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The Door to Saturn by Clark Ashton Smith (Night Shade Books, June 2007, 978-1-59780-029-7, $39.95, 298pp, hc, co, cover by Jason Van Hollander) [edited by Scott Connors & Ron Hilger]     Collection of 20 stories from 1932, presented in chronological order. The text follows existing manuscripts where possible, with notes on each story by editors Scott Connors & Ron Hilger. Introduction by Tim Powers. Volume two in “The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith”. vii · Introduction · Tim Powers · in xi · A Note on the Texts · Scott Connors & Ron Hilger · ms 1 · The Door to Saturn [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror January 1932 17 · The Red World of Polaris [Captain Volmar] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Red World of Polaris by Clark Ashton Smith, Night Shade Books, 2003 45 · Told in the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Over the Edge ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1964 51 · The Willow Landscape · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1933 55 · A Rendezvous in Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April/May 1931 67 · The Gorgon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1932 77 · An Offering to the Moon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1953 87 · The Kiss of Zoraida · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Magic Carpet Magazine July 1933 93 · The Face by the River · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Lost Worlds: The Journal of Clark Ashton Smith Studies #1, 2004 99 · The Ghoul · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Fantasy Fan January 1934 105 · The Kingdom of the Worm · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Fantasy Fan October 1933 111 · An Adventure in Futurity · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Wonder Stories April 1931 141 · The Justice of the Elephant · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Oriental Stories Autumn 1931 145 · The Return of the Sorcerer [Cthulhu] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror September 1931 157 · The City of the Singing Flame [City of Singing Flame] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Wonder Stories July 1931 171 · A Good Embalmer · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Strange Shadows by Clark Ashton Smith, Greenwood Press, 1989 175 · The Testament of Athammaus [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales October 1932 191 · A Captivity in Serpens [Captain Volmar] · Clark Ashton Smith · na Wonder Stories Quarterly Summer 1931, as “The Amazing Planet” 225 · The Letter from Mohaun Los · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Wonder Stories August 1932, as “Flight Into Super-Time” 251 · The Hunters from Beyond · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror October 1932 265 · Story Notes · Scott Connors & Ron Hilger · ms 295 · Alternate Ending to “The Return of the Sorcerer” · Clark Ashton Smith · uw 297 · Bibliography · Scott Connors & Ron Hilger · bi

The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith (Auburn Journal, 1933, 25¢, 30pp, ph, co) 5 · The Voyage of King Euvoran [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv 13 · The Maze of the Enchanter [Maal Dweb] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv 18 · The Double Shadow [Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss 22 · A Night in Malnéant · Clark Ashton Smith · ss 24 · The Devotee of Evil · Clark Ashton Smith · ss 28 · The Willow Landscape · Clark Ashton Smith · ss

Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith (Auburn Journal, 1922, $2.00, x+152pp, hc, co) ix · Preface · George Sterling · pr 1 · Arabesque · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 2 · Beyond the Great Wall · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 3 · To Omar Khayyam · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 5 · Strangeness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Bohemia May 1917 6 · The Infinite Quest · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 7 · Rosa Mystica · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West December 1921 8 · The Nereid · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Yale Review July 1913 9 · In Saturn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sonnet February 1919 10 · Impression · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 11 · Triple Aspect · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 12 · Desolation · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 13 · The Orchid · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 14 · A Fragment · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 15 · Crepuscule · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 16 · Inferno · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 17 · Mirrors · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 18 · Belated Love · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 19 · The Absence of the Muse · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West October 1921 20 · Dissonance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Thrill Book September 15 1919 21 · To Nora May French · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 24 · In Lemuria · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West August 1921 25 · Recompense · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 26 · Exotique · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 27 · Transcendence · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 28 · Satiety (“Dear you were”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 29 · The Ministers of Law · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 30 · Coldness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 31 · The Desert Garden · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ainslee’s February 1919 32 · The Crucifixion of Eros · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 33 · The Exile · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 34 · Ave Atque Vale · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 35 · Solution · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 35 · The Tears of Lilith · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 37 · A Precept · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 38 · Remembered Light · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Poetry December 1912 39 · Song (“I bring my weariness to thee”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 40 · Haunting · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Lyric West February 1922 41 · The Hidden Paradise · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 42 · Cleopatra · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 43 · Ecstasy · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Pearson’s Magazine (US) October 1922 44 · Union · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 45 · Psalm · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 47 · In November · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ainslee’s December 1919 48 · Symbols · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The London Mercury #33, July 1922 49 · The Hashish-Eater · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 65 · The Sorrow of the Winds · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Poetry December 1912 66 · Artemis · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 67 · Love Is Not Yours, Love Is Not Mine · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 68 · The City in the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 69 · The Melancholy Pool · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 70 · The Mirrors of Beauty · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 71 · Winter Moonlight (“The silence of the silver night”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 72 · To the Beloved · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 73 · Requiescat · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Smart Set August 1922 74 · Mirage · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 75 · Inheritance · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 76 · Autumnal · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 77 · Chant of Autumn · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 78 · Echo of Memnon · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 79 · Twilight on the Snow · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 80 · Image · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 81 · The Refuge of Beauty · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 82 · Nightmare · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 83 · The Mummy · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sonnet June 1919 84 · Forgetfulness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Sonnet June 1919 85 · Flamingoes · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Asia November 1919 86 · To the Chimera · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 87 · Satan Unrepentant · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 90 · The Abyss Triumphant · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Town Talk August 3 1912 91 · The Motes · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 92 · The Medusa of Despair · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Town Talk December 20 1913 93 · Laus Mortis · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Pearson’s Magazine (US) September 1921 94 · The Ghoul and the Seraph · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 99 · At Sunrise · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 100 · The Land of Evil Stars · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 102 · The Harlot of the World · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Town Talk March 27 1915 103 · The Hope of the Infinite · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 104 · Love Malevolent · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 105 · Palms · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Asia April 1920 106 · Memnon at Midnight · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 107 · Eidolon · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 108 · The Kingdom of Shadows · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 110 · Requiescat in Pace · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Midland May 1920 112 · Alexandrines · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Odes and Sonnets by Clark Ashton Smith, The Book Club of California, 1918 113 · Ashes of Sunset · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 114 · November Twilight · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 115 · Sepulture · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Smart Set October 1918 116 · Quest · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 117 · Beauty Implacable · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 118 · A Vision of Lucifer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 119 · Desire of Vastness · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 120 · Antepast · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 121 · A Psalm to the Best Beloved · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 122 · The Witch in the Graveyard · Clark Ashton Smith · pm 127 · The Traveller · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 129 · The Flower-Devil · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 130 · Offerings · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 130 · A Coronal · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 130 · Tears · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 130 · The Secret Rose · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 130 · The Wind and the Garden · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 131 · The Black Lake · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 132 · Beyond the Mountains · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 132 · Nostalgia of the Unknown · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 132 · The Broken Lute · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 133 · Grey Sorrow · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 133 · The Eyes of Circe · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 133 · The Hair of Circe · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 134 · A Dream of Lethe · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 135 · The Caravan · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 136 · The Princess Almeena · Clark Ashton Smith · pp The Smart Set February 1920 137 · Ennui (“Thou art immured”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pm The Smart Set September 1918 139 · The Statue of Silence · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 140 · Remoteness · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 141 · The Memnons of the Night · Clark Ashton Smith · pp Bohemia February 1 1917 142 · The Garden and the Tomb · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 143 · In Cocaigne · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 144 · The Litany of the Seven Kisses · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 145 · From a Letter [Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 146 · From the Crypts of Memory · Clark Ashton Smith · pp Bohemia April 1917 148 · A Phantasy · Clark Ashton Smith · pp Bohemia November 15 1916 149 · The Demon, the Angel, and Beauty · Clark Ashton Smith · pp 151 · The Shadows (“There were many shadows”) · Clark Ashton Smith · pp

