Shambleau and Others (1953)

Hard, uncompromising, strong, practical, and at the end of each tale it isn’t Jirel’s prowess with the sword, or Smith’s speed and skill with his blaster that come through as the determining factors, it’s their mental strength that enable them to overcome the sticky situations they find themselves in. Indeed, there is very little physical action at all throughout this collection. This is part of the reason why for me these individuals are elevated beyond the archetypal hero of typical pulp fare, and into the realms of true literary characters. They have so much, well… character.

Complete review at: The Great Gnome Press Science Fiction Odyssey, and a close-up examination of the book itself.
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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
C. L. Moore	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Binkley, Ric	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Northwest Smith

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Galaxy SF Novel (31)

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Shambleau [short story] by C. L. Moore

Black God’s Kiss [short story] by C. L. Moore

Black Thirst by C. L. Moore

Black God's Shadow [short story] by C. L. Moore

The Tree of Life by C. L. Moore

Jirel Meets Magic [short story] by C. L. Moore

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Scarlet Dream [short story] by C. L. Moore

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Do not combine with the German collection "Shambleau" because that contains the stories from "The Best of C. L. Moore" and not from "Shambleau and Others".

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Praised by H.P. Lovecraft as a "magnificent" debut, C.L. Moore's first story is still one of the most famous and enduring tales in science fiction. Passing through the streets of Lakkdarol, the newest human colony on Mars, Northwest Smith witnesses a bizarre sight: a young woman, clad in scarlet, being chased by a mob chanting "Shambleau! Shambleau!" As beautiful as she is frightened, Northwest shields her from death at the hands of the mob, but alone in his quarters, she reveals how she intends to thank him and what lies inside the closely wrapped turban on her head... One of the strangest, and surely one of the most imaginative stories ever written, SHAMBLEAU was hailed by readers, authors, and editors as the debut of a truly gifted writer during the golden age of science fiction.

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Passing through the streets of Lakkdarol, the newest human colony on Mars, Northwest Smith witnesses a bizarre sight: a young woman, clad in scarlet, being chased by a mob chanting “Shambleau! Shambleau!” As beautiful as she is frightened, Northwest shields her from death at the hands of the mob, but alone in his quarters, she reveals how she intends to thank him and what lies inside the closely wrapped turban on her head...

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