Kingdoms of Sorcery: An Anthology of Adult Fantasy is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in January 1976[1] as the first of two such anthologies continuing a series of nine assembled by Carter for the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.

Kingdoms of Sorcery: An Anthology of Adult Fantasy
Dust cover of the first edition.
EditorLin Carter
Cover artistJohn Cayea
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1976
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pagesxv, 218
ISBN0-385-09975-4
OCLC1733365
LC ClassPZ1 .K5824 PR1309.F3
Preceded byGreat Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II 
Followed byRealms of Wizardry 

Summary

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The book collects sixteen tales and excerpts from novels from five varieties of fantasy writing, with an overall introduction and notes on the individual authors by Carter. The collection is a companion volume to Carter's later anthology Realms of Wizardry (1976).

Contents

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  • "Magic Casements: An Introduction" (Lin Carter)
  • I. The Forerunners of Modern Fantasy
  • II. Fantasy as Saga
  • III. Fantasy as Parable
  • IV. Fantasy as Anecdote
  • V. Fantasy as Epic
  • "More Magic Casements. Suggestions for Further Reading" (Lin Carter)

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