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'''''Wall of Serpents''''' is a collection of two classic [[fantasy]] short stories by [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] authors [[L. Sprague de Camp]] and [[Fletcher Pratt]], the third volume in their [[Harold Shea (fictional series)|Harold Shea]] series. |
'''''Wall of Serpents''''' is a collection of two classic [[fantasy]] short stories by [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] authors [[L. Sprague de Camp]] and [[Fletcher Pratt]], the third volume in their [[Harold Shea (fictional series)|Harold Shea]] series. The pieces were originally published in the magazines ''[[Fantasy Fiction]]'' and ''[[Beyond Fantasy Fiction]]'' in the issues for June, 1953 and October, 1954. The collection was first published in hardcover by [[Avalon Books]] in 1960, and in paperback by [[Dell Publishing|Dell Books]] in 1979. It has been reprinted by a number of other publishers since its first appearance. A 1980 edition published by [[Sphere Books]] was retitled ''[[The Enchanter Completed]]''. More recently it has been combined with the earlier books in the series in the omnibus edition ''[[The Complete Compleat Enchanter]]'' (1989), and with the earlier books and later stories in the omnibus edition ''[[The Mathematics of Magic: The Enchanter Stories of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt]]'' (2007). It has also been published in [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[German language|German]]. |
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The Harold Shea stories are [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel world]] tales in which universes where magic works coexist with our own, and in which those based on the mythologies, legends, and literary fantasies of our world and can be reached by aligning one's mind to them by a system of symbolic logic. In the stories collected as ''Wall of Serpents'', the authors' protagonist Harold Shea visits two such worlds, those of [[Kalevala|Finnish]] and [[Irish mythology|Irish]] mythology. |
The Harold Shea stories are [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel world]] tales in which universes where magic works coexist with our own, and in which those based on the mythologies, legends, and literary fantasies of our world and can be reached by aligning one's mind to them by a system of symbolic logic. In the stories collected as ''Wall of Serpents'', the authors' protagonist Harold Shea visits two such worlds, those of [[Kalevala|Finnish]] and [[Irish mythology|Irish]] mythology. |
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| Author | L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt |
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| Cover artist | Ed Emshwiller |
| Language | English |
| Series | Harold Shea |
| Genre | Fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | Avalon Books |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 223 pp |
| ISBN | NA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | The Castle of Iron |
| Followed by | The Enchanter Reborn |
Wall of Serpents is a collection of two classic fantasy short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, the third volume in their Harold Shea series. The pieces were originally published in the magazines Fantasy Fiction and Beyond Fantasy Fiction in the issues for June, 1953 and October, 1954. The collection was first published in hardcover by Avalon Books in 1960, and in paperback by Dell Books in 1979. It has been reprinted by a number of other publishers since its first appearance. A 1980 edition published by Sphere Books was retitled The Enchanter Completed. More recently it has been combined with the earlier books in the series in the omnibus edition The Complete Compleat Enchanter (1989), and with the earlier books and later stories in the omnibus edition The Mathematics of Magic: The Enchanter Stories of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt (2007). It has also been published in Italian and German.
The Harold Shea stories are parallel world tales in which universes where magic works coexist with our own, and in which those based on the mythologies, legends, and literary fantasies of our world and can be reached by aligning one's mind to them by a system of symbolic logic. In the stories collected as Wall of Serpents, the authors' protagonist Harold Shea visits two such worlds, those of Finnish and Irish mythology.
Contents
References
- Laughlin, Charlotte (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. pp. 103–104.
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External Links
- Wall of Serpents title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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