CLARK ASHTON
SMITH
THE CITY OF THE SINGING FLAME
Translation Aris Sfakianakis
From the depths of the jungles of ancient Hyperborea, the reptilian god Chathogua emerges, while the terrifying god Zhothaqquah appears from the magical portal of Cykranosh – and the White Worm, who freezes and pollutes everything in its path, ushers in an age of terror…
It’s not just the logic-defying creatures that wander the dreamlike nightmare universe of Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961), one of the greatest writers of fantasy, horror and science fiction.
His raging, demonic imagination travels to mythical Atlantis, the dark continent of Zothique, the terrifying planet Xiccarph, medieval Averoigne, the dangerous planet Mars, the abysmal depths of space, in all dimensions, to meet wizards, witches, undead, vampires, ghosts, aliens… phantasmagoric elements of a fantasy world that is poetically built by a true creator.
