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The Darker Drink

Leslie Charteris

First published October 1947
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Simon Templar

Notes

  • "But in all of the countless novels, novelettes and short stories devoted to The Saint, only twice has his creator Leslie Charteris stepped completely over the line separating crime-romance from fantasy and/or science fiction." -- editor's intro to story.
  • Ghostwritten by Cleve Cartmill according to the FictionMags Index.
  • Also appeared as "Dawn" in the 1948 collection Saint Errant, in which all the stories were retitled with women's names. (The story credit in The Fantastic Saint is misleading, as it says "Originally appeared as 'Dawn'.")

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1947 Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1947 Standard Magazines, Inc. MAGAZINE 66
October 1952 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1952 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 71
1954 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, No. 1 Consolidated Press Ltd MAGAZINE 68
April 1954 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1954 Mellifont Press Ltd. MAGAZINE
September 1982 The Fantastic Saint Doubleday Collection 124