Speculative Fiction
Emperor of the Ancient Word and Other Fantastic Stories
2013
A collection of seventeen fantasy tales by Darrell Schweitzer, exploring mad gods, specters, and horror with a spellbinding style.
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A collection of seventeen fantasy tales by Darrell Schweitzer, exploring mad gods, specters, and horror with a spellbinding style.
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Mike Ashley calls the author "today's supreme stylist" of fantasy, and Tanith Lee says that "Schweitzer is a story-teller, by whose smoky fire one may sit spellbound." First-rate stories of the fantastic by a World Fantasy Award winner!
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Minor romantic elements mentioned; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Frequent horror elements with graphic depictions in stories like 'The Dead Kid.'
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Recurring fantasy magic and occult themes like mad gods and specters.
Occult / demonology
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Occult elements present as part of the fantasy magic system.
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Other
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