Weird Tales 1 Explained

Weird Tales #1
Cover Artist:Tom Barber
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Weird Tales
Publisher:Zebra Books
Release Date:1980
Media Type:Print (paperback)
Pages:268
Isbn:0-89083-714-7
Followed By:Weird Tales #2

Weird Tales #1 is a fantasy anthology edited by Lin Carter, the first in his paperback revival of the classic fantasy and horror magazine Weird Tales. It is also numbered vol. 48, no. 1 (Spring 1981) in continuation of the numbering of the original magazine. The anthology was first published in paperback by American publisher Zebra Books in December 1980, and reprinted in 1983.

Summary

The book collects fourteen novelettes, short stories and poems by various fantasy authors, including both new works by various fantasy authors and reprints from authors associated with the original Weird Tales, together with an editorial and introductory notes to the individual pieces by the editor. The pieces include a "posthumous collaboration" (the story by Smith and Carter).

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