The Ballantine Adult Fantasy series was an imprint of American publisher

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. Launched in 1969 (presumably in response to the growing popularity of Tolkien's works), the series reissued a number of works of

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which were out of print or dispersed in back issues of

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s (or otherwise not easily available in the United States), in cheap paperback form—including works by authors such as

James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell (; April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and ''belles-lettres''. Cabell was well-regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His work ...

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consist ...

Ernest Bramah Ernest Bramah (20 March 186823 June 1942), the pseudonym of Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories and features. His humorous works were often ranked with Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, ...

Hope Mirrlees (Helen) Hope Mirrlees (8 April 1887 – 1 August 1978) was a British poet, novelist and translator. She is best known for the 1926 '' Lud-in-the-Mist'', an influential fantasy novel, David Langford and Mike Ashley, "Mirrlees, Hope", in David ...

, and

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditiona ...

. The series lasted until 1974. Envisioned by the husband-and-wife team of

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and

Betty Ballantine Betty Ballantine (born Elizabeth Jones; September 25, 1919 – February 12, 2019) was an American publisher, editor, and writer. She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved ...

, and edited by

Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lov ...

, it featured cover art by illustrators such as Gervasio Gallardo,

Robert LoGrippo The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

, David McCall Johnston, and Bob Pepper. The agreement signed between the Ballantines and Carter on November 22, 1968, launched the project. In addition to the reprints comprising the bulk of the series, some new fantasy works were published as well as a number of original collections and anthologies put together by Carter, and ''Imaginary Worlds'', his general history of the modern fantasy genre. The series was never considered a money-maker for Ballantine, although the re-issue of several of its titles both before and after the series' demise shows that a number of individual works were considered successful. The Ballantines supported the series as long as they remained the publishers of Ballantine Books, but with their sale of the company to

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in 1973 support from the top was no longer forthcoming, and in 1974, with the end of the Ballantines' involvement in the company they had founded, the series was terminated. After the termination of the Adult Fantasy series, Ballantine continued to publish fantasy but concentrated primarily on new titles, with the older works it continued to issue being those with proven track records. In 1977, both its fantasy and science fiction lines were relaunched under the

Del Rey Books Del Rey Books is an imprint (trade name), imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House. The imprint was established in 1977 under the editorship of Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, author Lester del Rey. Today, th ...

imprint, under the editorship of

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and

Judy-Lynn del Rey Judy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin (January 26, 1943 – February 20, 1986) was a science fiction editor. She was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the s ...

. Carter continued his promotion of the fantasy genre in a new line of annual anthologies from

DAW Books DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted ...

, ''

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories ''The Year's Best Fantasy Stories'' is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in 1975. Despite the anthology's title, it actually gathers together pieces originally ...

'', also beginning in 1975. Meanwhile, the series' lapsed mission of restoring classic works of fantasy to print had been taken up on a more limited basis by the ''

Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library The Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library was a series of trade paperback books published in the United States by the Newcastle Publishing Company between 1973 and 1980. Presumably under the inspiration of the earlier example set by the Ballantine ...

'', launched in 1973.

The series

All books in the "series proper" bore a distinctive Unicorn's Head colophon on the cover and included an introduction by Carter.

Precursors, August 1965 to April 1969

Ballantine published these fantasies and fantasy criticism before hiring Carter as consultant.Carter, Lin. '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy''. Ballantine Books, 1973. Some were labeled "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the first Ballantine cover. Later reprints of some bore the Unicorn's Head colophon. # ''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ...

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J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson ...

(August 1965) # ''

The Fellowship of the Ring ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' is the first of three volumes of the epic novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien; it is followed by ''The Two Towers'' and ''The Return of the King''. The action takes place in th ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (October 1965) # ''

The Two Towers ''The Two Towers'', first published in 1954, is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. It is preceded by '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' and followed by ''The Return of the King''. The volume's t ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (October 1965) # ''

The Return of the King ''The Return of the King'' is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', following '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Two Towers''. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (December 1965) # ''

The Tolkien Reader ''The Tolkien Reader'' is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. It includes a variety of short stories, poems, a play and some non-fiction. It compiles material previously published as three separate shorter books (''Tree and Leaf, Farmer ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (September 1966) # ''

The Worm Ouroboros ''The Worm Ouroboros'' is a Heroic fantasy, heroic high fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, first published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland i ...

