4) # ''

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'' is a novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, the draft was completed on January 22, 1927 and it remained unrevised and unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the l ...

'', H. P. Lovecraft (May 1970) (#01923-7) # ''

Zothique ''Zothique'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the sixteenth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in June 1970. It was the firs ...

'', Clark Ashton Smith (June 1970) (#01938-5) # '' The Shaving of Shagpat'',

George Meredith George Meredith (12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but he gradually established a reputation as a novelist. '' The Ord ...

(July 1970) (#01958-X) # '' The Island of the Mighty'',

Evangeline Walton Evangeline Walton (24 November 1907 – 11 March 1996) was the pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, an American writer of fantasy fiction. She remains popular in North America and Europe because of her “ability to humanize historical and mytho ...

(July 1970) (#01959-8) # ''

Deryni Rising ''Deryni Rising'' is a historical fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the nineteenth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in August 1970, and was reprinted at least te ...

'',

Katherine Kurtz Katherine Irene Kurtz (born October 18. 1944) is an American fantasy writer, author of sixteen historical fantasy novels in the '' Deryni'' series, as well as occult and urban fantasy. Resident in Ireland for over twenty years, she moved to Virg ...

(August 1970) (#01981-4) # ''

The Well at the World's End ''The Well at the World's End'' is a high fantasy novel by the British artist, poet, and author William Morris. It was first published in 1896 and has been reprinted repeatedly since, most notably in two parts as the 20th and 21st volumes of th ...

, Vol. 1'',

(August 1970) (#01982-2) # ''

, Vol. 2'', William Morris (September 1970) (#02015-4) # '' Golden Cities, Far'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1970) (#02045-6) # '' Beyond the Golden Stair'',

(November 1970) (#02093-6) # ''

The Broken Sword ''The Broken Sword'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, originally published on 5 November 1954. It was issued in a revised edition by Ballantine Books as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in Ja ...

'',

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...

(January 1971) (#02107-X) # '' The Boats of the "Glen Carrig",''

William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and scie ...

(February 1971) (#02145-2) # '' The Doom that Came to Sarnath and Other Stories'', H. P. Lovecraft (February 1971) (#02146) # '' Something About Eve'',

(March 1971) (#02067-7) # '' Red Moon and Black Mountain'',

Joy Chant Joy Chant (born 13 January 1945) is a British fantasy writer. She is best known for the three House of Kendreth novels, published 1970 to 1983. Her legal name is Eileen Joyce Rutter. Biography Eileen Joyce (nickname, "Joy") Chant was born in Lo ...

(March 1971) (#02178-9) # ''

Hyperborea In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans ( grc, Ὑπερβόρε(ι)οι, ; la, Hyperborei) were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the known world. Their name appears to derive from the Greek , "beyond Boreas" (the God of ...

'', Clark Ashton Smith (April 1971) (#02206-8) # '' Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley'', Lord Dunsany (May 1971) (#02244-0) # ''

Vathek ''Vathek'' (alternatively titled ''Vathek, an Arabian Tale'' or ''The History of the Caliph Vathek'') is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend S ...

'', William Beckford (June 1971) (#02279-3) # ''

The Man Who Was Thursday ''The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare'' is a 1908 novel by G. K. Chesterton. The book has been described as a metaphysical thriller. Plot summary Chesterton prefixed the novel with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the p ...

'', G. K. Chesterton (July 1971) (#02305-6) # '' The Children of Llyr'',

(August 1971) (#02332-3) # ''

The Cream of the Jest ''The Cream of the Jest : A Comedy of Evasions'' is a comical and philosophical novel with possible fantasy elements, by James Branch Cabell, published in 1917. Much of it consists of the historical dreams and philosophical reflections of the mai ...

'',

(September 1971) (#02364-1) # ''

New Worlds for Old ''New Worlds for Old'' is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in September 1971 as the thirty-fifth volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy series''. ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (September 1971) (#02365-X) # '' The Spawn of Cthulhu'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1971) (#02394-3) # '' Double Phoenix'',

Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper (30 April 1926 – 11 March 1982) was an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a children's book. These were published under his own name and several pe ...

and

Roger Lancelyn Green Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkie ...

(November 1971) (#02420-6) # '' The Water of the Wondrous Isles'',

(November 1971) (#02421-4) # '' Khaled'', F. Marion Crawford (December 1971) (#02446-X) # '' The World's Desire'', H. Rider Haggard and

Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University o ...

(January 1972) (#02467-2) # '' Xiccarph'', Clark Ashton Smith (February 1972) (#02501-6) # '' The Lost Continent'',

C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (11 May 1866 – 10 March 1944) was an English novelist who was also known by the pen name Weatherby Chesney. He is perhaps best remembered as the author of '' The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis''. He i ...

(February 1972) (#02502-4) # '' Discoveries in Fantasy'', Lin Carter, ed. (March 1972) (#02546-6) # '' Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship'',

(March 1972) (#02545-8) # ''

Kai Lung's Golden Hours ''Kai Lung's Golden Hours'' is a fantasy novel by English writer Ernest Bramah. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards Ltd. in October, 1922, and there have been numerous editions since. The first edition included a pref ...

'',

(April 1972) (#02574-1) # ''

Deryni Checkmate ''Deryni Checkmate'' is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the forty-sixth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in May 1972, and has been reprinted a number of times ...

