The White Isle
Illustrated by Stephen Fabian. A substantially different version of this novel was serialized in Fantastic Stories, 1980.
Darrell Schweitzer's first novel is a powerful tale of Prince Evnos of Iankoros, who seeks to reclaim his bride from the God of Death. Rich with strange sorceries, grim mythologies, and hostile gods, this is a tale of heroism and horror, seeming triumph and subsequent tragedy, and strange turns of fate which none of the characters could possible foresee.
It is a modern classic reminiscent of E. R. Eddison, Clark Ashton Smith and Lord Dunsany... and yet uniquely the author's own.
Darrell Schweitzer
Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952) is an American writer, editor, and essayist in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror, although he does also work in science fiction and fantasy. Schweitzer is also a prolific writer of literary criticism and editor of collections of essays on various writers within his preferred genres. From 1988 to 2007 he co-edited Weird Tales, sharing a World Fantasy Award in 1993 with colleagues John Gregory Betancourt and George H. Scithers.
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