The Spell of Seven. Contains SHADOWS IN ZAMBOULA. The book is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books in June 1965 and reprinted in December 1969. It was the second such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his Swords and Sorcery (1963)

Contents

  • 7 • Introduction: Wizards and Warriors • (1965) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
  • 12 •  Bazaar of the Bizarre • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 13 • Bazaar of the Bizarre • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1963) • novelette by Fritz Leiber
  • 39 •  The Dark Eidolon • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 41 • The Dark Eidolon • [Zothique] • (1935) • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith
  • 69 •  The Hoard of the Gibbelins • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 71 • The Hoard of the Gibbelins • (1911) • short story by Lord Dunsany
  • 78 •  The Hungry Hercynian • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 79 • The Hungry Hercynian • [Pusadian] • (1953) • novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
  • 108 •  Kings in Darkness • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 109 • Kings in Darkness • [The Elric Saga] • (1962) • novelette by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock [as by Michael Moorcock]
  • 140 •  Mazirian the Magician • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 141 • Mazirian the Magician • [Dying Earth] • (1950) • short story by Jack Vance
  • 160 •  Shadows in Zamboula • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
  • 161 • Shadows in Zamboula • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard

Notes

Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
Second printing in 1969

“A Pyramid Book—First printing, June 1965”; no number line
“Cover: Virgil Finlay” on the back cover, the artwork is also signed
“Illustrated by Virgil Finlay” on the title page, each interior piece [one per story] is also signed
The page numbers of the table of contents are used although introductions and artwork for each story proceed those pages
Printed in the US

Publisher:Pyramid Books
Year :June 1965
Book No. :R1192
Edition :1st
Format :Paperback
Pages :192
Cover :Virgil Finlay
Illustrations :Virgil Finlay

The Spell of Seven

The Spell of Seven. Contains SHADOWS IN ZAMBOULA. The book is an anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books in June 1965 and reprinted in December 1969. It was the second such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his Swords and Sorcery (1963)

Tags: Clark Ashton Smith / Fritz Leiber / Jack Vance / L. Sprague de Camp / Lord Dunsany / Michael Moorcock / Robert E. Howard / Virgil Finlay