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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This brings us to a look at some of Arthur C. Clarke's other stories, A Time Odyssey (1951), Tales From the White Hart (1957), The Nine Billion Names of God (1954), The Star (1955), Dolphin Island (1964), and A Meeting With Medusa (1971. These stories will wrap up our look at Clarke's Science Fiction and we have seen a lot of good stuff here. And as a final note, we cover CLarke's Three Laws. Arthur C. Clarke: Other Works, A Time Odyssey A collaboration between two of science fiction's best authors: what could possibly go wrong? Well, something went wrong. This series is not bad, but I hesitate to describe it as good. This series was described by Clarke as neither a prequel nor a sequel, but an “orthoquel”, a name coined from “orthogonal”, which means something roughly like “at right angles”, though it is also used in statistics to denote events that are independent and do not influence each other. And in relativity theory Time is orthogonal to Space. And in multi-dimensional geometry we can talk about axes in each dimension as orthogonal to all of the others. It is something I can't picture, being pretty much limited to three dimensions, but it can be described mathematically. It is sort of like the 2001 series, but not really. It has globes instead of monoliths. And the spheres have a circumference and volume that is related to their radius not by the usual pi, but by exactly three. Just what this means I am not sure, other than they are not sphere's in any usual sense of the word. In this story these spheres seem to be gathering people from various eras and bringing them to some other planet which gets christened “Mir”, though not in any way to the Russian Space Station. It is a Russian word that can mean “peace”, “world”, or “village”. I have seen it used a lot to refer to a village in my studies of Russian history. Anyway, the inhabitants include two hominids, a mother and daughter, a group of British Redcoats, Mongols from the Genghis Khan era, a UN Peacekeeper helicopter, a Russian space capsule, an unknown Rudyard Kipling, the army of Alexander The Great… Well at least they have lots of characters to throw around. They end up taking sides and fighting each other. In the end several of the people are returned to Earth in their own time. But the joke is on them. The beings behind the spheres are call themselves The Firstborn because they were the first to achieve sentience. They figure that best way for them to remain safe is to wipe out any other race that achieves sentience, making them to polar opposite of the beings behind the monoliths in 2001, for whom the mind is sacred. Anyway, the Firstborn have arranged for a massive solar flare that will wipe out all life on Earth and completely sterilize the planet, but conveniently it will happen in 5 years, leaving time for plot development. Of course the people of Earth will try to protect themselves. Then in the third book of the series an ominous object enters the solar system. This is of course a callback to the Rama object. It is like they wanted to take everything from the Rama series and twist it. While I love a lot of Clarke's work and some of Baxter's as well, I think this is eminently skippable. The two of them also collaborated on the final White Hart story, which isn't bad Other Works Tales from the White Hart This collection of short stories has a unity of the setting, a pub called White Hart, where a character tells outrageous stories. Other characters are thinly disguised science fiction authors, including Clarke himself. Clarke mentions that he was inspired to do this by the Jorkens stories of Lord Dunsany, which are also outrageous tall tales, but lacking the science fictions aspects of Clarke's stories. Of course this type of story has a long history, in which we would do well to mention the stories of Baron Munchausen, and of course the stories of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt as found in Tales from Gavagan's Bar. And Spider Robinson would take this basic idea and turn it into a series of books about Callahan's Place. Stories of this type are at least as much Fantasy as anything, but quite enjoyable, and I think I can recommend all of these as worth the time to while away a cold winter's evening while sitting by a warm fire with a beverage of choice. The Nine Billion Names of God This short story won a retrospective Hugo in 2004 as being the best short story of 1954. The idea is that a group of Tibetan monks believe that the purpose of the universe is to identify the nine billion names of God, and once that has been done the universe will no longer have a purpose and will cease to exist. They have been identifying candidates and writing them down, but the work is very slow, so they decide that maybe with a little automation they can speed it up. So they get a computer (and in 1954, you should be picturing a