The Colossus of Ylourgne and Three Others

The Colossus of Ylourgne and Three Others collects four classic fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith: "The Colossus of Ylourgne," "The Dark Eidolon," "The Charnel God," and "The Abominations of Yondo." These tales show Smith at his most vivid and strange, with sorcerers, doomed cities, ancient gods, forbidden landscapes, and the shadow of death never far away. Written in rich, jeweled prose, they belong to the great tradition of weird fantasy that Smith helped define alongside writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. This compact volume offers a strong introduction to his dark imagination.