The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories

Clark Ashton Smith. Wildside Press, $29.95 (156pp) ISBN 978-0-8095-1121-1

Fans of Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) will welcome The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories, which gathers seven ornate tales by the legendary fantasy author, poet and artist. In his introduction, Darrell Schweitzer aptly notes that Smith will always be read ""by the connoisseur of the darkest of dark and ironic fantasy."" .

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