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Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I

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Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I
Cover of the first edition.
EditorLin Carter
Cover artistGervasio Gallardo
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBallantine Adult Fantasy series
GenreFantasy
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Preceded byDiscoveries in Fantasy 
Followed byGreat Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II 

Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I is an anthology of fantasy novellas, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in September, 1972[1] as the fifty-second volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.[2] It was the eighth such anthology assembled by Carter for the series.[1]

Summary

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The book collects four novellas by five fantasy authors, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter. It is a companion volume to Carter's subsequent collection Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II (1973).[1][2]

Contents

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Reception

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The book was reviewed by Everett F. Bleiler in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1983.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ a b Carter, Lin. "Bibliography II: The Adult Fantasy Series," in Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy, Ballantine Books, 1973.