room-sized mainframe), and then hire some Western programmers to develop the program to do this. The programmers don't believe the monks are on to anything here, but a paycheck is a paycheck. They finish the program and start it running, but decide they don't want to be there when the monks discover their theory doesn't work, so they take off early without telling anyone, and head down the mountain. But on the way, they see the stars go out, one by one. The Star This classic short story won the Hugo for Best Short Story in 1956. The story opens with the return of an interstellar expedition that has been studying a system where the star went nova millennia ago. But the expedition's astrophysicist, a Jesuit Priest, seems to be in a crisis of faith. And if you think it implausible that a Jesuit Priest could also be an astrophysicist, I would suggest you look into the case of the Belgian priest Georges Lemaître, who first developed the theory of the Big Bang. Anyway, in the story, they learn that this system had a planet much like Earth, and it had intelligent beings much like Earth, who were peaceful, but in a tragic turn of events they knew that their star was going to explode, but they had no capability of interstellar travel. So they created a repository on the outermost planet of the system that would survive the explosion, and left records of their civilization. And when the Jesuit astrophysicist calculated the time of the explosion and the travel time for light, he is shaken: “[O]h God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?” Dolphin Island This is a good Young Adult novel about the People of the Sea, who are dolphins. They save a young boy who had stowed away on a hovership that subsequently had crashed, and because no one knew about him he was left among the wreckage when the crew takes off in the life boats. And from here it is the typical Bildungsroman you find in most Young Adult novels. The dolphins bring him to an island, where he becomes involved with a research community led by a professor who is trying to communicate with dolphins. He learns various skills there, survives dangers, and in the end has to risk his life to save the people on the island. If you have a 13 year old in your house, this is worth looking for. A Meeting With Medusa This won the 1972 Nebula Award for Best Novella. It concerns one Howard Falcon, who early in the story has an accident involving a helium-filled airship, is badly injured, and requires time and prosthetics to heal. But then he promotes an expedition to Jupiter that uses similar technology, a Hot-Hydrogen balloon-supported aircraft. This is to explore the upper reaches of Jupiter's atmosphere, which is the only feasible way to explore given the intense gravity of this giant planet. Attempting to land on the solid surface would mean being crushed by the gravity and air pressure, so that is not possible. The expedition finds there is life in the upper clouds of Jupiter. Some of it is microscopic, like a kind of “air plankton” which is bio-luminescent. But there are large creatures as well, one of which is like jellyfish, but about a mile across. This is the Medusa of the title. Another is Manta-like creature, about 100 yards across, that preys on the Medusa. But when the Medusa starts to take an interest on Falcon's craft, he decides to get out quick for safety's sake. And we learn that because of the various prosthetics implanted after the airship accident Falcon is really a cyborg with much faster reactions than ordinary humans. As we have discussed previously, Clarke loved the sea, and in this novella he is using what he knows in that realm to imagine a plausible ecology in the atmosphere of Jupiter. Of course when he wrote this novella no one knew about the truly frightening level of radiation around Jupiter, but then a clever science fiction writer could come up with a way to work around that. Clarke's Three Laws Finally, no discussion of Arthur C. Clarke can omit his famous Three Laws. Asimov had his Three Laws of Robotics, and Clarke had his Three Laws of Technology. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. This concludes our look at Arthur C. Clarke, the second of the Big Three of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. And that means we are ready to tackle the Dean of Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Time_Odyssey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_White_Hart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jorkens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_Gavagan%27s_Bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callahan%27s_Crosstime_Saloon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_(Clarke_short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_Island_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Meeting_with_Medusa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/arthur-c-clarke/arthur-c-clarke-other-works/ Provide feedback on this episode.
