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Angel in Black |
The "Angel in
Black" fantasy stories were some of my earliest sales. The first
three were sold to a small, hard-to-find publication called Magazine
of Horror, although I don't really consider these horror
stories in a classic sense. Funny, another writer named Stephen
(King) also sold some of his
early stories at about the same time to Magazine of Horror,
although he and I were never in the same issues. I wonder
whatever happened to him.
The stories concern people who have supernatural problems, and go to a place known simply as the Shop, where the mysterious proprietor endeavors to help them out--for a price. But these people are never in a position to haggle.
These stories gave me a chance to explore some interesting mythologies from around the world, myths that weren't part of the standard Western Civilization traditions. The five stories included in this collection are:
- For Services Rendered
- Bride of the Wind
- The Chenoo
- In the Land of Angra Mainyu
- The Masai Witch
"In the Land of Angra Mainyu" was my first foray into Persian mythology. I returned to it later in more depth with the Parsina Saga.