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E. R. Eddison Eric Rücker Eddison, CB, CMG (24 November 1882 – 18 August 1945) was an English civil servant and author, writing epic fantasy novels under the name E. R. Eddison. His best-known works include ''The Worm Ouroboros'' (1922) and the Zimiamv ...

(April 1967, later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # ''

Mistress of Mistresses ''Mistress of Mistresses'' is a fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the first in his Zimiamvian Trilogy. First published in 1935, it centers on political intrigues between the nobles and rulers of the Three Kingdoms of Rerek, Meszri ...

'', E. R. Eddison (August 1967) # ''

A Fish Dinner in Memison ''A Fish Dinner in Memison'' is a 1941 fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the second in his Zimiamvian Trilogy. The story consists of alternating sections set on Earth and in Zimiamvia. The Earth sections focus on the romance of Edw ...

'', E. R. Eddison (February 1968) # ''

The Road Goes Ever On ''The Road Goes Ever On'' is a song cycle first published in 1967 as a book of sheet music and as an audio recording. The music was written by the entertainer Donald Swann, and the words are taken from poems in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien and

Donald Swann Donald Ibrahim Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a British composer, musician, singer and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing Novelty song, comic songs with Michael Flanders. Early life Dona ...

(October 1968) # ''

Titus Groan ''Titus Groan'' is a Gothic novel by Mervyn Peake, first published in 1946. It is the first novel in the ''Gormenghast'' series. The other books in the series are the novels '' Gormenghast'' (1950) and '' Titus Alone'' (1959) and the novella ' ...

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Mervyn Peake Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the '' Gormenghast'' books. The four works were part of what Peake conceived ...

(October 1968; later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # ''

Gormenghast Gormenghast may refer to: * ''Gormenghast'' (series), a trilogy of novels by Mervyn Peake ** ''Gormenghast'' (novel), second in the series * ''Gormenghast'' (opera), an opera based on the books * ''Gormenghast'' (TV serial), a BBC adaptatio ...

'', Mervyn Peake (October 1968; later reprinted (5th) with colophon) # ''

Titus Alone ''Titus Alone'' is a novel written by Mervyn Peake and first published in 1959. It is the third work in the ''Gormenghast'' trilogy. The other works are ''Titus Groan'' and ''Gormenghast''. With the trilogy, a fourth work, the novella '' Boy ...

'', Mervyn Peake (October 1968; later reprinted (4th & 5th) with colophon) # ''

A Voyage to Arcturus ''A Voyage to Arcturus'' is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary pl ...

'', David Lindsay (November 1968; later reprinted (2nd & 3rd) with colophon) # ''

The Last Unicorn ''The Last Unicorn'' is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the ...

'', Peter S. Beagle (February 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover; later reprinted with colophon) # ''

A Fine and Private Place A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient ...

'', Peter S. Beagle (February 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover of the first two printings) # ''

Smith of Wootton Major ''Smith of Wootton Major'', first published in 1967, is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien. It tells the tale of a Great Cake, baked for the once in twenty-four year Feast of Good Children. The Master Cook, Nokes, hides some trinkets in the cake fo ...

and

Farmer Giles of Ham ''Farmer Giles of Ham'' is a comic medieval fable written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949. The story describes the encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax, and how Giles manages to use these to r ...

'', J. R. R. Tolkien (March 1969) # '' Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings"'', Lin Carter (March 1969) # ''

The Mezentian Gate ''The Mezentian Gate'' is a fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the third in his Zimiamvian Trilogy. It is primarily a history of the rule of the fictional King Mezentius (the Tyrant of Fingiswold), and his methods of gaining and hol ...

'', E. R. Eddison (April 1969, with "A Ballantine Adult Fantasy" on the cover)

The series proper, May 1969 to April 1974

Volumes published as part of the series, based on a listing by Lin Carter in '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy'' with the addition of books new to Ballantine published under the Unicorn's Head colophon thereafter. In Carter's list, the books were numbered in the order of their publication; subsequent numbers supplied on the same basis. These numbers do not appear on the books themselves. # '' The Blue Star'',

Fletcher Pratt Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American people, American List of science fiction authors, writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War an ...

(May 1969) (#01602) # ''

The King of Elfland's Daughter ''The King of Elfland's Daughter'' is a 1924 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It is widely recognized as one of the most influential and acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature.; pp 1124 Although the novel faded into re ...

