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The book collects twelve fantasy tales and poems by various authors, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter. Most of the pieces are ancient or medieval in date, and none later than the nineteenth century. The anthology is a companion volume to Carter's earlier
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The Xothic Legend Cycle: The
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320:- a modern treatment of a Carolingian legend by
1679:Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings"
294:- a modern English ballad on an old legend by
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802:Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus
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1590:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 6
1582:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 5
1574:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4
1566:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 3
1558:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2
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926:Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian
615:The Valley Where Time Stood Still
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1525:Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #8
1517:Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #7
1509:Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! #6
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709:Journey to the Underground World
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1550:The Year's Best Fantasy Stories
185:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
74:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
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569:By the Light of the Green Star
274:"Wars of the Giants of Albion"
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1157:The Barbarian of World's End
351:Contes Nouvelles ou les Fees
300:"The Shadowy Lord of Mommur"
1286:The Merry Mountaineer of Oz
1149:The Immortal of World's End
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268:, supposedly translated by
31:Cover of the first edition.
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302:- from the French romance
260:"The Talisman of Oromanes"
200:Dragons, Elves, and Heroes
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1165:The Pirate of World's End
919:The Curse of the Monolith
561:When the Green Star Calls
374:"The Palace of Illusions"
279:Historia Regum Britanniae
257:in an old English version
236:- from the Sumerian Epic
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778:Thongor Against the Gods
585:In the Green Star's Glow
508:Mind Wizards of Callisto
484:Black Legion of Callisto
262:- from the mock-Persian
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577:As the Green Star Rises
500:Mad Empress of Callisto
492:Sky Pirates of Callisto
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362:- from the Portuguese
292:"Forty Singing Seamen"
286:, in a new version by
265:The Tales of the Genii
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762:The Wizard of Lemuria
631:Down to a Sunless Sea
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254:Les Mille et Une Nuit
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1173:Giant of World's End
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532:Renegade of Callisto
284:Geoffrey of Monmouth
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348:- from the French
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152:New Worlds for Old
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1603:Weird Tales
1538:Year's Best
1356:anthologies
1340:Anthologies
1313:Lost Worlds
1297:Collections
1208:Mandricardo
1200:Dragonrouge
1020:Collections
898:Black Tears
226:Brian Brown
40:Edited by
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1671:Nonfiction
1216:Callipygia
544:Green Star
459:Lin Carter
242:Lin Carter
214:Lin Carter
176:Lin Carter
42:Lin Carter
1512:(2020/21)
1354:Doubleday
1114:King Kull
773:(1966/70)
765:(1965/69)
717:Zanthodon
701:Zanthodon
250:Galland's
168:anthology
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338:Voltaire
207:Contents
62:Language
1766:fantasy
1540:Fantasy
1459:Swords!
1192:Kesrick
753:Thongor
376:- from
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192:Summary
172:fantasy
84:Fantasy
65:English
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1731:(1959)
1725:(1953)
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1706:Poetry
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1648:Other
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1227:Kylix
1028:Conan
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830:Conan
455:Works
394:Notes
354:, by
126:Pages
80:Genre
1773:stub
1350:BAFS
1099:Kull
596:Mars
105:1970
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