''Black God's Shadow'' is a collection of
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
short stories
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by American writer
C. L. Moore and illustrator
Alicia Austin
Alicia Austin (born 1942) is an American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator. She works in print-making, Prismacolor, pastels and watercolors.
Early life and education
Austin was born in Providence, Kentucky. As her father was ...
. It was first published in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
by
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 2,550 copies, of which 150 were bound in
buckram
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, boxed, and signed by the author and artist. The stories feature Moore's character
Jirel of Joiry, and originally appeared in the magazine ''
Weird Tales
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''. The stories were previously collected in a different configuration under the title ''
Jirel of Joiry'' (1969).
Contents
* "
Black God's Kiss"
* "Black God's Shadow"
* "
Jirel Meets Magic"
* "
The Dark Land
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"
* "
Hellsgarde"
General references
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* {{cite book , last=Reginald , first=Robert , title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 1975-1991 , url=https://archive.org/details/sciencefictionfa0000regi , url-access=registration , location=Detroit , publisher=
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, page
684, year=1992, isbn=0-8103-1825-3
1977 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Books illustrated by Alicia Austin
Donald M. Grant, Publisher books