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(June 1969) (#01628) # ''

The Wood Beyond the World ''The Wood Beyond the World'' is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It wa ...

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(July 1969) (#01652) # '' The Silver Stallion'',

(August 1969) (#01678) # ''

Lilith Lilith (; ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam and a primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Eden ...

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George MacDonald George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carrol ...

(September 1969) (#01711) # ''

Dragons, Elves, and Heroes ''Dragons, Elves, and Heroes'' is an American anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1969 as the sixth volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1969) (#01731) # '' The Young Magicians'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1969) (#01730) # ''

Figures of Earth ''Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances'' (1921) is a fantasy novel or ironic romance by James Branch Cabell, set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the first half of the 13th century. The book follows the earthly career ...

'',

(November 1969) (#01763) # '' The Sorcerer's Ship'',

Hannes Bok Wayne Francis Woodard ( ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), known by the pseudonym Hannes Bok, was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for v ...

(December 1969) (#01795) # ''

Land of Unreason ''Land of Unreason'' is a fantasy novel by American writers Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the fantasy magazine '' Unknown Worlds'' for October, 1941 as "The Land of Unreason". Revised and expanded, it was first ...

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L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...

(January 1970) (#01814) # ''

The High Place ''The High Place'' (subtitled ''A Comedy of Disenchantment'') is a 1923 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell, first published in hardcover by Robert M. McBride in an edition illustrated by Frank C. Pape. It is the eighth volume in the Storisende ...

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(February 1970) (#01855-9) # ''

Lud-in-the-Mist ''Lud-in-the-Mist'' (1926) is the third and final novel by the British writer Hope Mirrlees. It continues the author's exploration of the themes of Life and Art, by a method already described in the preface of her first novel, ''Madeleine: One ...

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(March 1970) (#01880-X) # '' At the Edge of the World'',

(March 1970) (#01879-6) # ''

Phantastes ''Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women'' is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald published in London in 1858. The story centres on the character Anodos ("pathless" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German Ro ...

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(April 1970) (#01902-4) # ''

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'' is a Horror fiction, horror novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, the draft was completed on January 22, 1927 in literature, 1927, and it remained unrevised and u ...

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H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

(May 1970) (#01923-7) # ''

Zothique ''Zothique'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the sixteenth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in June 1970. It was the fir ...

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Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist. He achieved early recognition in California (largely through the enthusiasm ...

(June 1970) (#01938-5) # '' The Shaving of Shagpat'',

George Meredith George Meredith (12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. '' ...

(July 1970) (#01958-X) # ''

The Island of the Mighty ''The Island of the Mighty'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Evangeline Walton, the earliest in a series of four based on the Welsh ''Mabinogion''. It was first published in 1936 under the publisher's title of ''The Virgin and the Swine' ...

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Evangeline Walton Evangeline Walton (24 November 1907 – 11 March 1996) was the pen name of Evangeline Wilna Ensley, an American writer of fantasy fiction. She remains popular in North America and Europe because of her “ability to humanize historical and mytho ...

(July 1970) (#01959-8) # '' Deryni Rising'',

Katherine Kurtz Katherine Irene Kurtz (born October 18, 1944) is an American fantasy writer, author of sixteen historical fantasy novels in the '' Deryni'' series, as well as occult and urban fantasy. Resident in Ireland for over twenty years, she moved to Virg ...

(August 1970) (#01981-4) # ''

The Well at the World's End ''The Well at the World's End'' is a high fantasy novel by the British textile designer, poet, and author William Morris. It was first published in 1896 and has been reprinted repeatedly since, most notably in two parts as the 20th and 21st vol ...

, Vol. 1'',

(August 1970) (#01982-2) # ''

, Vol. 2'', William Morris (September 1970) (#02015-4) # ''

Golden Cities, Far ''Golden Cities, Far'' is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1970 as the twenty-second volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy series''. ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1970) (#02045-6) # '' Beyond the Golden Stair'',

(November 1970) (#02093-6) # ''

The Broken Sword ''The Broken Sword'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, originally published on 5 November 1954. A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy se ...

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Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...

(January 1971) (#02107-X) # ''

The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" ''The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"'' is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1907.Keith Neilson, in Frank N. Magill (ed.), ''Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature'', Volume One. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Pres ...

,''

William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror fiction, horror, fantasy, fan ...

