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The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth

Here are strange, beautiful stories covering the full spectrum of the late Roger Zelazny's remarkable talents. In Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, Zelazny's rare ability to mix the dream-like, disturbing imagery of fantasy with the real-life hardware of science fiction is on full display. His vivid imagination and fine prose made him one of the most highly acclaimed writers in his field.

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Contents:

* The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth * nv F&SF Mar '65

* The Keys to December * nv New Worlds Aug '66

* Devil Car [Sam Nurdock] * ss Galaxy Jun '65

* A Rose for Ecclesiastes * nv F&SF Nov '63

* The Monster and the Maiden * vi Galaxy Dec '64

* Collector's Fever * vi Galaxy Jun '64

* This Mortal Mountain * nv If Mar '67

* This Moment of the Storm * nv F&SF Jun '66

* The Great Slow Kings * ss Worlds of Tomorrow Dec '63

* A Museum Piece * ss Fantastic Jun '63

* Divine Madness * ss Magazine of Horror Sum '66

* Corrida * ss Anubis v1 #3 '68

* Love Is an Imaginary Number * ss New Worlds Jan '66

* The Man Who Loved the Faioli * ss Galaxy Jun '67

* Lucifer * ss Worlds of Tomorrow Jun '64

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 252 pages

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