Charnel God, the (1934) [Novelette]
by Clark Ashton Smith
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In the city of Zul-Bha-Sair, the dead are claimed, and devoured, by the city's god, Mordiggian. An outlanders wife is struck down by a malady in which she assumes the likeness of death, and to his horror, she has been pronounced dead, and her death pronounced to the necrophagous priesthood that serve Mordiggian... First published in Weird Tales, March 1934. Also appears in:
- Genius Loci, Arkham House (1948)
- Zothique, Ballantine (1970)
- The Monster of the Prophecy, Timescape (1983)
- A Rendezvous in Averoigne, Arkham House (1988)
- The Emperor of Dreams, Gollancz (2002)
Original title: The Charnel God
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Fantasy→ Dark Fantasy
This work is a subwork of the following works :
Genius Loci (1948) [Collection]
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Zothique (1970) [Collection]
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Monster of the Prophecy, the (1983) [Collection]
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Rendezvous in Averoigne, a (1988) [Collection]
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Emperor of Dreams, the (2002) [Collection]
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
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