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Realms of Wizardry

Lin Carter

First published 1976
Publisher Doubleday
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Cover art Robert Aulicino
Pages xv+[3]+269
Price $7.95
ISBN 0385113935

  • "First Edition" stated on the copyright page.
  • Year of publication stated on the title page.
  • Gutter code: "G43" (Oct. 1976) on page 268 first known code. Other known code: "G51" (Dec. 1976).
  • "Cover design by Robert Aulicino" stated on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • The anthology is divided into five sections:
    • I. Fantasy as Legend (Pages 1-24)
    • II. Fantasy as Satire (Pages 25 - 62)
    • III. Fantasy as Romance (Pages 63-144)
    • IV. Fantasy as Adventure Story (Pages 145-232)
    • V. New Directions in Fantasy (Pages 233-264)
  • Each story is preceded by a short bio of each author. Within each section, there are no page breaks between the previous story, the bio, and the next story.

Year Reviewer Publication
1977 Lin Carter The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3
Wikipedia

Page Title Author(s) Type
2 Lord Dunsany Lin Carter Essay
3 The Hoard of the Gibbelins Lord Dunsany Short Story
7 H. P. Lovecraft Lin Carter Essay
7 The Doom That Came to Sarnath H. P. Lovecraft Short Story
13 Robert Bloch Lin Carter Essay
14 Black Lotus Robert Bloch Short Story
19 Gary Myers Lin Carter Essay
20 The Gods of Earth Gary Myers Short Story
26 Richard Garnett Lin Carter Essay
27 The City of Philosophers Richard Garnett Short Story
39 James Branch Cabell Lin Carter Essay
40 Some Ladies and Jurgen James Branch Cabell Short Story
53 Donald Corley Lin Carter Essay
54 The Book of Lullûme Donald Corley Novelette
64 H. Rider Haggard Lin Carter Essay
66 The Descent Beneath Kôr (excerpt from She) H. Rider Haggard Short Fiction
98 A. Merritt Lin Carter Essay
100 The Whelming of Cherkis (excerpt from The Metal Monster) A. Merritt Short Fiction
118 Hannes Bok Lin Carter Essay
119 How Orcher Broke the Koph (excerpt) Hannes Bok Short Fiction
146 Robert E. Howard Lin Carter Essay
148 Swords of the Purple Kingdom Robert E. Howard Novelette
169 Clifford Ball Lin Carter Essay
171 The Goddess Awakes Clifford Ball Novelette
205 C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Lin Carter Essay
207 Quest of the Starstone C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner Novelette
234 Jack Vance Lin Carter Essay
235 Liane the Wayfarer Jack Vance Short Story
245 Michael Moorcock Lin Carter Essay
246 Master of Chaos Michael Moorcock Short Story
257 Roger Zelazny Lin Carter Essay
258 Thelinde's Song Roger Zelazny Short Story
265 Other Realms of Wizardry: Suggestions for Further Reading Lin Carter Essay
xiii Introduction: The Horns of Elfland Lin Carter Essay