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Time and the Gods

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Time and the Gods

By: Lord Dunsany
Narrated by: David Thorpe, Emma Powell
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About this listen

Dreamworlds, magic; faerie - an entrancing collection from 'One of the greatest writers of this century' (Arthur C Clarke).

Of all the weavers of magic, there is none like Lord Dunsany. During his long lifetime he wrote more than 60 books including novels, plays, poetry collections and most memorably, innumerable exotic and fantastical short stories.

Here is the very best of Dunsany's extraordinarily evocative tales of Faerie, of dreamworlds and of magic. Considered a major influence on J R R Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin, these are some of the most beguiling fantasies in the English language, including the complete contents of Time and the Gods, The Book of Wonder, The Sword of Welleran and The Last Book of Wonder.

©1906 Lord Dunsany (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Short Stories Fantasy Magic

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"To the truly imaginative he is a talisman and a key unlocking rich storehouses of dreams." (H P Lovecraft)
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I came across Dunsany as an influence on Lovecraft, but there’s so much more in this collection. Apart from the poetic use of language there is the world building that is a precursor to Tolkien. But it’s the sheer range of tales, from the tender and wistful to the whimsical and funny, that impressed me. Also this is, for me, the most convincing performance I’ve heard in an audio book, and the contrast of the two narrators really brings the best out of each tale.

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