Welcome to my first episode of 2026, wherein you will hear some audio unboxings, I talk about improving my reading habits, and my in-house book reviewer, Fox Loves Carrots (formerly known as Little Munchkin), returns to talk about Carlos Sanchez's Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces. Featuring: Helluva Town - Cartoon Gangster RPG from Achron Games, Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley, The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin, A Dreamer's Tales by Lord Dunsany, Bound In Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror edited by Lor Gislason. Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/This month Movie Monday is dark fantasy action comedy The Golden Child from 1986. Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy. That episode will air on January 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you'd like to be included in the show.Also, be sure not to miss the new podcast I'm involved with, entitled With Wife and I. Isla and I take turns choosing movies to watch together, then share our thoughts with anyone who cares to listen. “Warning” by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com, follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio and find me in a bunch of other places here https://freethrall.carrd.co This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com
In this episode of Comic Crusaders Podcast, I sit down with Arvid Nelson, acclaimed writer of Rex Mundi, Zero Killer, and original fantasy works, to talk all about his latest universe-building project: The Band of the Crow. We explore how the idea formed, the mythic inspirations (William Morris, Lord Dunsany, Tolkien), and how Nelson designs the magic, the giants, the world after catastrophe. We get into the emotional heart of the story: the characters who carry hope, struggle, and survival. Plus: the ups and downs of crowdfunding, lessons learned from past works, and what he hopes this series will become over time whether it spawns adaptations, further books, or even multimedia explorations. Whether you're a fantasy lover, comic creator, or just curious about how grand stories are born this episode is packed with insight, inspiration & wizardry. 🎨 Be sure to check out: https://thebandofthecrow.com https://www.youtube.com/@crowfire.studios https://www.facebook.com/crowfirestudios Thank You for Watching / Listening! We appreciate your support! Episode 615 in an unlimited series! Host: Al Mega Follow on Twitter | Instagram | Facebook: @TheRealAlMega / @ComicCrusaders Make sure to Like/Share/Subscribe if you haven't yet: / comiccrusadersworld Twitch: / comiccrusaders Visit the official Comic Crusaders Comic Book Shop: comiccrusaders.shop Visit the OFFICIAL Comic Crusaders Swag Shop at: comiccrusaders.us Main Site: https://www.comiccrusaders.com/
Tonight, my darling, we're exploring two soft, dreamlike tales from Lord Dunsany in a quiet double feature of fantasy, melancholy, and fading worlds. ✨ Story 1 — Bethmoora (1:02) A poetic glimpse into a forgotten city of silence and memory, where wind and dust drift through the remnants of a once-beautiful dream. ✨ Story 2 — The Ghosts (18:30) A short, wistful reflection on the little moments and lingering spirits that remain long after life has moved on. Thank you so much for being here with me tonight, and for the incredible patience and kindness you've shown while I've been recovering. Your support means more than I can ever say
¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2025! "Era extraño que actualmente los muertos estuvieran llegando en tales cantidades. Llegaban de a miles cuando acostumbraban a llegar de a cincuenta. No era la obligación ni el deseo de Caronte considerar el porqué de estas cosas en su alma gris. Caronte se inclinaba hacia adelante y remaba". "Caronte", Lord Dunsany Esta noche en nuestro podcast de ivoox regresamos a las profundidades del Inframundo... Nueva locución, análisis y ambientación para uno de los relatos más emblemáticos del maestro de la literatura fantástica. Art by Otrebor Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
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One-Act Play Collections - Book 6, Part 2 Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 6 Overview: This collection includes ten one-act plays by David Belasco, Arnold Bennett, Hereward Carrington, Lewis Carroll, Lord Dunsany, John Galsworthy, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Maurice Maeterlinck, Anna Bird Stewart, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Book Coordinators for this collection were Charlotte Duckett, Michele Eaton, Elizabeth Klett, Loveday, Piotr Nater, Algy Pug, Eden Rea-Hedrick, Todd, and Chuck Williamson. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals. Published: Various Series: One-Act Play Collections List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #13 Author: Various Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 6, Part 2 Book: 6 Volume: 6 Part: 2 of 2 Episodes Part: 5 Length Part: 3:02:09 Episodes Volume: 10 Length Volume: 5:52:42 Episodes Book: 10 Length Book: 5:52:42 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.
One-Act Play Collections - Book 6, Part 1 Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 6 Overview: This collection includes ten one-act plays by David Belasco, Arnold Bennett, Hereward Carrington, Lewis Carroll, Lord Dunsany, John Galsworthy, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Maurice Maeterlinck, Anna Bird Stewart, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Book Coordinators for this collection were Charlotte Duckett, Michele Eaton, Elizabeth Klett, Loveday, Piotr Nater, Algy Pug, Eden Rea-Hedrick, Todd, and Chuck Williamson. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals. Published: Various Series: One-Act Play Collections List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #12 Author: Various Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 6, Part 1 Book: 6 Volume: 6 Part: 1 of 2 Episodes Part: 5 Length Part: 2:50:33 Episodes Volume: 10 Length Volume: 5:52:42 Episodes Book: 10 Length Book: 5:52:42 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.
