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Golden Cities, Far

Lin Carter

First published 1970
Publisher Ballantine Books
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Ralph Iwamoto & Kathleen Zimmerman
Pages xviii+299
Price $0.95
ISBN 0345020456


• "First Printing: October, 1970"; no number line • "Cover art by Ralph Iwamoto and Kathleen Zimmerman" on the copyright page. No visible signature[s] on the artwork.

Year Reviewer Publication
1971 Robert Reginald Forgotten Fantasy, April 1971
1971 L. Sprague de Camp Amra V2n54, April 1971

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Introduction to the First Tale: How Nefer-Ka-Ptah Found The Book of Thoth Lin Carter Essay
6 How Nefer-Ka-Ptah Found the Book of Thoth Brian Brown Short Story
15 Introduction to the Second Tale: The Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld Lin Carter Essay
20 The Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld Lin Carter Poem
29 Introduction to the Third Tale: Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou Lin Carter Essay
33 Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou Galland Novelette
63 Introduction to the Fourth Tale: The Talisman of Oromanes Lin Carter Essay
65 The Talisman of Oromanes: The Merchant Abudah's Adventure with the Ivory Box uncredited Novelette
111 Introduction to the Fifth Tale: Wars of the Giants of Albion Lin Carter Essay
114 Wars of the Giants of Albion Wayland Smith Short Story
129 Introduction to the Sixth Tale: Forty Singing Seamen Lin Carter Essay
130 Forty Singing Seamen Alfred Noyes Poem
137 Introduction to the Seventh Tale: The Shadowy Lord of Mommur Lin Carter Essay
141 The Shadowy Lord of Mommur Robert Steele Novelette
169 Introduction to the Eighth Tale: Olivier's Brag Lin Carter Essay
170 Olivier's Brag Anatole France Short Story
181 Introduction to the Ninth Tale: The White Bull Lin Carter Essay
183 The White Bull Voltaire Novelette
217 Introduction to the Tenth Tale: The Yellow Dwarf Lin Carter Essay
219 The Yellow Dwarf Madame d'Aulnoy Novelette
243 Introduction to the Eleventh and Twelfth Tales: Arcalaus the Enchanter and The Isle of Wonders Lin Carter Essay
247 Arcalaus the Enchanter uncredited Short Story
262 The Isle of Wonders uncredited Short Story
273 Introduction to the Thirteenth Tale: The Palace of Illusions Lin Carter Essay
276 The Palace of Illusions Ludovico Ariosto Short Story
299 A Concluding Word (Golden Cities, Far) Lin Carter Essay
ix Here There Be Dragons: An Introduction Lin Carter Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Golden Cities, Far Cover 2020 Gateway / Orion eBook Anthology