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Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I
Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I is an anthology of fantasy novellas, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in September, 1972[1] as the fifty-second volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.[2] It was the eighth such anthology assembled by Carter for the series.[1]
Cover of the first edition. | |
| Editor | Lin Carter |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gervasio Gallardo |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ballantine Adult Fantasy series |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Preceded by | Discoveries in Fantasy |
| Followed by | Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II |
Summary edit
The book collects four novellas by five fantasy authors, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter. It is a companion volume to Carter's subsequent collection Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II (1973).[1][2]
Contents edit
- "Introduction" (Lin Carter)
- "The Wall of Serpents" (Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp)
- "The Kingdom of the Dwarfs" (Anatole France)
- "The Maker of Moons" (Robert W. Chambers)
- "The Hollow Land" (William Morris)
Reception edit
The book was reviewed by Everett F. Bleiler in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1983.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b Carter, Lin. "Bibliography II: The Adult Fantasy Series," in Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy, Ballantine Books, 1973.