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Clark Ashton Smith

Author

Bio

Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) is considered one of the best contributors to seminal pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. Along with his contemporaries, H. P. Love-craft and Robert E. Howard, he helped shape and define "weird fiction" in the early 20th century. Smith drew upon his background in poetry to portray an unparalleled richness of expression and imagination in his tales of the fantastical and bizarre. Not just any fantasy, horror, and science fiction author could impress H. P. Lovecraft into calling him "unexcelled by any other writer, dead or living." A self-educated poet, sculptor, painter, and author, Clark Ashton Smith's short stories of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction have influenced and inspired generations of writers.

Clark Ashton Smith Books

El coloso de Ylourgne book cover

El coloso de Ylourgne

Clark Ashton Smith
Cuentos de Averoigne book cover

Cuentos de Averoigne

Clark Ashton Smith
The Averoigne Legacy book cover

The Averoigne Legacy

Edward J Stasheff II
The Averoigne Archives book cover

The Averoigne Archives

Clark Ashton Smith
The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure book cover

The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure

Connell
Wonder and Glory Forever book cover

Wonder and Glory Forever

Nick Mamatas
The Death of Ilalotha book cover

The Death of Ilalotha

Clark Ashton Smith
The Death of Ilalotha book cover

The Death of Ilalotha

Clark Ashton Smith
Fantastic Stories Presents the Weird Tales Super Pack #2 book cover

Fantastic Stories Presents the Weird Tales Super Pack #2

Robert E. Howard
The Ghost of Mohammed Din book cover

The Ghost of Mohammed Din

Clark Ashton Smith
The Ghost of Mohammed Din book cover

The Ghost of Mohammed Din

Clark Ashton Smith
The Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK ® Vol. 6: Clark Ashton Smith book cover

The Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK ® Vol. 6: Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith
Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1 book cover

Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1

Robert E. Howard
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies book cover

The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies

Clark Ashton Smith
Odes and Sonnets book cover

Odes and Sonnets

Clark Ashton Smith
The Death of Ilalotha book cover

The Death of Ilalotha

Clark Ashton Smith
The Abominations of Yondo book cover

The Abominations of Yondo

Clark Ashton Smith
The Return of the Sorcerer: The Best of Clark Ashton Smith book cover

The Return of the Sorcerer: The Best of Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith
The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories book cover

The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories

Clark Ashton Smith
The Wildside Book of Fantasy book cover

The Wildside Book of Fantasy

Gene Wolfe
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