The Death of Malygris

This is one of the Poseidonis cycle which sits alongside Averoigne, Zothique and Hyperborea as one of the four cycles of tales produced by Ashton Smith, each with a different tone and literary background. Poseidonis, a remnant of Atlantis, is the place where Ashton Smith weaves some of his darkest f......more

William L. Hahn cast his line wisely to snare those who, in their youth, drank deeply and without reservation of the heady wine that is the prose of Clark Ashton Smith. An acolyte of poet George Sterling, Smith actually argued with that famous Bohemian about the wisdom of writing prose at all. Sterl......more

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One of the things that stands out about Clark Ashton Smith’s short stories is that there are often no good guys to be found in the pages. In this excellent story, a great necromancer has died—or has he? As other magical powers seek to confirm Malygris’ demise and to profit from it, they continue to......more

Necromancy, bones and dark magic. Gives off vibes of The Alchemist and Charles Dexter Ward by Lovecraft. Imprisoning a powerful and cunning sorcerer in a tower never goes well.......more