recently i celibrated my 24th birthday
as a gift i recieved a replica of weird tales Jul/Aug 1923 issue
the opening story a 2 part story called sunfire by Gertrude Barrows Bennett aka Francis Stevens shes a cited influence of both Lovecraft and Merritt
its a story of five explorers who come upon a uncharted island where things aurnt quite as they seem
its a great lost world story
recently i celibrated my 24th birthday
as a gift i recieved a replica of weird tales Jul/Aug 1923 issue
the opening story a 2 part story called sunfire by Gertrude Barrows Bennett aka Francis Stevens shes a cited influence of both Lovecraft and Merritt
its a story of five explorers who come upon a uncharted island where things aurnt quite as they seem
its a great lost world story
Try to find,'The Citadel of Fear',by Francis Stevens. Seriously,this is a classic! Anyone who likes Merritt should get this (there was a Paperback Library edition from 1970). She also had one called 'Claimed' which was another classic and several others that I haven't been able to find. Her shorter fiction would make a good collection...hint,hint.
You should have, if you have been researching early fantasy!
You can see Project Gutenberg Australia for some stuff.
I have never even heard of her.
"Francis Stevens was the most gifted woman writer of science-fiction and science-fantasy between Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and C.L.Moore" (Sam Moscowitz)
It's true!
this story Sunfire got me psyched to read the ship of ishtar so i just ordered the ship of ishtar im hopeing its great
in keeping with my system of buying 2 planet stories at a time i also got worlds of their own as a bonus book
I will have to check her out.
Erik,I just found a great collection called 'The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy',by Francis Stevens. Published recently (2004) by Uni of Nebraska Press (Bisonbooks). I promise you will not be disappointed if you can find this!
well i got my books today i just read the first chapter of ship of ishtar and love it
worlds of their own looks great ill check it out tonight