The Emperor of Dreams by Clark Ashton Smith (Gollancz, March 14, 2002, 0-575-07373-X, £7.99, 580pp, tp, n., cover by J. K. Potter) [edited by Stephen Jones]     Collection of 45 stories (most published between 1926 and 1938) plus an article and poem by Smith. Compiled, edited, and with an informative afterword by Stephen Jones. Volume 26 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. 1 · On Fantasy · Clark Ashton Smith · ar The Fantasy Fan November 1934 3 · Song of the Necromancer · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Weird Tales February 1937 5 · The Abominations of Yondo · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Overland Monthly April 1926 12 · The Ninth Skeleton · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1928 17 · The Last Incantation [Malygris; Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales June 1930 22 · A Rendezvous in Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April/May 1931 39 · The Return of the Sorcerer [Cthulhu] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror September 1931 55 · The Tale of Satampra Zeiros [Satampra Zeiros; Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales November 1931 68 · The Door to Saturn [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror January 1932 88 · The Gorgon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1932 100 · The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales June 1932 109 · The Nameless Offspring · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror June 1932 128 · The Empire of the Necromancers [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1932 138 · The Hunters from Beyond · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror October 1932 155 · The Isle of the Torturers [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales March 1933 171 · The Beast of Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales May 1933 182 · Genius Loci · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales June 1933 200 · Ubbo-Sathla [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales July 1933 208 · The Kiss of Zoraida · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Magic Carpet Magazine July 1933 214 · The Seed from the Sepulcher · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales October 1933 227 · The Weaver in the Vault [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales January 1934 240 · The Ghoul · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Fantasy Fan January 1934 246 · The Charnel God [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales March 1934 269 · The Death of Malygris [Malygris; Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1934 282 · The Tomb-Spawn [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales May 1934 292 · The Seven Geases [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales October 1934 313 · Xeethra [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales December 1934 333 · The Dark Eidolon [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales January 1935 361 · The Flower-Women [Maal Dweb] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales May 1935 373 · The Treader of the Dust · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales August 1935 382 · The Black Abbot of Puthuum [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales March 1936 405 · Necromancy in Naat [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales July 1936 426 · The Death of Ilalotha [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1937 438 · The Garden of Adompha [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1938 449 · Mother of Toads [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales July 1938 457 · The Double Shadow [Poseidonis] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1933 470 · The Coming of the White Worm [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Stirring Science Stories April 1941 484 · The Root of Ampoi · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Arkham Sampler Spring 1949 499 · Morthylla [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales May 1953 509 · An Offering to the Moon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales September 1953 521 · The Theft of Thirty-Nine Girdles [Satampra Zeiros; Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Saturn, Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy March 1958, as “The Powder of Hyperborea” 532 · Symposium of the Gorgon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Fantastic Universe October 1958 541 · Told in the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Over the Edge ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1964 548 · Prince Alcouz and the Magician · Clark Ashton Smith · vi Roy Squires Press, 1977 550 · A Good Embalmer · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Strange Shadows by Clark Ashton Smith, Greenwood Press, 1989 555 · The Mortuary · Clark Ashton Smith · pp Roy Squires Press, 1971 556 · The Lost Worlds of Klarkash-Ton · Stephen Jones · aw 2002