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The Spawn of Cthulhu

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The Spawn of Cthulhu
Cover of the first edition.
EditorLin Carter
Cover artistGervasio Gallardo
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBallantine Adult Fantasy series
GenreFantasy
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1971
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
ISBN0-345-02394-3
OCLC398491
Preceded byNew Worlds for Old 
Followed byDouble Phoenix 

The Spawn of Cthulhu is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1971 as the thirty-sixth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. It was the fifth anthology assembled by Carter for the series.[1]

Summary

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The book collects twelve fantasy tales and poems by various authors that either influenced or were influenced by the Cthulhu Mythos stories of H. P. Lovecraft, including one story by Lovecraft himself, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter.[1]

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