Red World of Polaris: The Adventures of Captain Volmar
Red World of Polaris is one of the lost stories of Clark Ashton Smith... Known to have been written, often discussed, but never seen. Until now.
The fabled story Red World of Polaris has re-surfaced after nearly 50 years, and is being presented for the first time with two other classic stories by Clark Ashton Smith about the exploits of Captain Volmar - The Amazing Planet and Marooned in Andromeda. These stunning and visionary tales are a welcome addition for the Smith completist.
Contents:
- The Magellen of the Constellations: An Introduction (by Ronald S. Hilger & Scott Connors)
- Marooned in Andromeda
- A Captivity in Serpens
- The Red World of Polaris
- The Ocean-World of Alioth (a fragment)
- Captain Volmar and Crew: An Afterword (by Donald Sydney-Fryer)
Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. It is for these stories, and his literary friendship with H. P. Lovecraft from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937, that he is mostly remembered today. With Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, also a friend and correspondent, Smith remains one of the most famous contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales.