From "The Last Dream of Bwona Khubla"

From steaming lowlands down by the equator, where monstrous orchids blow, where beetles big as mice sit on the tent-ropes, and fireflies glide about by night like little moving stars, the travelers went three days through forests of cactus till they came to the open plains where the oryx are.

When Bwona Khubla had gone there three years ago, what with malaria with which he was shaking all over, and what with disgust at finding the water-hole dry, he had decided to die there, and in that part of the world such decisions are always fatal. In any case...

The contents of this little volume are pretty special, and include "Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean," "Blagdaross," "The Madness of Andelsprutz," "Where the Tides Ebb and Flow," "Bethmoora," "Idle Days on the Yann," "The Sword and the Idol," "The Idle City," "The Hashish Man," "Poor Old Bill," "The Beggars," "Carcassonne," "In Zaccarath," "The Field," "The Day of the Poll," and "The Unhappy Body."

A rich tapestry of imaginative fantasy, this is one of the landmark collections of short stories from the early 20th century, and a tremendous influence on writers ranging from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. LeGuin.

A rich tapestry of imaginative fantasy, this is one of the landmark collections of short stories from the early 20th century, and a tremendous influence on writers ranging from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. LeGuin.

Tales of War is Lord Dunsany's book of stories set against the backdrop of World War II. Some are fantasy, but most are mainstream tales of the men who fought the Kaiser. Told with charm, humor, and irony, here is Dunsany at the height of his powers.

Tales of War is Lord Dunsany's book of stories set against the backdrop of World War II. Some are fantasy, but most are mainstream tales of the men who fought the Kaiser. Told with charm, humor, and irony, here is Dunsany at the height of his powers.

Lord Dunsany was an Irish dramatist and storyteller. His fantasy worlds combined imagination with ingenuity to create stories full of wonder. His more than 50 works were full of fairies and gods. His kingdoms could often be macabre. These 12 tales are no exception. Included are: The Highwayman, The Ghosts, The Lord of Cities, The Fall of Babbulkund, The Kith of the Elf Folk, and The sword of Welleran.

Lord Dunsany was an Irish dramatist and storyteller. His fantasy worlds combined imagination with ingenuity to create stories full of wonder. His more than 50 works were full of fairies and gods. His kingdoms could often be macabre. Don Rodriguez chronicles of Shadow Valley is a fantasy novel set in the mythical golden age in Spain. The main character does not get his inheritance on the grounds that his skill with the sword and the mandolin should be all that he needs to get his own estate and a bride. Rodriguez sets out and soon has his own servant, Morano. Throughout their journeys the two...

Lord Dunsany was an Irish dramatist and storyteller. His fantasy worlds combined imagination with ingenuity to create stories full of wonder. His more than 50 works were full of fairies and gods. His kingdoms could often be macabre. Mana-Yood-Sushai is a fictional deity in The Gods of Pegana, and also mentioned in a later work, Time and the Gods. In these books, he is the first god and creator of all the other gods. No one is to pray to him since if he awakens he will destroy the world and recreate new gods. The Gods of Pegana is a series of short stories linked together by the Gods who live...

"These tales are of the things that befell gods and men in Yarnith, Averon, and Zarkandhu, and in the other countries of my dreams." No better summary can be given. The stories here are a lush tapestry of language, conjuring images of people, places, and things that cannot possibly exist yet somehow ring true. You'll read of Slid, an upstart young god; the Dawnchild, who loses her golden ball; the hideous Pestilence; Time and how it overthrew even what the gods favored; laughter and prophecies, doom and hope, gods and human beings J.R.R. Tolkien is often credited with creating the fantasy...