The Golden Age of Fantasy. Twenty Illustrated Works by Clark Ashton Smith : The Monster of the Prophecy, The Last Incantation, Marooned in Andromeda, The Root of Ampoi, The Necromantic Tale and Others, livre ebook

The Golden Age of Fantasy brings together twenty of the most imaginative and haunting tales by Clark Ashton Smith — a master of cosmic horror, dreamlike fantasy, and darkly poetic prose. As one of the key figures in the early 20th-century weird fiction movement alongside H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, Smith’s stories transport readers into realms where beauty and terror intertwine.
This illustrated collection includes such classics as The Monster of the Prophecy, The Last Incantation, Marooned in Andromeda, The Root of Ampoi, and The Necromantic Tale, among others. Each story showcases Smith’s unique blend of lush language, philosophical depth, and macabre imagination. His tales span alien worlds, enchanted kingdoms, and forgotten ages — exploring themes of forbidden knowledge, doomed love, and the limits of human ambition.
Contents:
• Sadastor
• The Ninth Skeleton
• The Last Incantation
• The End of the Story
• The Phantoms of the Fire
• A Night in Malnéant
• The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake
• Thirteen Phantasms
• The Venus of Azombeii
• The Tale of Satampra Zeiros
• The Monster of the Prophecy
• The Metamorphosis of the World
• The Epiphany of Death
• A Murder in the Fourth Dimension
• The Planet of the Dead
• Marooned in Andromeda
• The Root of Ampoi
• The Necromantic Tale
• The Immeasurable Horror
• A Voyage To Sfanomoë