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Title: The Empire of the Necromancers Title Record # 62561
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Date: 1932-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Zothique
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2020 Empire of the Necromancers
Year Language Title
1970ⓘTranslated by Friedrich Polakovics
 German Das Reich der Toten [as by C. A. Smith]
1971ⓘTranslated by J. B. de Mare
 Dutch Het rijk van de dodenbezweerders
1975ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins
 French
L'empire des nécromants?L'empire des necromants
1977 Portuguese O império dos Necromantes [as by C. Ashton Smith]
1978ⓘTranslated by Inmaculada de Dios.
 Spanish El imperio de los nigromantes
1987 Italian L'impero dei negromanti
2001ⓘTranslated by Heiko Langhans
 German Necropolis - Das Reich der Toten
2017ⓘTranslated by Julien Bétan
 French L'empire des nécromants

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, September 1932 1932-09-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag M. Brundage Checkmark
Lost Worlds 1944-10-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll E. Burt Trimpey , Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 7, 1948 1948-09-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Publishing Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1970-00-00 C. A. Smith Insel (Bibliothek des Hauses Usher) 2704
DM 14.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 217
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
Zothique 1970-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #16) 0-345-01938-5
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
273
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll George Barr Checkmark
De kolos van Ylourgne 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bruna (Bruna FEH #2) 90-229-3502-7
ƒ3.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob van Blommestein Checkmark
Lost Worlds 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Neville Spearman 0-85435-111-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
 419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Simmonds  
Lost Worlds: Volume 1 1974-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-03964-3
£0.35?£: UK pound
 205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Lost Worlds: Volume 1 1975-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-03964-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
 205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Les meilleurs récits de Weird Tales: Tome 1 : (1925-1932) 1975-02-20 ed. Jacques Sadoul J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #579)     249
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Hugh Rankin , C. C. Senf Checkmark
Pesadelo Galáctico - antologia de histórias espantosas 1977-00-00 ed. uncredited Editora Nova Críctica (Extra Colecção #1)     188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Zothique 1978-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Edaf (Ciencia Ficción (Edaf) #16)     378
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll George Barr Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1982-03-00 C. A. Smith Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #68) 3-518-37265-3
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 249+
[2]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Thomas Franke Checkmark
The Monster of the Prophecy 1983-04-00 Clark Ashton Smith Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83544-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
 238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
L'empire des nécromants 1986-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #165) 2-7304-0368-X   211
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Racconti fantastici del '900. Volume primo 1987-10-00 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori (Oscar #1984) 88-04-30332-8
Lit 10,000?Lit: Italian lira
 xiv+
426
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jean-Michel Folon  
A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith 1988-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Les meilleurs récits de Weird Tales 1989-01-13 ed. Jacques Sadoul J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2556) 2-277-22556-8   509
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Margaret Brundage  
Tales of Zothique 1995-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith Necronomicon Press 0-940884-71-2
$11.95?$: US dollar
 224
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jason C. Eckhardt , Homer D. Eckhardt Checkmark
L'empire des nécromants 1998-09-00 Clark Ashton Smith Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #18) 2-251-77118-2
F49.00?F: French frank
 271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
  
Necropolis 2001-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2605) 3-935822-03-0
DM 32.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Babbarammdass Checkmark
The Emperor of Dreams 2002-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26) 0-575-07373-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
 592
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
A Rendezvous in Averoigne 2003-07-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$32.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dariusz Jasiczak Checkmark
Lost Worlds 2006-10-01 Clark Ashton Smith Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) 0-8032-9351-8
$16.95?$: US dollar
 x+
419
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
A Vintage from Atlantis 2007-11-01 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-030-3
$39.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
A Vintage From Atlantis: Volume Three of the Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith 2007-11-01 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-364-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Die graue Madonna 2008-07-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa (Festa Horror TB #1521) 978-3-86552-061-6
€13.95?€: Euro
 415
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Markus Vesper Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2009-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-0-8095-5665-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
 400
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Peter Bergting  
The Empire of the Necromancers 2009-04-20 Clark Ashton Smith Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5861-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
 58
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Return of the Sorcerer 2009-09-15 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-1-60701-209-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
 346
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Peter Bergting Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2012-10-10 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books / SFBC 978-1-62090-569-2
$13.99?$: US dollar
 348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peter Bergting Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis 2013-10-22 Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
The Golden Age of Weird Fiction Megapack: Volume 6 2015-08-20 Clark Ashton Smith Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0703-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
A Vintage from Atlantis 2016-05-24 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-851-4
$17.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
336
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jason Van Hollander  
Die Totenbeschwörer von Naat 2016-10-24 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2642) 978-3-86552-464-5
€28.00?€: Euro
 574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Zothique Prism 2017-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Pegana Press  
$75.00?$: US dollar
 17
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap  
Intégrale 2017-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith
Mnémos?Mnemos
 978-2-35408-582-7   464+
256+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 1) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
A Dying Planet Short Stories: Anthology of New & Classic Tales 2020-04-15 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-781-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
A Dying Planet Short Stories: Anthology of New & Classic Tales 2020-07-07 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-311-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons 2020-11-00 ed. Peter Bebergal Strange Attractor Press 978-1-907222-74-0
£30.00?£: UK pound
 337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Arik Roper Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers  
$16.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
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