The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 5: The Last Hieroglyph

The Last Hieroglyph is the fifth of the five volume Collected Fantasies series. Editors Scott Connors and Ron Hilger have compared original manuscripts, various typescripts, published editions, and Smith's notes and letters, in order to prepare a definitive set of texts. The Last Hieroglyph includes, in chronological order, all of Clark Ashton Smith's stories from "The Dark Age" to "The Dart of Rasasfa." The Dark Age -- The Death Of Malygris -- The Tomb-spawn -- The Witchcraft Of Ulua -- The Coming Of The White Worm -- The Seven Geases -- The Chain Of Aforgomon -- The Primal City -- Xeethra -- The Last Hieroglyph -- Necromancy In Naat -- The Treader Of The Dust -- The Black Abbot Of Puthuum -- The Death Of Ilalotha -- Mother Of Toads -- The Garden Of Adompha -- The Great God Awto -- Strange Shadows -- The Enchantress Of Sylaire -- Double Cosmos -- Nemesis Of The Unfinished -- The Master Of Crabs -- Morthylla -- Schizoid Creator -- Monsters In The Night -- Phoenix -- The Theft Of The Thirty-nine Girdles -- Symposium Of The Gorgon -- The Dart Of Rasasfa. Edited By Scott Connors And Ron Hilger With An Introduction By Richard A. Lupoff. First in the series, this book brings together 25 of Smith's fantasy stories, written between 1925 and 1930, including such classics as "The Abominations of Yondo," "The Monster of the Prophecy," "The Last Incantation", and, the title story. Part of "Collected Fantasies" series, this book includes in chronological order all of the author's stories from "The Dark Age" to "The Dart of Rasasfa".