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Philip Athans
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The story “Jirel Meets Magic” raises the cosmic horror level a few dozen notches… and I’m not complaining! These exercises in vividly described hellscapes continue to fascinate.
— Sep 14, 2026 02:21PM
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Philip Athans
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The second story, "Black God's Kiss," is a direct sequel to the first story, so any discussion of plot would be filled with spoilers. Suffice it to say, though, this story kicks things up a notch, adding surrealism to sword & sorcery and weird horror--a trifecta C.L. Moore pulls off admirably.
— Aug 25, 2026 09:23AM
Philip Athans
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BLACK GOD'S KISS
It took me a few pages to grow accustomed to C.L. Moore's particular voice, but having easily passed that hurdle I was 100% in.
This story combines sword & sorcery and weird horror so perfectly it's now hard for me to think of them as in anyway separate sub-genres. This story was spectacular.
— Aug 24, 2026 09:31AM
It took me a few pages to grow accustomed to C.L. Moore's particular voice, but having easily passed that hurdle I was 100% in.
This story combines sword & sorcery and weird horror so perfectly it's now hard for me to think of them as in anyway separate sub-genres. This story was spectacular.