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One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 3 Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 4 Overview: This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals. Published: Various Series: One-Act Play Collections List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #9 Author: Various Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 3 Book: 4 Volume: 4 Part: 3 of 3 Episodes Part: 4 Length Part: 2:08:59 Episodes Volume: 12 Length Volume: 7:19:29 Episodes Book: 12 Length Book: 7:19:29 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 2 Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 4 Overview: This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals. Published: Various Series: One-Act Play Collections List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #8 Author: Various Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 2 Book: 4 Volume: 4 Part: 2 of 3 Episodes Part: 4 Length Part: 3:18:23 Episodes Volume: 12 Length Volume: 7:19:29 Episodes Book: 12 Length Book: 7:19:29 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.
One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 1 Title: One-Act Play Collections - Volume 4 Overview: This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats. A one-act play is a play that has only one act and is distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One-act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one-act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon. One act plays became more common in the 19th century and is now a standard part of repertory theatre and fringe festivals. Published: Various Series: One-Act Play Collections List: One-Act Play Collections, Play #7 Author: Various Genre: Plays, Theater, Drama Episode: One-Act Play Collections - Book 4, Part 1 Book: 4 Volume: 4 Part: 1 of 3 Episodes Part: 4 Length Part: 1:52:09 Episodes Volume: 12 Length Volume: 7:19:29 Episodes Book: 12 Length Book: 7:19:29 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: plays, theater, drama, comedy, hit, musical, opera, performance, show, entertainment, farce, theatrical, tragedy, one-act, stage show Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #plays #theater #drama #comedy #hit #musical #opera #performance #show #entertainment #farce #theatrical #tragedy #one-act #StageShow Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Elizabeth Klett.
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John Crowley's Little, Big is, at once, a family saga, a fairy tale, an occult thriller, an idyll, a dystopia, as well as a meditation on myth and history, the real and the fantasy, memory and imagination. Little, Big is also a book that JF and Phil have been planning to discuss for as long as Weird Studies has existed. In this episode, they are joined by writer and scholar Erik Davis to explore the enduring charms and mysteries of one of the greatest—and most underrated—American novels of the late twentieth century. Order Christian Bunyan's Weird Studies poster here (https://www.christianbunyan.com/Weird-Studies). Visit Weirdosphere (http://www.weirdosphere.org) for more details on Erik Davis's ongoing course, The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick. Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies). Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/). Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! REFERENCES John Crowley, Little, Big (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780061120053) Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780142410318) Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781774640449) Eric Davis, interview with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack (https://techgnosis.com/the-gods-of-the-funny-books/) David Lynch (dir.), Lost Highway (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/) America, “The Last Unicorn” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Ez6ZVz68c&ab_channel=America-Topic) John Cooper Powys, [A Glastonbury Romance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/959613.AGlastonburyRomance) J. R. R. Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780547951942) Patrick Harpur, Daimonic Reality (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780937663615) Lord Dunsany, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany) Irish novelist Special Guest: Erik Davis.
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Claire and Tod discuss HP Lovecraft's "The White Ship," first published in 1919 in The United Amateur. What better way to celebrate ☘️ St. Patrick's Day ☘️ than talking about Lord Dunsany at some length! Also, Claire, a sophisticated and educated lady of Irish decent, learns what a shillelagh is in this episode, so that's a bit of St. Patty's fun!Links for you:Lord Samuel's Lovecraft Metal Spotify PlaylistTod's Dreams and Nightmares Apple Music PlaylistCheck in on Fantasy Flight's Dark Side of the Moon at Board Game Geek, but it's out of print so you'll probably have to go to eBay to find itA short article about Lovecraft and Lord DunsanyA free version of Idle Days on the River Yann by Lord DunsanyDel Rey's Dream Cycle collection, which you can of course read for free at https://hplovecraft.comWeirdly, I don't think we swear at all in this episode, but I'll mark it explicit just to be on the safe side.Oh, and I spent a fair amount of time learning about The White Ship Disaster at Wikipedia, and then went down a rabbit hole learning about Empress Matilda and The Anarchy, but alas, it didn't make it into the show. Also, it has nothing to do with the story, so it's probably for the best.You can text us now. Why? That's between you and your Elder God. Support the showLike the show? Say so with money! Or just hang out with us on Mastodon, at @podsothoth@defcon.social. Or email us at hideous@podsothoth.club. Best thing? Rate us (positively!) in your favorite podcast app. That helps other people find the show!
