Xiccarph: Tales from Xiccarph, Mars & Other Planets by Clark Ashton Smith

Description

Journey beyond the stars to the eldritch worlds of Xiccarph, where time itself is ancient, and the light of alien suns casts eerie shadows over landscapes of unearthly wonder. Here, across planets lost to history and myth, sorcerers and scientists wield powers indistinguishable from one another, forgotten gods slumber in abyssal vaults, and civilizations rise and fall beneath skies of colors unseen by mortal eyes.

On Xiccarph, where jeweled jungles seethe with sentient plants and nightmare beasts, and on Aihai, where the tides whisper secrets older than creation, peril and mystery lurk at every turn. The violet-lit spires of Phandiom hide intrigues as dark as the void, while the dunes of Lophai conceal relics of empires long since crumbled to dust. And on Satabbor, where sorcery bends reality itself, the line between the living and the dead is a thing of fragile illusion.

This collection gathers Clark Ashton Smith’s most visionary tales of interplanetary adventure, where magic and science entwine, and the infinite gulfs of space conceal wonders beyond comprehension. Here, in the cold brilliance of alien moons and the cryptic corridors of forgotten palaces, destinies are shaped, fates are sealed, and the universe itself trembles with dark enchantment. Step beyond the edge of the known, into the strange and limitless worlds of Xiccarph.

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