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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "The Isle of the Torturers" is a dark fantasy story by Clark Ashton Smith, part of his Zothique cycle–set on the last continent of a dying, far-future Earth. King Fulbra of Yoros flees his plague-ravaged kingdom (devastated by the Silver Death)...

Collected here are all of Clark Aston Smith's writings he submitted to The Fantasy Fan Magazine. The Fantasy Fan Magazine was a periodical dedicated to people professing their love of and celebrating fantasy and weird fiction. In addition to the opinion pieces and non-fiction articles, The Fantasy Fan also included many short stories and poems by some of the authors it celebrated such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, a personal favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Smith contributed quite a variety of stories, poems and articles to The Fantasy Fan over its two-year ...

Zothique est le nom d'un continent. Un monde mythique de sortilèges, de prodiges, d'incongruités, de maléfices et de terreurs innombrables. Dans cet univers, l'amour et la mort ont les couleurs de l'illusion, et les hallucinations sont toujours moins effrayantes que la réalité. Dans les villes et villages, dans les forêts et les campagnes, les morts, les momies, les squelettes ne laissent aux vivants aucun répit et, sans cesse, les assaillent et les poursuivent.

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King Hoaraph chose two of his most valiant warriors to search through desolate lands for a ravenously beautiful maiden rumored to be living among the far-off pastures. After locating the king's newest desire, mighty Zobal and Cushara headed back home, both with their own eyes on the girl! Priorities changed suddenly when the crew veered off course into mysterious weather and found themselves staring into the eyes of a tall, horrific-looking creature approaching them from the mist ahead!

The plague of the "silver death" descended hard upon the land or Yoros, exactly as foretold by ancient astrologers. Countless victims fell instantly where they were stricken, including messengers racing to tell of itscoming. Young King Fulbra, protected from the plague by a magic ring, fled Yoros by ship in search of an island his advisors believed would welcome him. Before long, however, a sudden hurricane set the king on course for another island with a very different reputation.

A story from the renowned tales of "Xiccarph": Before Tiglari, many brave souls had the same noble dream of scaling and crossing through the forbidding palace of Maal Dweb. So far, none who attempted this feat has ever returned or have been seen again. But Tiglari, the jungle hunter skilled in destroying dangerous beasts, was undeterred by the hideous odds that lay before him!

Zothique is Earth's last continent in the very distant future when the sun has grown dim, the work has grown old and the remorseless seas have overwhelmed all other continents. The sciences have been forgotten as the shadowy arts of sorcery and magic have been reborn. The result: a dark world of older mystery where luxurious kings and wandering heroes venture across dim landscapes, pitting their strength and wisdom against powerful wizards, necromancers and alien gods all under a dying sun.

A story from the acclaimed tales of "Hyperborea": A grotesque, deadly black form undulated toward them. Closer and closer it came, almost toying with the frightened, fleeing men who sought treasure in the long-deserted Hyperborean capital....

Zothique is Earth's last continent in the very distant future when the sun has grown dim, the world has grown old, and the remorseless seas have overwhelmed all other continents. The sciences have been forgotten as the shadowy arts of sorcery and magic have been reborn. The result: a dark world of mystery in which luxurious kings and wandering heroes venture across dim landscapes, pitting their strength and wisdom against powerful wizards, necromancers, and alien gods.

A story from the renowned tales of "Xiccarph": The sorcerer Maal Dweb approached the flower women with caution, for he knew that they were vampires. These half-woman, half-flower monsters were as venomous as they were beautiful. His presence was now detected. Could their hypnotic singing lure yet another victim, or would Maal Dweb's own magic save him from the wailing power of the enchanting flower women?

Over four hours of strange and chilling tales of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the surreal, including the classics Master of the Crabs by Clark Ashton Smith and Black God's Kiss by C.L. Moore. A unique blend of short stories for fans of all audio genres!

With inhuman solemnity, the voice of the necromancer went on in a priest-like chant until the last echoes died out in hollow, sepulchral vibrations. Then the colored vapors cleared away. But the pale unearthly glow still filled the changer, and between Malygris and the door where hung the unicorn's head there stood the apparition of Nylissa!

Dive into the captivating world of Clark Ashton Smith through his complete works featured in The Fantasy Fan Magazine. This cherished periodical celebrated the love of fantasy and weird fiction, showcasing not only opinion pieces and non-fiction articles but also a rich collection of short stories and poems from iconic authors like H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and of course, Smith, a favorite of editor Charles D. Hornig. Over its brief two-year run, Smiths contributions spanned a wide array of styles, from the eerie explorations in stories like The Kingdom of the Worm and The Primal City...

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In true Lovecraftian fashion a man's wife thought to be dead is entombed in the family crypt. The husband has an uneasy feeling, so he enters the tomb and finds the lid torn off the coffin. His wife is alive but in a state of delirium and shock. He sees a naked creature scurrying off through the inner vaults on all four semi-human limbs.

Este relato pertenece al ciclo Hyperbóreo del autor, ciclo en el que se relatan historias sobre aquel continente prehistórico poblado por hechiceros y misteriosas criaturas. Ubbo-Sathla es una principales contribuciones de Clark Ashton Smith a los Mitos de Cthulhu, siendo aquel una deidad incluso más antigua que el propio Cthulhu. Esta deidad, sumamente antigua y poderosa, posee el poder de crear vida, y también de destruirla.

Señor del Asteroide de Clark Ashton Smith es una colección de cuentos de ciencia ficción y fantasía. Explora paisajes cósmicos, criaturas de otro mundo y lo surrealista, mostrando la maestría de Smith en la creación de reinos vívidos e imaginativos.

La sibila blanca, uno de los grandes cuentos de Clark Ashton Smith, pertenece al Ciclo Hiperbóreo -también conocido como Ciclo de Hiperbórea-, básicamente una serie de relatosque nos sitúan en la misteriosa isla de Hiperbórea, pero en una era antediluviana, es decir, en aquel período prehistórico oscuro, casi olvidado, que resuena vagamente en la mitología.

Cuando Morghi, el supremo sacerdote de la diosa Yhoundeh, junto con doce de sus más feroces y eficientes subordinados, llegaron con el amanecer a prender a Eibon, el hereje infame, en su casa de roca negra que estaba enclavada sobre un promontorio, se sorprendieron y desilusionaron al encontrarla vacía. Su sorpresa se debía al hecho de que estaban seguros de poder hundirle por sorpresa, ya que todos sus planes contra Eibon se habían llevado a cabo con meticuloso secreto en cámaras subterráneas con puertas insonorizadas.