The Abominations of Yondo is a collection of fantasy, horror

Horror fiction

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 and science fiction

Science fiction

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 short stories

Short Stories

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 by author Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne...

. It was released in 1960

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 and was the author's fourth collection of stories published by Arkham House

Arkham House

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. It was released in an edition of 2,005 copies. The stories were mostly written between 1930

1930 in literature

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 and 1935

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The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Hyperborea

Hyperborean cycle

The Hyperborean cycle is a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith that take place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea . Various elements in Smith's cycle have been borrowed by H. P. Lovecraft, most notably the "toad-god" Tsathoggua...

, Poseidonis

Poseidonis

Poseidonis is an imagined last remnant of the lost continent of Atlantis, detailed in a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith. Smith based Poseidonis on Theosophical scriptures about Atlantis, and his concept of "the last isle of foundering Atlantis" is echoed by the Isle of Meneltarma in...

, Averoigne

Averoigne

Averoigne is a fictional counterpart of a historical province in France, detailed in a series of short stories by the American writer Clark Ashton Smith. Smith based Averoigne on the actual province of Auvergne.- History :...

 and Zothique

Zothique

Zothique is an imagined future continent featured in a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith. Zothique is also the title of the cycle of tales which take place there. In terms of number and extent, the Zothique cycle is the largest collection of stories written by Smith...

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Contents

The Abominations of Yondo contains the following tales:

1. "The Abominations of Yondo"
2. "The White Sybil"
3. "The Ice-Demon"
4. "The Voyage of King Euvoran"
5. "The Witchcraft of Ulua"
6. "The Master of the Crabs"
7. "A Vintage from Atlantis"
8. "The Enchantress of Sylaire"
9. "The Dweller in the Gulf"
10. "The Dark Age"
11. "The Devotee of Evil"
12. "The Nameless Offspring"
13. "The Epiphany of Death"
14. "The Third Episode of Vathek" with William Beckford
    William Thomas Beckford
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15. "Chinoiserie"
16. "The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony"
17. "The Passing of Aphrodite"