{"product_id":"averoigne-paperback-by-clark-ashton-smith-foreword-by-kit-schluter","title":"Averoigne Paperback by Clark Ashton Smith; foreword by Kit Schluter","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eInpatient Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-04-15)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e200\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781965874127\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e209.79\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e17.48 x 10.95 x 1.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly collected standalone edition of Clark Ashton Smith's \"Averoigne\" stories, full of evocative historical ambience and dark fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally collected in a signature single standalone edition, Clark Ashton Smith's \u003ci\u003eAveroigne\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament of temptation and transcendence: corrupt sellswords, vengeful sorceresses, and time-warping dissident priests all play a part in these tales set in the louche groves of Smith's decadent imagination. Printed in the style of the erstwhile Ballantine Books Adult Fantasy Series, Averoigne concludes the iconic five-book cycle begun by editor Lin Carter in 1970 and left unfinished until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eClark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) was an American writer, poet, and artist, best known for his contributions to weird fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. He gained early recognition for his poetry, which caught the attention of George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce, and Jack London. Smith's most prolific period as a fiction writer was during the 1930s, when he published numerous short stories in \u003ci\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/i\u003e magazine alongside contemporaries like H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. Beyond writing, Smith was also an accomplished sculptor and painter. Despite periods of relative obscurity during his lifetime, Smith's influence on the genres of weird fiction and fantasy has been significant, with his work experiencing a resurgence of interest in recent decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKit Schluter was born in Boston in 1989. He has translated numerous books from the Spanish and French, including Marcel Schwob’s \u003ci\u003eBook of Monelle\u003c\/i\u003e and Rafael Bernal’s \u003ci\u003eHis Name Was Death\u003c\/i\u003e, and is author of \u003ci\u003eCartoons\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of absurdist short stories and drawings, and \u003ci\u003ePierrot’s Fingernails\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of poems. He lives in Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556666626209,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781965874127","price":24.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781965874127_6202a3f5-f3af-49c8-b712-7f8ca69b2c69.jpg?v=1781824355","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/averoigne-paperback-by-clark-ashton-smith-foreword-by-kit-schluter","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}