(February 1971) (#02145-2) # '' The Doom that Came to Sarnath and Other Stories'',

(February 1971) (#02146) # '' Something About Eve'',

(March 1971) (#02067-7) # ''

Red Moon and Black Mountain ''Red Moon and Black Mountain: the End of the House of Kendreth'' is a fantasy novel by Joy Chant, the first of three set in her world of Vandarei. It was first published in the UK in hardback by George Allen & Unwin, London, in 1970. The first ...

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Joy Chant Joy Chant (born 13 January 1945) is a British fantasy writer. She is best known for the three House of Kendreth novels, published 1970 to 1983. Her legal name is Eileen Joyce Rutter. Biography Eileen Joyce (nickname, "Joy") Chant was born in Lo ...

(March 1971) (#02178-9) # ''

Hyperborea In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans (, ; ) were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the Ecumene, known world. Their name appears to derive from the Greek , "beyond Boreas (god), Boreas" (the God of the north wind). Some schol ...

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(April 1971) (#02206-8) # '' Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley'',

(May 1971) (#02244-0) # ''

Vathek ''Vathek'' (alternatively titled ''Vathek, an Arabian Tale'' or ''The History of the Caliph Vathek'') is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Sa ...

'', William Beckford (June 1971) (#02279-3) # ''

The Man Who Was Thursday ''The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare'' is a 1908 novel by G. K. Chesterton. The book has been described as a metaphysical thriller. Plot summary Chesterton prefixed the novel with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the ...

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G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, journalist and magazine editor, and literary and art critic. Chesterton created the fictional priest-detective Father Brow ...

(July 1971) (#02305-6) # ''

The Children of Llyr ''The Children of Llyr'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Evangeline Walton, the second in a series of four based on the Welsh ''Mabinogion.'' It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the thirty-third volume of the Ballan ...

'', Evangeline Walton (August 1971) (#02332-3) # ''

The Cream of the Jest ''The Cream of the Jest : A Comedy of Evasions'' is a comical and philosophical novel with possible fantasy elements, by James Branch Cabell, published in 1917. Much of it consists of the historical dreams and philosophical reflections of the m ...

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(September 1971) (#02364-1) # '' New Worlds for Old'', Lin Carter, ed. (September 1971) (#02365-X) # '' The Spawn of Cthulhu'', Lin Carter, ed. (October 1971) (#02394-3) # ''

Double Phoenix ''Double Phoenix'' is an anthology of two fantasy novellas by Edmund Cooper and Roger Lancelyn Green, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in November 1971 as the thirty-seventh volume of i ...

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Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper (30 April 1926 – 11 March 1982) was an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a children's book. These were published under his own name and several pe ...

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Roger Lancelyn Green Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic. He had a positive influence on his friend, C.S. Lewis, by encouraging him to publish ''The Lion, the ...

(November 1971) (#02420-6) # ''

The Water of the Wondrous Isles ''The Water of the Wondrous Isles'' is a 1897 fantasy novel by British author William Morris. Partial publishing history The novel was initially printed in 1897 by Morris' own Kelmscott Press on vellum and artisanal paper in a blackletter type ...

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(November 1971) (#02421-4) # '' Khaled'', F. Marion Crawford (December 1971) (#02446-X) # '' The World's Desire'',

H. Rider Haggard Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform t ...

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Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a folkloristics, collector of folklore, folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectur ...

(January 1972) (#02467-2) # ''

Xiccarph ''Xiccarph'' is a collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the forty-first volume of its Ballantine Adult Fanta ...

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(February 1972) (#02501-6) # '' The Lost Continent'', C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne (February 1972) (#02502-4) # ''

Discoveries in Fantasy ''Discoveries in Fantasy'' is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in March 1972 as the forty-third volume of its ''Ballantine Adult Fantasy series''. ...

'', Lin Carter, ed. (March 1972) (#02546-6) # '' Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship'',

(March 1972) (#02545-8) # ''

Kai Lung's Golden Hours ''Kai Lung's Golden Hours'' is a fantasy novel by English writer Ernest Bramah. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards Ltd. in October, 1922, and there have been numerous editions since. The first edition included a pre ...

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(April 1972) (#02574-1) # ''

Deryni Checkmate ''Deryni Checkmate'' is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the forty-sixth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in May 1972, and has been reprinted a number of times ...

