Cover art by Gervasio Gallardo "Original adult fantasy"--Cover From Uruk to Utterbol : William Morris and the first fantasy novels -- The world's edge, and beyond : the fiction of Dunsany, Eddison, and Cabell -- Lost cities, forgotten ages : the rise of fantasy in the American pulp magazines -- The mathematics of magic : imaginary world fantasy in Unknown -- From The night land to Narnia : The road to the Lord of the rings -- The Inklings produce a classic : the achievement of Tolkien and his influence -- Post-Howardian Heroica : the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America, Ltd. -- The young magicians : some modern masters of fantasy -- Of world-making : some problems of invented milieu -- A local habitation and a name : some observations on neocognomina -- The tricks of the trade : some advanced techniques of world-making Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index History and literary criticism of works of fantasy, chiefly of fantasies written for adults. Includes techniques for fantasy writers