The Sapphire Goddess: The Fantasies of Nictzin Dyalhis
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| Author | Nictzin Dyalhis |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Margaret Brundage |
| Language | English |
| Genre | fantasy, science fiction |
| Publisher | DMR Books |
Publication date | 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | print (paperback), ebook |
| Pages | 387 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9909900-5-5 |
The Sapphire Goddess: The Fantasies of Nictzin Dyalhis is a collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories by American writer Nictzin Dyalhis. It was first published in by DMR Books, appearing in paperback in March 2018, and as an ebook in June of the same year.[1]
The book collects eight novelettes and one short story by the author, together with an introduction by the publisher, D. M. Ritzlin.[1] It gathers together for the first time most of Dyalhis's published fiction, originally appearing from 1925 to 1940 in the magazines Weird Tales and Ghost Stories. (Four other pieces, originally published in the magazines Adventure and Underworld, are omitted.) "When the Green Star Waned" and its sequel "The Oath of Hul Jok" are science fiction genre. The others stories are occult fantasy. In "The Eternal Conflict" and "The Dark Lore" adventurers on the astral plane encounter the traditional Judaeo-Christian Hell. "He Refused to Stay Dead," "The Red Witch," "The Sapphire Goddess," "The Sea-Witch" and "The Heart of Atlantan" feature souls that transmigrate across time or reincarnate to enact conflicts from the past.