Xeethra
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| "Xeethra" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Clark Ashton Smith | |
| File:Xeethra Title Page.jpg Title page of "Xeethra" as it appeared in Weird Tales, December 1934. | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Weird Tales |
| Publication type | Pulp magazine |
| Publisher | Popular Fiction Publishing Co. |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | December 1934 |
| Series | Zothique |
"Xeethra" is a short story by American author Clark Ashton Smith as part of his Zothique cycle, and first published in the December 1934 issue of Weird Tales.
Background
When editing the 1970 Smith collection Zothique, Lin Carter placed "Xeethra" as chronologically "the true beginning of events."[1]
Publication history
According to Emperor of Dreams: A Clark Ashton Smith Bibliography (1978) by Donald Sidney-Fryer, "Xeethra" was first published in the December 1934 issue of Weird Tales. It was included in the books Lost Worlds (1944) and Zothique (1970).[2]
Plot
Reception
In the 1981 book Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers, Will Murray called it a "poignant story."[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Cawthorn, James; Moorcock, Michael (1988). Fantasy: The 100 Best Books. New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 96.
- ↑ Donald Sidney-Fryer (1978). Emperor of Dreams: A Clark Ashton Smith Bibliography. Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Donald M. Grant, Publisher. p. 175. ISBN 0-937986-10-0.
- ↑ Smith, Curtis (1981). Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 506. ISBN 0-312-82420-3.
External links
- Xeethra title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Text of "Xeethra"