La guardia nocturna (The Death Watch) —también conocido en español como: El Visitante Nocturno— es un relato de terror del escritor norteamericano Hugh B. Cave (1910-2004), publicado originalmente en la edición de junio-julio de 1939 en la revista Weird Tales, y luego reeditado en la antología de 1977: Murgunstrumm y otros (Murgunstrumm and Others). La guardia nocturna es uno de los grandes cuentos de Hugh B. Cave, relata la historia de Harry Crandall, encargado de monitorear las llamadas de radio de emergencia en el área de los pantanos de Everglades, Florida; quien descubre, a través de Peter Ingram, un uso novedoso e inquietante para las frecuencias de radio: la posibilidad de invocar seres interdimensionales. SPOILERS. La guardia nocturna es la única contribución de Hugh B. Cave a los Mitos de Cthulhu de H.P. Lovecraft, que además combina algunas menciones a otros universos literarios, como Bethmoora, de Lord Dunsany. Aquí, Peter Ingram, obsesionado con la muerte de su cuñado, Mark, comienza a estudiar obsesivamente algunos libros prohibidos (ver: Libros apócrifos en los Mitos de Cthulhu). No se menciona específicamente ninguno de ellos, pero podemos presumir la presencia del Necronomicón. Estos conocimientos profanos son aplicados sobre la experiencia de Ingram en todo lo relacionado con las frecuencias de radio. Su ambición es ponerse en contacto son inteligencias de otras dimensiones, entre ellas, el mismísimo Nyarlathotep, Hastur, y otras entidades de los Mitos (ver: Dioses y criaturas de los Mitos de Cthulhu). La guardia nocturna realiza un intento muy interesante por reconciliar la tecnología con el ocultismo. Por un lado, tenemos al narrador, Harry Crandall, a cargo de la guardia nocturna de la estación de radio; por el otro, a Ingram, quien al principio intenta probarle a su esposa, Elaine, obsesionada con el espiritismo tras la muerte de su hermano, Mark, que es imposible comunicarse con los muertos, y mucho menos regresarlos a la vida. Sin embargo, pone todo su empeño en comunicarse con el más allá a través de la tecnología (ver: Las nuevas tecnologías en la mecánica del Horror). Podemos asumir que Ingram cree estar fabricando un dispositivo de radio para comunicarse con Nyarlathotep, cuando en realidad es este quien le brinda la apertura mental y los conocimientos para hacerlo luego de que su esposa, Elaine, lo invoca mediante letanías tradicionales. En cualquier caso, y como a menudo sucede en los relatos de Lovecraft, el conocimiento de estos temas arcanos conduce a la locura y la muerte, en el mejor de los casos, o incluso a algo peor que eso. La guardia nocturna es un valioso aporte a los Mitos de Cthulhu, precisamente por ser la única contribución de Hugh B. Cave a este formidable ciclo literario. También vale la pena mencionar que el cuento fue escrito un par de años después de la muerte de Lovecraft, y publicado en una revista, Weird Tales, con la cual el autor no tenía demasiada afinidad. Todo esto, creo, puede ser interpretado como señales de un sincero y respetuoso homenaje al maestro de Providence. Análisis de: El Espejo Gótico https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2020/05/la-guardia-nocturna-hugh-b-cave-relato.html Texto del relato extraído de: https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2020/05/la-guardia-nocturna-hugh-b-cave-relato.html Musicas: - 01. Mind Tricks - Experia (Epidemic) - 02. Dark Music - The Sealed Kingdom (Epidemic) Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/352537 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
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"La Ciudad Ociosa" (The Idle City) es un relato fantástico del escritor británico Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), publicado en la antología de 1910: Cuentos de un soñador (A Dreamer's Tales). Si bien es cierto que La ciudad ociosa es uno de los mejores relatos de Lord Dunsany, también es justo decir que es uno de los menos conocidos de su obra. Recién obtuvo su merecido reconocimiento como verdadero clásico del género en 1940, cuando el escritor argentino Jorge Luis Borges lo incluyó en la mítica colección: Antología de la literatura fantástica. Música y Ambientación: "Midian" Ancient Fantasy Journey Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6VDQYbhIpE Blog del Podcast: https://lanebulosaeclectica.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @jomategu
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A spooky story for Halloween: Lord Dunsany's "Two Bottles of Relish"
We discussed 'The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth' by Lord Dunsany, a proto-Sword & Sorcery tale. You can read it for free here: https://sacred-texts.com/neu/dun/swos/swos10.htm Free Audiobook: https://ia802904.us.archive.org/17/items/sword_of_welleran_1409_librivox/swordofwelleran_10_dunsany_128kb.mp3 Panelists: Jay Wolf - https://linktr.ee/mdanielmcdowell Luana Saitta - https://bsky.app/profile/minillajovov... Steve Westenra - https://stevewestenra.com Brent Lambert - https://www.brentclambert.com June Orchid Parker - https://breadsonja.wordpress.com A.P. Thayer - https://www.apthayer.com
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In which our hero learns the value of prayer The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/