'',

(May 1972) (#02598-9) # '' Beyond the Fields We Know'', Lord Dunsany (May 1972) (#02599-7) # '' The Three Impostors'',

Arthur Machen Arthur Machen (; 3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947) was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His ...

(June 1972) (#02643-8) # '' The Night Land, Vol. 1'',

(July 1972) (#02669-1) # '' The Night Land, Vol. 2'', William Hope Hodgson (July 1972) (#02670-5) # '' The Song of Rhiannon'',

(August 1972) (#02773-6) # ''

Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I ''Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I'' is an anthology of fantasy novellas, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in September, 1972 as the fifty-second volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fa ...

'',

, ed. (September 1972) (#02789-2) # '' Evenor'',

(November 1972) (#02874) # '' Orlando Furioso: The Ring of Angelica, Volume 1'', Ludovico Ariosto, translated by Richard Hodgens (January 1973) (#03057-5) # ''

The Charwoman's Shadow ''The Charwoman's Shadow'' is a 1926 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It is among the pioneering works in the field, published before the genre was named "fantasy". The book was reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the ...

'', Lord Dunsany (February 1973) (#03085-0) # '' Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II'', Lin Carter, ed. (March 1973) (#03162-8) # '' The Sundering Flood'',

(May 1973) (#03261-6) # '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy'', Lin Carter (June 1973) (#03309-4) # '' Poseidonis'', Clark Ashton Smith (July 1973) (#03353-1) # ''

Excalibur Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...

'',

Sanders Anne Laubenthal Sanders Anne Laubenthal (December 25, 1943 – May 15, 2002) was an American poet, novelist, historian and textbook writer. Life Laubenthal served the United States Air Force from the time of the Vietnam War, starting writing OJT books for ...

(August 1973) (#23416-2) # ''

High Deryni ''High Deryni'' is a historical fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the sixty-first volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September, 1973, and has been rep ...

'',

(September 1973) (#23485-5) # '' Hrolf Kraki's Saga'',

(October 1973) (#23562-2) # '' The People of the Mist'', H. Rider Haggard (December 1973) (#23660-2) # '' Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat'',

(February 1974) (#023787-0) # '' Over the Hills and Far Away'', Lord Dunsany (April 1974) (#023886-9)

Leftovers, June to November 1974

Two volumes published after retirement of the Unicorn's Head colophon were evidently intended for the series. The first has a Carter introduction and the second completes a set of four begun under his editorship. #'' Merlin's Ring'', H. Warner Munn (June 1974) #'' Prince of Annwn'',

(November 1974)

Other works considered by Carter for inclusion in the series

Carter intended to reissue or compile these books for the series, according to statements in his introductions to other books in the series and lists discovered among his effects after his death or elsewhere.Clore, Don. "The Ballantine Adult Fantasy Books That Never Were." In ''Apostle of Letters: The Life and Work of Lin Carter'', ed. Stephen J. Servello, Wild Cat Books, c2006, pages 159-164. A few were later issued in the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library, a fantasy revival series similar to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series published between 1973 and 1980. #'' The Nightmare Has Triplets'',

#'' The Elder Gods'', John Campbell (combined with Kuttner's ''City of Sorcerers'', included in a list of "recent" series titles in ''The Man Who Was Thursday'' but not in fact issued) #''Short Stories'', Donald Corley #'' The Revolt of the Angels'',

Anatole France (; born , ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie França ...

#''

Thaïs Thaïs or Thais ( el, Θαΐς; flourished 4th century BC) was a famous Greek ''hetaira'' who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for instigating the burning of Persepolis. At the time, Thaï ...

'', Anatole France #'' The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales'', Richard Garnett #'' One of Cleopatra's Nights'',

Théophile Gautier Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( , ; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and rema ...

#''Short Stories'', David H. Keller #'' City of Sorcerers'', Henry Kuttner (combined with Campbell's ''The Elder Gods'', included in a list of "recent" series titles in ''The Man Who Was Thursday'' but not in fact issued). ''City of Sorcerers'' is an alternate title for the Kuttner novella "Lands of the Earthquake" #'' Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair'',

(NFFL edition, April 1977) #''

The Roots of the Mountains ''The Roots of the Mountains: Wherein is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbors, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms'' is a fantasy romance novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy ...

'', William Morris (NFFL edition, April 1979) #'' A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark'', William Morris (NFFL edition, April 1978) #'' The Story of the Glittering Plain'', William Morris (NFFL edition, September 1973) #''

Arachne Arachne (; from , cognate with Latin ) is the protagonist of a tale in Greek mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE), which is the earliest extant source for the story. In Book Six of his ...

'', Eden Phillpotts #'' Circe's Island'', Eden Phillpotts #''

Evander Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (lit. "good man", Latinized ''Evandrus''). It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Iomhar (the Gaelic variant of the name Ivor ...

'', Eden Phillpotts #'' Living Prophets'', Eden Phillpotts #''

Lycanthrope In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely ...

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The Treasure of Typhon ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

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Francis Stevens Gertrude Barrows Bennett (September 18, 1884February 2, 1948), known by the pseudonym Francis Stevens, was a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction.''Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965'' by Eric Lei ...

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Zadig ''Zadig; or, The Book of Fate'' (french: Zadig ou la Destinée; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The story ...

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Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...

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External links

The Haunted Bibliophile's page on the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
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Ballantine Adult Fantasy 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 w ...

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