“Dunsany’s stories are a priceless possession for any lover of fantasy. Like first-rate poetry, they are endlessly readable. Those who have not read them have something to look forward to, and an assortment of Dunsany is the foundation stone of any fantasy collection.” —L. Sprague de Camp Thirty short and short-short stories by the 18th Baron of Dunsany. Edited by, and with introduction, notes and afterword by, Lin Carter. Contents: Introduction: The dreams of MĀNA-YOOD-SUSHĀI / Lin Carter—The cave of Kal—Of the gods of Averon—Mlideen—The King that was not—The men of Yarnith—In the land of Time—Time and the gods—The opulence of Yahn—The fortress unvanquishable, save for Sacnoth—Poltarnees, beholder of Ocean—The idle city—Bethmoora—Idle days on the Yann—The hashish man—Carcassonne—In Zaccarath—The dream of King Karna-Vootra—How the enemy came to Thlūnrāna—The distressing tale of Thangobrind the jeweller, and of the doom that befell him—A shop in Go-by Street—The avenger of Perdóndaris—How the dwarfs rose up in war—The probable adventure of the three literary men—The loot of Bombasharna—The injudicious prayers of Pombo the idolater—The bride of the man-horse—The quest of the Queen’s Tears—How one came, as was foretold, to the City of Never—A day at the Edge of the World—Erlathdronion—Epilogue—Afterword / Lin Carter (Cover Illustration: Ray Cruz)