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The Spell of Seven

Pyramid Books

1965
Material type
AnthologyPaperback

Publication date: June 1965

Introduction

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)

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 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

Edition and production details

Edition
1st
Format
Paperback
Publication date
June 1965
Pages
192
Publisher / imprint
Pyramid Books
Cover art
Virgil Finlay
Illustrations
Virgil Finlay

1 linked Howard work

24 contents entries

  1. "Shadows in Zamboula"
  2. Introduction: Wizards and Warriors • (1965) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 7 · introduction
  3. Non-REH Content
  4. Bazaar of the Bizarre • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 12 · artwork
  5. "Introduction" by L. Sprague de Camp
  6. Bazaar of the Bizarre • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1963) • novelette by Fritz Leiber 13 · novelette
  7. "Bazaar of the Bizarre" by Fritz Leiber
  8. The Dark Eidolon • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 39 · artwork
  9. "The Dark Eidolin" by Clark Ashton Smith
  10. The Dark Eidolon • [Zothique] • (1935) • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith 41 · novelette
  11. "The Horde of the Gibbelins" by Lord Dunsany
  12. The Hoard of the Gibbelins • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 69 · artwork
  13. "The Hungry Hercynian" by L. Sprague de Camp
  14. The Hoard of the Gibbelins • (1911) • short story by Lord Dunsany 71 · story
  15. "Kings in Darkness" by Michael Moorcock
  16. The Hungry Hercynian • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 78 · artwork
  17. "Mazirian the Magician" by Jack Vance
  18. The Hungry Hercynian • [Pusadian] • (1953) • novelette by L. Sprague de Camp 79 · novelette
  19. Kings in Darkness • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 108 · artwork
  20. Kings in Darkness • [The Elric Saga] • (1962) • novelette by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock [as by Michael Moorcock] 109 · novelette
  21. Mazirian the Magician • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 140 · artwork
  22. Mazirian the Magician • [Dying Earth] • (1950) • short story by Jack Vance 141 · story
  23. Shadows in Zamboula • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 160 · artwork
  24. Shadows in Zamboula • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 161 · novelette

Contributors

Virgil Finlay
Cover artist, Illustrator

Characters / Featuring

Conan

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Clark Ashton SmithFritz LeiberJack VanceL. Sprague de CampLord DunsanyMichael MoorcockRobert E. Howard

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title
The Spell of Seven
Publisher
Pyramid Books
Date
June 1965
Source file
spellofseven1965.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
The Spell of Seven
Publisher
Pyramid Books
Date
June 1965
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.