Clark Ashton Smith was a name that I was ignorant of, but here it comes the amazing leveller that is heavy metal, and while reading some random band interview, the name popped out. I looked for some of his work and five minutes later I was hooked for life.
I won't bore you with a long biography about the man, suffice to say that this self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories was mates with the likes of H. P. Lovecraft
What we have here is the The Collected Fantasies Of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 1: The End Of The Story (Collected Fantasies), together with the other four volumes that complete this series of five tombs.
If you enjoy H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard or a much darker Lloyd Alexander, you owe yourself an immersion into the fantastic world of Clark Ashton Smith.
Not for people with a short attention span, be warned, although it is extremely handy to whoever writes the lyrics of your band...
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