Averoigne: Tales from the Medieval Kingdom by Clark Ashton Smith

Description

Enter the twilight realm of Averoigne, where the forests are deep, the shadows are long, and the past is steeped in sorcery and sin. In this medieval land of brooding châteaux and haunted abbeys, where the ruins crumble beneath ivy and moonlight, forgotten gods still whisper from the dark, and the old magic lingers in hidden places.

Here, witches weave their enchantments in the midnight woods, alchemists and warlocks unlock powers both wondrous and terrible, and creatures older than Christendom stalk the lonely roads. Beneath cathedral spires and in candlelit chambers, nobles and peasants alike fall prey to curses, forbidden desires, and the inexorable hand of fate.

This collection gathers Clark Ashton Smith’s tales & prose of Averoigne, a world of medieval mystery and supernatural horror, where beauty and terror walk hand in hand. In these pages, relics of ancient evil awaken, spectral lovers call from beyond the grave, and the sorceries of eldritch beings test the courage—and the souls—of mortal men. Step cautiously into the mist-shrouded heart of Averoigne, for once you have entered, the way back is never certain.

• Written by Clark Ashton Smith
• 4.25″ x 6.875″ pocketbook size edition
• 234 pages
• Adult Fantasy Series