Posted by Tim Stretton on January 27, 1999 at 07:38:00:
I have recently come across the writings of Clark Ashton Smith, who, as far as I can make out, was a US writer of fantasy and horror in the 1940s. His prose style is curious, ornate and compelling, and reminds me in some ways of Vance's. There is a much anthologised short story, "The Weird of Avoosl Wuthqqan" which would not be out of place in "The Dying Earth".
Does anyone out there agree with me? And can anyone tell me anything about Clark Ashton Smith?
Cheers,
Tim.