Daily QuoteI will take fate by the throat, never let fate overwhelmed. (Ludwig Beethoven)Poem of the Day赠从弟三首•其二刘桢Beauty of WordsThe Field Where the Satyrs DancedLord Dunsany
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When he discovered something mysterious in his ancient castle he asked a scientist for help. It worked! In fact, it worked too well. Ghosts of the Heaviside Layer by Lord Dunsany, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, we know him as Lord Dunsany the incredibly prolific author who published more than 90 books, and hundreds of short stories, plays and essays.He was born in London in 1878, was raised partly in Kent. Dunsany lived much of his life in what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle. He was the chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland and during the 1910s was considered one of the greatest living writers of the English-speaking word.Writers who were influenced by Dunsany include, Arthur C. Clarke, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Jorge Luis Borges, C. M. Kornbluth, Margaret St. Clair and many more.Published in 1955 today's story is one of his last, appearing in the April 1955 issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine when he was 77. Turn to page 48, Ghosts of the Heaviside Layer by Lord Dunsany…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A summons from yesterday, a promise from tomorrow–they had commanded Alan Dane to tear apart the pages of history–to save his unborn son! Miracle by Ray Cummings.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================
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Sleepy Time Tales Podcast – Creating a restful mindset through relaxing bedtime stories
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories by Lord Dunsany – The Fall of Babbelkund Lord Dunsany can be relied on for something whimsical and mystical, and this week's reading of The Fall of Babbelkund, an ancient and wondrous city. As you try to doze off the protagonist meets several people telling of the wonders and mysteries of the city carved from a mountain. Will you still be awake when they meet the prophet going to spell doom to Babbelkund? Maybe, but you will probably be sleeping when the protagonist gets to where they're going, only to find the whole city gone. Story (02:53) Find The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories by Lord Dunsany https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10806 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show. · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales · If you're enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at paypal.me/sleepytimetales · Get yourself a set of SleepPhones, headphones designed specially for your needs as an insomniac who likes to listen to something to help you sleep, take a look at https://sleepytimetales.net/sleepphones · Or check out our new Merch store up at TeePublic where you can buy Sleepy Time Tales merch or even cool works from other creators. Go to https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=25247 Patreon Sleep Tight Patrons Chris & Moya Chuck Mysti Roberta Charity Traci Emily Moya Brian Sandra Jillian Demelza Carla Joseph AY Please Share If you're enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night's sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media. Find The Show Website: sleepytimetales.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=25247 Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use
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Esta noche, en nuestro #podcast de iVoox, tenemos el privilegio de estrenar ficción sonora del maestro de maestros, Lord Dunsany y sus "Cuentos de un Soñador" 🌜 "Poltarnees, la que mira hacia el mar". Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, mas conocido como Lord Dunsany, se ha convertido en una de las figuras fundamentales en el desarrollo del género fantástico, su influencia es visible en el trabajo de innumerables autores y trabajos posteriores y no arriesgaríamos demasiado afirmando que su obra es una de las mas importantes de la historia de la literatura universal. En esta ocasión rendimos homenaje a uno de sus cuentos más celebrados, uno de los que más impacto causó en la obra de la maestra Ursula K. Le Guin y auténtico deleite para los amantes de la literatura fantástica. Es por enunciados tales como: "Érase una vez un dragón", o "En un agujero en el suelo vivía un hobbit" —es por tan hermosas mentiras— que los seres humanos fantásticos pueden llegar, en su peculiar estilo, a la verdad. Ursula K Le Guin Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
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This week on The Horror, an adaptation of The Gods Of The Mountain by Lord Dunsany. This episode of The Columbia Workshop originally aired December 19, 1936. More from The Columbia Workshop https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/TheHorror1167.mp3 Download TheHorror1168 | Subscribe | Support The Horror Your support makes The Horror possible. If you'd like to help out, visit donate.relicradio.com for more information. Thank You!
