Ergebnis für "The Citadel of Fear" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Gertrude Barrows Bennett, a trailblazing female writer in the realms of fantasy and science fiction. Under the pseudonym Francis Stevens, she crafted a series of extraordinary stories between 1917 and 1923, earning her the title of the woman who invented dark fantasy. Citadel of Fear, hailed as her masterpiece by none other than H.P. Lovecraft, follows the daring adventures of two explorers who stumble upon a hidden city deep within the Mexican jungle. As one adventurer succumbs to the influence of a malevolent god, the other finds himself enchanted...

Gertrude Barrows Bennett’s The Citadel of Fear (1918) is one of the greatest dark fantasy classics, a gorgeously written and imaginatively conceived masterpiece. In a career that spanned a mere three years, Bennett published half a dozen books under the pseudonym of Francis Stevens which came to define a number of later genres. She is most popularly known as the woman who invented dark fantasy, but along the way she also invented a new, creepier kind of dystopian sci-fi.

The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will alter forever the realm known as Urth.

Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a 1998 poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only "The Lord of the Rings" and The Hobbit as the greatest fantasy work of all time.

When the world's leading scientists begin disappearing without a trace, Captain Hazzard and his team of adventurers find themselves on the trail of a mastermind known only as the Green Dragon. Battling an army of mind-controlled zombies, their adventure leads them to a fantastic hidden fortress of wonder and terror and a final confrontation with the forces of evil. Horror and thrills await them at every turn.