The Spell of Seven

The Spell of Seven

Infobox Book |
name = The Spell of Seven
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image_caption = Cover of "The Spell of Seven"
author = edited by L. Sprague deCamp
illustrator = Virgil Finlay
cover_artist = Virgil Finlay
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Fantasy short stories
publisher = Pyramid Books
release_date = 1965
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 192 pp
isbn = NA
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"The Spell of Seven" is a 1965 anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by L. Sprague de Camp and illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was first published in paperback by Pyramid Books. It was the second such anthology assembled by de Camp, following his pioneering "Swords and Sorcery" (1963).

The book collects seven sword and sorcery tales by various authors, with an overall introduction by de Camp.

Contents

*"Introduction: Wizards and Warriors" (L. Sprague de Camp)
*"Bazaar of the Bizarre" (Fritz Leiber)
*"The Dark Eidolon" (Clark Ashton Smith)
*"The Hoard of the Gibbelins" (Lord Dunsany)
*"The Hungry Hercynian" (L. Sprague de Camp)
*"Kings in Darkness" (Michael Moorcock)
*"Mazirian the Magician" (Jack Vance)
*"Shadows in Zamboula" (Robert E. Howard)

References

*cite book | last=Laughlin | first=Charlotte | coauthors=Daniel J. H. Levack | title=De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography | location=San Francisco | publisher=Underwood/Miller | pages=113-114 | date=1983


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