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(May 1972) (#02598-9) # ''

Beyond the Fields We Know ''Beyond the Fields We Know'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish literature, Irish writer Lord Dunsany, and edited by Lin Carter. The title is derived from a description of the location of the border of Elfland used over one hundr ...

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(May 1972) (#02599-7) # ''

The Three Impostors ''The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations'' is an episodic horror fiction, horror novel by Welsh people, Welsh writer Arthur Machen, first published in 1895 in literature, 1895 in The Bodley Head's Keynotes Series. It was revived in pape ...

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Arthur Machen Arthur Machen ( or ; 3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947) was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh people, Welsh author and mysticism, mystic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his influential supernatural ...

(June 1972) (#02643-8) # '' The Night Land, Vol. 1'',

(July 1972) (#02669-1) # '' The Night Land, Vol. 2'', William Hope Hodgson (July 1972) (#02670-5) # ''

The Song of Rhiannon ''The Song of Rhiannon'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Evangeline Walton, the third in a series of four based on the Welsh ''Mabinogion''. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifty-first volume of the Ballantin ...

'', Evangeline Walton (August 1972) (#02773-6) # ''

Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I ''Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I'' is an anthology of fantasy novellas, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in September, 1972 as the fifty-second volume of its ''Ballantine Adult F ...

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, ed. (September 1972) (#02789-2) # ''

Evenor Evenor (Ancient Greek: or Εὐήνορα ''Euenor'' means 'joy of men') is the name of a character from the myth of Atlantis and of several historical figures. Mythological figures * Evenor, father of Cleito by Leucippe. *Evenor, the "brazen ...

'',

(November 1972) (#02874) # ''

Orlando Furioso ''Orlando furioso'' (; ''The Frenzy of Orlando'') is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form ...

: The Ring of Angelica, Volume 1'',

Ludovico Ariosto Ludovico Ariosto (, ; ; 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic '' Orlando Furioso'' (1516). The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's ''Orlando Innamorato'', describ ...

, translated by

Richard Hodgens Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...

(January 1973) (#03057-5) # ''

The Charwoman's Shadow ''The Charwoman's Shadow'' is a 1926 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It is among the pioneering works in the field, published before the genre was named "fantasy". The book was reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as th ...

'',

(February 1973) (#03085-0) # '' Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II'', Lin Carter, ed. (March 1973) (#03162-8) # ''

The Sundering Flood ''The Sundering Flood'' is a fantasy novel by British writer William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literatu ...

'',

(May 1973) (#03261-6) # '' Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy'', Lin Carter (June 1973) (#03309-4) # ''

Poseidonis Poseidonis is the fictional last remnant of the lost continent of Atlantis, mentioned by Algernon Blackwood in his novella "Sand" (published in 1912 in his collection ''Pan's Garden'') and also detailed in a series of short stories by Clark Asht ...

'',

(July 1973) (#03353-1) # ''

Excalibur Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. E ...

'',

Sanders Anne Laubenthal Sanders Anne Laubenthal (December 25, 1943 – May 15, 2002) was an American poet, novelist, historian and textbook writer. Life Laubenthal served the United States Air Force from the time of the Vietnam War, starting writing on-the-job tra ...

(August 1973) (#23416-2) # ''

High Deryni ''High Deryni'' is a historical fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Ballantine Books as the sixty-first volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September 1973 and has been reprinte ...

'',

(September 1973) (#23485-5) # ''

Hrolf Kraki's Saga Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. ...

'',

(October 1973) (#23562-2) # ''

The People of the Mist ''The People of the Mist'' is a classic lost race fantasy novel written by H. Rider Haggard. It was first published serially in the weekly magazine ''Tit-Bits'', between December 1893 and August 1894; the first edition in book form was published ...

'',

(December 1973) (#23660-2) # '' Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat'',

(February 1974) (#023787-0) # '' Over the Hills and Far Away'',

(April 1974) (#023886-9)

Leftovers, June to November 1974

Two volumes published after retirement of the Unicorn's Head colophon were evidently intended for the series. The first has a Carter introduction and the second completes a set of four begun under his editorship. #'' Merlin's Ring'',

H. Warner Munn Harold Warner Munn (November 5, 1903 – January 10, 1981) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry,Don Herron, "Munn, H(arold) Warner", in Jack Sullivan, ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' (New York, Viking, ...

(June 1974) #''

Prince of Annwn ''Prince of Annwn'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Evangeline Walton, the first in a series of four based on the Welsh ''Mabinogion''. Originally intended for publication by Ballantine Books as a volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult ...

