ip: 210.144.16.80 username: papa minor: summary: lastmajor: 11 host: 210.144.16.80 ts: 1435898348 keep-ts: 1435906861 languages: text: Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) "was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories." He was a frequent correspondent with Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft. [[http://www.eldritchdark.com|Eldritch Dark]] by Boyd Pearson hosts an extensive on-line collection of Smith's works. Short stories linked below are all hosted on Eldritch Dark. Smith wrote several series of fantasy/horror short stories that may provide inspiration for role-playing games or MUDs. Dates of publication in parentheses (). == The Averoigne Chronicles The Averoigne Chronicles is a series of stories set mainly in the Medieval period in the fictional French province of Averoigne, based on the historic province of Auvergne. Story time setting in brackets {{{[]}}}. # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/63/the-end-of-the-story|"The End of the Story"]] (1930) [1798] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/214/the-satyr|"The Satyr"]] (1948) # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/181/a-rendezvous-in-averoigne|"A Rendezvous in Averoigne"]] (1931) # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/121/the-maker-of-gargoyles|"The Maker of Gargoyles"]] (1932) [1138] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/91/the-holiness-of-az%C3%A9darac|"The Holiness of Azédarac"]] (1933) [1175] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/27/the-colossus-of-ylourgne|"The Colossus of Ylourgne"]] (1933) [1281] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/213/the-mandrakes|"The Mandrakes"]] (1933) [15 C.] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/12/the-beast-of-averoigne-%28abridged%29|"The Beast of Averoigne"]] (1933) [1369] # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/47/the-disinterment-of-venus|"The Disinterment of Venus"]] (1934) # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/143/mother-of-toads|"Mother of Toads"]] (1938) # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/62/the-enchantress-of-sylaire|"The Enchantress of Sylaire"]] (1941) # [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/poetry/680/averoigne-%28manuscript%29|"Averoigne"]] (poem, 1951) Fragments uncompleted at the time of Smith's death: * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/77/%5Bthe-gargoyle-of-vyones%5D-%28synopsis%29|"The Gargoyle of Vyones"]] * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/197/the-sorceress-of-averoigne-%7C-the-tower-of-istarelle-%28synopsis%29|"The Sorceress of Averoigne/The Tower of Istarelle"]] * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/176/queen-of-the-sabbat-%28synopsis%29|"Queen of the Sabbat"]] * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/nonfiction/37/the-black-book-of-clark-ashton-smith#t49|"The Doom of Azédarac"]] * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/nonfiction/37/the-black-book-of-clark-ashton-smith#t48|"The Oracle of Sadoqua"]] * [[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/244/%5Ethe-werewolf-of-averoigne%5E-%5Bthe-loup-garou%5D-%28synopsis%29|"The Werewolf of Averoigne"]] == Hyperborean Cycle The Hyperborean Cycle is a series of stories set on the mythological island of Hyperborea. # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/208/the-tale-of-satampra-zeiros|The Tale of Satampra Zeiros]]" (1931) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/210/the-testament-of-athammaus|The Testament of Athammaus]]" (1932) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/243/the-weird-of-avoosl-wuthoqquan|The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan]]" (1932) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/50/the-door-to-saturn|The Door to Saturn]]" (1932) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/92/the-house-of-haon-dor-%28fragment%29|The House of Haon-Dor]]" (1933) [story fragment] # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/96/the-ice-demon|The Ice-Demon]]" (1933) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/224/ubbo-sathla|Ubbo-Sathla]]" (1933) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/192/the-seven-geases|The Seven Geases]]" (1934) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/245/the-white-sybil|The White Sybil]]" (1935) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/28/the-coming-of-the-white-worm|The Coming of the White Worm]]" (1941) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/215/the-theft-of-the-thirty-nine-girdles|The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles]]" (1958) == Poseidonis Cycle Poseidonis is an imaginary prehistoric island remnant of the sunken continent Atlantis. # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/poetry/34/atlantis|Atlantis]]" (poem, 1912) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/112/the-last-incantation|The Last Incantation]]" (1930) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/237/a-voyage-to-sfanomo%C3%AB|A Voyage to Sfanomoë]]" (1931) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/53/the-double-shadow|The Double Shadow]]" (1932) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/234/a-vintage-from-atlantis|A Vintage from Atlantis]]" (1933) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/39/the-death-of-malygris|The Death of Malygris]]" (1934) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/poetry/604/tolometh|Tolometh]]" (poem, 1958) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/prose-poetry-plays/32/the-muse-of-atlantis|The Muse of Atlantis]]" (prose poem, 1973) == Zothique Cycle Zothique is the last inhabited continent in Earth's distant future. # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/61/the-empire-of-the-necromancers|Empire of the Necromancers]]" (1932) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/108/the-isle-of-the-torturers|The Isle of the Torturers]]" (1933) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/22/the-charnel-god|The Charnel God]]" (1934) # "[[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/212/the-dark-eidolon|The Dark Eidolon]]" (1935) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/238/the-voyage-of-king-euvoran|The Voyage of King Euvoran]]" (1933) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/241/the-weaver-in-the-vault|The Weaver in the Vault]]" (1934) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/220/the-tomb-spawn|The Tomb Spawn]]" (1934) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/248/the-witchcraft-of-ulua|The Witchcraft of Ulua]]" (1934) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/250/xeethra|Xeethra]]" (1934) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/111/the-last-hieroglyph|The Last Hieroglyph]]" (1935) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/151/necromancy-in-naat|Necromancy in Naat]]" (1936) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/15/the-black-abbot-of-puthuum|The Black Abbot of Puthuum]]" (1936) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/38/the-death-of-ilalotha|The Death of Ilalotha]]" (1937) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/76/the-garden-of-adompha|The Garden of Adompha]]" (1938) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/128/the-master-of-the-crabs|The Master of the Crabs]]" (1948) # "[[http://eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/142/morthylla|Morthylla]]" (1953) == Sources * "Clark Ashton Smith". 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