- Hardcover: 350 pages
- Publisher: Night Shade Books (Jun 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1597800295
- ISBN-13: 978-1597800297
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #247,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of the stories, creating a definitive "preferred text" for Smith's entire body of work. This second volume of the series brings together 20 of his fantasy stories.
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volume 2 contains two of the greatest weird tales ever written, Aug 10 2007
By grew up in the 1960s - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith: Volume 2: The Door To Saturn (Hardcover)
although not all of clark ashton smith's weird tales are classics, almost all of them are worth reading. his best stories are terrific. this volume contains two of his very best; "THE CITY OF THE SINGING FLAME" and "THE TESTAMENT OF ATHAMMAUS". both stories rank with (smith's good friend) h.p. lovecraft's finest. "THE CITY OF THE SINGING FLAME" in particular is one of the most devastating short stories i've ever read. it will knock you out. many such stories (in volumes like this) promise weirdness, this one really delivers. it may also say something (by implication) about the source of weird tales in general. "THE TESTAMENT OF ATHAMMAUS" on the other hand, is a hilarious account of an executed criminal who won't stay dead. many of the other tales in this volume are quite good as well. CLARK ASHTON SMITH at his best is one of the greatest writers of weird tales that ever lived. this volume contains some of his very best. don't miss it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A Second Home Run!, Nov 20 2007
By Stanley C. Sargent "Stanley C. Sargent" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith: Volume 2: The Door To Saturn (Hardcover)
Editors Connors and Hilger have succeeded once again in producing more of the ultimate Clark Ashton Smith collection of fantastic prose. As in volume one, they have corrected the tales using Smith's original manuscripts, published here in chronological order according to when they were written, not by subject or date of publication. At times the changes are minor, but in some instances the publisher forced Smith to butcher his own work or, even worse, altered the text without Smith's permission. Now they are restored to original form, the way the author meant them to be!The editors have also provided histories of the writing and publishing of all of the stories, a Smith bibliography and an alternate ending to "The Return of the Sorcerer."
I eagerly await the next installment in this 5-part collection, as this is the definitive Smith, in many cases unseen since the author first wrote the tales herein!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Out of Print??? Not For Long! Be Patient & Save Your Money!, Dec 12 2011
By Collectorman606 "Collectorman606" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith: Volume 2: The Door To Saturn (Hardcover)
Well...It seems the 2nd Volume of Clark Ashton Smith's collected stories entitled, "The Door to Saturn" is now "out-of print". But be patient,,, It will return. In fact, let me share some comments that I included in the AMAZON.COM critique of the now unavailable 1st volume, "The End of the Story". To begin, I contacted Nightshade Books today and was assured that a 2nd print would be forthcoming in about a year more or less (depending on the economy). Let me repeat: THIS BOOK WILL BE REPRINTED IN THE NEAR AND FORESEEABLE FUTURE!!!!! So be patient! Stay vigilant! And please..... DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT PAYING THE RIDICULOUS AND OUTRAGEOUS PRICES being demanded by the bloodsucking parasites and vultures advertising copies for hundreds of dollars on AMAZON.COM and E-BAY and GOD-ONLY-KNOWS-WHERE-ELSE (Buy.com, Alibris.com, Half.com, etc.). I know this is a free economy and free marketplace but a question does come to mind.....Is this price gouging? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!! It sickens me to see this book and other examples of out-of-print/discontinued items being snapped-up by these secondary market opportunists and reappearing on AMAZON.COM and other websites at hyper-inflated "pay-day loan" prices. Only a desperate collector who needs a "fix" to ensure his collection is complete would succumb to this sleaziness. That, or these sellers feel that Donald Trump and his peer group surf AMAZON.COM. As for me, on those rare occassions of where I might want such an item, I simply learn to live without it if for no other reason than just plain general principle. I usually find a "reasonable" seller on the internet out there somewhere. Make no mistake, I have the money but....I just won't do it.... No %$#&* way......I will not subsidize blatant greed and profiteering. I certainly do not begrudge anyone a profit but the prices being asked by these leeches are mostly absurd and unrealistic. To you resellers out there who engage in this practice: Shame on all of you!!! I and others have long memories....When I am in the market for a "normal" priced item, I can assure you that sellers like you are automatically disqualified from my consideration. I am not sure how alienating your market base increases sales but maybe you know some theory of marketing and sales that I am unfamilar with....The Door to Saturn (The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith, Vol. 2)
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