Who Fears the Devil?
There's a traveling man the Carolina mountain folk call Silver John for the silver strings strung on his guitar. In his wanderings John encounters a parade of benighted forest creatures, mountain spirits, and shapeless horrors from the void of history with only his enduring spirit, playful wit, and the magic of his guitar to preserve him. Manly Wade Wellman's Silver John is one of the most beloved figures in fantasy, a true American folk hero of the literary age.
For the first time the Planet Stories edition of Who Fears the Devil? collects all of John's adventures published throughout Wellman's life, including two stories about John before he got his silver-stringed guitar that have never previously appeared in a Silver John collection. Lost, out of print, or buried in expensive hardcover editions, the seminal, unforgettable tales of Who Fears the Devil? stand ready for a new generation ready to continue the folk tradition of Silver John!
Contents (the original collection):
- John's My Name
- O Ugly Bird!
- Why They're Named That
- One Other
- Then I Wasn't Alone
- Shiver in the Pines
- You Know the Tale of Hoph
- Old Devlins Was A-Waiting
- Find the Place Yourself
- The Desrick on Yandro
- The Stars Down There
- Vandy, Vandy
- Blue Monkey
- Dumb Supper
- I Can't Claim That
- The Little Black Train
- Who Else Could I Count On
- Walk Like a Mountain
- None Wiser for the Trip
- On the Hills and Everywhere
- Nary Spell
- Nine Yards of Other Cloth
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Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) was an American writer. He is best known for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains and for drawing on the native folklore of that region, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction and non-fiction. In the later 1920s, during the silent film era, Wellman wrote movie reviews for the Wichita Beacon. He also contributed to the writing of the comic book The Spirit while the franchise's creator, Will Eisner, was serving in the US military during World War II.
Silver John
Silver John consists of five primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