This week, Strange Tales features an adaptation of a story by Lord Dunsany titled, A Night At An Inn. This episode of The Columbia Workshop originally aired May 23, 1937. Listen to more from The Columbia Workshop https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/StrangeTales736.mp3 Download StrangeTales736 | Subscribe | Support Strange Tales Your support makes Strange Tales possible. If you'd like to help out, [...]
We begin this special series of readings from great Victorian and Edwardian authors with two very early stories by poet, playwright and fantasist Lord Dunsany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In which our hero spends way too much time and effort for a story he really should know better than to inquire about. Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PbY8gaBf750U0XlYFpIBUpnHzpV68c0D/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/
Sleepy Time Tales Podcast – Creating a restful mindset through relaxing bedtime stories
A bit of a dark story from famed fantasist and progenitor of modern fantasy Lord Dunsany. Dunsany's speciality was writing stories that felt like ‘real' myths from a forgotten time in our world and this is no exception. The story of a great city, whose greatness and the warriors that led to it was in the past. And the challenges that arise from that. This one does get a bit exciting, but the cadence is mysterious so I'm sure you will fall asleep before the exciting bit arrive. And those are only relative anyway. Story (03:03) SleepPhones, our exciting partnership In our experience the best way to experience the bedtime stories of Sleepy Time Tales is with some type of headphone or earbud, but they can be cumbersome and uncomfortable. So we've partnered SleepPhones, manufacturers of headphones designed specifically to sleep in! They use a thin speaker fitted to a comfortable headband and have options from the cost effective wired headphones to the convenient Bluetooth model and will work with Sleepy Time Tales to improve your night's sleep. Use the below link to shop, and support Sleepy Time Tales https://sleepytimetales.net/sleepphones Sleepy Time Tales Merch and Stuff I've been putting up a lot of new designs on Teepublic Not all of the designs are Sleepy Time Tales branded, actually most aren't, so you can support the podcast without needing to emblazon the logo on yourself.
In the second instalment of The Gould Standard's sweeping conversation with the best-selling author Neil Gaiman, we venture deeper into his extraordinary literary odyssey, navigating the fine line between artistry and entertainment. Neil shares insights into the unexpected and profound connections his creations, especially the “Sandman” and “American Gods,” have forged between him and his readers. He unveils the magic of his creative process, an alchemical blend of multi-dimensional elements that fuels his storytelling. Neil takes a stand against the rising tide of book censorship, highlighting the indispensable role of libraries as gateways to a tapestry of ideas and inner worlds. He champions literature's ability to ignite minds and spur critical thinking, all while paying a vibrant tribute to the influential authors like Lord Dunsany, H.P. Lovecraft and Harlan Ellison, whose enduring impact continues to shape the world of literature and imagination.
