Anthologies

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Swords & Sorcery

1963

Material type

Publication date: December 1963

Introduction

The Spell of Seven. Contains SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT. 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 1963, but most of the stories were originally from 1930s pulp magazines. This was the first sword and sorcery anthology ever assembled and was followed by three additional such anthologies edited by de Camp. It has also been translated into German.

Notes

Edited by L. Sprague de Camp
Second printing in 1969

"A PYRAMID BOOK—First printing, December 1963"; no number line
"Illustrated by Virgil Finlay" on the title page, the cover and three of the eight interior pieces are signed
Printed in the US

Edition and production details

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publication date: December 1963
Pages: 186
Publisher / imprint: Pyramid Books
Cover art: Virgil Finlay
Illustrations: Virgil Finlay

1 linked Howard work

Shadows in the Moonlight story Publications

20 contents entries

"Shadows in the Moonlight "
Swords and Sorcery • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay artwork
Non-REH Content
Introduction: Heroic Fantasy • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 7 · introduction
"Introduction" by L. Sprague de Camp
The Valor of Cappen Varra • [Cappen Varra] • (1957) • short story by Poul Anderson 11 · story
"The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson
Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller • (1911) • short story by Lord Dunsany (variant of The Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller, and of the Doom That Befell Him) 27 · story
"Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller" by Lord Dunsany
Shadows in the Moonlight • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 33 · novelette
"The Citadel of Darkness" by Henry Kuttner
The Citadel of Darkness • [Prince Raynor] • (1939) • novelette by Henry Kuttner 67 · novelette
"When the Sea-King's Away" by Fritz Leiber, Jr.
When the Sea King's Away • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • novelette by Fritz Leiber (variant of When the Sea-King's Away 1960) 97 · novelette
"The Doom That Came to Sarnath" by H. P. Lovecraft
The Doom That Came to Sarnath • [Dream Cycle] • (1920) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft 123 · story
"Hellsgarde" by C. L. Moore
Hellsgarde • [Jirel of Joiry] • (1939) • novelette by C. L. Moore 133 · novelette
"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith
The Testament of Athammaus • [Hyperborea] • (1932) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith 169 · story

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.

C. L. Moore Clark Ashton Smith Fritz Leiber H. P. Lovecraft Henry Kuttner L. Sprague de Camp Lord Dunsany Paol Anderson Robert E. Howard