The Abominations of Yondo

The Abominations of Yondo

Dust-jacket by Ronald Clyne and Wynn Bullock for The Abominations of Yondo by Clark Ashton Smith
Author Clark Ashton Smith
Cover artist Ronald Clyne and Wynn Bullock
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction short stories
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date
 1960
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 227 pp

The Abominations of Yondo is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by author Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1960 and was the author's fourth collection of stories published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 2,005 copies. The stories were mostly written between 1930 and 1935.

The collection contains stories from Smith's major story cycles of Hyperborea, Poseidonis, Averoigne and Zothique.

The title story is told by a man who has been released from being tortured by the priests of the lion-headed god Ong, and who tries to make his way to safety through the desert of Yondo, but is so perturbed by the horrors he encounters that he flees back to the realm of the torturers.

Contents

The Abominations of Yondo contains the following tales:

  1. "The Abominations of Yondo"
  2. "The White Sybil"
  3. "The Ice-Demon"
  4. "The Voyage of King Euvoran"
  5. "The Witchcraft of Ulua"
  6. "The Master of the Crabs"
  7. "A Vintage from Atlantis"
  8. "The Enchantress of Sylaire"
  9. "The Dweller in the Gulf"
  10. "The Dark Age"
  11. "The Devotee of Evil"
  12. "The Nameless Offspring"
  13. "The Epiphany of Death"
  14. "The Third Episode of Vathek" with William Beckford
  15. "Chinoiserie"
  16. "The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony"
  17. "The Passing of Aphrodite"

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