Tales of War by Lord Dunsany audiobook. Lord Dunsany brings his lucid and magical prose to the subject of the harsh realities of war by providing a series of vignettes that are at times grim and grounded but also at times eerie and fantastical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2023! Los Cuentos de un soñador, publicados por Lord Dunsany allá por 1910, ofrecen a sus lectores exactamente lo que prometen: una geografía de aconteceres, encuentros y escenarios del sueño que a veces se inspiran en la mundo real, o engendran reinos completamente fantásticos, o que no tardan en fusionarse en una hiperrealidad mucho más parecida a la nuestra de lo que nos atreveríamos a confesar... En ese otro mundo al que pertenecen los viajantes oníricos, se alzan imponentes las torres de plata de los vigías del norte y los jardines encantados del país de Yann y los barcos atraviesan el mar Cerenario entre los pilares de basalto del oeste... En ese otro mundo que asoma repentinamente en la realidad, hay quienes dicen haberse encontrado furtivamente, en sueños... Sin conocerse previamente... A caso manejan los mismos lugares habitados mientras dormían? Acomódense pues amigos en su cubil favorito, apaguen las luces, enciendan una vela y prepárense para disfrutar de un nuevo y enigmático viaje, a la eterna y encantada Bethmoora... en el inesperado encuentro con el hombre del haschisch. Arte de Virgil Finlay Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
From the gilllman of Robert W Chambers' 'The Harbour Master' to the monstrous apes and aquatic dinosaurs of 'King Kong,' fiction has informed the cryptozoologists who went out into the dark corners of the earth seeking 'real' mystery creatures. Justin Mullis returns to talk us through his article 'Cryptofiction.' Get ready for a monster-load of influential stories from writers both familiar and obscure. Talk includes: -Famous cryptozoologists who were influenced by monster fiction -The influence of ‘The Lost World' (of course!) -Victorians, dinosaurs and ‘real' dragons -Victorian stories of surviving dinosaurs and the origin of Mokele-Mbembe -Arthur Conan Doyle's non-‘Lost World' cryptids -The 1925 Lost World film, King Kong, and novelisations of Kong (with extra dinosaurs!) and connections to Atlantis -‘The Monster of Partridge Creek' a fictitious monster that turned up as a ‘true' story -Lord Dunsany, the ‘Club Story' and cryptozoology -Early fiction featuring Bigfoot-like creatures, including ‘The Cairn' by HR Wakefield and ‘Rogues In The House' by Robert E Howard -Robert W Chambers and ‘In Search Of The Unknown' - a template for cryptozoology from 1904? References: -Cryptofiction, Justin Mullis, 2019 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315184661-19/cryptofiction-science-fiction-rise-cryptozoology-justin-mullis -Justin's talk on Robert W Chambers for The Last Tuesday Society https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cryptozoological-fiction-of-robert-w-chambers-justin-mullis-tickets-635838198167 -Justin's writing at Adventures In Poor Taste: https://aiptcomics.com/author/justinmullis/ -Justin's academia.edu with links to his writing https://bgsu.academia.edu/JustinMullis/CurriculumVitae -Wide Atlantic Weird: Fairy Euhemerism with Justin Mullis https://player.fm/series/wide-atlantic-weird/for-fear-of-little-men-euhemerism-and-secret-fairy-peoples-with-justin-mullis -Lake Monster Traditions, Michel Meurger, 1988 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lake-Monster-Traditions-Cross-cultural-Analysis/dp/1870021002 -Jacques Collin de Plancy, who wrote ‘Voyage To The Centre Of The Earth' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Collin_de_Plancy Brontosaurus, A Faded Star Rises Again, Prehisoric Pulp https://prehistoricpulp.com/2017/08/05/brontosaurus-a-faded-star-rises-again/ Dinomania, Ulrich Merkl https://aiptcomics.com/2015/11/24/dinomania-the-lost-art-of-winsor-mccay-the-secret-origins-of-king-kong-and-the-urge-to-destroy-new-york-review/ -‘Creatures of Another Age' edited by Richard Fallon (review by Justin Mullis in AIPT) which features ‘The Dragon of St Paul's' which prefigures the climax to The Lost World https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/30/creatures-of-another-age-dinosaurs-scifi/ Kong Unmade by John Lemay and others https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kong-Unmade-Films-Skull-Island/dp/179807799X Kong: An Original Screenplay, Edgar Wallace https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/kong-an-original-screenplay-hardcover-by-edgar-wallace-5969-p.asp The Monster of Partridge Creek, Georges Dupoy, 1908. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Partridge_Creek_Monster ‘In Search Of The Unknown,' Robert W Chambers, 1904 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18668
Today's poem is by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany FRSL (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. Over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays appeared in his lifetime,[1]: 29 (I.A.92) and a modest amount of material was published posthumously. He gained a name in the 1910s as a great writer in the English-speaking world. Best known today are the 1924 fantasy novel, The King of Elfland's Daughter, and his first book, The Gods of Pegāna, which depicts a fictional pantheon. Many critics feel his early work laid grounds for the fantasy genre.—bio via Wikipedia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
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