'',

(November 1974)

Other works considered by Carter for inclusion in the series

Carter intended to reissue or compile these books for the series, according to statements in his introductions to other books in the series and lists discovered among his effects after his death or elsewhere.Clore, Don. "The Ballantine Adult Fantasy Books That Never Were." In ''Apostle of Letters: The Life and Work of Lin Carter'', ed. Stephen J. Servello, Wild Cat Books, c. 2006, pp. 159–164. A few were later issued in the

, a fantasy revival series similar to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series published between 1973 and 1980. #'' The Nightmare Has Triplets'',

#'' The Elder Gods'', John Campbell (combined with Kuttner's ''City of Sorcerers'', included in a list of "recent" series titles in ''The Man Who Was Thursday'' but not in fact issued) #''Short Stories'',

Donald Corley James Donald Corley (1886–1955) was an American author of short stories, illustrator and architect. He is chiefly remembered for his three self-illustrated books, which included a number of classic fantasy short stories. Life and career Co ...

#''

The Revolt of the Angels ''The Revolt of the Angels'' () is a 1914 novel by Anatole France. Plot ''Revolt'' retells the classic Christian story of the war in Heaven between angels led by the archangel Michael and others led by Satan. The war ends with the defeat and ca ...

'',

Anatole France (; born ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters.Thaïs Thaïs (; ; ) was a Greek who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis, the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, after it was con ...

'', Anatole France #''

The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales ''The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Richard Garnett, generally considered a classic in the genre. Its title notwithstanding, the collection "has nothing to do with the Norse gods—although it ...

'', Richard Garnett #'' One of Cleopatra's Nights'',

Théophile Gautier Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( , ; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and rema ...

#''Short Stories'',

David H. Keller David Henry Keller (December 23, 1880 – July 13, 1966) was an American writer who worked for pulp magazines in the mid-twentieth century, in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. He was also a psychiatrist and physician to shell-sh ...

#'' City of Sorcerers'',

Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy fiction, fantasy and horror fiction, horror. Early life Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Kuttner (1829–1903) and ...

(combined with Campbell's ''The Elder Gods'', included in a list of "recent" series titles in ''The Man Who Was Thursday'' but not in fact issued). ''City of Sorcerers'' is an alternate title for the Kuttner novella "Lands of the Earthquake" #''

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair ''Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair'' is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy li ...

'',

(NFFL edition, April 1977) #''

The Roots of the Mountains ''The Roots of the Mountains: Wherein is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbours, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms'' is a fantasy romance novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantas ...

'', William Morris (NFFL edition, April 1979) #'' A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark'', William Morris (NFFL edition, April 1978) #''

The Story of the Glittering Plain ''The Story of the Glittering Plain'' (full title: ''The Story of the Glittering Plain which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying'') is an 1891 fantasy novel by William Morris. He was perhaps the first modern fa ...

'', William Morris (NFFL edition, September 1973) #''

Arachne Arachne (; from , cognate with Latin ) is the protagonist of a tale in classical mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE). In Book Six of his epic poem ''Metamorphoses'', Ovid recounts how ...

'',

Eden Phillpotts Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage ...

#'' Circe's Island'', Eden Phillpotts #''

Evander Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (lit. "good man", Latinized ''Evandrus''). It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar (the Gaelic variant of the name Ivor) ...

'', Eden Phillpotts #'' Living Prophets'', Eden Phillpotts #''

Lycanthrope In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf–humanlike creature, either purposely or after being ...

'', Eden Phillpotts #''

One Thing and Another 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

'', Eden Phillpotts #'' Saurus'', Eden Phillpotts #'' The Thing at Their Heels'', Eden Phillpotts #'' The Treasure of Typhon'', Eden Phillpotts #''

Averoigne Averoigne is a fictional counterpart of a provinces of France, historical province in France, detailed in a series of short stories by the American writer Clark Ashton Smith. Smith may have based Averoigne on the actual province of Auvergne (prov ...

'',

#'' Malneant'', Clark Ashton Smith #'' The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy'', Francis Stevens #''

Zadig ''Zadig; or, The Book of Fate'' (; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The story of Zadig is a fictional story. ...

, and Other Marvels'',

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, philosopher (''philosophe''), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit ...

References

External links

The Haunted Bibliophile's page on the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
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